Original title: Hu Ge: I'm afraid of dragging my legs, I can't step on the rhythm.
was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes International Film Festival in May, and it was screened in theaters in December. Director Diao Yinan's new work "The Party at the South Station" really made domestic audiences wait for a long time. . The film still continues Diao Yinan’s genre of noir movies, but moved the story from the cold northeast to Wuhan, which is full of rivers and lakes, and is starred by popular actor Hu Ge Tiaoliang, Gui Lunmei, Liao Fan, Wan Qian, Huang Jue and other arts The regulars in the film serve as "green leaves" in the film. On December 1, the film premiered in Beijing, and Diao Yinan appeared with the leading actors. In the
film, the detective captain played by Liao Fan is offering a huge reward for arresting the fugitive Zhou Zenong, played by Hu Ge. Accompanying swimmer Liu Aiai, Zhou Zenong's former friend Huahua, and his wife Yang Shujun, who had not seen her in five years, were all involved in this chasing vortex of crime and punishment.
Diao Yinan’s works are mostly suspenseful and criminal. Talking about this creative direction, he explained that these kinds of movies are based on very dramatic and attractive stories, "It can be guaranteed that it is a good-looking movie. "Compared with smaller literary and artistic films, this kind of strong drama films will have more audiences and markets, and will not be so miserable to ask for help and send friends to motivate everyone to buy tickets. "When there are more audiences, the ideas the movie wants to convey will have a chance to be seen by more people." When asked which color to describe "The Party at Southern Station", Diao Yinan answered without thinking it was black, "because this is a movie. Film noir, Zhou Zenong’s last experience also gives people a black feeling.”
The charm of Wuhan city was unearthed to the greatest extent by Diao Yinan this time: rainy and humid weather, chaotic and vibrant old communities, and Biao The fierce Wuhan dialect, the vast blue lake, the police disguised as a motorcycle driver, the wontons and beef noodles in the small restaurant... Diao Yinan revealed that at the beginning, because there are many scenes involving the lake in the script, the main creator locked the filming location. In Wuhan, because Wuhan is a city of hundred lakes. All the actors in the film were asked to speak the Wuhan dialect. Hu Ge from Shanghai and Gui Lunmei from Taiwan both hired special language teachers to practice for this, and worked hard on their lines.
recalled the most difficult scene in the filming. Diao Yinan introduced that when Gui Lunmei was filming the scene where Gui Lunmei was connected to the Wonton shop, a large number of local residents gathered at the filming location because of accidental leaks. "Everyone heard that Hu Ge was coming. From all points of view, there was no Hu Ge at all in that scene." To ensure safety, the crew had to block the set and start shooting after midnight. As a result, even Diao Yinan himself was blocked from entering and could only rely on the walkie-talkie. Contact the studio.
The protagonists of "The Gathering at Southern Station" are mostly marginalized figures, and the protagonist Zhou Zenong is a criminal at large. Diao Yinan said frankly that marginal characters are often overlooked, but they also have flashes of light. "Zhou Zenong was a person who followed the crowd at first, abandoned by life, or escaped from life, but when his destiny was suddenly changed and he was about to face death, he had the opportunity to change himself, and he began to have a sense of existence. The problem he faces seems to be a philosophical problem, that is, how do we die. This is also a problem that everyone has to face." Hu Ge, who plays Zhou Zenong, said that this shooting experience reminded him of the previous starring actors in the promotion film. Six steps of feeling. "Several other actors of theirs already know how to dance 16 steps on the set (Hu Ge does not have this part of the scene). I can’t and I’m not good at dancing, so I didn’t keep up in the promotion show. To be honest, I was a little bit I’m worried, I’m afraid of dragging my feet, I can’t step on the rhythm, I can’t keep up with the pace, but in the end I slowly blend in with everyone.” It is reported that the film will be released on December 6.
