Author: Yan Xiaohong Subtitle: From "First Love" to the Year of the Sixtieth Publisher: China Drama Publishing House Publication year: January 1, 2001
Before filming began in "The First Wu Fengyun" (1963), Jin Shan (1911-1982), who played Deng Shichang, was tripped up in Beijing, the leading role was gone, and the director Lin Nong (1918-2002) was in a hurry. The corners of the mouth blistered overnight.
"Deng Shichang was picked up by me. "When he first joined the crew of "Jiawu Fengyun", Li Moran (1927-2012) completely obeyed the organizational arrangement, and he got on the train without even knowing what role to play.
The cover of the 11th issue of "Changchun Film Pictorial" in 1960, stills from the movie "Jiawu Fengyun" (1963), Li Moran
When he arrived at Changying, Li Moran saw two people. One is the director of Lin Nong in "Jiawu Fengyun", and the other is the famous photographer Wang Qimin (1921-2006).
As soon as Wang Qimin saw Li Moran, he shouted to Director Lin Nong: "What else are you looking for Deng Shichang, isn't this it!" At first, Director Lin Nong intended to let Li Moran play Li Hongzhang, and finally changed it to Deng Shichang. This made Li Moran feel a little unbelievable.
Lin Nong (left and Wang Qimin
"How can a person with a pimple on his face play a national hero?" Li Moran asked the director, and the director replied very classicly: "Only people who have no pimples on their faces are not heroes." ”
"Jiawu Fengyun" took two years to shoot. Under the conditions of the time, there was very little information about Deng Shichang, whether it was imaged, written or legendary.
Li Moran reads the script of "Jiawu Fengyun" (1963) at the Changying Guest House
Li Moran, who made a movie for the first time, was not nervous at all: "I was completely shocked by the feelings and behaviors of this character, what this character should be like, what it is like to treat certain people, and I have every scene in my mind like acting in a movie." ”
After the release of the film "Jiawu Fengyun" in early 1963, the film was unanimously recognized by the audience.
"Popular Film" 1961 No. 9 page, "Jiawu Fengyun" (1963) stills, Li Moran and Pang Xueqin
In the 3rd Hundred Flowers Awards in 1964, the first place in the Best Actor Voting was Li Moran, and the actress was Wang Xiaotang. Unexpectedly, due to the start of the "rectification" movement, this year's awards had to be cancelled.
After many years, we can still remember the scene where he shouted "Sink Yoshino!" in the movie, and for his first electrocution, Li Moran bluntly said that the only regret of this character is that his face is full of pimples.
Back cover of "Celebrity Biography" No. 5, 1996, Li Moran
[I want to be an actor in my dreams]
Li Moran has a special sculptural face, angular, rough and strong, and has become a unique tough guy "specimen" on the screen back then.
He also has a burly and stout figure and a thick throat, which gives him the innate "hardware" to play a resolute man.
His eyes are innate or acquired, their eyes are deep and penetrating, and they contain many deep charms.
Perhaps it is the special temperament and cultural implication revealed by the eyes of this extraordinary man that makes him different from ordinary powerful and fierce people, and he has nothing to do with rough men, cowardice, and foolishness.
When the audience pondered him, they found that he had added a lot of knowledge to his strong body, created a cultural quality, and forged the image of a scholar-type and ideological tough guy. It must not be easy to get to this point.
Li Moran at the age of 14
Li Moran, formerly known as Li Shaocheng, was born in Shangzhi County, Heilongjiang Province in 1927.
In his childish mind, he constructed a sense of solemnity caused by the mutilation of the golden ou and the broken river.
18-year-old Li Moran
"I have eight brothers and sisters, and I am the seventh. I only started elementary school when I was 10 years old, because I had a disease called diphtheria that was not easy to cure, and my two older brothers and one sister died because of this disease, and I was revived by an old Chinese medicine doctor. So, I didn't go to elementary school until I was 10 years old, but I couldn't go to school until I was 14 years old, and the burden on my family was too heavy. ”
18-year-old Li Moran
In order to make a living, he had to put down his textbooks and drop out of school to become a boy and a hawker.
When he held cigarette boxes every day, shouted and sold them along the street, experienced the hardships of making a living, and lived a life of displacement, he obtained unexpected compensation from another side of society.
He traveled extensively in contact with society, dealt with all kinds of people, increased his knowledge and became familiar with various characters, and also laid a solid foundation for his later career as an actor.
