Wang Danfeng has many "unique" titles: the only female star who participated in the film adaptation of the same name based on Ba Jin's "Home", "Spring" and "Autumn"; the only Chinese female star invited to participate in the inauguration of President Reagan... Its prestige at the time.
"Little Swallow, in a fancy dress, come here every spring..." The episode "Little Swallow" in the movie "Nurse's Diary" has become a catchy melody that has become an eternal golden melody of the times, and it is also the starring Wang Danfeng in the film. The singer of the song. Hong Kong singer Luo Wen once recalled, “When I was in elementary school in Guangzhou, my class was divided into two groups. One group was a fan of Wang Danfeng, and the other was a fan of Wang Xiaotang. I was a fan of Wang Danfeng, and she played movies such as "Nurse Diary" and "Sea Soul". "Home" and other movies, I released one movie, I watched "Nurse Diary" three times, and I have memorized the episode "Little Swallow", and I can still sing it from beginning to end."
Birthplace: Shanghai
's life: 1924-2018
Original name: Wang Yufeng
Work unit: Shanghai Film Studio
Zhu Shilin knew "the phoenix" wisely, and "The New Fisherman's Song" became a classic
and left the audience on the screen with the radiant beauty of Wang Danfeng. First impression. And "a bit like Wang Danfeng" also became one of the expressions to measure the degree of beauty at that time. She was named "the most beautiful star in the 1950s". When she was living in the United States, Zhang Ailing mentioned in a letter to her friends that "Ningbo people are more beautiful, like Wang Danfeng..."
was influenced by her father who loved local dramas. Wang Danfeng, whose ancestral home is in Ningbo, Zhejiang, has loved watching movies since she was a child. She regarded Zhou Xuan, Yuan Meiyun, Hu Die and others as her "youth idols". When she graduated from junior high school, she was discovered by director Zhu Shilin when she was invited by a friend to visit Tianyi Film Company. A little girl is played in "Longtan and Tiger's Den". Zhu Shilin had high hopes for her, and especially changed the original name "Wang Yufeng" to "Wang Danfeng", which means "Danfeng Chaoyang".
In 1941, the 17-year-old Wang Danfeng made his debut in the film "Xin Yu Guang Qu". He was called "Xiao Zhou Xuan". She was good at acting and singing, and became one of the most popular female stars of the year. Many years later, when someone talked about Wang Danfeng's title of "Little Zhou Xuan", she would still be a little shy and say: "I am much worse than Zhou Xuan. Zhou Xuan is really famous and very beautiful."
Wang Danfeng has since joined. Acting in films such as "Female Hairdresser", "Peach Blossom Fan", "Three Flowers", "Family Carnival", and "Two Generations of Women", during the filming in Hong Kong, fans spread all over Southeast Asia and influenced the entire Chinese community. From filming in 1941 to filming in 1980, she left more than 50 classic screen art images. Her elegant temperament made her one of the most shining movie stars in people's minds.
Acting conscientiously and "fear" acting
Wang Danfeng has a large number of fans, but he does not like to socialize, and he does not like to actively fight for roles. Whenever a director finds her with a new play script, her first reaction is hesitation , I'm worried that I don't play well, or I have to do a lot of homework in advance to take over the role.
She has experienced a variety of occupations such as nurses, hairdressers, and ticket sellers. In order to experience her role, she went to the countryside for half a year, learning to plant seedlings, go to the fields, turn the soil, eat and live with the villagers, and only return home once a month. "I will do farm work together during the day, and learn how to plant seedlings and turn the soil. They wear a big straw hat, and I also wear one. This kind of experience is good, and it will be natural to play a farmer in the future. The sister-in-law and old lady of that family are kind, call me Danfeng囡囡".
