Wu Jingjing, chief reporter of Elephant News Oriental News
After the bachelor Lao Qin was released from prison, he suddenly received a huge sum of millions, and people from all walks of life also appeared one after another...... Produced by Han Sanping, directed by Zhang Guoli, and starring Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu, the cast of the movie "Morning Clouds and Twilight Rain" was recently announced. Elephant News reporters learned that the film is adapted from the true story "The Murderous Girl in a Wedding Dress" and will be released nationwide on May 17. After the premiere, director Zhang Guoli and actor Zhou Dongyu came to the scene to communicate and interact with the audience, interpret the controversial attributes of the characters in the film, and share their creative feelings.
The movie "Morning Clouds and Twilight Rain" tells the story of Lao Qin, who was released from prison after serving 30 years in prison, and just wanted to marry a wife and have children and start a new life, but accidentally met Chang Juan, a girl who had also just been released from prison. He begged for a son, she begged for wealth, and the two who were "both fallen people at the end of the world" began a marriage with their own interests. Judging from the stills released, it is not simple behind the daily picture. The honest man Lao Qin (played by Fan Wei), who has just been released from prison, the mysterious girl Chang Juan (played by Zhou Dongyu) wearing a white veil, the delicate and elegant blind date girl (played by Song Jia), the depressed restaurant owner (played by Mao Xiao) and the strong restaurant owner (played by Fan Xiangyan), the village chief Zhao (played by Yang Haoyu) who is afraid of trouble and has a businesslike face, and the hot and smooth marriage agency owner (played by Deng Fei), under the interpretation of several powerful actors, the very different little people "all beings" are about to come out.
For Lao Qin, there are not only the "nobles" in their own lives, but also those with ill intentions. Some people fell from the sky with huge amounts of compensation money, giving Lao Qin, who had just been released from prison, economic security for the rest of his life; some people had bad intentions and joined hands to design immortal jumps for the sake of wealth; some people lent a helping hand when Lao Qin had no way to find a job; and some people were full of lies, just to eat the "money stuffing" in Lao Qin's "fragrant pastry". Talking about the characters in the play, director Zhang Guoli summed up the two roles of Lao Qin and Chang Juan with "very strong purpose". But behind the interest marriage of seeking children and wealth, there are two persistent and secret people on the margins of society. Lao Qin thinks that unfilial piety is the greatest, so he has always wanted to have a child and give an explanation to his parents. Zhang Guoli used traditional filial piety to interpret the deep motive of Lao Qin's "seeking a son". For Chang Juan, "the reason that supports her to live is that she has to repay her past", Zhou Dongyu revealed that Chang Juan's choice of "cheating on marriage and seeking wealth" is related to her unknown past.
After the first screening of the Beijing Film Festival, the film also ushered in the first batch of audience reputation. The breakthrough performances of Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu impressed many people. Many viewers said that the film's true portrayal of the details of life, the in-depth excavation of social issues and the delicate care of the little people all make the whole movie show a unique value and temperature. In fact, as a realistic film, the creator of the movie "Morning Clouds and Dusk Rain" is also striving to show the real side of life. "We have always been very calm and objective, and we just want to show the 'living' side of life. When Zhang Guoli talked about the original intention of creation, he also talked about the meaning of the title: "There may be many joyful times in life, but there are also times when the storm suddenly hits, and I think such a theme has not been seen for a long time." ”
In order to present Chang Juan more realistically, Zhou Dongyu also shared his thoughts and trade-offs in the performance: "Chang Juan's expression is not dramatic, but the more natural the better, and the performance skills will be redundant on Chang Juan." Zhou Dongyu also praised Fan Wei, who played Lao Qin in the film, for "his acting skills are like sweeping monks". Director Zhang Guoli highly recognized the performance of the two leading actors: "Fan Wei's sincerity, Zhou Dongyu's explosiveness, and the adaptability of the two to the characters make the male and female protagonists of the story unique."