1. Flashback of the opening remarks - after forty-one years, it reawakens the deep memory of "Chunhui" and awakens the long-lost touch
Time flies, and forty-one years have passed quietly in the blink of an eye. When I faced the classic movie "Chunhui" that I once admired again, my heart swelled with endless emotion.
I remember that winter, I sat alone in the corner of the theater, immersed in the pictures presented on the screen, and was deeply moved by this campus-themed film created by Guangxi Film Studio.
With its simple and sincere brushstrokes, "Chunhui" vividly shows the hardships and laughter experienced by a group of high school students on their way to study. The vivid student characters in the film are still vividly imprinted in my mind.
The kind and humble classmate Qin Jian, the intelligent but overly persistent Zhong Xiaoxing, the gentle and considerate but unswerving Ling Yan, and the clear love and hate but finally comprehended the true meaning of friendship, they are like a vivid mirror, truly reflecting the thoughts and emotions of middle school students in that era.
Qin Jian, played by Chang Rong, is a hard-working and studious teenager from the countryside, who is helpful, simple and kind, and also has a persevering spirit of study. U Thant successfully portrayed the proud and arrogant role of Zhong Xiaoxing, and she played this outstanding girl to the fullest.
Cheng Zhong successfully interprets Ling Yan's unwavering quality, and despite family changes, she has never given up the pursuit of knowledge. And Jiang Junnan, with his unpretentious acting skills, portrayed the lively and cheerful, love-hate Dawn vividly.
Now, when I look back on "Chunhui" again, I suddenly realize that this seemingly ordinary campus movie is actually a masterpiece that has been precipitated over time. It fills the gap of domestic youth campus films, and with its sincere and simple style, it deeply reveals the real life of middle school students in the eighties.
2. Insert memories - the bits and pieces of the filming process of "Chunhui" in 1982 and the wonderful introduction of the main creative staff
One of the important reasons why "Chunhui" can cause such a warm social response after its release is that it has an extraordinary creative team. This film is the second part of the "Student Trilogy" jointly created by director Wu Yinxun and well-known writer Zhou Minzhen, and it is also Wu Yinxun's representative work.
When directing the film "Chunhui", Comrade Wu Yinxun uncompromisingly pursued real, natural and deeply rooted visual effects, hoping to highlight the distinctive personalities and inner emotions of the characters in the play through the ordinary life moments.
On this basis, Wu Zhili has created a unique artistic atmosphere, so that this campus-themed work that closely fits the pulse of life is also filled with a strong literary and artistic atmosphere.
In addition, the success of "Chunhui" is inseparable from the superb acting skills of all the actors. Among them, there are many students from well-known universities such as the Central Academy of Drama and the Beijing Film Academy, such as Wu Dan, Cheng Zhong, Jiang Junnan and others, all of whom were bright new stars in the student body at that time.
What is even more remarkable is that Mr. Tian Chengren, a veteran Peking Opera artist who has reached his old age, made an exception to participate in this campus film, creating the role of Teacher Ling with great personal characteristics.
Mr. Tian has been immersed in the art of opera since childhood, and has a deep and unique understanding and perception of performance. In the film, he shows the performance style of "moisturizing things silently", and uses the delicate interpretation of still water flowing deeply, revealing the rich emotions in the deep heart of the character, which makes people moved.
With the excellent director's control and the wonderful performances of the actors, "Chunhui" won the highest honor of the 1982 Outstanding Film Award of the Ministry of Culture, which is undoubtedly a full affirmation of the artistic value of the film.
3. Flashbacks unfold - lifelike characters in the film
If you want to talk about the focus of the film, it must be Mr. Ling, however, Qin Jian, played by Chang Rong, is undoubtedly the soul of the whole film. This scholar from the countryside is enthusiastic, simple and kind, and at the same time has a persevering spirit of study.
There is a classic scene in the film, that is, Qin Jian is provoked by his male classmate Liming, and the two have a "one-on-one" duel. When Qin Jian took off his coat and revealed his strong muscles, Liming couldn't help but shudder and fled the scene in a hurry.
With his humorous performance, Jiang Junnan vividly reproduces the personality characteristics of the character Liming, who has a clear love and hatred and excellent popularity.
Another character in stark contrast to Qin Jian is Zhong Xiaoxing. She is an extremely good academic, but arrogant girl. Wu Thant vividly interprets this overly persistent and competitive character.
