Cover news reporter Yang Fan
On the afternoon of October 12, the movie "Lyceum Theatre" held its premiere in Shanghai, with director Lou Ye, screenwriter Ma Yingli, voice director Fu Kang, and starring Gong Li and Zhao Youting. On the same day, the film also held a special movie viewing activity in Chengdu, and many viewers praised this spy war movie with the temperament of a literary film. It is reported that the film will be released nationwide on October 15.
Gong Li and Zhao Youting were interviewed by the media in Shanghai
"Lyceum Theatre" is adapted from Hongying's novel "The Death of Shanghai" and Yokomitsu's novel "Shanghai", which tells the story of the famous actress Yu Yan (Gong Li) who returned to Shanghai in the autumn and winter of 1941 to star in the drama "Saturday Novel" directed by her old love Tan Na (Zhao Youting), who was actually an agent who wanted to get information about the Japanese army's sneak attack on the US army. So a woman's fate is tightly pulled by the times, the drama is inseparable from the enemy, and under the undercurrent, she ushered in a choice to change the world.
When answering reporters' questions at the premiere ceremony in Shanghai on the same day, Gong Li introduced the role she played, "Yu Wei is strong on the outside, soft and lonely on the inside, and the director created this role for me, which I cherish." Gong Li also talked about the director Lou Ye gave the actors a lot of creative space: "A lot of them are collisions between actors on the spot, improvisation, and the director also likes our improvisation." ”
Gong Li in the movie
In addition, Zhao Youting also praised Gong Li's acting skills, he said that Gong Li's acting skills do not need to be said more, and the cooperation in this film has also allowed him to learn a lot of things, which is a great example for himself. Wang Chuanjun, who played a negative role in the film, quipped that he was very scared when he played with Gong Li at first, "I feel that Li Sister's aura is two meters and eight!" But after contact, I found that Gong Li actually had a contrast in private.
"Lyceum Theatre" recreates the Shanghai Beach of the 1940s with a unique black-and-white picture. Lou Ye's iconic directing style is vividly reflected in the film, and the rough and exquisite film texture also immerses fans in it. Impressively, at the end of the film, Gong Li singled out a number of Japanese agents in the theater, changed three guns throughout the process, and every time he fought with the enemy, he looked very fast.
In addition to the action scenes, the dual narrative of the film's "play within a play" increases the suspense of the film, and the multiple intersections of stage and real plot are even more confusing, making it difficult to distinguish who is "acting". The intricate relationships of the characters and the overlapping and intertwined story structure slowly unfold in the retro film atmosphere.
It is understood that in order to present the best results, the film Fang Guang spent a lot of effort in casting: not only invited Gong Li and Zhao Youting, two powerful actors, in order to restore the real context of the multi-lingual Shanghai Concession in that era, director Lou Ye invited Oda Cerang, Pascal Gregory, Tom Raschiha and many other powerful international superstars to play on the same stage across languages, reproducing the real and complex individuals wrapped up in the big era.
It is worth mentioning that the film is very particular in shaping authenticity. During the shooting, give the actor as little makeup as possible, do not have foundation, and retain the perspective of the actor's skin. It is precisely because of the insistence of "Lyceum Theatre" to be close to the characters in hairstyles, makeup and costumes that the actors have found the role, just like returning to the old Shanghai 80 years ago.
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