Stills from the movie "Moving Because of You". Photo provided by the interviewee
Nanchong News Network (Nanchong Daily All-Media Reporter Luo Hong) On March 3, the reporter learned that the first film directed by Sun Xiaoru, a well-known female director from Nanchong, focuses on the national intangible cultural heritage "Northern Sichuan Puppet". The theatrical feature film "Moving Because of You" will be released in theaters across the country on March 8. This film, which spans more than ten years from script creation, organization of filming, post-production to public release, will show the artistic style of Nanchong Sichuan and North Puppetry to audiences across the country in the light and shadow of the screen.
"The idea of shooting a big puppet movie in northern Sichuan came up in 2006. As a Nanchong native, after I completed my film film "Water and Rain Fairy Tale" in Peng'an that year, I hoped to shoot in Nanchong again. A unique film with local characteristics of Nanchong." Sun Xiaoru said that after having this idea, she went to various counties (cities, districts) to collect creative works, and accidentally watched the puppet show "Colorful Cloud Butterfly" and She was deeply attracted and shocked by the beautiful butterfly dance in the puppet show "Butterfly Lovers ", and wanted to show and share it through the movie, so she quickly devoted herself to the script creation of "Moving Because of You".
Sun Xiaoru recalled that in 2008, she completed the script creation and obtained a filming license from the National Film Administration. However, the "5·12" Wenchuan Earthquake occurred that year, and the filming plan was shelved until 2018. With the support of the Shunqing District Party Committee and the District Government, the film, which focuses on a touching love story and showcases the legendary story of the Sichuan North Puppet, a national intangible cultural heritage, was able to be filmed.
On April 21, 2018, "Moving Because of You" held a media meeting in Nanchong, marking the official start of filming. The filming team visited the Confucian Temple, 1227, both sides of the Jialing River, Qipingzhai and other places. While telling the touching story of the male and female protagonists becoming attached to the Northern Sichuan Big Puppet, they also fully revealed the cultural charm of the Northern Sichuan Big Puppet. In addition to starring powerful young actors Guo Zhe and Yu Xiaoshuang, as well as famous film and television actors Lei Han and Rongrong, the film also stars 9-year-old Nanchong "child star" Zhang Ruoya as the teenage heroine. Li Siyuan, the inheritor of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Project of the Northern Sichuan Puppetry and a famous performing artist in Nanchong, and more than 20 outstanding actors from the Sichuan Puppet Theater also participated in the performance.
"With the joint efforts of everyone, the filming of the film was finally completed. However, the COVID-19 epidemic was encountered during post-production, which seriously affected the progress and had to stop production several times. But I always have a belief that as a Nanchong As a director, I will definitely do my best to make this movie come out in Nanchong." Sun Xiaoru said that hard work paid off, and the film finally received a release permit in April 2023. Subsequently, "Moved by You" gained momentum and was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 10th Macau International Film Festival, the main competition unit and mv unit of the 16th World Ethnic Film Festival, the 2nd Hong Kong Bauhinia International Film Festival, and the 2023 Hong Kong Bauhinia International Film Festival. The 29th Minsk International Film Festival will debut at the big data results release and closing ceremony of the 2023 First Daliangshan Xichang National Film Week, and the opening ceremony of the 8th China Chengdu International Intangible Cultural Heritage Festival and the first "Jinhua Award".
"The theme of the movie is how modern young people inherit and develop their own nation's culture and art, how to make traditional culture and art younger, more fashionable and international, and how to become a beautiful place for exchanges and appreciation among all ethnic groups in the world. Method." Sun Xiaoru said that "Moving Because of You" has taken more than 10 years from creation to release. Now that the film can be scheduled to be released in theaters nationwide on March 8, it is also dedicated to female compatriots across the country. A holiday gift.
