On June 27, 2020, 46 years after The death of Tian Fang, the famous 99-year-old performance artist Yu Lan also died of illness.
In the long road of life of Yu Lan for nearly a century, in addition to being a bright star in the history of Chinese cinema, she is also the wife of film artist Tian Fang.
The two were married for 34 years, and after The death of Tian Fang, Yu Lan still missed until the end of her life.
She once told reporters in an interview before she died: "With Tian Fang, I am happy. "
At that time, this white-haired but still spirited old man, the smile on his rosy face was the best proof.
Perhaps, for Lan, as Tian fang's wife, she is the most satisfied role in the first half of her life.
And their acquaintance is also quite legendary, originating from a movie, which originated from a "fan" worship of idols.
In 1936, in the movie "Top Gun", the 25-year-old Tian Fang played a young farmer Tian Dehou who gave up his love, threw himself into the revolutionary cause, and finally died heroically.
At that time, 15-year-old Yu Lan was still called Yu Peiwen, still a junior high school student, and just happened to watch this movie.
In the film, Tian Fang's handsome face and deep eyes stirred up a ripple in the heart of this young girl who had just opened her heart.
Compared with the performances of other excellent actors in the film, Yu Lan felt that Tian Fang's interpretation was more simple and vivid, especially the eyes that were shining with god.
As a "fan", the appreciation of idols, even admiration, can only be buried in the bottom of the heart.
Yu Lan and his friend Zhao Lu
But Yu Lanwanwan did not expect that fate would meet them in Yan'an 2 years later.
On July 7, 1937, an incident caused the Republic of China to lose its sovereignty over Peiping.
The invaders wantonly oppressed and plundered this place, Yu Landu saw it in her eyes, and from this moment on, she was determined to resist Japan.
In September of the following year, she and her friend Zhao Lu, with the help of anti-Japanese activists, went to Yan'an, the holy land of revolution, with a large number of enthusiastic young people with lofty ideals.
Before going to Yan'an, she had a good wish in mind, so she changed her name to Yu Lan.
They trekked all the way through the mountains and rivers, and the dangers and difficulties followed, but everyone kept moving forward with enthusiasm and faith.
When the pagoda of Yan'an appeared in front of their eyes, everyone was excited and tearful, and shouted loudly that they had finally arrived in Yan'an.
By this time, it was the end of October 1938.
After settling down in Yan'an, Yu Lan went to Kang Da during the day to continue his studies, and at night he went to participate in various theatrical performances.
Thus began a new life.
With his love for acting, Yu Lan polished his acting skills while often participating in amateur performances. On the other side, go in and out of the performance venue, watch other people's performances, and learn a little or two from them.
One day, Yu Lan huddled in the crowd to watch the drama "To Madrid", noticed that there was a "Spanish soldier" with yellow hair and deep eye sockets on the stage, looking very familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but for a moment he couldn't remember who it was.
After taking a few more looks and carefully identifying them, it was confirmed that the "Spanish soldier" on the stage was Tian Dehou in "Ling Yun Zhuangzhi".
Why was he in Yan'an? Did he give up the opportunity to become a star in Shanghai? Did you come to the revolution like me?
In addition to the doubts, the idol in front of him, who is seriously performing on the stage, seems to have given himself the answer.
The excitement and shyness of the mood can not be expressed, and the heart has added a little respect and good feelings for Tian Fang.
After coming to Yan'an, Yu Lan continued to make progress.
In 1939, she joined the Communist Party of China, and in March 1940, she was transferred to the experimental troupe of Yan'an Luyi as an actress.
At this time, the 28-year-old Tian Fang was the head of Lu Yi's art section, and the two became colleagues.
Although there is usually more interaction at work, there is not much communication.
And this ordinary superior-subordinate relationship, Yu Lan naturally knew very little about Tian Fang's affairs.
During a break after labor, Yu Lan heard someone talking about Tian Fang.
He said that he did not have the shelf of a big star, simple, hardworking, approachable, and always loved to help others when he could.
And these, Yu Lan also really looked at in his eyes in his usual performances or labor.
Gradually, Yu Lan felt that Tian Fang was more excellent.
Because he knew Tian Fang's excellence, Yu Lan did not feel that Tian Fang would notice himself, and his feelings for Tian Fang in his heart had never been told to outsiders.
Until one day, a friend quietly told Yu Lan that Lu Yi's teacher wanted to introduce her to the object, and the other party was Tian Fang.
