Among cultural celebrities, Mr. Lu Xun's artistic image is not easy to shape. He is a writer, with profound ideological connotations and rich spiritual world, but also a character with distinct physical characteristics, how to combine the inner and the outer to create an artistic image of Mr. Lu Xun, who has both form and god, is a topic facing artists. So far, we have more than a dozen film and television dramas related to "Mr. Lu Xun", let's take stock of which actor plays "Mr. Lu Xun" most in line with the prototype.
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Zhao Dan's Mr. Lu Xun set makeup photo
Zhao Dan's position in the history of Chinese cinema is not ordinary. In the 1940s and 1950s, when we talked about "Zhao Dan", everyone would associate it with "movies". He has starred in many classic films, such as "Eternal Life in the Fire" and "The Legend of Martial Arts". Zhao Dan has a handsome face and strong artistic plasticity, so he can play both fashionable youth and revolutionary heroes, and he can also be very competent in terms of costumed characters, and his biggest feature is that he dares to try various different artistic images and is a generalist.
In 1960, in order to commemorate Mr. Lu Xun, Chen Liting, a famous director of Shanghai Tianma Film Studio, proposed to shoot a biographical film of Mr. Lu Xun, which was quickly valued by the cultural department, and the film "Lu Xun Biography" was started, and a film crew was established in 1961. At that time, "The Biography of Lu Xun" can be described as a collection of big names: Yu Ling served as a historical consultant, Chen Liting served as a director, Zhao Dan played Lu Xun, Yu Lan played Xu Guangping, Sun Daolin played Qu Qiubai, Lan Ma played Li Dazhao, so he played Fan Ainong, Shi Yu played Hu Shi, Xie Tian played Ah Q, in addition, there were wei Yuping, Bai Mu, Han Fei, Liang Polo, Ren Shen and other famous actors played roles in it.
Zhao Dan is very concerned about playing Mr. Lu Xun. Lu Xun's progressive ideas deeply influenced him, he liked Lu Xun, admired Lu Xun, in order to play Lu Xun well, he read all of Lu Xun's works and deeply understood his inner world. Therefore, when he learned that he was going to play Lu Xun, his excitement overflowed into words: "I got the role I loved most, and my body was comfortable, and I was excited, like a different person." "
In order to play Lu Xun well, Zhao Dan went to Shaoxing, Beijing, Guangzhou and other places related to Lu Xun many times to live in depth, and even completely immersed in Lu Xun's life "scene" to experience Lu Xun's daily life and habits, such as he used gold without changing brushes to write, smoking cigarettes to the root, using a small wine cup to drink Shaoxing yellow wine, he also arranged the room at home as "Lu Xun's study": a writing desk was not only occupied by the kind of brush, ink cartridge, eight-line red grid paper that Lu Xun used in the past, but also crowded with paste, bamboo, tiles, etc. He also learned to bind books and picture books by himself like Lu Xun, and to frame old books... In order to shape Lu Xun well, Zhao Dan can be described as a hard worker.
However, although "The Biography of Lu Xun" was prepared for a long time, it was not filmed in the end. The disappointment in Zhao Dan's heart can be imagined. Once Zhao Dan watched his daughter dance, but she cried when she looked at it, and her daughter asked him why he was crying? Zhao Dan said: I was touched by you, the fate of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is very tragic, but more importantly, "The Biography of Lu Xun" will not let me shoot. It can be seen that the inability to play Lu Xun hit him very hard.
There are many reasons for the suspension of "Lu Xun Biography", some people say that the script revision has not been successful many times, some people say that the director is sick and hospitalized, and the crew cannot be maintained. At that time, Premier Zhou was very concerned about the film and asked about the shooting situation many times. Once he called Zhang Ruifang and asked how lu Xun's biography was. Zhang Ruifang said: "Director Chen Liting is still in the hospital. Zhao Dan temporarily threw it away in his thinking, and there was no arrangement in the production plan this year. Premier Zhou said: "Don't lose it all, you have made a lot of efforts." "
In 1980, Zhao Dan went to visit Chen Baichen, the author of the script of "Lu Xun Biography", hoping that he would revise the script so that "Lu Xun Biography" would see the light of day. Zhao Dan said disappointedly, "When is that?" In the end, the biography of Lu Xun was not completed.
Like Zhao Dan once wanted to play Premier Zhou, Lu Xun, who he "played", only made up photos and did not really shoot, which cannot but be said to be his two regrets.
