At the end of the 1950s, the sun was shining on the earth, and in an ordinary lane in Shanghai, people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the market was prosperous. Wang Caifeng felt extremely happy in the middle of it, but there was also a little loss in his heart. That is, she envied the daughter-in-law of the neighbor Dai's mother's family, who had become a production expert in the Great Leap Forward, and had also been reported, but she could only idle at home, buying vegetables and buying flowers, which made her feel particularly backward.
"Ten Thousand Purples and Thousands of Reds Is Always Spring", this is an old movie from 62 years ago. Filmed in 1959. It was a film presented to the tenth anniversary of the National Day by the Shanghai Film Studio at that time.
When watching this movie, I was most touched by three things.
First, in the late 1950s, Shanghai women even wore cheongsam, which looked particularly delicate.
Second, everyone who appears in the film has such a positive mental outlook and a sense of happiness.
The third is the cast in the film, which is really too strong. Even the actor who states such a "hard lizi" can only run a dragon set in it and make a cameo appearance as a passerby.
I took a look at a certain valve score, and it was as high as 7.3. This shows that after 62 years, everyone is still positive about this movie.
A fan said it very pertinently: I am willing to give this film four stars. At that time, people's material conditions were barren, but their mental state was very high, the country was full of hope, the individual was full of ideals, and women pursued independence.
We can feel this on everyone's face in the movie. That is what a happy thing it is to live in New China.
And it is very important that housewives like Wang Caifeng are not only at ease to enjoy this happiness, but are eager to go out of the family, to reflect their own value, to do something more meaningful.
The film tells us a story of "housewives go out, women can stand up to half the sky".
But director Shen Fu told this story very interestingly.
Wang Caifeng and his good girlfriends Lu Afeng and Cai Guizhen all wanted to participate in the fiery labor like Dai's mother's daughter-in-law.
However, their ideas have been opposed by all sides.
Wang Caifeng's family, although her husband Liu Genfa is very supportive of her, but the mother-in-law Liu Aunt does not agree, thinking that she only cares about the affairs on the street all day long, but she has forgotten her small family. Even when Wang Caifeng brushed her hair, she didn't appreciate it. He also shouted that he was going to run away from home.
Cai Guizhen's family, husband Zheng Baoqing is a typical machismo, but also the kind of clothes to reach out and open his mouth, even the money for Cai Guizhen to buy vegetables is calculated by cent, which gives me a particularly bad feeling. In addition, when Cai Guizhen came home late after attending the work of Li Lane, Zheng Baoqing, instead of caring about thoughtfulness, locked the door of the house twice, which was simply annoying. I even felt that Zheng Baoqing looked down on Cai Guizhen from the bottom of his bones, and I didn't know where his poor sense of superiority came from.
I was very surprised that the role of Zheng Baoqing was played by Sun Daolin, who had a righteous face and always played a positive role on the screen, and before that, he had just successfully portrayed the role of revolutionary martyr Li Xia in bayi Factory's "Eternal Radio Waves", which was deeply moving. And then, he starred in the woman drama "Ten Thousand Purples and Thousands of Reds Are Always Spring", playing Zheng Baoqing, an unpleasant intermediate character, which makes people feel that the contrast is so big. The key Sun Daolin acted really well, and took Zheng Baoqing's mentality very well, and from Zheng Baoqing's body, he could not see any shadow of Li Xia at all.
Of course, Sally, who plays Cai Guizhen, also plays well. She is an old actress, and she always seems to create a gentle and virtuous housewife image on the screen, and the role of Cai Guizhen is also familiar to her. And the way she wears the cheongsam in the film is really beautiful, which adds a lot to this role.
The character of Cai Guizhen seems to be weak, but in fact, she is very strong in her heart, and she would rather divorce Zheng Baoqing and become independent. I like her for that because I don't think women can be completely dependent on men at all times. Later, under the education of the director of the neighborhood committee, Dai Mama, and others, Zheng Baoqing finally realized his mistake and made him re-recognize and respect Cai Guizhen.
Of course, I think that Cai Guizhen's determination to divorce Zheng Baoqing also played a great role. Some men feel that a woman cannot live without him, but in fact it is just the opposite. Just like Zheng Baoqing, when he found out that Cai Guizhen had become strong and independent, he was instantly intimidated.
Like Zheng Baoqing, there was also Mother Liu, who had also done the ideological work done by Mother Dai, who had been doing revolutionary work all her life, and she moved to understand it with affection and reason, so that Mother Liu's mother Mao Sai suddenly opened up. Turning around not only supported the daughter-in-law to go out of the family, but also took the initiative to send the two young grandchildren to the nursery.
The story of this movie is actually very simple, and there are almost no particularly large contradictions and conflicts. But the portrayal of each character is very vivid. At the same time, the Shanghai style of decades ago is also vividly displayed.
The truth, I think, is an important reason why this movie is still loved by everyone.
The actors' performances are real, and the scenes are reproduced very realistically. The film presents us with precious scenes of daily life in Shanghai at that time, including the Bund and Nanjing West Road. At that time, the women were still wearing cheongsam and permed hair, instead of wearing blue overalls, which surprised me a little.
Another reason why everyone loves to watch, I think, is that we were all infected by the mental state of the people at that time. I always felt that people at that time lived well and seriously. Every one of them, we can't see any sorrow in their faces, and the relationship between people is so simple. I was envious of the intimate neighborhood relationship at that time. When all this fades away, we find out how rare it is.
In addition, the sisters who went out of the family and went to work are really beautiful.
A large number of movie stars that we love have sprung up in the film, once again causing a wave of memory killing.
Among them, Wang Caifeng played by Zhang Ruifang, Cai Guizhen played by Sha Li, Lu Afeng played by Wang Yi, Xue Cuiying played by Huang Chen, Zheng Hua played by Wang Sujiang, Mother Dai played by Chen Lizhong, Zhang Afu played by Gao Bo, Liu Genfa played by Wen Xiying, and Aunt Liu played by Fan Xuepeng all left us with a very unforgettable impression.
In 1959, because there were too many excellent movies at that time, this movie did not cause much of a sensation after its release. But 62 years later, everyone still remembers it. I think it's because it has a lot of the elements of the movies we love, such as humor, warmth, delicacy, touching, etc. Although the story is simple, the characters are very full, allowing us to see some of the things that are unique to that era, including the awakening of female consciousness, and many details are beautiful.
Director Shen Fu once again proved to us his creative strength.
In terms of actors, Zhang Ruifang and Sha Li have continued their consistent drama path, but Chen Lizhong's role as the fiery Aunt Dai is unforgettable. There is also the actress named Wang Sujiang, who looks so beautiful, but unfortunately has not participated in too many movies later. And Sun Daolin's performance simply surprised us.
Only now, when we revisit this old movie again, most of its creators have passed away, such as director Shen Fu, starring Zhang Ruifang, Sha Li, Fan Xuepeng, Huang Chen, Sun Daolin, Gao Bo, Chen Lizhong, Wen Xiying and so on. Wang Sujiang was 26 years old when she starred in "Ten Thousand Purples and Thousands of Reds Are Always Spring", and now, she is an 89-year-old man.
"Thousands of Purples and Thousands of Reds is Always Spring", like a gorgeous spring flower, bloomed in the spring of 1959. And now, 62 years later, do you remember this old movie? Which of these bridges and which actors are more impressed? Everyone is welcome to interact with more fans through the message area. I am Yaqing and thank you again for your attention and sharing. We'll see you tomorrow at the same time.
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