Source: China Military Network WeChat (id: zgjw_81) Author: Wang Xuezhen
At 10:45 p.m. local time on the 22nd, Bata-Zhvoynović, a famous Serbian actor and actor in the movie "Walter Defending Sarajevo", unfortunately died of illness. After 55 years of screen career, more than 300 movies and TV series, and nearly 12 years of political experience, this legendary figure in the history of Serbian cinema and the male god who has conquered countless audiences in China has left us forever.
His lines are regarded as classics by many
At one point, we thought that "Walter" would not end...
Just now, on February 18 this year, at the opening of the 38th Serbia International Tourism Exhibition, the Belgrade City Tourism Authority broadcast a 30-second video of Bata Chinese. Unexpectedly, this turned out to be his final farewell at public events.
Today, the Slovaks are gone, and the legend is no more. Serbian Prime Minister Vucic said in a condolence telegram sent on the 23rd that he received the news of the death of Zhvoynovic, and his heart was very sad, Bata left an indelible mark on the history of Serbian cinema, and his death was not only a major loss for the Serbian film industry, but also the generations inspired by "Walter".
According to statistics, during Bata's 55-year on-screen career, he has starred in more than 300 films and TV series, most of which are works from the former Yugoslav era. In these works, most of his characters are heroic figures, showing the tragic journey of the Yugoslavs in resisting German fascism and fighting for freedom.
Among these films, Walter Defends Sarajevo is the most familiar to Chinese audiences. "The air was trembling, as if the sky were burning." "Look, the city, he, is Walter." And other lines are also regarded as classics by many people.
In 1965, 1967 and 1972, Bata won the Award for Best Actor in the Former Yugoslavia three times. After the collapse of Yugoslavia, his artistic achievements were still recognized despite some criticism, and this year's Belgrade International Film Festival, he was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement Award".
He is a well-known "scribble hand" in Serbia
Bata is witty and humorous, and in Serbia, is known as a "scribble hand".
A story about Bata and the late former Yugoslav politician Joseph Broz Tito was once widely circulated. It is said that Tito loved Bata's films when he was alive, and of course he also admired Bata himself. At one point, Bata said to Tito, "Comrade President, your house is really nice." Tito replied, "No, that's not mine, it's state property." Bata immediately responded, "State property? So I can take my wife on vacation in the summer? ”
Bata once had a classic joke: "In the movie, I sabotaged many German Nazi battle plans and killed countless German devils, so Hitler left a will before his death——— kill Bata Zhivoinovich..."
In interviews with Xinhua News Agency, the International Herald Herald and other media, when asked about the shooting of "Walter Defends Sarajevo", he shared this clip:
"One of the scenes was the partisans fighting the Germans, it was a big scene with thousands of actors involved, and as planned, I was supposed to rush out of the warehouse with a pistol and join the fight, but in the panic, I threw the pistol in the warehouse, but instead rushed out with a broom by mistake, but all the actors and staff were so engaged at the time that no one noticed that I was holding a broomstick. After the shooting of this scene, the director expressed great satisfaction with everyone's cooperation and was ready to finish the work, and I had to come out and say ———, etc., I took the wrong 'weapon'. ”
In his later years, Bata suffered from pain and suffered a sudden myocardial infarction in 2006 and underwent two heart surgeries. He had just woken up from surgery and said humorously, "Walter is not dead yet, I am still going to kill the German devils." ”
After his unsuccessful presidential campaign, he still did not forget to ridicule himself
In addition to his role as a film actor, Bata is a beloved politician in Serbia. In 1990, he was one of the first to join the Socialist Party of Serbia, where he served as vice-chairman, and Bata was active in the political arena as a longtime member of the Serbian parliament. In August 2002, he was also elected to the Serbian presidential race. Although he ended up in failure, he still did not forget to ridicule himself: only by allowing the vast Chinese audience to participate in the voting, "Walter" will have a chance to be elected.
In 1979, Bata was invited to a film festival in Shanghai, his first visit to China. When the car passed nanjing road, countless people flocked to the streets to see what the real person playing "Walter" looked like. For his safety, the staff repeatedly told him not to roll down the car window, let alone get out of the car. "But I knew I was going to go down and go among them because I knew they were people who loved me." Bata finally pushed open the door and walked out without hesitation.
At that time, the whole street was suddenly quiet, and a few seconds later, the crowd erupted into cheers, and everyone was shouting "Walter".
