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"The north wind blows, the snowflakes flutter, and the snowflakes come every year..." Even if you haven't seen the old movie "White Haired Girl", the theme song "North Wind Blows" must be sung by everyone. Right?
"White Haired Girl" is a feature film produced by Northeast Film Studio (the predecessor of Changchun Film Studio), directed by Wang Bin and Shui Hua, Tian Hua (Xi'er), Li Wanwan (Dachun) , Zhang Shouwei (Yang Bailao), Chen Qiang (Huang Shiren), Hu Peng (Aunt Wang), Li Renlin (Mu Renzhi), etc. It was released on March 11, 1951. The film tells the story of Xi'er, the daughter of Yang Bailao, a poor rural tenant farmer in North China before liberation, after being taken over by the landlord Huang Shiren, she fled into the mountains and old forests, her hair turned white, and was later rescued by her fiance Wang Dachun.
Aunt Wang’s house and Xi’er’s house are neighbors. Her son Dachun and Xi’er had a childhood sweetheart. Just as the two agreed to let them get married, Xi’er was robbed and occupied by the bully landlord Huang Shiren, and was cruelly abused. Xi'er couldn't bear it, so she fled into the mountains for three years, all her hair turned white. During this period, the villagers thought she was a ghost, a "white hair fairy", and they were afraid of her. Later, Dachun rescued Xi'er and punished the bully, Xi'er was finally able to avenge her revenge.
"The White Haired Girl" is adapted from the opera of the same name. In previous operas or other literary works, the love relationship between the two is a bit hazy. In the movie, it is clear that there is not only love between them, but also Eventually he became a husband and wife, and this treatment highlights Huang Shiren's bully behavior of occupying his wife.
The famous performance artists Tian Hua and Chen Qiang became big stars for their outstanding performances in "White Haired Girl", and both were elected as New China's "Twenty-Two Big Movie Stars". Guo Lanying and Wang Kun also sang "White Haired Girl". Interlude and vocal music. Although Dachun's actor made a sensation for playing "Dachun", but in the end he was not as popular as Tian Hua and Chen Qiang. Later, few people mentioned him.
So, who is this actor? He is the performance artist Li Wanwan.
No.2
Li Wanwan was born in 1926 in Zhaocheng County, Shanxi Province (now Zhaocheng Town, Hongdong County). After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937, Li Wanwan, who was only 11 years old, joined the Eighth Route Army and served as an order soldier in the Northwest Field Force. Two years later, he became a member of the Children's Drama Team of the Northwest Battlefield Service Corps and started his performance.
In 1944, Li Wanwan was ordered to study at Yan'an Lu Xun Academy of Arts. A year later, he went to the Northeast and joined the Northeast Art Troupe. In September 1948, he was transferred to the Northeast Film Studio as an actor. He appeared on the big screen for the first time when he participated in the movie "Children of China" adapted from the story of "Eight Women Casting the River".
In January 1949, Li Wanwan left Northeast China and became one of the founders of the Beijing Film Company. After the establishment of the Beijing Film Studio, he became an actor in the troupe.
As mentioned earlier, Li Wanwan’s fame is due to Dachun in the 1950 starring "White-haired Girl". He successfully created a simple and honest youth image. As soon as "White Haired Girl" was staged, it became a sensation. According to statistics, during the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1951, the film was shown at the same time in 155 theaters in 25 cities across the country. The number of domestic first-round viewers reached more than 6 million. In Lanzhou, Gansu, there were 205 consecutive screenings for 11 days with 135,327 audiences. The film has become one of the most influential classic films in China.
In 1955, Li Wanwan entered the Beijing Film Academy for further studies, and after graduation he returned to the actor troupe of Beijing Film Studio. During this period, he also starred and participated in the militia captain Lei Shizhu in "Heroes of Luliang", Ding Shuangxi in "When the Grapes Are Ripe", Xiao Jiang in "Infinite Potential", and the Navy in "An Unknown Island" Instructor Wang Yongzhi, Guo Quanhai in The Storm, Su Cheng, instructor in Bihaidanxin, District Mayor in Xiao Erhei Marriage, Yu Changshui, deliveryman in Red Mail Road, etc.
No.3
Li Wanwan is known for playing the image of a simple and honest young farmer. In several movies he starred in, he can perform well in the characters he portrayed. He is an old actor with rich background.
In "Heroes of Lvliang", Li Wanwan starred in Lei Shizhu, a militia captain who lacked experience in organizing the masses to carry out guerrilla struggles. Due to paralysis, the villagers' lives and property suffered heavy losses. After some thoughtTransformed and struggled, he and his comrades finally killed the Japanese commander, captured the hidden traitor, and liberated the town of Shuiyu.
In "Anonymous Island", Li Wanwan played the naval instructor Wang Yongzhi. The film has a unique perspective. It combines military and political struggles on an unnamed island on the Fujian front in the autumn of 1958. It is dangerous and exciting. Through Li Wanwan’s performing arts, the wit and brave image of the PLA commanders and fighters and the high-spirited and optimistic style are fully realized. Show.
However, like many film artists, during the "Cultural Revolution", Li Wanwan was also sent to a cadre school to participate in various labor and education, and did not return to Beijing Film until 1973.
Especially after 1978, Li Wanwan served as the production director of Beijing Film Studio. During this period, in addition to earnestly fulfilling his responsibilities as a production director, as an actor, he also participated in some films, such as playing the county party secretary Zhang Li in "Bull Horn Stone", and playing the county magistrate Qin Gang and "Marshal" in "Tears". "The Death" plays the role of Dao Wang and so on.
In 1984, Li Wanwan began to serve as secretary of the Disciplinary Committee of Beijing Film Studio. In addition to management work, he also took time to participate in some film and television dramas, such as "Xie Juezai", "Welcome Spring Flowers", "A Woman Wading Through the Man River", "Skynet" and so on.
Judging from his decades of film and television career, Li Wanwan is best at shaping the image of young farmers, cadres and soldiers who are simple and honest. On April 19, 2010, Li Wanwan died of illness in Beijing at the age of 84.
deeply miss the performance artist "Dachun" Li Wanwan!
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