China produced a number of films in the 1980s that are still unforgettable and will remain an indelible memory of a generation. This article takes stock of 26 classic film stills and takes you back to the beautiful movie years.
1. The classic stills of "Good Things and Many Mills", filmed by Shanghai Film Studio in 1980, starring Gong Xue and Guo Kaimin.
In this movie, the performances of the two main actors are very authentic, very real and very lifely, very successful. After the release of the film, the box office was the third in the country at that time, and Gong Xue was also red half the sky and received many letters from the audience.
"Good things and many grinding" Gong Xue Guo Kaimin
2. The classic stills of "Lushan Love", filmed by Shanghai Film Studio in 1980, starring Zhang Yu and Guo Kaimin.
In this film, the love banner and feelings of a whole generation are pinned on, which is an eternal legend in the history of China's films, which not only shows the beautiful scenery of Lushan Mountain, but also expresses the pure and implicit emotional yearning of China's youth at that time, and is known as one of the representative works of "pure beauty" films in New China.
The film won the 1st Chinese Film Golden Rooster Award and the 4th Hundred Flowers Film Award.
"Lushan Love" Zhang Yu Guo Kaimin
3. The classic stills of "Kinship", filmed by Xi'an Film Studio in 1981, starring Xu Min and Liu Dong.
The picture of this film is elegant, fresh and feminine, leaving an unforgettable impression.
The film makes people feel that although it is a feeling of longing, sorrow, and separation, it has a very strong impact on the soul, and can't help but make people burst out from the heart of such a call: the motherland, the mother, are also the descendants of Yanhuang.
"Kinship" Xu Min Liu Dong
4. The classic stills of "They Are in Love", filmed by Beijing Film Studio in 1981, starring Da Shichang and Xiao Xiong.
The film tells the story of a crowd after the passage of an era that endured great pain, embraced expectations for the future, and finally got happiness. The actors in the film are so beautiful and innocent that people will remember it vividly.
"They are in love" Guo Xuxin, Da Shichang, Xu Yushun, Xiao Xiong
5. The classic stills of "Peacock Princess", filmed by Beijing Film Studio in 1982, starring Tang Guoqiang and Li Xiuming.
This is a lyrical mythological feature film with strong national characteristics, and the poetic picture reflects the unique living customs of the Dai people, and affectionately and implicitly portrays the beautiful image of the princess.
The stunt weight of the film is very heavy, and the variety of pictures is very attractive.
"Peacock Princess" Tang Guoqiang Li Xiuming
6. The classic stills of "After the Trap", filmed by Changchun Film Studio in 1982, starring Jiang Lili and Liang Tongyu.
This film is set in the War of Resistance Against Japan and leaves a deep impression on people. "You are born like lightning, pass away like a spark, wait for the autumn leaves to be everywhere, and the soul travels to the end of the world", this sentence in the film is unforgettable.
"After the Trap" Jiang Lili and Liang Tongyu
7. The classic stills of "Three Family Lane", filmed by Pearl River Film Studio in 1982, starring Sun Qixin and Ye Yayi.
The storyline of the film is fresh and natural, with the marriage and love of men and women as the clue, and social change as the core, showing the style of an era.
"Three Family Lane" Sun Qixin Ye Yayi
8. The classic stills of "Pen in Love", filmed by Shanghai Film Studio in 1982, starring Wang Wei, Zhao Jing, Zhu Biyun and Zhang Min.
It was a light comedy film in colourful costumes that received rave reviews as soon as it was released.
In the film, both the set and the costumes are very close to the plot, and the actors' acting skills are also pure. After many years, revisiting this film again is still very intimate.
"Pen in Love" Zhang Wei Zhu Biyun Zhang Min Zhao Jing
9. The classic stills of "Wrangler", filmed by Shanghai Film Studio in 1982, starring Zhu Shimao and Cong Shan.
This movie is very flavorful, after the release of the word of mouth at that time, whether it is the content or art form, it is a superior work, today's young people should seriously appreciate this film.
"Wrangler" Zhu Shimao Cong Shan
10. The classic stills of "Camel Xiangzi", filmed by Beijing Film Studio in 1982, starring Zhang Fengyi and Sichengova.
The film tells the story of Shoko, as a rickshaw puller struggling on the line of life and death, after three ups and downs, he holds the belief that "dreams still have to be had, in case they will be realized one day", and he is desperately working hard for it.
"Camel Xiangzi" Zhang Fengyi Sichen Gaowa
11. The classic stills of "Red Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple", filmed by Changchun Film Studio in 1982, starring Jiang Lili and Fang Shu.