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Li Dingbao
Li Dingbao is a national first-class actor. He has starred in many film and television dramas such as "The Wall of Misfortune" and "Armageddon". In 1981, he played the role of Lu Xun in the movie "The True Biography of Ah Q". This should be the one who appeared relatively early in Lu Xun's artistic image. Lu Xun, played by Li Dingbao, does not have much drama, but only appears in the prologue of the opening chapter, so on the whole, it is not impressive.
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Su Min
In the film and television industry, there are not many audiences who know "Su Min".
However, in the field of performance teaching, Su Min is a "veteran-level" figure. He has presided over the students' classes of the People's Art Theater and the teaching of the People's Art Class of the Central Academy of Drama, including Song Dandan, Liang Guanhua, Wang Ji, Xu Fan, Hu Jun, Chen Xiaoyi, Jiang Shan, He Bing, etc. are all his students.
Su Min, whose original name was Pu Sixun, was born in 1926 and was born in Lishui, Jiangsu Province. He was the first generation of actors after the establishment of the Renyi Academy, and served as the vice president of Renyi.
What is valuable is that his son Pu Cunxin is also a well-known actor in the human arts, and once served as the vice president of the human arts, and is still active in the film and television stage.
In the 1980s, the Shanghai television industry filmed a 4-episode TV series "The Cultivator", in which Su Min played the role of Lu Xun. Afterwards, he told his son Pu Cunxin that he felt that the reason why he could play Lu Xun was because the structure of his face, eyebrows, and especially "eye bubbles" were very similar.
Judging from the stills, Su Min's image of Lu Xun is very similar to the historical Lu Xun.
He once said: The person he wants to play most in this life is Lu Xun.
It is quite interesting that his son Pu Cunxin later played the role of Lu Xun in the movie "Lu Xun", and both father and son have played Lu Xun, which can be described as a good story.
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Pu Cunxin
The film "Lu Xun" was filmed by Shanghai Film Studio. The director is Ding Yinnan. When someone asked him about the "odds of winning" as Lu Xun, Jiao Huang said honestly: "There is no one, Lu Xun is a character who is too difficult to perform, and he has too many things to dig into... I've never worried about the character, but this time it's really difficult. "
The film "Lu Xun" was consulted by Zhou Haiying, the son of Lu Xun. Capture the last 3 years of Lu Xun's life, highlighting the human feelings and enthusiasm of this cultural fighter. But even so, Jiao Huang still resigned from the role of Lu Xun because of disagreement with the director, and Pu Cunxin played Lu Xun.
Pu Cunxin playing Lu Xun was recommended by Zhang Yu. Zhang Yu played Xu Guangping in the movie "Lu Xun". As producer Wang Liping said: "Without Zhang Yu, there would be no Pu Cunxin version of Lu Xun." Because Jiao Huang resigned to play Lu Xun, he left the shooting time less than 20 days at this time. Zhang Yu once saw Pu Cunxin's makeup photos when he played Master Hongyi, with a beard and a flat head, and she felt that Pu Cunxin was very similar to Lu Xun. Pu Cunxin took over the role of Lu Xun for a short time, but in order to play Lu Xun well, he still made a lot of efforts. Because the film shows the last 3 years of Lu Xun's life, at this time Lu Xun was already ill and emaciated, so in order to be close to the prototype in appearance, Pu Cunxin began to diet, sometimes eating only a little fruit for a meal, so that he had to lose his weight by 20 pounds.
According to Pu Cunxin' saying: "There is an old Chinese saying called 'the blessing of stealing heaven', blessings and good luck are just a little, such as fame and fortune, such as winning awards, it is my blessing to be able to reach my hands, whether it is Mr. Zhao Dan or Teacher Jiao Huang, they did not get this blessing in the end." "
Pu Cunxin felt lucky to be able to play Lu Xun. He began reading Lu Xun's works at the age of sixteen or seventeen. It was also influenced by his father, and the intellectuals at that time were very familiar with Lu Xun and admired Mr. Lu Xun's style and bones. In particular, his father once played Lu Xun in the TV series "The Cultivator", and later played Lu Xun for students in textbook dramas, although his Lu Xun had no influence, but the influence on Pu Cunxin was great.
Therefore, Pu Cunxin believes that both he and his father can play Lu Xun, which is their fate with Lu Xun.
Facts have proved that Lu Xun, played by Pu Cunxin, is still successful, not only similar in appearance, but also deduces the inner spirit of Mr. Lu Xun.
Pu Cunxin's version of Lu Xun is impressive.