Since then, bata, who has been deeply moved, has visited China more than a dozen times in his lifetime, "Every time I go to China, I am very happy, it feels like going home, there is a big family waiting for me." 」 ”
Bata even thought about becoming a Chinese citizen, "I have enough reasons to love China." If I wasn't too old, I would have wanted to become a Chinese citizen. As far as I know, Chinese law stipulates that dual citizenship is not allowed, but I will not renounce Serbian citizenship. Chinese really is so respectable and amazing! ”
Walter Defends Sarajevo
Plot and classic lines
Synopsis
In 1944, the Germans tried to withdraw 20 divisions of legions occupying Greece from Germany to fight the beasts. However, their tank fuel needed to be replenished at the oil depot in Sarajevo. Colonel Von Dietrich of the SS, who was sent to Sarajevo, was in charge of operation Laufer, which secretly transported fuel. At the time, guerrillas led by a man nicknamed "Walter" became an obstacle to German action, and to make matters worse, few people knew Walter's appearance and identity. In order to clear this obstacle, the Germans sent SS Captain Condell to infiltrate the resistance as Walter, causing heavy losses to the guerrillas and resistance movements on several occasions, and almost capturing the real Walter. The partisan Pilauter and his comrades eliminated the traitors and fake Walter, captured a gang of German agents trying to blend into the Liberated Areas, and blew up the train carrying fuel. In the end, Pilauter's assistant tells Gies, a member of the resistance who has always wanted to meet Walter, that Pilauter is Walter. Von Dietrich was transferred for the failure of Operation Laufer. Before leaving, his successor asked who Walter was, and von Dietrich said weakly, "Have you seen the city?" He's Walter! ”
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"Colonel SS (Flag Captain), can't von Dietrich do it?" "Von Dietrich? Well, SS Colonel (Flag Captain), if he got there maybe it would change the situation. But I heard that von Dietrich was on an important mission in Norway. ” "You're wrong, Colonel von Dietrich has arrived, Sarajevo!"
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This is the beginning of the film, when the German Army Group South command in Sarajevo is meeting, and the Wehrmacht general (Lieutenant General) who presides over the meeting says a sentence to Wehrmacht Lieutenant Colonel Weyland. Von Dietrich was an SS colonel with a high reputation in the encirclement and suppression of guerrilla operations, and belonged to the super ace of resistance forces such as the Germans to clear the occupied areas. In order to deal with Walter, the Germans were forced to recall von Dietrich in Norway, which shows the importance the Nazis attached to the partisans led by Walter. As soon as this sentence was said, the 9 big words of the movie "Walter defended The Sarjerawo" appeared in the middle of the screen, accompanied by an exciting soundtrack, and a thrilling struggle began.
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"The air was trembling, as if the sky were burning." "Yeah, the storm is coming."
One of the secret codes of the guerrilla joint. A very poetic line of dialogue, even von Dietrich sighed so sincerely. This line is quite classic, and among our fathers who grew up under the influence of the older generation of revolutionary movies, this should be a sentence that can be familiar to them. In the film, this sentence also plays a great role in rendering emotions, as if to imply that a large-scale action is about to be staged. Before the storm comes, it is always so quiet.
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"I'm going to zoom in on a picture of my cousin."
One of the background guerrilla joint codes. The phrase appeared years later on an album by an experimental folk band called "The Wonderful Drugstore." The album is called "Please Zoom In a Picture of My Cousin."
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"Hagen is such an officer, so emotional." "It's useless, typical Wehrmacht!"
These lines are in a conversation between von Dietrich and Captain Bischoff at the depot station, when the train unloads the wounded. The battle between the Wehrmacht and the SS is also an interesting topic. The SS, abbreviated as "SS", was a Nazi secret service and military organization loyal to Hitler. With the most sophisticated equipment, it belonged to the elite troops of the Nazis. The "ss" were inextricably linked to the atrocities committed by the Nazis, and most of the SS were involved in massacres and persecution of democrats, communists, Jews, prisoners of war, and even civilians. As for the position and performance between the two, there is a saying that in the later stages of the war, the German army was forced to turn to strategic defense, the proportion of the Wehrmacht surrendering was much higher than that of the SS, and even the phenomenon of large-scale surrender, and the stubborn resistance was often the SS. As a result, as long as the SS was captured, they were often shot on the spot without any interrogation.
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"Look, the city, he, is Walter!"
The cruel SS colonel von Dietrich was eventually defeated by the ghostly Walter. Just as he was leaving the city, he suddenly looked thoughtfully at Sarajevo in the mist and uttered one of the longest-running and most popular lines in the film. There was no doubt that von Dietrich was a seasoned, cunning, and SS officer who would never easily concede defeat. However, at this moment, just as the helplessness and weakness expressed in his words, the conceited man finally lowered his noble head. His conversation with Gestapo Wildemünt, who sent him back to Berlin, is the finishing touch to the film: Von: "Oh, it's so interesting, I came to Sarajevo and looked for Walter, but I couldn't find it." Now that I'm leaving, I finally know him. Vee: "Who do you say Walter is?" Please tell me his real name. Feng: "... I'll tell you. Look, the city, he, is Walter! ”
Now that Bata is gone, let's send him off!
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Author: Wang Xuezhen
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