She is the most mysterious woman in "Flowers", and her face is almost never shown in the whole drama. She was also a little frustrated, but soon she understood the reason why director Wong Kar-wai did not let her show her face. She even felt that the director's technique was really brilliant. She is Fangmei, actress Chen Qin. At the same time, she is also the assistant director of "Flowers", and she also has credit behind the scenes on the Yellow River Road.
Fangmei makes one of the few appearances in the play.
Fangmei's faceless face was specially designed by Wong Kar-Wai
Chen Qin plays Tao Tao (played by Chen Long)'s wife Fangmei in "Flowers". Fangmei is a very mysterious character. She is only careless at the beginning and near the end. The entire scene is revealed in a blurry manner. In other plots, Fangmei is mostly shown from the back or only her shoulders.
In fact, from the audition to the confirmation of the role, Chen Qin never knew that Fangmei was originally presented in this way. She still remembered that the first scene she filmed was in the vegetable market, and Fangmei jumped out of the fish holding a knife. After a while, they rushed out to chase Tao Tao. A Bao (played by Hu Ge) was riding a bicycle in front. The three of them chased each other. Tao Tao and A Bao were afraid that Fang Mei would catch up with them. After taking a few shots, Chen Qin’s years of experience in filming made her realize that something was not right because the photographer did not take pictures of her frontal face. "I also asked the director, who said that you don't need to show your face in this scene (there is no frontal face in the picture). I didn't expect that in the second and third scenes, your face would still not be shown." Chen Qin recalled. At that time, she was murmuring in her heart, "I think I didn't act well? I asked the director at first, but later I got used to this faceless acting method." What Wong Kar-wai often said to Chen Qin was: learn how to Act with your back and shoulders.
Later, Chen Qin often asked the director whether he needed to put on makeup, "Actually, I just need to put on a wig and my clothes, but he said yes every time. Every time he said this , I thought I might show up today, but I didn’t show up in the end." Chen Qin said with a smile.
played a role, but barely showed his face from beginning to end. As an actor, Chen Qin must have felt disappointed in his heart. Wong Kar-wai once asked Chen Qin whether he blamed himself and whether he ever scolded himself in his heart. "I said I never scolded you, but I complained many times in my heart." But later, Chen Qin completely understood the director's intention. She also felt that the faceless girl was a very powerful way of handling it, "The director's intention It's very simple. The director is looking at Fangmei from Tao Tao's perspective, and it's not like Fangmei has never shown her face. There was a scene at the beginning where Fangmei and Tao Tao were not married yet, and they took pictures with Abao. At that time, I was Although the face was shown, it was very short, because Fangmei and Tao Tao were in love at that time, and Tao Tao could see Fangmei." Chen Qin explained. But later in the married life of daily necessities and salt, Tao Tao gradually lost sight of Fangmei's face and was left with only one symbol, that is, "wife". "At the end, Tao Tao returned to his family again. In the scene in the hospital, Fang Mei's face appeared again, in profile, which meant that Tao Tao began to see Fang Mei again." Chen Qin said.
It was the first kissing scene in my life
Since Fangmei has almost never shown her face, when it comes to Fangmei’s scenes, she often hears her before she sees him. Especially in one scene, Fangmei is like an old demon from Montenegro. His laughter left a deep impression on many viewers. Chen Qin recalled that the idea for this scene came from the director. The director asked her to have a different kind of laughter. She laughed in several ways. The director finally chose this one, "I have always acted in comedies before, so this kind of laughter is actually good for me." It's not difficult for me."
Although laughter is not difficult, the director's requirements for Chen Qin's movements once made her unable to feel it. "Because the director only shot local parts, he wanted me to be a very kind person. The feeling of teasing her husband is raw, not the skillful one." Chen Qin explained that because Fangmei is a working woman, overly skillful movements will make Fangmei feel promiscuous, and the character will feel wrong.
Although there are not many roles, Chen Qin also compiled a very detailed biography for Fangmei, "Fangmei had a miscarriage when she first got married, so the child has always been a knot in her mind. She has always wanted to give Tao Tao. She wants to give birth to a child, and she is afraid that Tao Tao will flirt with women outside." Chen Qin analyzed that although Fangmei looks very strong on the outside, she has always felt insecure in her heart during this marriage. "Fangmei has a line: He (Referring to Tao Tao) is so good-looking." In the play, Tao Tao is A Bao's good brother who grew up together. Chen Qin thinks that Fangmei will think that A Bao also has an influence on Tao Tao, and A Bao lets Tao Tao see the flowers outside. World, these are all factors that make Fangmei even more insecure.
The scene that impressed Chen Qin the most was also the scene that challenged her the most, which was the final kiss scene with Tao Tao in the hospital bed. "I have never done a kissing scene before, and the director made me get to know me again." Chen Qin said with a smile. The director sent Chen Qin a message the day before filming this scene, saying that you should be mentally prepared because you will have a passionate kiss tomorrow. . Chen Qin always felt that the director was joking until he arrived at the filming site the next day, "This scene was indeed a bit difficult for me because before he asked Fang Mei, Fang Mei had already thought about divorcing him. The director said that in this scene, you have to change from resisting to accepting." Chen Qin still remembers that when filming this scene, Chen Long comforted her and said: "We all sink in well, and we will do it for real soon." "Then we trusted each other and completed the scene."
Fangmei and Tao Tao.
is a young girl who is also the assistant director of "Flowers"
Chen Qin graduated from the directing department of Shanghai Theater Academy. After graduation, she accidentally became an actress. Of course, during this period, she also worked as an assistant director on some production crews intermittently. work. During the preparation period for the crew of "Flowers", Chen Qin went to the crew for an interview to confirm the role of Fang Mei. Later, Wong Kar-wai saw Chen Qin's resume and knew that she was from Shanghai. He also learned that she graduated from the directing department and had experience as an assistant director. So Chen Qin became one of the assistant directors on the crew of "Flowers".
The filming crew of "Flowers" is divided into two groups, A and B. Wong Kar-wai will have overall control over both groups, but the two groups A and B will also have their own directors. Group A mainly shoots the scenes on the Yellow River Road, and Group B mainly shoots scenes on the Yellow River Road. The team mainly shot scenes in Tokyo at night. Chen Qin was assigned to Group A as the assistant director. She was responsible for selecting some actors, helping the actors audition, and arranging some small roles or group performances, including arranging some group scenes. The director of Group A is a Beijinger. As a Shanghainese, part of Chen Qin's job is to be the Shanghainese "translator" for the director of Group A. In addition, a very important part of her job is to help You Benchang (who plays the uncle) with his lines. In addition, "Mr. You is not in good health. It was really difficult for him to film this movie." Chen Qin admired You Benchang's seriousness. She said that the only scene in the whole drama that was passed by was by You Benchang. A scene with long lines, "It was a scene in the Peace Hotel. The lines were very long, and we corrected them for a long time. The old man played it again, and the director actually said it. We were all very surprised at the time."
For Chen Qin, Her biggest goal in the next stage is to become a director. After working with Wong Kar-Wai for three years, she feels that she has gained a lot and grown a lot. "This is a subtle change. I have learned a lot, but I haven't practiced it yet." Chen Qin said. When it comes to changes, what impressed her the most was that she learned to "persist." "I used to compromise on many things, but after working with the director for such a long time, I think his greatest spirit is persistence. He has a belief. No matter how many voices doubt him, he will persist. This has a great impact on me."
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