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Ren Guangzhi
Like Pu Cunxin's father, Su Min, Ren Guangzhi's name is not well-known among the audience, but in the show business circle, Ren Guangzhi is also an old drama bone. He is a national actor. He has starred in many film and television dramas and dramas. In particular, the image of Lu Xun, played by him, was well received by the audience.
For example, he played Lu Xun in the TV series "Lu Xun and Soft Stone", "Lu Xun and Smedley", the drama "Mandala Flower on the Edge of Hell" and other works.
Ren Guangzhi's version of Lu Xun is very similar to the archetypal character.
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The image of Lu Xun in the TV series "Lou Wai Lou"
The gendarmes went to arrest Zhou Shuren, and Lu Xun said very calmly, "What does your arrest of Zhou Shuren have to do with me Lu Xun?" The gendarmes did not know that Lu Xun was Zhou Shuren, so they had to release Lu Xun. Lu Xun is very humorous and witty, which also shows the importance of knowledge. This is a scene from the TV series "Lou Wai Lou".
Among the many Lu Xun actors, this "Lu Xun" is not particularly close to the prototype, but it is impressive.
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Sun Weimin
Sun Weimin is a famous special actor. Premier Zhou, played by him, is impressive, and every move reflects Premier Zhou's elegance and lofty demeanor, which is deeply loved by the audience. But in addition to Premier Zhou, Sun Weimin also played historical figures such as He Shuheng and Liao Zhongkai.
In particular, the image of Mr. Lu Xun, played by him, was also well received by the audience.
In 2000, the TV series "Lu Xun and Xu Guangping" filmed the scene in Xi'an when Lu Xun admired Qin Lu's "Double Brocade" in Xi'an. Sun Weimin was wearing a gray robe, upright hair, a cold face, a thick ink-like "one" character beard, a thin face, his thick eyebrows locked, and his eyes were shining... It's like a Lu Xun of the thirties. The onlookers threw admiring glances at Sun Weimin one after another, saying: "He really looks like Lu Xun" and "Acting like a very good one." When some people said that he was like Lu Xun, Sun Weimin said: "An actor can't play who he looks like, but he must be like whoever he wants." In order to play Lu Xun well, he asked Lu Xun's son Zhou Haiying and Lu Xun research experts for advice, extensively dabbled in Lu Xun's research materials, and experienced Lu Xun's thoughts and feelings with his heart. As he said: on the basis of the shape, we must pay more attention to working Shen Yun. It turns out that Mr. Lu Xun, played by Sun Weimin, is successful.
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Wang Zhiwen
Wang Zhiwen is a well-known actor. Since his debut in the 80s, he has starred in many film and television dramas, such as "Imperial City Roots", "Addiction", "Criminal Police Essence", "Distant Savior", etc., conquering the audience with excellent acting skills and having a wide fan base.
In 2014, Xu Anhua's film "Golden Age" was released. Wang Zhiwen played Lu Xun in it.
"Golden Age" is led by the legendary female writer Xiao Hong's maverick life and lamentable love experience, creating a group of spirited young people, trying to restore the group portraits of intellectuals of that era. The actors gathered more than 30 stars such as Tang Wei, Feng Shaofeng, Hao Lei, Yuan Quan, Zhu Yawen, etc., which can be described as a big production. In particular, Xu Anhua's use of Wang Zhiwen to play Lu Xun is very eye-catching.
When Wang Zhiwen received a call from Xu Anhua, he said, "Do you think I am like Lu Xun?" Xu Anhua asked rhetorically, "Who are we here like prototypes?" "
Lu Xun is not easy to shape. His inner world is too rich, and people have too many misconceptions about him. Because of this, Zhao Dan's heart and mind to play Lu Xun and finally had no results, and the old drama Bone Jiao Huang finally resigned from playing Lu Xun, because it was very difficult to shape Lu Xun.
When starring in "Golden Age", Wang Zhiwen expressed his views: "I don't want to play the revolutionary Lu Xun, but to be sick and old. Xu Anhua believes that this is a bold choice, because if Lu Xun does not act well, he will only make a foreign appearance. Screenwriter Li Fan said frankly: "I did not try to write a public perception of Lu Xun, but wrote about the Lu Xun in my heart. Obviously, in "The Golden Age", whether it is a director or a screenwriter, as well as Wang Zhiwen, who starred in Lu Xun, their views on Lu Xun are more consistent, that is, to show Lu Xun's side as an ordinary person.