Yu Lan, who knew the news, felt bitter and felt very unhappy in his heart, but he quickly covered up the past and asked his friend if he liked Tian Fang.
After receiving a friend's unthinking and affirmative answer, Yu Lan's mood was even more sad.
But for the happiness of her friends, she plans to hide her feelings for Tian Fang in her heart.
Two days later, the teacher found Yu Lan and told her that they had made a mistake and that Tian Fang liked Yu Lan himself.
It turned out that Tian Fang was also interested in himself, and while he was happy, Yu Lan was a little angry.
Because Yu Lan felt that Tian Fang was a bit "casual", he also ran to find Tian Fang and angrily questioned yu him.
"How do you like this today and that tomorrow?" Without waiting for Tian Fang to explain, he blushed and craned his neck to persuade Tian Fang that he should be with his friends.
Tian Fang, who was crying and laughing, looked at the girl in front of her affectionately, and when she finished speaking in one breath, she said to Lan, "What I have always liked is you." "
Later, Tian Fang himself said: From the first time he saw Yu Lan, he fell deeply in love with this quiet and beautiful girl like a lily.
Love at first sight is the beginning of their two-way rush to love.
Everything that followed was logical, and they quickly established a relationship.
In the winter of that year, the two successfully consummated their marriage.
Yu Lan, 19, married the "idol" who was 10 years older than himself, the 29-year-old Tian Fang.
It's easy to fall in love, it's hard to get along. A good marriage needs to tolerate and grow up with each other in order to face the chicken feathers of life.
After marriage, Tian fang's love for Lan is fiery.
In life, he meticulously and thoughtfully takes care of his young wife, teaches her all kinds of common sense in life, and for Lan's occasional little nature, Tian Fang also lets go.
But outside, Tian Fangfang is not so considerate, and there are often times when he ignores Blue.
Once, when he was going to perform in a foreign country, Yu Lan was struggling to pack the luggage of the two people, while Tian Fang over there was helping others.
The more aggrieved Yu Lan wanted to get angry, he kicked the luggage away and stood aside breathlessly, without saying a word.
But Tian Fang did not find Yu Lan's emotions and still enthusiastically helped others.
Similar things have happened many times, and the feelings of the two people have also cracked.
Later, Tian Fang realized his problem under the "suggestion" of others, and quickly apologized to Yu Lan, and the two reconciled as before.
During the war years, the conditions in Yan'an were harsh, love was far less beautiful than imagined, and some difficulties in life had to be faced.
In fact, Tian Fang, who is 10 years older than Lan, had an arranged marriage with his family before that.
His wife died of puerperal fever due to improper postpartum conditioning, leaving Tian Fang with 2 young children.
Later, when I arrived in Yan'an, I was busier at work, so I neglected to take care of my children, and the guilt in my heart could only be hidden in my heart.
Therefore, soon after marriage, after several twists and turns, I took 2 children to take care of them.
But for Lan, how to be a good "mother" is very difficult.
Tian Fang is meticulous about Lan in life and work, and is polite everywhere.
But for the child, he loved it very much, and asked Yu Lan to be like himself, and if he couldn't do it, the complaints and dissatisfaction were immediately expressed.
So their married life, there is sweetness, there is mutual support, but there have also been a lot of friction.
But good people will always get the same reward for their efforts.
At least, Yu Lan got along well with these 2 children.
This made Yu Lan, who later found out that she was pregnant, have some other thoughts.
Yu Lan knew in her heart that the birth of her own child would make her emotionally inclined.
So, in order to take better care of them, after thinking about it again, Yu Lan decided to give up the child.
Later, she turned to Sophie, who was also an actress, and asked Sophie's husband, Dr. Ma Haid, to have an abortion on her.
And this matter from the beginning to the end, Tian Fang did not know.
Tian Fang, who knew the truth afterwards, in addition to his distressed wife, could only give Yu Lan greater support in work and life.
After that, the two achieved mutual success in the film career, and their relationship became more and more stable.
In 1946, Tian Fang accepted the organizational task and went to the northeast to participate in the preparation of the new Chinese film base, the Northeast Film Studio.
After the founding of New China, Tian Fang obeyed the organizational arrangements and went behind the scenes to serve as the first director of the Beijing Film Studio.
Later, Tian Fang obeyed the organizational arrangement and turned to an administrative position, rarely appearing on the big screen. Yu Lan shined on the road of actors and achieved quite good results.
When faced with the question of "you are not suitable for the camera" from friends, the couple firmly believes that the face is not a magic weapon to impress the audience, but the acting skills are.
