On the evening of October 18, the documentary film "Actor", which focused on the "Twenty-Two Movie Stars of New China", held its national premiere ceremony at the IMAX Hall of The Emperor Cinema in Beijing, and three performance artists who appeared in the film, Jin Di, Xie Fang, Zhang Liang, and director Pan Yilin, appeared at the post-screening meeting.
This film is the first film in China to explore the moral and artistic skills of actors, with "The Twenty-two Film Stars of New China" as the starting point, telling the film experience and artistic achievements of yu Lan, Qin Yi, Tian Hua, Yu Yang, Wang Xiaotang, Jin Di, Xie Fang, Zhu Xijuan and other artists of the older generation, comprehensively excavating their perceptions and thoughts on the profession of actors for more than half a century, and paying tribute to Chinese films with the classic film image they have created. The film also fully shows the glorious artistic image and outstanding film achievements of the older generation of film artists, which is impressive and deeply moved.
The atmosphere at the premiere ceremony was unprecedentedly warm, and the audience applauded endlessly. Many leaders, experts and scholars in the film industry, as well as senior actors and actresses, as well as a large number of media friends, came to the scene, young actors Jiang Yiyi, Li Junhao, Zhang Yifan, Han Chuge, etc. also came to the scene to watch the film, and new and old actors gathered together to pin down the screen pursuit and moral art inheritance of generations of Chinese filmmakers.
The audience gave the film a high score
The three veteran artists touched the audience
That night, the documentary film "Actor" was screened for the first time to the audience, and nearly 300 spectators enjoyed the film together. An audience member at the scene excitedly shouted a high score for the film! In the post-screening exchange session, director Pan Yilin first shared the filming process of the film, "The film was filmed for more than five years from beginning to end, so the material was hundreds of hours, and finally there was such a 93-minute presentation, in fact, this combing process is extremely difficult." Kong Jinlei, the behind-the-scenes hero of the film and the famous editing director, also came to the stage as the main creator to meet with everyone.
Jin Di, Xie Fang and Zhang Liang, three veteran artists in their 80s, made a surprise appearance after the screening. Teacher Xie Fang could not hide her excitement, and several times she "confessed" to the audience affectionately, "The person we actors love the most is the audience!" "What actors need most is the audience!" Without an audience, there are no actors. ”
Teacher Jindi sent a message to contemporary young actors: "Faithful to the role, loyal to the film, loyal to the script." She sincerely said: "Actors should not only focus on themselves, but should devote themselves to the role", so that the audience felt the pursuit of high standards of art by the older generation of artists. This coincides with the movie's slogan of "acting innocently and acting seriously", and it is also the spiritual theme of this movie.
Mr. Zhang Liang showed a sonorous and powerful tongue twister "Linglong Pagoda" on the spot, interpreting the basic skills of the actors and making people marvel. The impassioned speeches of the three veteran actors touched the audience, and the atmosphere of the scene was climactic and the applause was continuous.
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Professor Hu Zhifeng, deputy secretary of the party committee and vice president of the Beijing Film Academy, praised the film as a tribute to the classics, to the old artists, and also to the real performing arts, "We pay tribute to the twenty-two film stars and relive the profound connotation of the two words 'actor', in fact, it is particularly important in this era, let us once again praise, applaud and applaud the lofty ideals and professionalism of real actors!" ”
Director Jiang Ping, who has long maintained close contact with many old artists, shared on the spot that Xie Fang and Teacher Jindi changed their names that year, Teacher Zhang Liang went to the countryside to experience life in order to successfully portray the peasant character in "Xiyingmen", and Premier Zhou cared about Xiao Jindi's food during the three years of natural disasters, which made the audience have a more vivid understanding of these predecessor filmmakers.
Mr. Sun Chonglei, deputy secretary-general of the Filmmakers Association, highly affirmed the film from the perspective of "affection", "I think different types of films have different charms, and I personally believe that the charm of documentary films lies in the fact that it uses simple and unpretentious and real emotions to impress, infect and enlighten people." "The whole film exudes the deep affection of the creative team for these performing artists, and the deep affection of these famous film performance artists for the film industry."
Director Pang Hao, the son of Mr. Pang Xueqin, one of the "Twenty-two Film Stars of New China", also saw the meaning of "inheritance" from the film, "Our fathers and mothers, you have carried all the glory, all the suffering, to us, whether we can continue your glory and your spirit is a particularly worthy of attention." ”
Young actors Jiang Yiyi, Li Junhao, Zhang Yifan, and Han Chuge attended the premiere ceremony and shared their viewing experiences after the screening, and the new and old generations of actors began to flow deeply on the theme of the film, that is, the profession of "actor". Jiang Yiyi recalled his experience of filming since he was a child, saying that he had benefited a lot after watching the movie, "After watching the movie, I wanted to stop and think about it, and the teachers in the movie all said that they should 'be innocent and innocent, and act seriously', and also said that 'to go deep into life, experience life', 'performance is endless', especially taught." ”
Regarding Jiang Yiyi's question about the "sense of belief in performance", Ms. Xie Fang answered by sharing her experience playing the classic role of Lin Daojing in "Song of Youth". Young actor Zhang Yifan said emotionally, "When watching the movie, there are several times when the eyes are red, we young actors really should reflect, I think all young actors really should come to see this movie." ”
The documentary film "Actor" builds a bridge for the two generations of actors to communicate and discuss together, and realizes a spiritual "handover of the baton" of Chinese filmmakers.
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Before the national premiere of "Actor", director Pan Yilin, three performing artists Xie Fang, Jin Di and Zhang Liang were also interviewed by the Film Channel Rong Media Center.
Director Pan Yilin said that when he talked about the original intention of the film, he revealed his true feelings, "One day I suddenly wondered if I could let their style today appear on the big screen of the movie again, this is one of my original intentions. I just want to leave images of their predecessors — whether they're in their 80s or even in their 90s — on our big screen. ”
The three veteran artists also recalled the interesting events before and after the selection of the "Twenty-two Movie Stars" and once again sent a message to the young actors, hoping that they would live up to the expectations of the audience. At the end of the interview, the host Lan Yu concluded, "This film will not only teach young actors a very important lesson, but also bring spiritual resonance to audiences from all walks of life, and it is indeed a film that can show that our Chinese films do not forget their original intentions and forge ahead." ”
At this national premiere, the movie channel integrated the media to broadcast the whole process, so that more audiences outside the cinema hall can feel the unique style of the older generation of artists at the same time. I believe that after this unprecedented premiere live broadcast, the phrase "acting innocently and seriously" will be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
After the premiere ceremony, Professor Hu Zhifeng, deputy secretary of the party committee and vice president of the Beijing Film Academy, Sun Chonglei, deputy secretary general of the China Filmmakers Association, Huang Xiaolei, vice president of the China Film Performing Arts Society, and Wang Jun, general manager of the Central Party School Dayou Film and Television Center Co., Ltd., the co-producer of the film, accepted exclusive interviews with the film channel and other media, they analyzed the important value of the documentary film "Actor" from a professional perspective, and believed that the current Chinese film market urgently needs excellent works like "Actor".
At the national premiere, a short but grand ceremony was held to launch the documentary film "Actor". From now on, the film's main creative team will go to ten cities across the country to carry out a national roadshow of the New China Film Studio with the theme of "Far Away and Walkers". At the same time, at the premieres of cities across the country, the film will also meet with a wide audience.
The documentary film "Actor" is produced by the Movie Channel Program Center
It will be released in theaters nationwide on October 30
Stay tuned!