He has helped Zhang Yimou three times in the mirror, and his new work starring Yao Chen and Ma Yili, focusing on women, focusing on reality
reporter Wang Jingjing
In 2012, during the final "big bombing" of the film "1942", the photographer Lu Le said to the crew: I will retire after filming this. Everyone thought he was joking-Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei, Hou Yong and other old classmates of Lu Le are still in their peak creative period, retiring?
did not expect Lu Le to be serious. "1942" won the Best Photography Award from the Italian Photographers' Association. Lu Le did not accept the award and did not accept any new works. The return of
was forced by the times. With the rise of digital, the decline of film, and the film is still in its late stages, a film processing company that Lu Le had been cooperating with went bankrupt. The young man told Lu Le, "Uncle, don't come to our place in the future." At that moment, Lu Le felt that it might be the end, so he took the initiative and didn't struggle. He walked away happily, leaving only three collaborations with Zhang Yimou, five-time partner with Feng Xiaogang, and brilliant collaborations with big names such as Tian Zhuangzhuang, Huang Shuqin, Chen Chong, Hu Mei, and Wu Yusen.
has been dormant for several years, and the silent Lu Le suddenly broke out recently. The work that meets the world is called "Find You".
male/female
"Find You" is a realistic film focusing on women, telling the story of three mothers. The lawyer played by Yao Chen is a strong woman in the workplace, and her husband is a typical "mabao man". Yao Chen wants to live a free and independent life, file for divorce, and retain the child's custody rights; Ma Yili plays the nanny from a poor background, and her husband has domestic violence. The divorce was supposed to be divorced, but the child fell into the abyss in life after he fell ill; another mother with few shots in the film is a full-time housewife. After her husband transferred her property, she filed a divorce with her and took away the child's custody. What is the marriage that should be pursued? How to choose between occupation and family? Regarding the disappearance of the female lawyer's child, Lu Le raised a series of sharp questions for contemporary women behind an exciting "solving the case" story.
As a male director, Lu Le made "Find You" without any sense of contradiction. He attributed it to "all comes from life." He can be regarded as an "old son". When his father was not young, he had personally experienced a series of entanglements and tribulations such as the baby's premature birth, a serious illness, asking a nanny, and his wife returning to the workplace. "Maybe it was also because of these experiences that moved me to participate in this film." Many related things in
society also made Lu Le feel very shocked. During the filming of the film, there was an arson case involving a nanny in Hangzhou. “A family just disappeared, and the public was speculating about the motives of the nanny. By this year, the death sentence was pronounced. This is the result. We broke the association and the prosecution. I don’t know more. The law is only a result, and literary works can go deeper. Of course, we are not shooting this case, but there are indeed many sad problems in this society, and we have to raise them in the film."
Lu Le takes the children herself, and always hears the saying that "the children are mainly the mothers" at the entrance of the kindergarten. "Whether it is from a male point of view or a fatherhood, I hope that the audience will think about it after watching the movie. They can participate more and be more dedicated in educating and cultivating their next generation, or in the emotional relationship between men and women. "The female lawyer played by Yao Chen in the
movie finally found her daughter who was taken away by the nanny, and she also found herself, "It's called "Finding You", but she actually found herself. This is not just about looking for a child. The story is also the story of how contemporary women find themselves."
unchanged/changing
"Lu Le is an angry young man, who is strong and fierce in school." Hou Yong, who is also a photographer and director, commented on herself like this Old classmate. Lu Le is a Tianjin native who grew up in Beijing and was an educated youth for some time. In 1978, just after the "Cultural Revolution" ended, the Beijing Film Academy re-enrolled students. Lu Le, along with Zhang Yimou, Hou Yong, Zhao Fei, Gu Changwei, and Zhang Li, became classmates in the Department of Photography. In fact, the students of
were recruited according to the standards of artists. The examinations were not only about photography, but also painting and art. Before being admitted to the Beijing Film Academy, Lu Le actually only shot two rolls of film, borrowed a 135 camera from others, and took photos for a month before being admitted. Many years later, he sighed: "This is destiny." In the Department of Photography,
has to learn both art and skills. For example, you need to be good at chemistry because you have to learn film processing. Lu Le is good in mathematics, physics and chemistry, good English, good drawing, likes to read, and is a "generalist" in the class. In junior year, the teacherAnnouncing the establishment of a study group, students are required to combine freely. In the future, graduation works and internships will be taken as a group. A group of Lu Le, Hou Yong and Zhang Yimou. At that time, Tian Zhuangzhuang, a student of the director department, wanted to shoot graduation works, so he chose this group.
Later, Tian Zhuangzhuang, Zhang Jianya and Xie Xiaojing co-directed "The Red Elephant" and found them again. This is a children's film. After listening to the magical story of a red elephant, the Dai primary school students were deeply attracted and went into the forest with friends to find it. The film was shot in the virgin forests of Yunnan, under difficult conditions. The protagonists are children and animals, both of which are the most difficult to control. There is a scene that requires a cheetah to play. The leased leopard just couldn't get out of the cage. Everyone tried their best, but they didn't dare to be tough, and they all stalemate with the leopard. At that time, Lu Le said, "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers". He stretched out his arms and said, "I'm coming." He slipped into the cheetah's cage little by little, and slowly forced the leopard out of the cage. Looking at his gentle face now, it is hard for reporters to imagine that Lu Le was once such a bold person.
"Among my classmates at school, my photography was the least styled. I can give others what they want." Lu Le always told the media. When shooting together, the three talked. Zhang Yimou once said that his goal was to be a director, Hou Yong wanted to be the best photographer, and Lu Le said he wanted to go abroad to learn something. In the mid-1980s, after filming Tian Zhuangzhuang's "The Hunting Grounds", Lu Le studied in France. Soon, Zhang Yimou made his debut film "Red Sorghum", and Hou Yong won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Photography by "Sun Yat-sen". All three of them got their long-cherished wish.