Pondering the role and encouraging each other has become the daily life of the couple.
In 1948, the Northeast Film Studio produced and filmed "The Soldier in White", which was the starting point for Yu Lan to go from the stage to the big screen.
Subsequently, the films "Cuigang Red Flag", "Longsugou", "Revolutionary Family" and other works came out one after another, and Yu Lan's outstanding performance in them was enough to leave a place in the history of Chinese cinema.
Among the wonderful characters created by Yu Lan, the most impressive one is the image of Sister Jiang in "Eternal Life in the Fire".
After the film was broadcast, "Sister Jiang" became synonymous with Yu Lan, influencing generations, which is probably the model that the film should set to convey the correct values to the public.
And these achievements lie in Lan's heart, and it is always inseparable from the encouragement and support of Tianfang.
In 1954, the 33-year-old Yu Lan was admitted to the performance cadre training class as he wished.
But at that time, their two young children (Tian Xinxin and Tian Zhuangzhuang) were in need of care, and Yu Lan hesitated and did not know how to choose.
After Tian Fang knew his wife's concerns, in order to dispel Yu Lan's family ties, he also specially gave Yu Lan a notebook, and the title page read: "Be a good student."
He also told her before Lan enrolled: "Don't worry about the two children, there is me at home." "
A simple sentence full of affection is both a promise and a harbor.
In fact, during Lan's schooling, the youngest son Tian Zhuangzhuang fell ill and was hospitalized, and Tian Fang did not tell Yu Lan that he was alone and carefully took care of the child to turn the crisis into safety.
The hardships and sufferings in this were only known to Yu Lan after returning home from graduation, and Tian Fang lost a lot of weight as a result.
Fortunately, his son spent it safely, and Yu Lan did not live up to Tian Fang's expectations and graduated with excellent results.
Later, Yu Lan often said to people: "Without Tian Fang's help and encouragement, it is difficult for me to insist on finishing my studies, but fortunately, I did not disappoint him." "
In 1961, Yu Lan won the Best Actress Award at the Moscow International Film Festival that year with her wonderful interpretation of "Revolutionary Family", and the following year, Yu Lan was elected as the "Twenty-Two Film Stars" selected by New China.
However, life, as always, never stopped putting the family to the test.
During that special period, they were knocked down together and went to work at the grassroots level.
As a result, Tian Fang became ill, and Yu Lan was seriously injured in the process of repairing a house, which became the main reason why she later retreated behind the scenes.
Even though life is so difficult, the two never give up.
Until 1974, when Tian Fang suffered from cancer, Tian Fang accompanied Yu Lan during his hospitalization, taking care of it, enlightening, and taking care of it.
On the night of his death, Tian Fang took Yu Lan's hand, and after gossiping a few words, told Yu Lan that he had left a passbook for her.
Later, after finding this passbook that Tian Fang had asked, he found that there was only 200 yuan inside. There is not much money, but it is what he said before his death that "it may be useful to you".
Holding the passbook left by her husband, I am afraid that no one can appreciate the pain of losing a beloved Yu Lan.
They walked hand in hand through 34 years of marriage, joy and sorrow, and in the future only those who had been with her were the companions.
Life is going to go on, and it wasn't long before Yu Lan joined the group again to shoot "Scout", playing a revolutionary mother.
However, because the old injury seriously affected her body, it was no longer suitable for film shooting, and under the balance, Yu Lan decided to take a back seat.
Even so, Yu Lan is still continuing Tian Fang's career, and it is also his own career - being a hero behind Chinese films.
In 1981, at the age of 60, Yu Lan set out to form the China Children's Film Studio and served as its first director.
Until his retirement, yu Lan's children's film career was also well done.
Hou Keming, the current president of the China Children's Film Society, once said that Yu Lan not only created the glory of children's films, but more importantly, he also told future generations how to make children's films.
In fact, Yu Lan's life was lucky. He has been in love with her husband Tian Fang for 34 years, and although there are discords, they have never abandoned each other, and they have achieved mutual achievements in their careers.
Even in the second half of Lan's life, Tian Fang was absent for a full 46 years, but the beloved Tian Fang lived in Lan's heart for 46 years and never forgot a moment.
Life is short, while love is eternal. Sincere feelings are always worth remembering, and there is a person who can be missed, that is, happiness.
Parting means reunion, missing the death, Yu Lan spent the rest of his life thinking about Tian Fang, and we missed them with the future.