Dong Xingyi (1929-1983) was a native of Minhou, Fujian. Famous performer and recitation artist. In the decades of working at the Beijing People's Art Theatre, he has participated in and directed many plays, such as "Thunderstorm", "Sunrise", "Beijinger" and so on.
In 1954, Dong Xingyi played Zhou Chong in the ren art "Thunderstorm"
Not only that, Dong Xingyi's recitation is quite profound, there are his long novels "Camel Xiangzi" and so on, especially The gorky's work "Haiyan" recited by Dong Xingyi, which is still talked about by fans. Dong Xingyi also used his excellent and thick voice to accompany xie Tian's film "The Tea House" with a voiceover. But Dong Xingyi is familiar to the audience with the color feature film "Liao Zhongkai".
1. "Plot"
The film tells the story of the great and short life of Liao Zhongkai, the pioneer of China's democratic revolution. He followed Dr. Sun Yat-sen in helping to formulate the national policy of "uniting with Russia, the United Communist Party, and supporting workers and peasants." Although after Chen Jiongming launched a coup d'état and sun Yat-sen and Soong Ching-ling successfully escaped from danger, Liao Zhongkai was tragically shot.
2、Role
- In 1982, in memory of Mr. Liao Zhongkai, a pioneer of the democratic revolution, the 10th anniversary of the death of Mr. He Xiangning was commemorated. Tang Xiaodan, a famous director of Shanghai Film Studio, was invited by Zhu Film Studio to direct a large-scale biographical film based on writer Lu Yanzhou, "Liao Zhongkai".
Who can create the image of Liao Zhongkai on the screen more than half a century ago, when director Tang Xiaodan is carefully considering the candidate in his mind, the screenwriter of this film, Lu Yanzhou, recommended Dong Xingyao, a famous actor of the Beijing People's Art Theater with similar appearance and superb acting skills, to Tang Xiaodan. After several screenings and understanding, it was decided that Dong Xingyao would play the male protagonist of the film, Liao Zhongkai.
Dong Xingyi and Liang Yuejun play Liao Zhongkai and He Xiangning
3. "Estrangement"
The heroine of the film "Liao Zhongkai" is also Liang Yuejun, a young actress from the Beijing People's Art Theater, who plays He Xiangning. People think that Dong Xingyi and Liang Yuejun are the same unit, familiar with each other, and must be able to have good cooperation on the screen. But over time, I found that there was a gap between them. The reason is that Liang Yuejun is a young actor who focuses on the cultivation of Beijing Renyi, and belongs to the same drama "Wang Zhaojun" crew as Dong Xingyao's wife Chen Guorong, playing The a and b roles of Wang Zhaojun. The two were somewhat unhappy during the performance, which led to mutual disregard. Director Tang Xiaodan heard about this, and under the guidance of following the good inducements, Liang Yuejun understood that he should put his career first, abandon his personal distractions, and seriously devote himself to creation. Together with Dong Xingyi, he completed the filming task of the film brilliantly.
4. "Persistence"
After Dong Xingyi entered the crew, he devoted himself to creation, which can be described as enough "kung fu", and his every action, every shot, and even every line of dialogue was meticulous and carefully deliberated. Once, when recording dialogue during his tenure, the recording engineer proposed that "your words are somewhat dramatic... Before the recording engineer could finish speaking, Dong Xingyi became angry and walked out of the studio with an angry face. Because he believes that his own design of speech, tone, and intonation are the best forms of embodiment. The two sides are at loggerheads. In the case of repeated comparisons of the advantages and disadvantages, it was still recorded according to the dialogue conceived by Dong Xingyi under the ruling of director Tang Xiaodan.
5. "Treatment"
When Dong Xingyi agreed to play the role of Liao Zhongkai, his health was not too good. The film "Liao Zhongkai" is a large-scale biographical film, involving various scenes in different regions, and it is inevitable to take a train to travel around for a long time. At that time, being able to sit in a soft recliner was a privileged treatment that only high-level intellectuals above the sixth level of literature and art could enjoy. Not enough level not only contributes a lot, but also can only buy a hard sleeper ticket. The main creators of the "Liao Zhongkai" crew are all Kochi, and sitting soft and lying down is not a problem. Dong Xingyi is the seventh level of literature and art, and he cannot sit in a soft bed. In the case that the sixth-level assessment promised by the theater has not yet been communicated to the crew. Even so, Dong Xingyi did not complain, worked hard, did not care about personal gains and losses, and dragged the sick body around to shoot.
6. "Ending"
In 1984, Tang Xiaodan, the director of the film "Liao Zhongkai", won the "Golden Rooster Award" for Best Director. Dong Xingyao won the "Golden Rooster Award" For his superb acting skills, he portrayed Liao Zhongkai's image as flesh and blood, dazzling and dazzling, and Dong Xingyao's wife Chen Guorong took the stage to receive the award on his behalf. Dong Xingyou himself suffered from severe depression for a long time, and committed suicide in the bathroom in June 1983 at the age of 54.