"The Liang Zhu" made Xia Yan value Sang Hu 's directing ability even more, when Beijing Film Studio decided to shoot Lu Xun's " Blessing " to commemorate the 20th anniversary of his death, Xia Yan specially invited to Sang Hu of Shanghai Film Studio is the director and the screenwriter himself, setting up the "Blessing" shooting team.
"Blessings": The film crew of
"Blessings" adapted from the May Fourth literary works was established in April of that year. It was written by the playwright Xia Yan and directed by Sang Hu. This is the first real cooperation between Sang Hu and Xia Yan.
Xia Yan attaches great importance to the film, and Sang Hu also cherishes the opportunity to participate in the filming of the film. The two discussed the idea of adaptation and film splits several times, and finally the script not only faithfully conveyed the ideological content of the original novel, but also fully maintained the simple and mellow style of the original. The neat, well-proportioned structure of the screenplay also shows the high degree of artistry of the adaptor.
Sang Hu mentioned in "Comrade Xia Yan I Know" about the shooting of "Blessing": Xia Yan watched the stage samples several times, and when we encountered difficulties, he often encouraged us.
Inspired by the belief that this film must be shown on the anniversary of Mr. Lu Xun's death, Sang Hu led the entire film crew to show a high degree of enthusiasm for work, and with the efforts of the entire film crew, the film was completed on schedule.
According to "The Color Film "Blessing" is released in the hometown of Lu Xun": it will be released in the Lu Xun Cinema in Shaoxing City from the 20th, and it has been warmly welcomed by the people of Lu Xun's hometown. A total of six shows were shown that day, with an audience of 6,500 people. The film will be screened on Shaoxing for nine days. By the afternoon of the 20th, 40,000 people have booked movie tickets.
"Blessing" was originally scheduled for two screenings in Beijing, but it was sold out as soon as it was released. In order to meet the needs of the audience, the premiere unit decided to show the show in turn in major theaters across the country. A total of 370 shows were shown in 55 days on the first day, and the attendance rate set a record. It was also widely acclaimed after being shown in various places. It is not easy for
to bring literary works to the screen, and the movie "Blessing" also received different voices from the audience.
Second, the characters in the film lack class commonality and unique personality. The characters created by literary and artistic works should be living images with class commonality and unique personality. Of course, movies are no exception. Master Lu Si in
shows his hypocrisy, brutality, arrogance and selfishness, but he has more than these characteristics.
The film does not better show all the characteristics of the fourth master Lu described in the novel. The fourth master Lu is not abstract, but a living person with a unique personality.
After watching the film "Blessing", Zhang Hua always felt that something was missing in it. When I come back and read Lu Xun's novel Blessings again, this feeling is even more remarkable.
What the film lacks, or does not express enough, is the separation between ordinary people that the novel deeply describes. The film has its flaws, but overall it doesn't hide its flaws. The
film has been widely praised in China, and won the 10th Special Award of the Mexico International Film Festival and the Silver Cap Award of the Mexico International Film Week, and was selected as the film for the 100th anniversary of Chinese film .
"Blessing" is another masterpiece of Sang Hu after "The Liang Zhu", and his film career has reached a peak after New China established .
This also guides a new path for Sang Hu: to adapt the May Fourth literary works and make them into movies to make up for their lack of familiarity with the workers, peasants, and soldiers, and to adapt more quickly to the changes in the film industry after the founding of New China.
"Magician's Adventures": a revolutionary comedy film
Sang Hu has been reluctant to part with comedy films since he wrote and directed the comedy "Fake Phoenix". " tooLong live " and " mournful middle-aged " are all mixed with popular comedy plots.
After the founding of New China, changes in the literary and art policy made the film industry "talk about joy and color", and Sang Hu also stopped writing comedy. Until June 1961, the comedy film " Magician's Adventure ". Because this film can only be shown in a three-dimensional screen theater with special equipment, it has become the longest film in China and the first three-dimensional film in China.
Before liberation, the ideological depth of the comedy films written and directed by Sang Hu was only to reach the normal state of people's films in that era, and it was impossible to touch the foundation of the criminal rule of the reactionary forces.
Under the cultural background and historical conditions at that time, Sang Hu's creative thought has its limitations, but, in these films, we can still see Sang Hu's discernment of right and wrong and his profound understanding of the exploiting class.
For example, in "Fake Phoenix", he mercilessly exposed the ugly faces of corporate managers Zhang Yiqing and Zhou Laotou, which is obviously different from his kind criticism of those little people.
Sang Hu naturally hated the old society, so when he stepped into the ranks of the new Chinese film workers after liberation, he had an infinite love for the new society, and his creative enthusiasm has always been relatively high.
He explored various themes, styles and styles, and his strong love and hatred for the old and new society was frankly and fiery in the film "The Adventures of the Magician" written and directed in 1962 (the screenwriter also includes Wang Lian and Chen Gongmin). . After
was released in 1962, the attendance rate has been prosperous. One of the reasons why "The Magician's Adventures" strongly appeals to audiences is that it has a dual spectacle (color, widescreen, stereo, special glasses when viewing) and popular (father-son affection, comedy form).
The second is that it is the only production of its kind, and the stereoscopic widescreen format is unprecedented for a long time.