Wang Danfeng plays Jian Suhua in "Nurse Diary". Before
starred in the "Nurse Diary" heroine Jian Suhua, Wang Danfeng had never played such a new Chinese female role. She made a special trip to Shanghai Nursing College to visit nurses who are about to graduate. And in the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant, where they were located, they went to the young women workers to learn about their lives. The director asked her to sing the theme song in person, but she quickly refused, on the grounds that she was not professional, and should ask a professional singer to sing it until the director convinced her with the setting of the role itself. After the film was released, there was a long queue of applicants from the Shanghai Nursing School.
In 1962, Tianma Film Studio shot the comedy "The Barber". Wang Danfeng worried that he would not be able to control the comedy role, and it would be difficult to be accepted by the general audience. He said to the director, "You saw the wrong person." After taking the play, she paid a visit to Shanghai at the Shanghai Nanjing Road BarbershopThe famous scissors Liu Ruiqing is a teacher, and she learns to cut her hair and shave on time every day. In the film, she always brushes a chair with white cloth and is inspired by this experience. Many movie fans who heard the news lined up in front of the barber shop, just wanting to see Wang Danfeng's demeanor. The
movie "Peach Blossom Fan" was a stand-up work of Xiying, which was only five years old at that time. In order to play the young and young Li Xiangjun, Wang Danfeng played and sang silently all day long. The film editor Xue Xiaoqiang was Her movie fan, he once said when he recalled Wang Danfeng: "What I remember most was that she was extremely serious in her work, and she was approachable and she had no stardom." "We were shooting next to the West Lake, but she didn't go out very much, often in the 15 square meter area. In the small house, endure the heat and heat, read the script carefully, and use the notebook to record her performance."
Wang Danfeng once recalled that she was embarrassed to even look back at the earlier scenes, especially the part of her performance, "I can’t stand it. I was inexperienced at the time. I was still very scared when filming. I was afraid that people would not film me in the future. Later I found out that there was no filming. Many people came to me for filming, and I slowly grew courageous."
took the initiative to stop filming, "Don’t take the past. The impression of "destroyed"
In 1980, the 56-year-old Wang Danfeng starred in the last work of his career, "Jade Butterfly", in the film from 16 to 60 years old. She once recalled that she felt uncomfortable when she was filming a young scene. “Knowing that her age is far away from the role, and on the one hand, she likes the role, so it is more contradictory. The only way is to get into the scene and don’t think about age. Not age.” So she insisted on getting up at four o'clock every morning and never complaining about makeup, and she has almost strict requirements on her image and acting skills on the screen. After
took pictures, she set three principles for herself: not participating in activities, not accepting interviews, and not taking photos with others. She said: "I have to be worthy of my old audience and let them know that Wang Danfeng is still their'little swallow'." "I feel a little sad, but there are few suitable plays. Don't ruin the good impressions of the past."
didn't appear in front of the audience until she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 20th Shanghai International Film Festival. Wang Danfeng’s daughter Liu Xin recalled that, in order to make the audience have a good impression, Wang Danfeng meticulously prepared, saying "Hello everyone, thank you for the honor given to me by the Shanghai International Film Festival, and wish the Chinese-language movies better and better." I recite these words every day for more than two weeks. The host Cao Kefan had an unforgettable long conversation with Wang Danfeng for the last time, “She wrote four words in my guest’s guestbook, and I think it is deafening to read, that is,'deep into life'.”
In Liu Xin’s impression, Wang Danfeng is very low-key , Do not participate in social activities outside of work, and ride a bicycle home after work. "Mom doesn't like to be in the limelight and has nothing to do with the world. But even at home, my mother will work very hard. Before the filming of each film, my mother will always take the script home, and read the script after dinner. Read it word by word, ponder it in a sentence." The
actor Liang Boluo once recalled the experience of meeting Wang Danfeng at the opening ceremony of the film festival. He remembers that Wang Danfeng was low-key and humble, not good at speech, and very simple speeches, but always arrived early and quiet. Sitting on the ground in a corner. She admires beauty and pursues beauty. Even in the period of lack of materials, she will change the woolen false collar of different colors to embellish the blue or black winter clothes in the midwinter.
Beijing News reporter Li Yan