Zhong Xiaoxing was full of enthusiasm and vowed to compete with Qin Jian in her studies! After the thrilling competition, with the enthusiastic encouragement of her classmates, she deeply realized that good moral character was far more important than grades, so she quickly corrected her wrong ideas.
Ling Yan, who is also the heroine of Zhong Xiaoxing, is a good girl who is introverted and gentle, sensible and intellectual. She has a high level of self-discipline and self-esteem, and even in the face of a major change in her family, her mother was admitted to the hospital due to illness, she never gave up her thirst for knowledge.
With Qin Jian's selfless assistance, she rekindled her passion for struggle, and bravely faced the college entrance examination, skillfully demonstrating Ling Yan's unwavering quality.
In addition, Liming-san is also a very personal character. He was not a fond of reading, but he was very much interested in friendship, and although he was a little less able to comprehend, he was very clear about good and evil.
When Qin Jian transferred to their class, he initially had a "hillbilly" prejudice against her, and even tried to solve the problem with violence, but after seeing Qin Jian's powerful body, he immediately became docile and became a loyal follower of Qin Jian.
Fourth, the main narrative insertion - the social repercussions after the release of "Chunhui".
In 1982, in the context of the popularity of martial arts action movies and horror suspense films, "Chunhui", a straightforward and simple campus-themed movie, was born, which immediately aroused enthusiastic responses from all walks of life.
For the majority of audiences, they are more inclined to experience the tension and excitement brought by martial arts scenes in the theater, or the weird atmosphere brought by thriller plots, but they are not interested in ordinary campus stories that are so close to daily life.
However, in the eyes of film critics and people of insight, "Chunhui" is undoubtedly a bright pearl in the domestic film industry that year. It has made up for the gap in domestic youth campus movies for many years, and has become the first masterpiece to depict the campus life of middle school students in an all-round way since the founding of New China.
What's even more rare is that the film does not exaggerate the protagonist's personality and add meaningless bloody plots like many youth idol dramas today, but uses a sincere and simple style to truly reproduce the inner world of junior high school students in the 80s of the last century, creating simple and lovely characters.
It is with this unique style that is close to life and creates an artistic atmosphere that "Chunhui" finally won the high honor of the 1982 Excellent Film of the Ministry of Culture, which fully affirmed the artistic value of the film itself.
5. Retrospective - After 41 years of wind and rain, we have witnessed the changes and growth of the actors who are active in the film "Chunhui"!
Time has passed in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye, 41 spring and autumn have passed the sunny spring. Those actors who once shined in the film "Chunhui", what vicissitudes have they experienced now? .
First of all, let's review Mr. Chang Rong. Now he has entered the 60-year-old stage of life and has become a well-respected senior actor. When he first participated in the film "Chunhui", he was only 18 years old, and his face was still full of youth.
However, the years have not worn out his talent, but have made him more mature and stable Over the years, Chang Rong has always adhered to his beliefs, insisted on exercising, and maintained a healthy posture In many well-known film and television dramas such as "Life and Death Partner", he often creates a tough guy image of perseverance and courage, showing the demeanor of an iron-blooded man.
Next, we have to mention Jiang Junnan, the actor of his classmate Liming, who was "instigated by seconds". He was later successfully promoted to a first-class actor in China Children's Art, and also held important leadership positions such as deputy director of the actor management department.
Although his reputation in the film industry is not as prominent as Chang Rong's, his acting skills cannot be ignored either.
Then, we have to pay attention to Cheng Zhong, who is from the same children's class of the Central Academy of Drama as Jiang Junnan. He later joined the talented Beijing People's Art Theater and played some insignificant small roles in the classic drama "Teahouse".
It can be said that he is an excellent inheritor of an acting family, however, his works on the screen are relatively few, so his popularity is not too high.
Finally, we would like to mention the role of Zhong Xiaoxing, Wu Dan. She is an even more precious jewel. Back then, her wonderful performance in "Chunhui" catapulted her to fame and became a strong contender for best actress.
Since then, she has participated in many film and television works such as "The First Tale of the Storm", however, in the late 80s, she chose to go to the United States for further study, and since then she has gradually stayed away from the Chinese film industry, and finally regrettably faded out of the audience's field of vision.
In contrast, the development process of Mr. Tian Chengren, who played Mr. Ling, is even more legendary. , who was 88 years old at the time, was able to add luster to the campus-themed film "Chunhui", and vividly interpreted the deep emotions of the characters.
Mr. Tian insisted on performing on stage until January 30, 2020, when this veteran actor who had been performing for decades left this world at the age of 93.