From the early shooting of his works, Lu Le has been pursuing the reality of the lens. He once said: "Reality is also a means of expression. From the time I filmed "The Hunting Grounds", I used reality to express the cruelty of life and the hardships of life. I think that the naturalistic method in realism is to express the hardships of life. The best way." After
went abroad, Lu Le gradually had his own ideas and pursuits. He was once seen by the internationally renowned documentary director Yuris Evans and invited to cooperate. At that time, Evans was over eighty years old and was preparing for "Story of the Wind" and asked four teams to help him shoot. Lu Le knew what kind of lens Yiwen thought wanted, but felt that it was inconsistent with his artistic concept, so he insisted on shooting himself.
Some people say that Lu Le is too "shaft" and doesn't know how to work around. But on the other hand, he is also a "God Assist" who can cooperate with anyone in the film circle to make good works.
In the 1990s, Lu Le helped Huang Shuqin to shoot "Painting Soul". He perfectly combines the local practice of Chinese film with what he has learned in Europe. When Zhang Yimou saw his old classmates return to China, he also took the initiative to invite him. "Shake and Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge" won the Cannes Best Technology Award, Oscar Best Photography Award and many other nominations, and Lu Le has become an internationally renowned photographer. Since then, his pictures have become more refined.
Next, in a series of collaborations between "Living" and "Something to Say Well", Zhang Yimou commented: "Lu Le can put character expression and storytelling in the first place, not show off or show off. He can do this very much. Easy."
"Apocalypse Now" photographer Storaro once said: "The style of a film should be completed by the interaction between the director and the photographer. The most important thing is to understand the director’s creative intentions, not only the storyline. It’s important to understand the core of the film’s expression." Lu Le is such a person who can dance with the directors. After the filming of "If You Have Something to Say", his invitations continued. "Heavenly Bath", "Beauty New World", "Beautiful Mother", "Fanny's Smile", "Millennium Lake", Chen Chong, Shi Runjiu, Sun Zhou, Hu Mei, Li Guangxun (South Korean director), different styles, different themes, he tried different The challenge, but also a different story.
During this time, he participated in big scenes. Following Wu Yusen's filming of "Red Cliff", which was known as the largest investment in Chinese film history at that time, Lu Le was heading for an international blockbuster. During the shooting, 7 cameras were operating at the same time, and the camera crew consisted of more than 70 people.
He also has a cooperative and stable partner. "Assembly Number", "If You Are the One", "Tangshan Earthquake" and "1942", these series of works have received word-of-mouth and box office together, singing along the way.
Concentration/Astigmatism
is different from being a photographer who is calm and comfortable and coping with all directions. As a director, Lu Le likes to create in bulk. With so many big names, he never thought about "learning from experience." When the premiere of "Find You" was held this time, many industry leaders were invited, and Lu Le only felt "particularly embarrassed."
Lu Le's early yearsAlso tried to turn to the director. After "Shake and Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge" won five foreign photography awards, he directed the tube. There were not many works, and several films were not smooth. In the end, only one "Beauty" met the world. "Grass", and the box office was not good, Shu Qi played a female educated youth in this film.
For rookie director Lu Le, that period of time can only be described as "staggering", taking one step, falling one step, persevering, and letting go. After
has settled for so many years, Lu Le said with a smile that he had been "smoothed" in the first stage of the director's experience, and entered the second stage, "If you can't hold on, you will come out again." In his early years, he said that the working methods of being a director and being a photographer are different. There is a big difference: "The photographer's eyes are'astigmatism'. They have to scatter both eyes outwards, paying attention to the surrounding environment and atmosphere. The director's eyes are It’s a scene with tens of thousands of people. What the director sees is what the protagonist is doing. When working as a photographer, many things are technical elements. When a director, many things are aura, just like the traditional Chinese paintings. The same as white, a good director actually does this thing very well, but you can't leave blank for photography, and the focus cannot be left blank. The director leaves blank in time."
's new film "Find You" and Lu Le's previous works Different, "I used to be more personal and niche. This time I pay more attention to society. I also participated in distribution activities and caring for moviegoers. It was a change. Everyone has to live. Although living in the mist is life."
Now, he thinks more thoroughly about how to be a director. "As a profession, the best role model is Spielberg. When filming this scene, another script is also being prepared, and many projects are in progress. You can continue at the right time. Shooting. I can’t do it myself. I haven’t done anything. I can’t explain a lot of things later. I can’t catch up with them. There will be a big gap in my heart. A director must be an impulsive storyteller. The stories are together. The story should be the same as your worldview. I have been at this age and have experienced so many things. If I want to say something, then I will be a director." As a director of technical background, he knows well, "Since the film From its birth to the present, the big scenes and special effects can't explain much. The gap in technology can always catch up. The most important thing is the concern for people, the compassion, compassion and discussion of individuals, and the insights on the current social situation." Before the end of the interview with
, Lu Le’s work partner had been waiting by the side and wanted him to review the script. He couldn't wait to end the interview politely. Watch more movies and read more books, shoot as many films as you have, and accompany your children without them. Now he is more willing to treat work and life at his own pace.
Lu Le
was born in 1957 and graduated from Beijing Film Academy. He once served as director of photography for films directed by Zhang Yimou, Wu Yusen, Feng Xiaogang, etc. His photographic works include "Alive", "Shake and Shake to Grandma Bridge", "Red Cliff", "Tangshan Earthquake", "1942" and so on. In recent years, he has directed films such as "Beauty Grass" and "Find You".