This is a typical theme film of the 1980s, through the conflict of love, friendship and belief between several young people with different personalities, telling people that life is meaningful only by throwing themselves into the torrent of the reform of the times.
"Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Purple" Fang Shu, Jiang Lili
12. The classic stills of "Ao Lei Yilan", which was filmed in 1978 and starred Zhang Yuhong, Zhong Xinghuo, Tong Zhiling, etc., is a film by Shanghai Film Studio in 1979 as a gift to the 30th anniversary of the National Day.
The film tells the heroic story of the middle of the seventeenth century, when the heroine of the Daur tribe led her tribe to unite the various nationalities of our country and fight to the end against the invading Russians.
"Proud Lei Yilan" Zhang Yuhong
13. "Bitter Love", also known as "The Sun and People" classic stills, was filmed by Changchun Film Studio in 1980, starring Liu Wenzhi and Huang Meiying.
The film tells the story of the art and struggle career of the famous painter ChenGuang who returned from abroad, focusing on his deep feelings and love for the motherland and the people, like a bitter lover.
"Bitter Love" Liu Wenzhi Huang Meiying
14. The classic stills of "White Lotus", produced by Shanghai Film Studio in 1980, starring Wu Haiyan
The film tells the story of bai lotus, a jianghu heroine, who grew into a Red Army soldier under the education of the party, and finally fell into the enemy's siege and died unyieldingly and heroically sacrificed.
This film starring Wu Haiyan may not have the same impact as Zhang Yu's "Lushan Love" in the same year, but its vivid characters and rich plot are enough to call it a classic.
"White Lotus" Wu Haiyan
15. The classic stills of "Du Shiniang", a costume romance film produced by Changchun Film Studio in 1981 and starring Pan Hong and Tong Ruimin.
This movie is adapted from Feng Menglong's "Warning World Tongyan Du Shiniang's Anger sinking treasure chest", which tells the story of Du Shiniang, a famous prostitute in Beijing, who is obsessed with the scholar Li Jia and follows him, but Li Jia is chaotic and eventually abandoned, and Du Shiniang angrily rebukes the negative people and then commits suicide by throwing herself into the river.
This is the first time that Chinese mainland filmmakers have adapted Du Shiniang's story into a drama film, and the number of copies of the film reached the first place in the country when it was released.
"Du Shi Niang" Pan Hong
16. Classic stills of "Red Peony", a 1980 drama film produced by Changchun Film Studio, starring Jiang Lili and Sun Shulin.
"Ah, Peony! The most colorful of the hundred flowers; ah, peonies! The most spectacular in the country of incense"
This is the theme song of the movie "Red Peony", "Peony Song", written by Qiao Yu, composed by Lü Yuan and Tang Hao, and sung by Jiang Dawei. To this day, when the melody of "Peony Song" sounds, many people born in the 50s and 60s often flash in the minds of the movie's red peony, who is wearing a cape, holding a long whip, and galloping on a horse.
"Red Peony" Jiang Lili
17. The classic stills of "The Mysterious Buddha", a suspenseful, thrilling and action feature film produced by Beijing Film Studio in 1981. Liu Xiaoqing, Zhang Shunsheng, Guan Zongxiang, Ge Cunzhuang and other co-stars
The film tells the story of a group of patriots represented by Master Haineng, Mengjie and Situ Jun, a returned overseas Chinese, in Leshan, Sichuan Province, on the eve of liberation to protect the wealth of the Buddha.
The film cost only a few hundred thousand yuan at the time, but it hit a box office revenue of hundreds of millions of yuan (at that time, the ticket price of the movie ticket was 1 cent and 5 yuan). Caused a huge stir
"The Mysterious Buddha" Liu Xiaoqing
18. The classic stills of "Little Flower", filmed by Beijing Film Studio in 1979, directed by Hong Kong director Zhang, starring Tang Guoqiang, Liu Xiaoqing, Chen Chong, Ge Cunzhuang, Bai Li and so on.
This is a "touching story of a sister looking for a brother, two powerful songs, three moving faces"
"Little Flower" is a classic that is difficult to copy in the hearts of generations, and it is a gorgeous flower in domestic films. It not only won the Ministry of Culture Excellent Film Award, but also won the third "Popular Film" Hundred Flowers Awards For Best Feature Film, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Music and many other awards.
