1905 Film Network Special Article", "Be innocent and act seriously." In order to encourage the cultivation of young actors and bring the valuable spirit of the older generation of actors back to the present, the Movie Channel invited 30 young actors to watch the documentary film "Actors" on October 22, learn from the valuable spirit of the older generation of artists, and pay tribute to filmmakers who have dedicated themselves to the arts selflessly.
As the first film to explore the moral and artistic skills of actors, the documentary film "Actor" produced by The Movie Channel takes "the twenty-two major film stars of New China" as the starting point, telling the film experience and artistic achievements of yu Lan, Qin Yi, Tian Hua, Yu Yang, Jin Di, Xie Fang, Wang Xiaotang, Zhu Xijuan, Niu Ben and other artists of the older generation, excavating their perceptions and thoughts about the profession of actors for more than half a century, and paying tribute to the century-old Chinese films with the classic film image they have created.
In June 1961, the National Conference on Feature Film Creation was held at the Xinqiao Hotel in Beijing, and Premier Zhou Enlai repeatedly mentioned that "we want to select our own stars in the Chinese film industry." So in 1962, initiated by the Ministry of Culture, the "Twenty-two Film Stars of New China" were selected from The Shanghai Film Studios such as Shanghai Film, Beiying, Changying and Bayi. Subsequently, photographs of twenty-two film actors were hung in theaters across the country.
Zhang Ling, editor-in-chief of the movie channel and chief planner of the movie "Actor", said, "The movie "Actor" is not only a memoir of light and shadow of a domestic classic old movie, but also a love letter that pays tribute to Chinese films and the old film era in memory. 'Whoever writes a word of transmission must first have the heart to pass it on. The film tells the pursuit of the older generation of filmmakers for their careers and the creation of art, showing the spirit of Chinese filmmakers who are patriotic and dedicated and selfless, giving people a feeling of traveling through time and space and through the course of Chinese films. ”
At the same time, she believes that this film can bring spiritual resonance and ideological enlightenment to the young actors present, and hopes that everyone will always maintain their original intention of becoming an actor, and they must interpret each work with their hearts, and they must also have the confidence to pick up the baton of old art and keep moving forward. Pan Yilin, the director of "Actor", who also came to the scene, also said that the film industry should be united, and everyone should move forward hand in hand like a baton.
After the screening of the film, 30 young actors, led by the host Xiaoli, participated in the discussion of the compulsory courses for actors of "Today's Film Review". Pang Linxuan, the grandson of Pang Xueqin, who was selected as one of the "Twenty-Two Movie Stars of New China" with works such as "Border Village Beacon", "Youth in the Fire", and "Eternal Life in the Fire", also came to the scene and shared how he was influenced by his grandfather as an actor. He said, "There are stills and trophies of my grandparents hanging in the house, and I have been going to various film festivals with my grandfather since I was a child, and many of my predecessors in the movie called them 'grandpa' and 'grandma'. When I grew up, I became an actor just like they did. ”
On June 27, 2021, Wang Xiaotang, Liu Fanfei and Xu Yue, who played the roles of Wang Xiangang and Xu Yue, who reproduced the roles of "Wildfire Spring Wind Fighting Ancient City" in the "Song of the Movie , Sing Baoding" also took the stage as representatives to share. Liu Fanfei said, "Teacher Wang Xiaotang's back made me enter the play for a second. At that time, our performance clip and the original movie clip were played at the same time, and finally we saw Wang Xiaotang's encouragement to us, which was a relief. Xu Yue quoted his mother as telling him to clear his tension, "You relax, because no matter how you perform, you can't surpass these two artists." ”
For old artists, their deep understanding of the "actor" profession and their spirit of not forgetting their original intentions will become the spiritual guidance of young actors; for young actors, how to maintain their original intentions in the face of flowers and applause, praise and fame and fortune is a topic worthy of reflection by every actor.