Beijing News Recently, the movie "Chasing the Moon" directed and written by Qiao Liang, starring He Saifei, Yuan Wenkang and others, was screened in South Korea. This work won the starring He Saifei the Best Actress Award at the 36th China Film Golden Rooster Awards in 2023, and is scheduled to be released during the March 8th Festival this year. Also screened at the same time was the movie "Original". In an interview, director Qiao Liang revealed, "He Saifei's performance will definitely not disappoint everyone."
He Saifei starred in the movie "Chasing the Moon".
"On the Plains" and "Chasing the Moon" are two movies with contemporary themes. "On the Plains" tells the story of reporter Kang Wen who returned to his long-awaited hometown of Tongchuan, Shaanxi Province for news reporting, and accidentally discovered a national treasure crested ibis. The bird affects the interests of different people. In the process of chasing and hiding the crested ibis, everyone's scars are gradually revealed. "Chasing the Moon" tells the story of an "alternative mother" and a famous Yue opera actress, Teacher Qi, whose life is glamorous on stage but riddled with holes off stage. Qiao Liang said frankly that at first he was a little worried about whether Koreans would understand the theme of Yue Opera such as "Chasing the Moon", but it turned out that this worry was unnecessary, "I feel that South Korea is getting more and more understanding of China, and they even know Yue Opera. This is What I didn't expect was that I used to think that in Chinese opera, it would be great if they knew Peking Opera, but I didn't expect that they knew so much. There was also an audience member who actually knew that dialects were used in the movie. China and South Korea are both Eastern countries. , everyone has similar concerns about family, emotions, and real life. They were very touched after watching the movie. I watched secretly from the side, and everyone cried in the same place."
won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress. He Saifei was very excited at the previous award ceremony. Qiao Liang lamented that He Saifei invested a lot in this movie: "She spent a lot of effort thinking about this character. She called me and asked, why is the character like this? Why is it like that? Later, she shot Within two days, she suddenly connected with this character while taking a shower. She suddenly understood this person and started crying. She later told me that she was crying while taking a shower."
was filming a highlight scene After finishing, Qiao Liang noticed that He Saifei's body was trembling. "The moment He Saifei won the award, I felt great. It was her wish. It was her first time to play a leading role and she had suffered so much. It was such a reward. Something very gratifying."
Qiao Liang and He Saifei attended the 36th China Golden Rooster Awards.
He Saifei's win also inspired everyone on the crew, "For a small-budget film like "Chasing the Moon," we originally thought it was very unlikely to win. But we were already very satisfied when we were nominated. We didn't expect the huge surprise of winning. "
Talking about the filming of "On the Plains", Qiao Liang said that the movie is actually about his reconciliation with his hometown, "When I left my hometown before and lived in Beijing, I didn't pay more attention to my hometown. When I When I went back as a creator and observed my hometown, I realized that I had so many misunderstandings about my hometown. I will look at my hometown objectively."
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