Released in the late 1970s, "Little Flower" pioneered the film shooting "moving people with emotion" and is a classic feature film in the history of Chinese cinema.
Co-directed by Huang Jianzhong and Zhang Zheng, and starring Tang Guoqiang, Chen Chong and Liu Xiaoqing, the film tells the story of two "little flowers" Dong Hongguo and He Cuigu who met because of the war and eventually found their true relatives and ran to the revolution. In 1980, the film won the Best Feature Film Award at the 3rd Hundred Flowers Awards for Popular Cinema.
People who have seen this film are sure to be deeply impressed by the three classic moments.
Classic Moment One: Sister Finds Brother Tears
"The sister is looking for her brother to shed tears, and she is worried about not seeing her brother..." Shortly after the beginning of the film, it is this scene where Xiaohua is looking for her brother. Zhao Xiaohua (Chen Chong) stands in the marching large army, her eyes full of expectation, hoping to find her brother. When the large army went into the distance, leaving her lonely and lonely figure...
This wonderful moment, coupled with Li Gu's emotional backing vocals, once became a classic in the history of cinema. Chen Chong, with his youthful and immature face, anxious and tearful gaze, with melancholy physical movements, and the iconic long braids, left a deep impression on the audience.
She interprets the image of a sister who is anxiously searching for relatives to the right end, and truly performs the feeling of waiting, anticipation and disappointment.
When acting in this movie, Chen Chong was still a school student, and the characteristics of this role of innocence, liveliness, and sometimes playing a little bit of a little sex are also somewhat similar to her age, and it is no wonder that she has brought this sister image to life.
Classic Moment Two: Tang Guoqiang misidentified his sister
The picture of Zhao Yongsheng (Tang Guoqiang) officially meeting He Cuigu (Liu Xiaoqing) for the first time after his injury can be listed as the second classic moment.
Zhao Yongsheng, who was dressed in a military uniform, hallucinated after seeing He Cuigu, who was too much like his mother. The character's euphoria is momentarily magnified by the camera, and a close-up shows his heroic, happy expression.
This picture frequently appeared in newspapers and magazines such as "Popular Movies" and the wall calendar that year, and the image of Tang Guoqiang's heroic and handsome soldier brother with bright eyes and bright teeth suddenly became popular all over the country, and the status of a first-line small student was laid.
Classic Moment Three: Bloodstained Mountain Forest Stone Steps
The third moment is enough to go down in the annals of cinematic history: that is, the scene of militia captain He Cuigu carrying a stretcher. Without a word of dialogue, the photography uses a diversified lens language, and Liu Xiaoqing has made this moment an eternity with his solid acting skills.
In order to shoot the footage of carrying a stretcher, Liu Xiaoqing shot from morning to night, which was a full day. The blood in the knees is real, and I have to admire the professionalism of the actors of that era.
In the performance of this moment, the camera language focuses on multiple angles, from the back of the actor step by step kneeling up the steps, from the overhead perspective of the actor to try to climb up, from the side of the face smile and sweat beads to show the fortitude of the militia captain, and finally back to shoot the blood left on the stone steps.
The use of music and the performance of the actors are in perfect harmony, He Cuigu's knees just knelt down, and the interlude "Velvet Flower" sounded: There is a beautiful flower in the world, that is the youth Tufanghua, Zheng Zhengzheng hard bone blossoms, Li Li blood stains it red... Lyrics, melody, singing, and performance are integrated, becoming the most sincere and touching shot in "Little Flower".
After the broadcast of "Little Flower", it caused a sensation throughout the country, and the three starring tang Guoqiang, Chen Chong and Liu Xiaoqing were popular, and they were sunny and youthful, with red lips and white teeth, and now they have entered the year of huajia.
They left the figure of youth on the screen, and the youth of the audience added a lot of good memories because of them. (Long River)