It is an undeniable fact that for fans born in the fifties and sixties, in the heart of every teenager who likes to watch war movies, in addition to worshipping the heroic image in the film, there is also a common secret.
That is, they all like to watch those female spies in the film.
Although these female spies all appear in front of everyone's eyes as villains.
And the creators will make a big fuss about their "dirty souls" and "murderous behavior".
However, in those years when beauty became a scarce commodity, these female spy images became the object of "sexual enlightenment" for many young people.
At that time, in real life, the majority of women, whether in clothing or behavior, generally developed in the direction of masculinity and were vigorously promoted. Any existence of "femininity" in women will be criticized as a "poisonous snake beast".
However, people's yearning for beauty is almost instinctive.
So when we see those female spies in the movie, enchanting in front of us, it is really "eye-opening".
They are usually beautiful, with permed hair, lipstick, and colorful clothing, and their smile is full of style, and their every move is full of charm.
How can those teenagers who are ignorant adolescence hold on?
Moreover, these female spies usually fall in love with our scouts and do their best to "seduce" our heroes. Of course, they can't succeed, but the "true feelings" they exude, as well as the attitude and style of the bold pursuit of love, have left an indelible impression on us.
Therefore, until now, when it comes to the image of "female spy" on the screen, for many fans, it is a topic of relish, and it is also a teenager's memory that cannot be forgotten.
At that time, there were many beautiful actresses who created the image of "female spies" on the screen, such as Bai Mei who played Li Wenying in "Silent Mountain and Forest", Lu Lizhu who played Liu Nina in "The Eternal Airwaves", and Di Fan who played Bagu in "Yangcheng Dark Whistle".
Their beautiful faces and vivid performances left a very deep impression on us.
However, when it comes to the image of "female spies" on the screen, the most memorable for everyone is Wang Xiaotang of Bayi Factory and Ye Linlang of Changying Factory.
An incomparably beautiful thing.
An act can be fake.
But if we look at the images of the "female spies" they play together, we will find that not only are the differences greater, but they are also wonderful.
Today, Yaqing wants to work with the vast number of fans and friends to explain from three aspects, see who is "better" in the "female spy" played by Wang Xiaotang and Ye Linlang?
First, in terms of appearance, Wang Xiaotang is as gorgeous as a flower, but Ye Linlang is also unique
Wang Xiaotang looks beautiful, this is a recognized fact.
In 1955, 21-year-old Wang Xiaotang became famous for playing the role of Xiao Liying in the movie "Mysterious Travel Companion" shot by Changying Studio.
More touching than her simple and flexible performance is her youthful and invincible beautiful appearance——
The face like a bright moon, eyes like stars, and a smile that is more beautiful than a Burmese osmanthus are all stuck in the aesthetic point of the audience.
Therefore, as soon as Wang Xiaotang debuted, she was dubbed the title of "screen beauty".
And Ye Linlang, after graduating from the Institute of Performing Arts of the Central Film Bureau, was first assigned to the Beijing Film Studio Actors Troupe, and then in 1955, the year Wang Xiaotang became famous, he was transferred to Changying Studio, and also starred in his first film "So Much Love".
"So Much Love" is a satirical comedy film that satirizes the story of a young woman named Fu Ping, who walks between three unmarried young men and "steps on three boats".
And this Fu Ping's actor is Ye Linlang.
Fu Ping's character is frivolous, but also beautiful.
Therefore, as soon as Ye Linlang appeared on the screen, her first impression on the audience, although not as "amazing" as Wang Xiaotang, was also equally demeanor.
Especially when she walked towards us with a parasol and a cheongsam, she also made many fans thrilled.
In 1958, Wang Xiaotang won the Young Actor Award at the 11th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for playing the role of the heroine Norma in the movie "Border Village Beacon" filmed by Changying Studio. In the same year, she entered Bayi Film Studio.
And the first role that Wang Xiaotang participated in and created in Bayi Factory was in the spy war film "Heroic Tiger Guts" directed by Yan Jizhou, playing the role of female spy Alan.
Although he is a villain, he is a character who should be criticized. However, after the movie was released, many fans, far from disgusted with Alan, were full of sympathy for her miserable experience.
There are even many audiences who rushed into the cinema to watch the movie "Heroic Tiger Guts" for the role of Alan played by Wang Xiaotang.
Because her appearance in the movie is too beautiful, her every move is too charming.
