Co-produced by the National Theatre of China and China Film Co., Ltd., co-produced by CCTV.com, and distributed by China Film Co., Ltd., the first documentary drama film "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance Against Japan" will be screened today (19th). The film is directed by Tian Qinxin, written by Qin Hezhiwen Work Society, Duan Yihong, Tian Yu, Li Guangjie, Guan Xiaotong, Sun Honglei, Chen Jianbin, Liao Fan, Xin Baiqing, Wang Ting, Zhao Yang, Tong Dawei, Wan Qian, Song Jia, Zhu Yan Manzi, Wu Jinyan, Luo Yizhou, Gu Kejia, etc.
As the first documentary drama film, "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression" shows, writes and sorts out the magnificent history of resistance in the Chinese literary and artistic circles for 14 years from 1931 to 1945 for the first time on the big screen in the form of film presentation, conveys the spiritual strength of modern Chinese literature and art, and presents an epic picture of literary and artistic groups.
Aspect 1: The documentary reproduces the magnificent history of the 14-year struggle in literature and art
The film "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" is the first documentary drama film in Mandarin to be put on the big screen, which will show, write, and sort out the 14-year literary and artistic history of the Anti-Japanese War from 1931 to 1945 on the big screen for the first time, and use this port to depict Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, Lao She, Jin Shan, Qin Yi, Zhang Ruifang, Bai Yang, Shu Xiuwen, Xia Yan, Tian Han, Nie Er, Xian Xinghai, He Jingzhi, Ding Ling, Xiao Hong and other literary and artistic masters. In the face of the fall of their home and country in the hottest years, these literary and artistic masters were full of enthusiasm, and in the smoke of gunfire, they used words, music, drama, video, painting and other literary and artistic weapons to create batch after batch of literary and artistic works that inspired the people, helping to resist Japan, awakening the wisdom of the people, calling for salvation of the country, showing their will, and delivering spiritual food to the people in the War of Resistance, highlighting the important role of literary and artistic forces in the War of Resistance.
"Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" is a film with rigorous historical document content, the screenwriting team said that in order to further excavate the most real history at that time, they spent a year collecting and reading a large number of books, memoirs, anthologies, papers, watching many historical documentaries and movies about the year, checking the original song scores, art works, etc., and with the help of experts and scholars, they carefully consulted and compared. At present, the film involves the 918 Incident, the 1.28 Incident, the 77 Incident, and the Southern Anhui Incident, and goes deeper into the Yan'an Revolutionary Base Area, depicting the wave of discussion on the direction of literary and artistic creation in Yan'an before and after the Yan'an Literary and Art Symposium. These characters and events that appear in history books will be truly restored through vivid interpretation in the movie "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance".
Aspect 2: More than 40 actors perform immersively to reproduce the style of literary and artistic masters
In order to present the historical context of "the stars shine" and portray the vivid and vivid literary and artistic masters, the film invited more than 40 middle-aged and young actors to perform dozens of literary and artistic masters in the film. Duan Yihong, Tian Yu, Li Guangjie, Guan Xiaotong, Sun Honglei, Chen Jianbin , Liao Fan , Xin Baiqing , Wang Ting , Zhao Yang , Tong Dawei , Wan Qian , Song Jia , Zhu Yan Manzi , Wu Jinyan , Luo Yizhou , Gu Kejia and other actors faded into the starlight and stepped into the long river of history with a simple image, and used the belief of the actors to freeze the lifelike image of the ancestors of the next art, and walked into the youth of the ancestors with their youthful attitude, presenting the golden age of literature and art. The drama bones and rookies are performed on the same stage, presented in detail and vividly, which can be called a rare performance feast.
In order to accurately restore the literary and artistic masters in history, the movie "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" is a full range of "customized" styles for the actors, from hairstyles to dresses, they are carefully designed compared with historical photos, and even the hair dryer used to do the modeling is the same "antique" of the year, which is truly refined and full of sincerity for reshaping the texture and details of the times.
In order to play the role of a famous literary and artistic figure in history, the actors not only understand the image, life, and achievements of historical figures in advance during filming, but also let them go deep into the works of each literary and artistic master, to deeply perceive the thoughts, feelings and spirit of the literary and artistic ancestors, and to dialogue with them through history in the performance, and form a link with the characters in the soul. Duan Yihong said, "I will never believe in external things, to shape a person's spiritual temperament is what I value the most, and it is also a direction and requirement for me to pursue performance." Luo Yizhou said: "Especially after understanding Mr. Nie Er's deeds and understanding his motives and purposes for creation, I can hear his thoughts and feelings in the music more clearly." ”
Aspect 3: Mandarin and China Film have joined forces with pioneers to create experimental screen works
The film "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" is a dream linkage between the two cultural carriers of drama and film, the first documentary drama film of Mandarin to be put on the big screen, and the first attempt of China Film to present drama art in the form of light and shadow art and film screening. Therefore, the film is not only a "two-way rush" between drama and film, but also a presentation of the combination of ideology, exploration and artistry of literary and artistic creation.
As a national-level theater troupe that came out of Yan'an, the cradle of the revolution, the National Theatre of China has always carried out various explorations in dramatic innovation and dramatic experimentation, and has created batches of classic drama works with great avant-garde effects. "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" is a positive innovation of Mandarin in the era of digital technology, carrying the spirit of literary and artistic exploration of technology-empowered art, youthful and surging, pioneering and sharp. Tian Qinxin, director of the film and president of the National Theatre of China, said: "The film "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" highlights the vigorous development of literature and art in the new era, and is the people's demand for multi-dimensional innovation in literary and artistic creation. ”
As a "national team" of films, China Film is also constantly exploring more diverse genre films for the market, and constantly promoting the innovative development and healthy development of the film industry. Zhang Dayong, Manager of Beijing Film Distribution Branch of China Film Co., Ltd., said: "The film "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" is not only a cross-border cooperation between film and drama, but also an attempt to explore the multi-scene viewing experience of cinemas, which has created new opportunities for the future development direction of film and drama. ”
Aspect 4: The spirit of the literary and artistic ancestors has lasted through history and illuminated the future
The movie "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" reproduces the important moments when the pioneers of literature and art picked up paper, pens, and musical instruments to fight, awaken the public, and write historical chapters in the stormy history. They firmly believe in the power of literature and art in the face of adversity, adhere to the spirit of creating progressive works, have the courage to stand up when the nation is in danger, always bear in mind the feelings of family and country and wear the glory of romantic idealism, all through the interpretation of light and shadow, breaking through the screen, illuminating the present and the future.
The creative opportunity of the film is the cultural self-confidence and increasingly proud cultural identity of young people on the literary and artistic journey of the new era, the conscious attention of the young generation to the history of the war, the conscious cognition of the history of modern Chinese literature and art, and the respect for the literary and artistic masters at that time, all of which have created a good environment for the creation of the film. The movie "Literature and Art in the War of Resistance" also gave a meaningful answer to contemporary youth, leading contemporary youth to integrate their personal ideals into the great ideal of national rejuvenation, and inspiring young people to play the role of a new force and commando in all walks of life, and make unremitting efforts for national rejuvenation.
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
Editor/Gong Lifang