Time Network News The Sino-French co-production film "Dating", produced by Luc Besson, premiered recently. Producer and screenwriter Qiao Wei, producer Liu Yongsheng, director An Jianjun and Yang Huilong, starring Cao Li, Cao Yutong, Du Xudong, Xue Shan, Dawa Zhuoma, Song Xinjie, Zhou Yi and Wei Qing attended the event. The film will be released on November 8. The joining of
internationally renowned director Luc Besson is undoubtedly a very eye-catching presence in The Engagement. As an internationally renowned heavyweight director, he has countless masterpieces, such as the films "This Killer Is Not So Cold", "Blue Sea and Blue Sky" and Science fiction action movie "The Fifth Element" etc.
According to Qiao Wei, he and Luc Besson became attached to the 2016 Beijing International Film Festival. When he first expressed his thoughts on the film "The Engagement" to Luc Besson, Luc Besson agreed to participate. He also provided great help in the script creation and shooting process, and also provided his own manor as a shooting location.
This collaboration is also the first time Luc Besson has joined a Chinese film. Luc Besson's daughter Juliet Besson also made his Chinese film debut in the film. In addition, Luc Besson also introduced the French company Europa to participate in the filming and production, to guarantee the technical level of the film. The
movie "The Engagement" tells the story of a French journalist Snow who came to China by chance in the early 1980s during the reform and opening up, and met Liu Changgen, a rural guy. The two had a wonderful time together. With a camera in his hand, Snow recorded what he saw and heard about Chang Gen, witnessed the entanglement of Chinese young people in love and marriage at that time, and left an unforgettable romantic love story with Chang Gen.
In "Dating for Marriage", not only can we see the major changes that have taken place in the countryside after the reform and opening up, from the distribution of land in rural areas, to the changes in people's lives and thoughts, and to the love of Chinese and foreign young people. Moreover, the changes of the times and the impact of culture have brought different life trends to the protagonists. In terms of actors, there are many star and old artists such as Liu Peiqi, Cao Li, Du Xudong, He Zhengjun, Cao Yutong, Ding Jiali, etc., as well as French film star Vanessa Gide and emerging power Juliet Besson.
