"Life is often like the title of our movie, "Morning Clouds and Muyu", so impermanent and so cruel." Director Zhang Guoli said. Adapted from the true story "The Murderous Girl in a Wedding Dress", produced by Han Sanping, directed by Zhang Guoli, and starring Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu , the movie "Morning Cloud and Muyu" will be officially released on May 17. Last night, the film met the first audience in Shanghai at the Grand Guangming Cinema. Zhang Guoli, Fan Wei, and Zhou Dongyu also came to Shanghai to interpret "the most controversial marriage of the year" that showed the complex and multifaceted nature of human nature.
The origin of creation, just for the "real"
Talking about the origin of creation, director Zhang Guoli said that the day after the True Story Project published the article "The Murderous Girl in a Wedding Dress" in May 2019, the creative team contacted the person in charge People: "I chose this subject because I was attracted by the name "The Murderous Girl in a Wedding Dress", but after a deeper understanding, I found that this story is much more vivid and profound than the original title literally. The story is strong and conflicting, and I want to die. People cannot die, and those who want to live will not live well. This is a key point of this story. "The movie tells the story of Lao Qin (played by Fan Wei) who was released from prison after serving 27 years and just wanted to get married and have children to start a new life. The market hit a wall at every turn, and she finally had no choice but to go to the gate of the women's prison to promote herself. Chang Juan (played by Zhou Dongyu), who had been observing for a long time, took the initiative to propose marriage. He asked for a child, and she asked for wealth. The two of them, "who are both fallen people in the world," began a marriage of profit with each having their own purposes.
Lao Qin, who could easily see through the "immortal jump", failed to see through Chang Juan's marriage fraud scheme. It was not until the second half of the movie that the audience followed Chang Juan's discipline and revealed a heartbreaking secret. The second half of the movie, just like the original intention of the original story author Xia Longlong, "is a strange thing he heard from the prison guard. By chance, he browsed Lao Qin's diary, and was attracted by Lao Qin and Chang "Juan's abnormal marriage and bizarre life experience deeply moved me", which is bizarre and touching. Zhang Guoli said that he believes in the power of reality. The power generated by the collision of real stories, characters, and the creator's sincere dedication and real feelings can directly touch people's hearts. The movie "Chaoyun Muyu" gained a good reputation during the screening at the Beijing Film Festival. Many viewers last night also said that they saw the real situation of marginalized groups in society in this controversial story that "deeply explores social issues." I saw the complex human nature of the two characters, Lao Qin and Chang Juan, intertwined with contradictions, confusion, and sincerity.
The combination of old and young, one quiet and one moving
The two people collaborated to act as a couple exchanging interests, which surprised many viewers. However, the casting process did not happen overnight. Director Zhang Guoli revealed that he had struggled for a long time, worrying that the character experiences of Lao Qin and Chang Juan were too special, and that the actors could not interpret the complexity of the characters. But once filming started, director Zhang Guoli completely put aside his worries. It is reported that in order to fit the role of Lao Qin, a prisoner released from prison, Fan Wei lost 30 pounds during the filming and did not participate in social activities because "Lao Qin is not such a person" and truly got into the heart of the character. Fan Wei said frankly: "I did feel quite painful at the beginning. I gritted my teeth for the role and gradually adapted to it." In order to play the role of Chang Juan well, Zhou Dongyu came to a relevant hospital in Beijing to experience life two months before the filming of the movie. The ability to understand and figure out the true state of a vegetative person from a distance provides real nutrients for the breakthrough performance in the play. "I was still very worried until I arrived in Huangshan, so I went to observe the local vegetative state, which lasted for half a day."
The hard work paid off, and Fan Wei once again won the "Tiantan Award" for Best Actor at the Beijing Film Festival after seven years. The award-winning character Chang Juan, played by Zhou Dongyu, is pitiful but hateful. She vividly demonstrated the confrontation between the good and evil sides of human nature and won unanimous recognition from the audience. "Fan Wei created real characters based on many years of life experience and careful observation of characters. Zhou Dongyu's agility contains strong explosive power. Both of them expressed their characters in every movement and stillness. Very well grasped."Zhang Guoli said that if he were asked to choose actors now, "I would say it has to be the two of them. "(Xinmin Evening News reporter Sun Jiayin)