Li Moran at the age of 20
He has been nourished by folk art in the wild stage and grass class: no matter what kind of weather it is, no matter what level of performance it is, no matter what kind of play he sings, wherever there is a "sound", he will appear there.
After watching a play during the day, I learned to act with my friends at night. The wooden stick is used as a whip, and the bud tassel is used as a beard, imitating the actor's every move, and saying the memorized lines in a tone of voice.
Recalling the past, he couldn't help but smile and said: "It's really like a demon, and I dream that I can be an actor."
In August 1945, an amateur theater troupe rehearsed a play near his home, and he peeked outside every night.
It happened that the old man who lacked a few scenes in the one-act drama, so the director asked him to come in and try it, and he tried to read a paragraph according to the tone he had learned, but he didn't expect it to be successful.
"In this way, I participated in acting activities in a daze, and I didn't understand the purpose of acting, I just thought it was fun. ”
In this way, he went from a hobby to a new artist, and actually "played" very happily, with his talent, the "basic skills" learned from the grass stage team, constantly explored and cultivated in practice, accumulated and improved, and completed his professional training in his acting career in a unique way.
Li Moran's image on the stage of the drama
He "played" from the amateur troupe to the Harbin Literary Association Art Troupe, and then "played" to the Northeast People's Art Theater (later known as Liaoyi).
It wasn't until he was officially assigned to the repertory troupe as an actor that he realized that the years he had "played" were nothing more than a farcical dream.
After majoring in drama, he was immersed in the scene and experienced what the real stage art is. After strict and standardized training, he participated in the rehearsal of his first play "The Dawn Shines on Moscow", which became a new starting point for him to enter the turning stage of stage art.
Li Moran's image in the drama "Dawn Shines on Moscow".
He plays the party secretary in the play, a poor peddler who sold cigarettes in the past, and now he has entered this luxurious grand theater, and he is playing such a role that makes people feel intoxicated and show his face, and the joy of pride is mentioned.
He felt like he had simply "played" to the top. During the rehearsal, he walked on stage with great ambition. But who knows, as soon as he appeared and opened his mouth, the director was worthless.
Li Moran's image on the stage of the drama
The director said that he was "formalism with a tone of voice", and he was stunned by one sentence, what kind of "formalism", he had never even heard of it!
During the rehearsal, not only the lines he said could not be heard clearly by the audience, but even the feelings, tone, and color were gone.
Although with the help of his colleagues, he lost a few pounds of weight in exchange for the fledgling success, but he couldn't help but feel "it's really difficult" from his heart for the first time.
Li Moran's image in the drama "The First Blow".
After 1953, he created dozens of stage images, among which the more influential ones were Vochik in "Julius Vučik" in 1954, Li Shiqing in "Sunrise" in 1956, Li Yan in "Li Chuangwang", Dimitrov in "The First Blow" in 1960, Feng Tao in "The Second Spring" in 1962, and Li Jian in "Primrose" in 1979 (the play won the first prize in the performance for the 30th anniversary of the National Day).
Li Moran's image in the drama "Primrose".
【Generous Tragedy Song Deng Shichang】
In 1963, the film "Jiawu Fengyun" was released and caused a sensation in the Chinese film industry.
A heroic and heroic patriotic tragedy shook the hearts of audiences across the country. The film portrays a group portrait of the patriotic soldiers represented by Deng Shichang who fought against the invasion of the enemy and fought bloodily to save the nation from peril.
Deng Shichang's actor, 34-year-old Li Moran, although he is new to the screen, can achieve such success, which undoubtedly surprises and delights the audience. And the sweetness and bitterness in it, only Li Moran himself knows best.
Stills from the movie "Jiawu Fengyun" (1963), Li Moran
He wanted to portray a Qing Dynasty admiral with big braids. Reading the script, he seems to be able to summarize some of Deng Shichang's characteristics: he has strong patriotic thoughts, puts personal life and death out of the way, worries about the country and the people, has a stubborn personality, is not afraid of power, is clean and self-preservation, is jealous of evil, acts quickly, and has a sonorous voice.
But as soon as I put down the script, my mind was still empty, and even Deng Shichang's appearance was a little blurry in my mind.
The cover of the second issue of "Changchun Film Pictorial" in 1961, stills from "Jiawu Fengyun" (1963), Li Moran and Pang Xueqin
Taking advantage of the gap before the shooting, he went to Xingong Island near Lushunkou, where he extensively collected folklore and interviewed more than a dozen old people who witnessed the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle.
