Rebirth Enchanted Xiangjiang

Judou's screening in Cannes received a very good evaluation.

The film uses a lot of freehand brushwork from the beginning to the end. The red and blue-gray of the blockbusters are in sharp contrast, which is like a Chinese ink painting with a strong oriental charm.

In the color of this gorgeous dyeing workshop, the content is heavy. In the film, Zhang Yimou intends to criticize the sinful feudal era and the ethical thoughts rooted in the soul.

Especially the last fire of Judou burned out the dyeing workshop; burned out sins; burned out lives, just to tell the audience: Even if dawn is not here, the dawn of dawn has come, and everything will end.

This film has a kind of Greek tragedy.In the span of ten years, the intense emotional conflict between three generations and four people has been demonstrated.Their painful inner world, their entangled love and hatred, their succumbing and fighting with society, and the thrilling confrontation between the two armies is really rare in Chinese movies.The whole film is extremely compact from beginning to end, and suspense is repeated, and its inherent tension and dramatic conflict are like dense raindrops on every minute of every scene, without any muddling.

"The theme that Judou wants to express is the respite of women under the repression of the Chinese feudal system at that time. The anti-feudal consciousness is more profound and thought-provoking. The legacy of an inhumane feudal society not only exists in every The social shell outside the individual is deeply rooted in the hearts of everyone of that generation.

Sexual voyeurism is magnified to a degree of tension. In the benchmark human nature of the Chinese, the desire for voyeurism brought about by repression has always been strong, the voyeurism of the privacy of others and the voyeurism of sex.The repressed China has not changed, the repressed Chinese ethics has not changed, and the suppressed Chinese have not changed."

Zhang Yimou explained to Bernardo Bertolucci, the chairman of the jury of this film festival, what he wanted to express in the film at a reception after watching the film.

As the leading director of a well-known art film, although he doesn't know much about Chinese history, Bertolucci got to that point after only watching the artistic ideas in the film.

"Yes, I understand what Zhang you want to express. Ju Dou and Yang are undoubtedly sound people, but they have been chopped off by the cannibalism and can only hide in the bridge. Or release each other’s love and resentment in the cellar.” Bertolucci liked some of the things Judou showed. He pondered for a while and then said: “Especially in that, I don’t know how to express it accurately. The place where the group of people named the children, and the scene in that place, made me feel the smell of rules inexplicably.

"That place is called Order Hall. It is a very important symbolic place in the movie."

Just like Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi, mountains and flowing water meet friends. In this short time of talking with Bertolucci, Zhang Yimou seems to have met his own Zhong Ziqi, every point Bertolucci is interested in is What Zhang Yimou wanted to express in his heart, and wanted to take pictures for the audience.

Every word of Bertolucci seemed to be scratched on Zhang Yimou's G spot.

Just like Shutang, the place that appears in the movie was shot in Nanping Village, Yi County, Huizhou.

This order hall is divided into three halls, the upper, middle and lower halls. The lower hall is where drum music is played, and stage performance can also be set up.The middle hall is an auditorium where sacrificial ceremonies can be held, the upper hall is Xiangtang, and the ancestor tablet of the clan is placed upstairs.

The ancestral hall is tall and majestic, and people will feel awe in it.There are also strict rules for participating in the sacrifice, including the costumes that correspond to the identity of the priests, the style of sacrifices, and so on.

Participating in such grandiose and ceremonial ceremonies can enhance the pride of the clan.Some families also stipulate that older boys must participate in some rituals and sacrificial activities within the clan, so that they can grasp the norms of life from an early age, understand various etiquettes, and form a specific mode of thinking.

"In the past in China, the Order Hall, or ancestral hall, was often a symbol of family rules and a temple for family spiritual education.

And this Hall of Order, which represents rules, is the representative of the greatest restraint on human nature under the feudal ethics..

What I want to tell the audience is when this rule becomes a norm,

It is self-evident that Zhang Yimou's joy in his movie can be favored by the master Bertolucci.

In particular, Bertolucci is also the chairman of the jury of this film, that is the existence of Palme d’Or.

"Zhang, your control of the movie is one step closer than that of the red sorghum. You are acting more like a director than a photographer in Judou." Bertolucci praised.

"Yes, Mr. Chairman. Before "Ju Dou", I always stood in the perspective of a photographer when I made movies. I paid little attention to mobilizing actors and digging into the characters' hearts. I paid more attention to the overall style, shape and visual impact of the movie. force.

Although "Judou" still has a sense of form such as a "dyeing workshop", it is the first time that I have put my ass in the position of director."Zhang Yimou is very excited that Bertolucci can accurately discover the changes he has made in filming.

This shows that Bertolucci is not just about commercial flattery, but has really paid attention to himself, from the immaturity of red sorghum to the progress of Judou now.

"Yes. Zhang, you are more like a director. Your changes are obvious. Not only do you have more control over the movie, but you have also made great progress in the tuning of the actors." Bertolucci smiled and extended the topic from the movie to Enter the actor.

"Yes, Mr. Chairman is right. The wild spirit in "Red Sorghum" is largely due to the performance of the male protagonist Jiang Wen.

Jiang Wen is a very capable actor, so the character he played is very glorious.If you look at Gong Li back then, you will find that my skill at that time was still limited to only providing actors with a good shape and image.

Only two years later, Gong Li's performance in "Ju Dou" had a qualitative leap.

This fully exposed that during the period of "Red Sorghum", as a director, I did not know how to direct. I had nothing to do with a newcomer like Gong Li, but Jiang Wen, who can act by himself, helped me a lot."

Tan Xing Zhengnong felt embarrassed that Zhang Yimou, a confidant, did not expose his shortcomings.

He felt that the biggest gain of his coming to Cannes this time was not to let people from all over the world see his films, and not to promote Judou in front of so many filmmakers. He felt that the biggest gain was to meet Beto who really understands himself here. Rucci.

But what Zhang Yimou certainly did not expect is that Bertolucci is more interested in how he grasps the vague or direct sexual scenes in the film than the kind of accusation he wants to express in the film. taking pictures.

"Mr. Zhang, how do you control the scale of those lenses that express thoughts through sex?"

https://

Please remember the domain name of this book's first publication:.Apex novel mobile version reading URL: