More than sixty years of ups and downs, sixty years of good memories, precious spiritual feasts, and full of memories. The "Popular Film" magazine, once known as the "first Chinese film", left an unforgettable impression on readers with its magnificent appearance.
is too good to be over again. Today I will show my friends the 12 cover photos of "Popular Film" in 1961. While appreciating the beauty of the past, it also has a certain significance for understanding the publishing history of "Popular Film".
The cover of the first and second issues of 1961: The color documentary "Battle Cuba" produced by the Central News Documentary Film Studio. The picture shows Cuban Prime Minister Castro.
Before the publication of "Popular Film" in 1961, "Popular Film" was normally published in the form of a bimonthly for 8 years, with two issues per month and 24 issues throughout the year. In the first quarter of 1961, "Popular Films" was published as a bimonthly six issues, but all were joint issues, with a total of three issues; from April to December, it was changed to a monthly issue with nine issues, and a total of 12 issues were published throughout the year.
1961 cover of the 3rd and 4th issue: the heroine Elai Khan in the film "Maya Dai", played by the performance artist Qin Yi. The
film reflects the transitional period of the old and the new society, the class struggle intertwined with ethnic contradictions, and describes the growth process of the first generation of female doctors of the Dai nationality after liberation. Qin Yi plays both mother and daughter in the film. Through her meticulous performance, the artistic image of Elekhan has left a deep impression on the audience.
1961 cover of the 5th and 6th issue: the heroine Zhou Lian in the film "Revolutionary Family", played by the performing artist Yu Lan.
Revolutionary family, for how many people can live a peaceful life and give the whole family's life. Ideals, family affection, comrades, fatherly love, maternal love, sisterly love, revolutionary achievements, the cruelty of the enemy, the wisdom and flexibility of the martyrs, are fully reflected in this film. Yu Lan is an old artist with both virtue and art. Her performance is vivid, especially her eyes. Cover of the April 1961 issue of
: Classic stills from the American feature film "The Backbone of Society".
"Popular Movies", once the country's highest-selling film magazine, has accompanied Chinese fans for more than 60 years. Recalling the past, everything about "Popular Movies" is like flowing clouds on the horizon, slowly fading out of our sight and drifting away from us, but the beauty it left behind is always unforgettable.
May 1961 cover: Men and women singles champions of the 26th World Table Tennis Championships, Chinese players Zhuang Zedong and Qiu Zhonghui.
In the 1960s, the cover of "Popular Film" magazine was more about publishing pictures of outstanding actresses, giving people a new visual sense.
June 1961 cover: The heroine Qionghua in the film "Red Detachment of Women", played by performance artist Zhu Xijuan. The red classic movie of
has left people with the deepest memory. Under the tall and tall coconut trees, the heroic female soldiers of the Detachment of Women are training; beside the beautiful Wanquan River, the girls regained their daughter’s instincts, laughing and playing with each other; and on the battlefield filled with gunpowder, they took up their weapons and confronted the enemy. In a desperate battle. Wu Qionghua, a maid who would rather die than surrender, let Zhu Xijuan act. Zhu Xijuan is not pretty, but her acting skills are superb. The movies she starred in are all liked.
July 1961 cover: Army Commander Shen Zhenxin and Captain Liu Sheng in the film "Red Sun", played by Zhang Fa and Lipo respectively. The film
is an excellent historical military war film. The film is magnificent, the battle is of considerable scale, and the battle scenes are intense and contagious. It is a rare excellent work of its kind. At the same time, several main characters in the film have distinct characteristics and strong contrasts, which are very successful in shaping and become classic images in war films.
Cover of August 1961: The actor Zhu Laozhong in the film "Red Flags" is played by the performing artist Cui Wei. The
film depicts the path of Zhu Laozhong and other farmers on the road of conscious revolution with deep and vigorous brushstrokes, and reflects the social conditions and struggles of the northern rural areas of my country in the 1920s and 1930s. With strong emotional experience and profound artistic attainments, Cui Wei brought Zhu Laozhong’s heroic spirit and courage to theGeng Geng's righteousness is incisive and natural. Qu Yuhui.
September 1961 cover: The heroine bitter girl in the film "Dead Tree Every Spring", played by You Jia. The movie
tells the world about the complete eradication of schistosomiasis in the rural areas of Jiangnan. The film pursues the rigorous structure of the picture and the novel and original concept of montage. The storytelling is smooth and natural. The photography has largely absorbed the expression methods of Chinese classical opera and painting, especially the excellent application of the horizontally shifted long lens, giving the film a subtle and timeless artistic conception and Rich lyrical color.
October 1961 cover: classic stills from the former Soviet Union color feature film "White Night". The
film is adapted from Dostoyevsky’s love novels, and can be regarded as a good guide for reading classics. The dreamer still lives in fantasy, and Naskinka enters the marriage hall with the beloved; however, the momentary heart-to-heart collision becomes eternal; this is the final result of the story.
November 1961 cover: classic stills from the colorful dance drama "Little Knife Club".
The bright colors and bright dances in this film are the beginning of a model drama, but a form of expression of national dance. In the film, the smoothness of the action far exceeds that of the Hong Kong movies of the same period. The soundtrack is perfect, and the overture to the Knife Club has been passed down to this day.
December 1961 cover: A Cai, the heroine in the film "South China Sea Tide", played by Wu Wenhua.
This movie is quite tasteful and legendary. The heroine A Cai is beautiful, a kind of healthy beauty. In the film, the scene of a child getting married is very good, the characters are real and cute, and the linear narrative gradually reaches its climax according to the ideology.