Later, he came to the Palace Museum in Beijing and asked the eunuchs in the palace to explain the court etiquette and living habits.
Happily, he saw a painting in the hands of the eunuch, which depicted a military general, full of heroic and fierce spirit, and Deng Shichang's negative was suddenly exposed in his heart.
Stills from the movie "Jiawu Fengyun" (1963), Li Moran
He redesigned Deng Shichang's image characteristics, and redefined his actions and lines in every shot.
For example, after the war, Deng Shichang was angry and angry in the station, if he tried to save trouble and take a shortcut, it would be nothing more than pacing around and locking his eyebrows.
But in order to enhance the realism of the film and achieve a more touching artistic effect, Li Moran gave up the difficulties and designed a scene of playing the pipa at night for himself.
A still from the movie "The First Wu Fengyun" (1963), Li Moran and Pu Ke
For two months, he practiced with the pipa every day, and some people may not believe it, he is not practicing music, but in order to strengthen the strength of his nails, in order to break more than ten strings at once according to the director's requirements.
He has always remembered the scene before the actual shooting: the band played over and over again, he listened over and over again, cultivated his feelings, and experienced Deng Shichang's inner world.
Stills from the movie "Jiawu Fengyun" (1963), Li Moran
When he was satisfied with his emotional changes, he immediately entered the shooting site, picked up the pipa, and with the rapid melody of the music, his face was overprinted with Deng Shichang's anxious and bitter feelings.
At last, his passion exploded to the extreme, and with a single blow of his fingers, the strings snapped, preparing a just right trigger for the future generous speech.
The same goes for the footage before the collision. At first, he had no trouble finding a few acting moves, but when he weighed them, he always felt that they were not strong enough. So, I designed a braiding action for myself.
Stills from the movie "Jiawu Fengyun" (1963), Li Moran
Someone once advised him not to ask for hardship, because this throw can neither be like the bells and whistles of a Peking Opera performance, nor can it be thrown off casually, if it is done, it will only be a second or two on the screen, and if it is not good, it will even be disturbed by the heavy scene, but he is reluctant to throw away this action.
He felt that only this throw could shake off Deng Shichang's hatred for the strong enemy and his indignation against the surrendering faction, and only this throw could show Deng Shichang's heroism.
Author: Guan Jie Publisher: Liaoning People's Publishing House Publication year: 2011-1
So, a month before rehearsing this scene, he began to practice, until he was proficient, and then officially proposed to the director for a test shot, as he imagined, this throw, threw out the prestige of the Chinese nation, threw out the integrity of the descendants of Yan and Huang, made the effect of the film more intense, and made Deng Shichang's image more brilliant.
【Treasure Sword Still Immortal】
Following "Jiawu Fengyun", he participated in the filming of many movies and played a series of screen images.
Deng Yingchao and Li Moran shook hands
For example, Minister Jiang in "Soldiers in the City" (1964), the public security chief in "Bear Tracks" (1977), the commander of the large military region in "Walking in Front of the War" (1978), the prosecutor in "The Inspector" (1981), and Han Tao, the municipal party secretary in "No. 5 Garden Street" (1984), etc.
Stills from the movie "Soldiers in the City" (1964), from left: Li Moran, Zhang Yuan, Pang Xueqin
It should be said that at this point, he has accumulated very mature performance experience, his natural and generous performance style and momentum, no need to modify his appearance, he can wear whatever clothes he wears without any posture, he is completely like a leader.
Stills from the movie "Walking in Front of the War" (1978), Li Moran and Tang Guoqiang
In addition, he is a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, chairman of the Drama Association, and president of the Liaoning People's Art Theater, and he often participates in meetings, goes in and out of various occasions, and has more opportunities to contact senior cadres, so some people have come to the conclusion that Li Moran playing the image of a cadre is an easy job.
However, it was precisely this job, which was considered the easiest, that made it not so easy for him.
Stills from the movie "The Prosecutor" (1981), Li Moran and Wang Weiping
Han Tao, the secretary of the municipal party committee in "No. 5 Garden Street", is a real and credible character with complex thoughts and feelings, great contradictions.
After reading the script, he was deeply attracted to the character in the play, he fell in love with the character, and he has many similarities with the character of the character in the play.