Her first appearance was dressed as a village girl, with two twisted braids and a flower headscarf, with a cold and proud expression, like a wild lily blooming in the mountains of Guangxi, which dazzled all the audience.
When he met the eyes of the bandit leader Li Hanguang, the evil glimpse that was inadvertently revealed not only explained the secret relationship between Alan and Li Hanguang clearly, but also fully showed the charm of a young woman.
It's really a look, it's all amorous.
Then Alan appeared again, and Wang Xiaotang presented the most memorable "famous scene" in "Heroic Tiger Guts".
The female bandit leader Li Yuegui deliberately arranged for Alan and Zeng Tai to dance the "rumba dance" together in order to test Zeng Tai, the chief of our reconnaissance section who went deep into the tiger's den.
Only listening to the music, Alan twisted his waist with the rhythm and walked towards Zeng Tai.
Her head was raised high, like a proud princess, and the expression on her face was still very cold and proud.
Then Zeng Tai was forced to "fight", and the two cooperated tacitly to dance a fashionable "rumba".
This scene left a very deep impression on all the audience.
In particular, Wang Xiaotang's bent and rotating lens shows Alan's charming style and women's curvy beauty vividly.
This is the first time that many teenagers have learned what it means to be charming and sexy through a movie and through the image of a female spy named "Alan".
Ye Linlang played a "female spy" on the screen for the first time, in terms of time, in fact, earlier than Wang Xiaotang.
In 1956, she played the role of female spy Zi Liping in the anti-special film "Tiger's Den Tracking".
This Zi Liping, her public identity is the female secretary of the food bureau director, dressed simply and elegantly. But simple clothing and simple hairstyle can hardly hide the beauty of actor Ye Linlang's appearance.
Also shaping the image of a "female spy", Zi Liping, played by Ye Linlang, is obviously not as gorgeous as Alan, played by Wang Xiaotang, but the different style she inadvertently reveals also makes the majority of fans moved.
And have you noticed that Zi Liping, played by Ye Linlang, is closer to the beauty we see in life.
I think that perhaps it is precisely because Ye Linlang quietly portrayed the image of a female spy deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so in 1960, she was selected by the crew of the anti-special movie "Railway Guard" to play the image of another female special agent Wang Manli.
This Wang Manli is also deeply hidden. This time her public identity was changed to a train attendant, dressed in white clothes and white hats, with a solemn and restrained expression, who would have thought that she would be a "female spy"?
However, because she is better at disguise, it is more "confusing" and more believable.
It is worth mentioning that in "Tiger's Den Tracking", we also saw a "prototype" photo of Wang Manli, played by Ye Linlang.
Ye Linlang in the photo, with beautiful eyebrows and eye-catching appearance, is comparable to Wang Xiaotang, who is known for his beauty.
Second, in terms of performance, Wang Xiaotang and Ye Linlang have their own merits
I think that the reason why the role of Alan played by Wang Xiaotang is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, in addition to her beautiful appearance, is also related to her meticulous and layered performance.
Let's take her "rumba" as an example.
The music started, and Alain twisted his waist and walked towards Zeng Tai.
At this time, Alan did not have any "feelings" for Zeng Tai, and her purpose was "temptation".
Therefore, although Wang Xiaotang's movements are full of style, her expression is numb, indifferent, empty eyes, and like a manipulated puppet, cold as frost with "contempt" for Zeng Tai.
I think Wang Xiaotang's performance is accurate and expressive.
Although the dance steps of "Rumba Dance" are "learned and sold", she dances so vividly and skillfully, and the character's character and inner state are just right.
There is also the scene of "Li Yue Laurel vinegar sex hair and slapped Alan twice".
After Alan was beaten for no reason, Wang Xiaotang used accurate reactions and layered performances to show the innocence, grief and humiliation in Alan's heart.
Then Zeng Tai appeared in time to persuade her, and Wang Xiaotang used his delicate expression to change and reflected Alan's strong smile after thinking about the pain.
And the cooperation with Yu Yang is also very tacit.
Through the perfect performance in "Heroic Tiger Guts", Wang Xiaotang showed his superb acting skills as a professional film actor, and reflected his rare plasticity.
Compared with Wang Xiaotang, Ye Linlang's performance in "Tiger's Den Tracking" and "Railway Guard" is no less.
Even to some extent, Ye Linlang's performance is more life-like, more unpretentious, and more grounded.
If Wang Xiaotang's Alan is like spirits, it is intoxicating.
