Xie Jin, a name that cannot be avoided in the history of Chinese cinema, is the national soul of Chinese cinema.
He has a variety of styles, directing sports films, comedies and war films, including "Garland Under the Mountain" and "Ah! Cradle, Red Detachment of Women and Opium Wars, each of which is a classic.
Among them, "Ah! The Cradle has a different meaning, the first is taken from a true story, the second is the opening moment of a new era, and the third is dedicated to the International Year of the Child.
The film is starring Zhu Xijuan, Daniel Zhang Hand, Zhang Yu, Ma Xiaoqing, etc., and today we will talk about the behind-the-scenes story of the movie.
01. The story in the film
The story takes place in 1947, when battalion instructor Li Nan (Zhu Xijuan) and guard Ding Dayong (Zhang Chao) are assigned by The People's Liberation Army commander Xiao Hanping (Daniel Zhang Hand) to Yan'an to escort the nursery children to the Liberated Areas.
Li Nan, who is accustomed to leading soldiers to fight, has an escape psychology when she sees a group of dolls, coupled with her previous painful experience, she closed her heart.
However, after seeing Xiao Hanping, the old Red Army Luo Guitian, the nursery zhao Yuxia, Xiangzhu, the love for the children, coupled with the instructions before learning of Liangliang's mother's sacrifice, Li Nan was deeply touched and gradually developed feelings for these children.
In order to protect the children, Xiangzhu was sacrificed, and Luo Guitian was also seriously injured. While taking care of Luo Guitian, Li Nan said the reason for rejecting Xiao Hanping's confession, and under Luo Guitian's guidance, Li Nan finally eliminated his concerns, but Luo Guitian was too seriously injured and sacrificed.
At the end of the film, it is a happy ending. After all kinds of tribulations, Li Nan finally escorted the children safely to the Liberated Area, the children of the nursery found their families, and Li Nan and Xiao Hanping also became Bright's parents.
The film not only focuses on novel angles, but can also be seen in the intentional "subversion" of most people's stereotypes.
Through the shaping of the three characters of Li Nan, Ding Dayong and Luo Guitian, people have seen that not only men can go to the battlefield, nor are only women able to bring children.
On the battlefield, female warriors can not let their eyebrows be shaved, and in nursing homes, male warriors can also do a good job of carrying children.
Perhaps this is where the film is valuable, it presents a state of gender equality and occupational equality between men and women, and even now, it is commendable.
02, the heroine is temporarily replaced
It is understood that when director Xie Jin was preparing to shoot this film, the heroine selected was not Zhu Xijuan, but Shi Jianlan, who was an actor in the army's cultural and industrial troupe, and shi Jianlan was finally able to enter the group to shoot after several twists and turns, but the accident also happened.
Li Nan in the script can ride a horse, but Shi Jianlan has never ridden, so under Xie Jin's arrangement, Shi Jianlan went to Wuxi to learn.
However, due to his thin body and the fact that he could not ride a horse, Shi Jianlan fell off the horse many times, and even more in a fall on the horse, he hit the back of his head, resulting in severe brain contusion and laceration, and was sent to the hospital for rescue.
Due to the seriousness of the injury, Shi Jianlan could not continue filming, Xie Jin wrote a letter to remind her to recuperate from her injury and comforted her that there would be opportunities for cooperation in the future.
But at this time the film has begun filming, the heroine can not "open the skylight", at this time Xie Jin thought of Zhu Xijuan, the two of them had cooperated in the film "Red Detachment of Women", and Zhu Xijuan was also very cooperative, and immediately entered the group shooting.
It is precisely because of this film that Zhu Xijuan, who has reached middle age, has returned to the ranks of first-line movie stars.
Since then, Zhu Xijuan has been active in the film and television circle, participating in dozens of film and television works such as "Model Husband", "Charming Young City", "The Story of the Old Man" and so on.
Today, Zhu Xijuan is 84 years old and is still active in the show business circle. The 22 stars of the past are Zhu Xijuan, Tian Hua, Yu Yang, Wang Xingang, Wang Xiaotang and Xie Fang, 6 of whom are infinitely emotional.
03, the youngest actor in the film - 2-year-old Fang Chao
In the film, the children of the nursery school make a deep impression on people, especially the youngest resident, who gives people a feeling of compulsion and can be remembered at a glance.
The little actor who played the academy was named Fang Chao, who was only 2 years old at the time. At that time, at the shooting scene, the children were relatively afraid of the stage due to their young age, and many children would cry, which made the film crew scratch their heads.
Seeing this situation, the deputy director thought of his nephew Fang Chao and recommended it to Xie Jin.
After the audition, Fang Chao, who was not afraid of the stage and was full of spirit, suddenly grabbed Xie Jin's heart and immediately decided that he would play the role. Fang Chao also lived up to expectations and played the small courtyard students in the film vividly.
It is precisely because of the success of this role that Fang Chao attracted the attention of many directors, participated in many film and television drama works, and became a well-known child star at that time.
He has collaborated with his own Bole Xie Jin many times, except for "Ah! Cradle", as well as "Wrangler", "The Bells of Qingliang Temple".
Although he has more than 10 years of acting experience and many representative works, he has been rejected by the Beijing Film Academy and the Shanghai Theater Academy because of his height.
But fortunately, he met the actor Shao Feng and participated in many films with his help. Today, Fang Chao is 46 years old and has retreated into the background, becoming a director and producer.
04, bright and bright is really "women dressed as men"
The little actor who plays Liang Liang in the film is named Yang La, who is a little girl. Although she was only 4 years old at that time, she was already an "old face" on the screen, and in the film "Ya Ya" starring Song Xiaoying, Yang La was a young girl.
It is precisely because of this film that Xie Jin saw Yangla's performance. In preparation for the filming of "Ah! At the time of "Cradle", Xie Jin immediately thought of this "old" actor.
But after Yang pulled into the group, he suffered obstacles. Since Liang Liang's role is a boy, the other young actors do not approve of Yang La to play.
However, the "old" actor Yang La was not scared away by the children's "rejection", but conquered these children with his own acting skills.
But after this, Yangla rarely appeared on the screen, but mainly focused on academics, and gradually faded out of the film and television circle.
05, the actors' "salary" is only four cents
The film was filmed in Hequ, Shanxi Province, for a total of seven or eight months. During the filming, in order to better show the scene at that time, Xie Jin led the film crew and actors to several locations.
At that time, the shooting conditions were relatively difficult, and all the film crew members lived in the farm yard of the hometown.
It is understood that when filming this film, the cast and crew did not have "film remuneration", but only travel expenses.
The actor Who played Luo Guitian, Village, once said that his "travel expenses" at that time were only four cents, and in Hequ County, where life was difficult, the "travel expenses" were raised to six cents.
Even in such a harsh shooting environment, everyone is still willing, enthusiastic and energetic, which is why this classic film has been created.
The film has two major tear-jerking scenes, one is Xiangzhu played by Ma Xiaoqing, the "adult" in the eyes of this child, who sacrificed to save the child.
The second is that Luo Guitian died when he was making mooncakes for his children, and he is still touched to hear the melody of the "Mooncake Song".
Now, 43 years have passed since the film's release, some of the actors have died, some have faded out of the screen, and director Xie Jin has also died 14 years ago.
But even if you look back at this film today, you will still be touched by the simple emotions in it and impressed by the sincere acting skills of the actors. (Author: West Window Snow)