Wang Zhiwen's Lu Xun is remarkable, his acting skills have nothing to say, among all the actors in "Golden Age", Wang Zhiwen's Lu Xun is very exciting. Screenwriter Li Fan was even more surprised: "It's too god-like, it's really the feeling that is about to come out." It can be seen that Wang Zhiwen "played" Lu Xun to life. Perhaps the only regret is that Wang Zhiwen's height is one meter and seventy-nine, which is too dashing compared to the real Lu Xun.
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Cao Lei
"The Age of Awakening" is a very good TV series.
The Douban score is as high as 9.0, which can be said to have caused a wave of ratings.
In the play, young actor Cao Lei plays Lu Xun.
Cao Lei was born in 1977, and this was his first time playing Lu Xun. When director Zhang Yongxin approached Cao Lei and asked him to play a role in "The Age of Awakening", Cao Lei asked who I was playing? Zhang Yongxin said: You can play Lu Xun. As soon as Cao Lei heard this, his mind was a little blank, because he really did not expect that he could have such a chance with Mr. Lu Xun, so he asked again: "Can I?" Can I really play Mr. Lu Xun? Zhang Yongxin replied, "You believe me." Because of this encouragement and belief, Cao Lei took over the role of Lu Xun.
It turns out that Lu Xun, played by Cao Lei, was generally praised by the audience. Many viewers said after watching: Lu Xun, played by Cao Lei, is the image of Lu Xun that often appears in his mind. Compared with Wang Zhiwen's Lu Xun, Cao Lei's Lu Xun has a sharp temperament of worrying about the country and the people. If Wang Zhiwen's Lu Xun is a lu xun with a normal heart and a homely life, Cao Lei's Lu Xun is a real fighter, and he has performed that kind of domineering spirit with hard bones.
Cao Lei's role in "The Age of Awakening" is not much, and the opening chapter is the situation in which Lu Xun created "Diary of a Madman": Mr. Lu Xun was lying on the ground, writing a manuscript with full enthusiasm and grief, and it was this scene for a few minutes that was filmed in the middle of the night. In order to restore the image of Mr. Lu Xun as much as possible, Cao Lei's handwriting on the manuscript uses Lu Xun font, which is highly recognized by the director. Mr. Lu Xun smoked and his fingers were yellow, this detail was also used by Cao Lei, when the draft of "Diary of a Madman" was completed, Cao Lei involuntarily shed a tear, which shows that Cao Lei really integrated his feelings into the characters, and these details touched the audience.
Cao Lei believes that playing a historical figure can not be measured by simply "like" or "not like", if there are 3 audiences who say that you act like, it means that your role is not successful, the really successful interpretation, is that the actor fully understands the role, and then combines his own specific practice and chemical reaction, the historical scene is broken and re-restored by the actor, so that the character is alive, the audience does not want to see you read the script, but wants to see a living person in that era, which is the purpose of the actor.
Although Cao Lei is young, his understanding of the role of actors is still quite profound. This laid a solid foundation for his successful characterization.
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Li Xuejian
Li Xuejian is an old drama bone, and has starred in many classic film and television dramas: Song Dacheng in "Longing", Song Jiang in "Water Margin", and Jiao Yulu in "Jiao Yulu".
In the movie "Red Star Shines on China", teacher Li Xuejian created the role of the literary scholar Lu Xun. Li Xuejian's play is only one, but according to him, this scene is also very important. At that time, the director Wang Jixing asked him to play Lu Xun, and Li Xuejian said: "Can I do it?" The director said, "You can do it." Li Xuejian is of course happy to take over lu xun, but he is afraid of creating a bad character, after all, Lu Xun is a well-known character to the audience. This reminds him of when filming the movie "Jiao Yulu", he also said to the director, "Can I do it?" "The director said you can. So Li Xuejian acted.
The external image of Lu Xun played by teacher Li Xuejian is still OK, after all, it is an old drama bone, and whoever plays it has the feeling of whoever plays it.
But there are also regrets, that is, Teacher Li Xuejian's face is too long, and in addition to Lu Xun's feelings, he still feels like another person, which is not particularly dramatic.
The Lu Xun he portrays is actually very special with Cao Lei, and perhaps he pays more attention to the interpretation of the inner spirit than to the appearance of the external image.
summary
Lu Xun is a well-known figure. Everyone's understanding of Lu Xun is different, which determines that when shaping Lu Xun's image, the audience will have different reactions. But the ever-changing is inseparable from its origins, Lu Xun's appearance and inner spirit are fixed, so as long as these two points can be done, Lu Xun's image can be more accurately deduced. So, who do you think plays Lu Xun more in line with your imagination?