Chen Kaige later recalled Leslie Cheung and , he remembered a dream he once had: "I had a dream. I said this came when I put on a costume. I felt something was wrong, so I heard him say in pure Mandarin: ' Farewell from now on.'I woke up, sweating in my head. "The strange thing is that this dream was at least two years before Leslie Cheung passed away.
is April 1 of the year again. No matter how many years have passed, there will always be countless people commemorating Leslie Cheung on this day, which is indeed very relieved for this outstanding late artist.
and even South Korea previously planned to re-screen the restored version of "Farewell My Concubine" today to commemorate the 17th anniversary of Leslie Cheung's death. Unfortunately, due to the epidemic, the file was withdrawn.
Leslie Cheung has many identities. The most well-known ones are singers and actors. At the singer level, Leslie Cheung’s influence was earlier than and higher than the four heavenly kings. From the actor level, he left a classic for the world. There are countless movies. Among them, the most commendable is "Farewell My Concubine" directed by Chen Kaige in 1992.
In the documentary film "Farewell My Concubine", Leslie Cheung recalled the first meeting with Chen Kaige: "When I met him for the first time, I thought he was very talented, and he was not like an ordinary director. Talk to me, not about whether you can play this role, but how to play this role well.” The scene where the two met for the first time. Director Chen Kaige also looked back many years later: “People are Hongtou Hong Kong. In Southeast Asia, Taiwan is more senior than the four kings, but meeting people is very humble. I said:'I'm sorry for you, I met you but I didn't bring the script because the script is still being revised.' He said: "It's okay, you can tell me about it." I couldn't hold back this talk. I talked for two and a half hours, two and a half hours, and he didn't interrupt me, but just kept smoking. His hands shook slightly, as he talked to the back The more he trembles, I think he was moved. After the story was finished, I met and laughed, he just said to me: "I am the Chen Dieyi." "
Of course, many people explain that the shaking of hands is Leslie Cheung's body. For many years of minor problems, but without interrupting Director Chen's script for two and a half hours, I was fascinated by it, and we are more willing to believe that this is indeed his fascination.
In fact, many fans who pay attention to the movie "Farewell My Concubine" and Leslie Cheung should know that Li Bihua, the original author of "Farewell My Concubine", created the character "Chen Dieyi" based on Leslie Cheung. From the later point of view, whether it is the psychological understanding of the role or the deduction and control of the role, Leslie Cheung is worthy of this "character blueprint" title. When
filmed "Farewell My Concubine", although Leslie Cheung worked very hard, he also had his own worries, such as the scale of the movie. Leslie Cheung once recalled in an interview: "Because we all know that this movie is more sensitive. Because it was describing a gay story, he (Chen Kaige) said something to me. I felt very touched. He said:'It's 1992, not 29.' "
is also their mutual relationship. Encouragement and support have allowed them to form an excellent creative team that is difficult to replicate.
Leslie Cheung has his own views on the role of "Cheng Dieyi", but at the same time, he also has his own ambivalence about this role-
"I don't want to be Cheng Dieyi," Leslie Cheung said bluntly, "My It means that I don’t want to be him, because I...to be honest, I am much happier than him, but I love to play this role very much." The understanding and sympathy of the character "Die Yi".
Frankly speaking, I am much happier than him. Looking at the sentence
now, it makes people silent. How many people hope that this "happiness" can continue.
