Recently, the movie "Love Myth" released 6 stills at the same time, interpreting love, marriage, friendship, and the relationship between several female characters also gave people more room for reverie. The film explores the city behind the skyscrapers from a new perspective, and infinitely approaches the true emotional charm and humanistic atmosphere in the hidden corners of Shanghai.
The film is produced by Xu Zheng, directed by Shao Yihui, starring Xu Zheng, Ma Yili, Wu Yue, Ni Hongjie, Zhou Yemang, and special starring Huang Minghao and Wang Yinglu, and will be released on December 24.
The film tells the story of Shanghai's uncle Lao Bai, who has been divorced for many years and lives by teaching people to paint, and he is lonely but unwilling to admit his loneliness. Lao Wu is Lao Bai's good friend, many years ago he had a foreign past of love at first sight, and then he was willing to be lonely all his life. Lao Bai envied Lao Wu, but he could only live in the truth of the human world of chai rice oil and salt. Lao Wu loved only one person in his life, and finally wrote a dreamlike love myth.
This film is Xu Zheng's second film project to supervise and star in the new director after "I Am Not a Medicine God". "I Am Not a Medicine God" achieved a 9-point praise on Douban. Xu Zheng brought Cheng Yong, who is shrewd but has a chivalrous style, to life and has won many awards. "Love Myth" is Xu Zheng's first cooperation with post-90s female filmmakers, in this movie, Xu Zheng changed his previous image and played an ordinary urban uncle.
Several of the main actors of this film - Ma Yili, Wu Yue, Xu Zheng, Zhou Yemang are all Shanghainese, and the Shanghai style paintings written by a full "Haipai" acting lineup are worth playing. It is worth mentioning that this film is Ma Yili and Wu Yue also continuing their love affair after "The First Half of My Life". Both actors are powerful factions, and the former "love enemies" will love and kill each other and meet each other.
"Love Myth" won two awards in the 2020 FIRST Youth Film Festival Venture Film Program, which attracted attention. As a female director, Shao Yihui depicts a de-landscaped city in the script, going deep into the loft of the alley and observing the real and living life of the city at close range.
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Editor: Wang Licheng