"Little Flower" Tang Guoqiang, Chen Chong
19. The classic stills of "Old Things in Seongnam", directed by Wu Yigong, filmed in 1982, produced by Shanghai Film Studio, starring Shen Jie, Zhang Fengyi, Zhang Min, and Zheng Zhenyao
The film is adapted from Lin Haiyin's autobiographical novel of the same name, set in Beijing in the 1920s and 1930s, and tells three kinds of parting with three stories, and the protagonist Hideko has grown up because of these separations.
"Outside the long pavilion, beside the ancient road, the grass is green in the sky. Ask jun when to go here, and don't linger when you come! The end of the sky, the corner of the earth, the knowledge of the half-scattered, life is rare to be happy, only the parting is more..." This is the melody that runs through the movie "Old Things in the South of the City", whenever the music sounds, it means parting.
"Old Things in Seongnam" Zhang Min
20. "Rouge" classic stills, a 1980 drama costume film produced by Zhejiang Film Studio, co-directed by Wu Peirong and Jin Sha, starring Zhu Biyun and Zhang Zhiming.
The feature film "Rouge" is the first film co-produced by the mainland and Hong Kong after the reform and opening up, and it is also the first color widescreen film in China.
When "Rouge" was released nationwide in 1980, the film's copy distribution ranked in the country, surpassing the popular movie "Lushan Love" starring Zhang Yu and Guo Kaimin at that time.
"Rouge" Zhu Biyun
21. The classic stills of "Postal Edge", a romantic comedy produced by Shanghai Film Studio in 1983, directed by Sang Arc and starring Guo Kaimin and Chen Yanhua.
Using philatelicism as a medium, the film depicts a fun story between young worker Ding Dasen and postman Zhou Qin.
"Postal Edge" Guo Kaimin, Chen Yanhua
22. The classic stills of "Zhiyin", a historical legendary feature film produced by Beijing Film Studio in 1981, written by Hua Ershi, directed by Xie Tieli, Chen Huaigao and Ba Hong, and starring Wang Xingang, Zhang Yu and Ying Ruocheng.
The film depicts the story of the protector Of the Republic of China, under the cover of the wind and dust woman Xiao Fengxian, who broke through Yuan Shikai's surveillance and returned to Dianxing to ask Yuan Yuan.
Wang Xingang and Zhang Yu's interpretation of Cai Yi Xiaofengxian, through a song "Zhiyin", from the sadness of drawing the sword and looking around and knowing the sound is difficult to find, to the joy of the lights and the flowing water of the mountains, it has touched the heartstrings of countless audiences.
"Zhiyin" Zhang Yu
23. Classic stills of "The Traitor", produced by Bayi Film Studio in 1980, directed by Hao Guang, starring Tang Tangmin, Zhou Lina and Song Chunli
"Adulterous Spy" Zhou Lina
24. The classic stills of "Chun Miao", produced by Shanghai Film Studio in 1975, is a drama film directed by Xie Jin, Yan Bili, Liang Tingduo, and starring Li Xiuming and others. The film tells the story of Tian Chunmiao, the female captain of a large brigade in Jiangnan.
This film has played an indelible historical contribution to publicizing China's millions of barefoot doctors and doing a good job in rural health. The heroine of the film, the barefoot doctor Tian Chunmiao, was once synonymous with the majority of barefoot doctors.
"Spring Seedlings" Dashi Chang, Li Xiuming
25. The classic stills of "Ya Ya", produced by Changchun Film Studio in 1979, directed by Sun Yu and starring Song Xiaoying and Luan Furen.
The film tells the story of a Tibetan girl who was sold into slavery from childhood and a young carpenter Lobsang fell in love but was restricted by her identity and separated from each other bitterly, and later established the Yaya Soldier Station. It reflects the singable and weeping story of the self-reliant serfs who fought against the old forces under the leadership of the People's Liberation Army.
Song Xiaoying won the outstanding actress of the second "Little Hundred Flowers Award" of Changying with her "Ya Ya" (the two roles of mother and daughter) in "Ya Ya" and Luo Yuwei in "Suffering Heart".
"Ya Ya" Song Xiaoying
26. The classic stills of "The Last Eight", produced by Shanghai Changchun Film Studio in 1980, starring Chi Zhiqiang and Xu Ruiping.
The film tells the story of Bai Yunlong, the leader of a guard regiment of a certain anti-Japanese coalition army in Northeast China, who led seven people who had just broken through, marching hard in the vast forest sea and the snowy plains, seeking a breakthrough.
"The Last Eight" Chi Zhiqiang Xu Ruiping