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On April 15, 2024, the premiere ceremony of the "Century Classic Film Exhibition" directed by the China Film Archive and hosted by Chengdu Film Group was held at Chengdu Xinming Cinema. On that day, the classic silent film "神女" was screened in the form of narration. The novel format attracted many Chengdu audiences to watch. Want to watch classic old movies on the big screen? There is a bonus at the end of the article!
"The Goddess" is a silent film directed by Wu Yonggang, starring Ruan Lingyu and Li Keng. The film tells the tragic story of a "goddess" who sold her body to survive and raise her son. The film was released in Shanghai, China in 1934 and was hailed by the international film community as one of the best silent films of the golden age of Chinese cinema.
Nine classic films will be on display.
Wu Shuang, program planner of the China Film Archive, shared that "The Goddess" was released in 1934 and has a history of 90 years. It is a peak of current Chinese films in terms of photography, artistic style, plot content and themes. . In 2014, the China Film Archive and the British Film Institute jointly carried out digital restoration, and the restored version was played live that day. Why did
spend so much effort repairing "The Goddess"? In Wu Shuang's opinion, it is related to its artistic value. The film gives a complex expression to the character Ruan Sister-in-law played by Ruan Lingyu. The film does not present a binary world of black and white, but digs deeper into the image of the mother behind the character. In addition, the film ultimately presents the story of children. Topics related to education and the situation of women also have a lot of room for discussion at the moment.
Zhao Lan, a professor at the School of Film, Television and Media of Sichuan Normal University, shared that in 1934 there was no Steadicam, no green screen, and no technology worth hundreds of millions, but this did not affect the moving story of the movie "The Goddess". "I admire that at that time, China had begun to use movies to tell such a contradictory character in this way. It can be seen that the Shanghai culture at that time was quite open and tolerant, which is what makes us sigh today." Zhao Lan It was also mentioned that starring Ruan Lingyu is the biggest highlight of the movie "The Goddess": "She has never made a voice on the screen in her life, she has always been in silent films. In this movie, her performance perfectly represents the female actors of that time The highest level. ”
The exhibition time and venue arrangement of this film exhibition. Picture According to the organizer
, this film exhibition will last until April 21, during which nine classic films will be screened at Chengying Xinming Cinema and Chengying International Cinema Hopson Plaza Store: "The Goddess", " Road Angel" " Spring in a Small Town " " Five Golden Flowers " " Visitors on the Iceberg " " The Mysterious Giant Buddha " " Westward Journey: The Moonlight Box " "Westward Journey: The Marriage of the Great Sage" " daytime fireworks 》.
, the co-organizer of the cover movie viewing group, will give away 2 movie tickets for each of the remaining eight movies that have not yet been screened, for a total of 16 movie tickets.
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