Then Zi Liping and Wang Manli, played by Ye Linlang, are more like Qingshui, seemingly plain, but in fact more intriguing.
She is more like an ordinary person who came out of us, looking "not amazing", but she is particularly "hidden".
The real female spy must not be recognizable at a glance, and must be hidden more like a good person than "a good person".
Their personalities are usually not too ostentatious, and they are good at hiding themselves in the vast sea of people, not showing mountains and waters.
Ye Linlang undoubtedly did this.
Whether playing Zi Liping or Wang Manli, she first reflects the professional characteristics of the two characters.
The rigor of the female secretary of the Food Bureau, the calmness of the train attendant, and the shrewdness characteristic of the female secret agent were all accurately reflected by her.
Including the two "female spies" when the "original form is revealed", she did not adopt a face-painted performance, but reflected the character's "femme fatale" heart through some small details that often appear in life.
For example, there is a scene in "Railway Guard", Wang Manli and Fang Hua play Wu Jichun joint. The old traitor Wu Jichun said on the side: "I won't easily show the centaurs when I don't get there, this is called strength, do you understand strength?" While pressing his hand on Wang Manli's hand.
Wang Manli was a little disgusted, but still got up quietly and took her hand away.
This action not only shows the arrogance of the "county grandfather", but also expresses the contempt for Wu Jichun, and also reflects the determination to avenge his father.
Including when Wang Manli was finally arrested, she did not struggle hysterically, because she knew her end very well, and no matter how she resisted, it would not help.
Because of the two roles of Zi Liping in "Tiger's Den Tracking" and Wang Manli in "Railway Guard", Ye Linlang is full of proof that she is a good actor with great acting strength.
Later, she starred as a female spy in "Morning in the South Sea", thus becoming a "female spy professional".
Third, in terms of influence, Wang Xiaotang and Ye Linlang are also indistinguishable
Although in 1962, Wang Xiaotang was selected as one of the "22 stars" for playing the heroine in a series of films, Ye Linlang, as an absolutely powerful actor, also exerted great influence in the minds of the audience.
And in terms of the image of the "female spy" they created, the two are also indistinguishable.
The "female spy" Alan played by Wang Xiaotang is beautiful and overwhelming.
And the "female spies" Zi Liping and Wang Manli played by Ye Linlang are also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
It's just that Ye Linlang's external image is slightly inferior, so he often plays supporting roles in the film since then. But she also shows extraordinary plasticity.
Whether playing a villain or a positive image, she has a unique creativity.
Including playing comedy roles, she can also do it handy, and it comes naturally.
Wang Xiaotang's acting career actually has great regrets.
She did not create too many roles in movies, and after entering the 80s, she only played the heroine in the self-written and directed movie "Xiang", and no screen image was born since then.
And Ye Linlang's artistic life is obviously longer, in the 80s she successively appeared in "Little Characters", "Love, what is your last name?" ", "The Story That Shouldn't Happen", "Divorce Contract", "Gao Peng Full House" and other movies have played roles, and his superb acting skills are impressive.
In 2010, at the age of 78, she starred in the role of Grandma Liu in the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions", becoming one of the best actors in this version of "Dream of Red Mansions".
The two actors, with an age difference of two years, debuted at a very close time.
At that time, the mainland film industry had very high requirements for the profession of actors, and in addition to passing the test, acting skills and the ability to shape characters were more important.
I think that's why every character they create is so lifelike.
Of course, what is more memorable is the "female spy" image they played in "Heroic Tiger Guts" and "Tiger's Den Tracking" and "Railway Guard".
Until now, when everyone talks about the topic of "female spy on the screen", the first thing that comes to mind is still the names of Wang Xiaotang and Ye Linlang.
It's hard to forget the femininity they once showed on screen.
It's hard to forget the visual impact they brought to us when they first appeared in the light and shadow.
The feeling of "the beginning of the sinus" makes us experience what is "ecstasy"? What is "obsessed"?
So, we are still grateful to them.
Thanks to their days of material and spiritual poverty, we can experience the power of beauty and full of imagination about the future life.
Now Wang Xiaotang is 88 years old and Ye Linlang is 90 years old. One in Beijing and one in Guangzhou.
For the two "goddesses" of the past, our greatest wish is, of course, to wish them good health and eternal beauty.
So dear friends, when it comes to "female spies on the screen", the first thing that comes to mind is Wang Xiaotang or Ye Linlang? Or other great actresses?
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