Stills from the movie "No. 5 Garden Street" (1984), Li Moran and Pang Xueqin
But after in-depth analysis and understanding of the characters in the play, he found that his life is fast-paced, good at excitement, and more laughing than serious, while the character of Han Tao is just a slow pace of life, calm and calm, and there are these differences with his own personality.
Stills from the movie "No. 5 Garden Street" (1984), Li Moran and Fang Shu
On the basis of accurately understanding the character traits of the characters, he lined up the old cadres he had contacted one by one, looking for similarities with Han Tao's personality, so that the image of Han Tao completed on the screen had both the way a certain secretary thought about the problem and the way a manager of a certain factory handled the work.
Moreover, some habitual actions come from ordinary people. The film received good results.
Cover of the 6th issue of "Retirement Life" in 1990, Li Moran
Li Moran has not been on the screen since he filmed the film "No. 5 Garden Street" in 1984. However, he was not idle, and was invited by Shanghai TV to serve as the host of the large-scale feature film "The Biography of Shanghai's Centennial Heroes".
Performed a recitation program in the Beijing TV Celebration Gala. In recent years, he has also participated in the filming of the historical TV series "The Legend of Lianlin" (1988) and "The Last Emperor" (1988), as well as the TV series "Hardship" (1991) and "Iron Mayor" (1991), and also wrote the 240,000-word book "Li Moran on Performing Arts".
Li Moran checked the information at home
Li Moran's unique charm and demeanor, as well as his solemn and profound performance, have made the audience obsessed with him, so film and television directors have been chasing him to invite him to play film and television roles, but he declined them one by one.
He is a person with a lot of thought, he hopes that there will be more new good actors to replace him, and he is willing to do some work to support these new talents, he wants to pursue a career in art research, and he feels that this is his more meaningful work.
In 1996, Li Moran talked with Cao Yu in Shanghai
Li Moran not only has considerable attainments in his artistic career, but also is also very cultivated in life, treating people kindly and modestly, and being humble and humble.
[60 years with my wife]
Li Moran has been in the arts for more than 60 years and has performed more than 60 dramas. In 1986, he was awarded the title of "Drama Performing Artist" and the "Lifetime Honor Award for Drama" by the Chinese Dramatists Association, and the "Lifetime Achievement Award" at the 17th Magnolia Theatre Art Award on April 23, 2007.
Li Moran was at home in his later years
Li Moran's wife Long Chao was born in a very well-established scholarly family, and the two met in 1947 when they were in the Art Troupe of the Harbin Literary and Artistic Association.
At that time, Long Chao was a top student who graduated from the Conservatory of Music, and it was quite romantic when it came to the acquaintance and love between the two.
At that time, Li Moran, who was already an actor, was arranged to play a role that could sing, but Li Moran was musically illiterate and "a little incomplete in five tones".
Li Moran took a group photo with Mr. and Mrs. Longchao and their three children
This stumped Long Chao, who was the conductor at the time, couldn't practice no matter how he practiced, and one day Long Chao couldn't help but joke, if you sing this song well, I will marry you one day.
As soon as these words came out, people coaxed, but Li Moran said "good" on the spot. Unexpectedly, this joke came true a year later.
In 1950, 23-year-old Li Moran married Long Chao. After marriage, the two gave birth to three children, and these three children also shined in their respective fields under the education of their parents.
Li Moran and Long Chao couple
When Li Moran first emerged in the drama industry, Long Chao, as a composer and conductor of the Liaoning Song and Dance Troupe, not only shined in her post, but also made sacrifices for her family.
"My wife deserves to be a star more than me, I worked hard, and her congenital and acquired conditions are excellent. It's just that she let me go first, and I've been behind the scenes all my life......"
Sandai Dodo
In 2010, Li Moran's wife Long Chao died suddenly.
From 1950 to 2010, he and his wife were together for 60 years, and for such a long time, they have been very affectionate, and when she died, there were only five days left, which was their diamond wedding.
Li Moran and Long Chao and his wife fished in the pond in their later years
At that time, a tumor was found in Li Moran's lung, and after a period of treatment, it has been cured. Unexpectedly, the departure of his wife was a big blow to him.
Li Moran and Long Chao couple
After that, Li Moran was reluctant to stay at home where he lived with his wife, and his eldest son took him to live in Beijing, and this stay was more than two years.
Li Moran seems to have lost all his energy in Beijing, and on November 8, 2012, at the age of 85, he also followed in the footsteps of his wife and passed away.
Back cover of the 6th issue of "Shanghai TV" magazine in 1986: Li Moran
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