The movie "Morning Cloud and Muyu " released on May 17th is directed by Zhang Guoli, and Fan Wei, Zhou Dongyu stars.
"Chaoyunmuyu" is adapted from the true story "The Murderous Girl in a Wedding Dress", telling a profound story about fate, human nature, crime and punishment.
Poster of "Chaoyunmuyu"
Released prisoner Lao Qin (played by Fan Wei) finally walked out of the prison door after serving nearly 30 years in prison, eager to start a new life. With the 1.5 million demolition compensation that fell from the sky before he was released from prison, he wanted to marry a wife, have children, and live an ordinary and stable life. Chang Juan, who has also just been released from prison, has completely different backgrounds and experiences from Lao Qin. She is young and lively, but carries a heavy past. Lao Qin asked for a son, and Chang Juan asked for money. The two began an abnormal marriage with each having their own purposes. They gradually discovered that each other had unknown secrets and pain. In the process of mutual understanding, the complexity of human nature and the cruelty of life are constantly revealed to the audience in a progressive manner.
html On May 14, the film came to Shanghai for a roadshow. It had a chat with students from East China University of Political Science and Law and Donghua University, as well as thousands of audiences at the Shanghai Grand Guangming Cinema, about the good and evil of human nature, and a fierce exchange of opinions among different audiences. The emotional audience also made a poetic and cruel interpretation of the film title, "Old Qin is 56 years old, but he is rushing like morning clouds; Chang Juan is 24 years old and has just bloomed in life, but is falling like twilight rain."
"Morning Clouds and Muyu Rain" Shanghai At the road show, the main creators took a group photo
This is one of the few feature films directed by Zhang Guoli. Fan Wei just won the Best Actor Award at this year's Beijing International Film Festival for this film. Zhou Dongyu's breakthrough performance in the movie also made director Zhang Guoli sigh, "She is full of explosive power and is the perfect choice for Chang Juan." During the
road show, starring Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu accepted an exclusive interview with The Paper and talked about this The creation and feeling of two marginal and three-dimensional characters.
Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu accepted an exclusive interview with The Paper. The Paper reporter Xue Songtu
Fan Wei: It’s true, I dare to accept it
In the previously exposed creative special, Fan Wei lost 30 pounds during the filming in order to fit the image of Lao Qin, a released prisoner. Participate in social activities, because "Old Qin is not such a person", and truly get into the heart of the character. Fan Wei also admitted that he did feel quite painful at the beginning, and gradually adapted to the role.
When he was awarded the Tiantan Award for Best Actor, Fan Wei once lamented, "The role of Lao Qin is too complicated." As for Lao Qin's "complexity", he further explained, "He is a child from the countryside. He has very traditional concepts. He made many mistakes and lost control several times. The first time was because of his father, and the second time was because of his mother. With this obsession, he feels sorry for his parents and wants to continue the family line for his parents after he is released from prison. This character has traditional obsessions and has been transformed by the prison order. After being released from prison, he is at a loss to adapt to the new social order. His understanding of emotions and traditional concepts are complex enough in all aspects. "
Stills of "Morning Cloud and Muyu"
Regarding this collaboration with Zhou Dongyu, Fan Wei revealed that during the filming process, he tried to avoid it. The communication with Zhou Dongyu "distanced", and the director used a smooth shooting method to allow the relationship between the two to deepen step by step as the plot filming progressed, which also helped the emotional flow between the actors to appear more natural and profound.
Although they did not communicate directly with the prototype characters, the main creators still found some released prisoners through clues provided by the author. Through communication with them, they gained a deeper understanding of the discomfort and psychological state of characters like Lao Qin facing society. Nowadays, details in the film, such as being afraid to sleep on the bed, being nervous when hearing the police siren, and having to take his job outside to smash it when he is released from prison, are all details drawn from reality. Fan Wei said that it was precisely because he met such a good character with enough creative space that he was able to help himself continuously improve his acting skills over the years.
Fan Wei
The film tells an extremely cruel story, but the relationship between the two of them is also filled with warmth. Analyzing Lao Qin's mental journey, Fan Wei explained that the character wanted to continue the family line at the beginning, "When he first met this girl and said she wanted to marry him, he thought it was incredible. As soon as Chang Juan mentioned the bride price, he understood that everyone should get what they want. After getting married, Chang Juan didn’t want to have children, so there was a conflict. But later, Chang Juan’s self-mutilation made Lao Qin wake up, and he felt sorry for Chang Juan and felt that a living life was more important.” Fan Wei mentioned, What particularly impressed me was, "When I was dispensing medicine for Chang Juan in the hospital, she was wearing a gauze skirt and smiling so happily. It was the happiest scene, but it was fleeting." Among
's many past works, Fan Wei has had various images that are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, including the comedy of "being fooled", and the little man behind the times like " long season ". Sometimes he is a kind father, sometimes he is a far-sighted person. Intellectuals and villains can be quietly evil to the core. But the "emotional drama" with women is also a bit of a "breakthrough of the comfort zone" for Fan Wei.
Fan Wei admitted that he had concerns when he received the script at the beginning, feeling that he could not perform the "emotional scene", but director Zhang Guoli persuaded him that this was not a love movie, but a story between two living people. "Because it is about two real characters with complex diversity. What the film conveys is not particularly directional. It insists on telling you something for the audience. It just presents such a true story. Such things , The two people are completely different in logic, personality, and destiny. Then I dare to act, otherwise I would not dare to take it."
Zhou Dongyu: Attracted by the energy of realistic themes
From the perspective of director Zhang Guoli, In the process of conceiving the whole story, Fan Wei and Zhou Dongyu were always the only two candidates in my mind, and I did not consider the possibility of other people. As for the performance of the two, Zhang Guoli, who is also an actor, also highly affirmed, "There are many ways to perform, but there is always only one that may be the most accurate. They can give you the best feeling every time."
Zhou Dongyu said that Chang Juan is the most desperate role she has ever played. In fact, over the years, she has often played women who have a gray background and are struggling in difficult situations. Chang Juan's situation is even more unique. Talking about the understanding of this sense of despair, Zhou Dongyu analyzed Chang Juan's social and psychological background, "The causes of her despair are multi-faceted. The 'timing' is unfair fate and lack of love since childhood; the 'geographical location' is due to being in prison since childhood. When she grew up and entered society ten years later, she lacked normal life experience; "Humanity" was her character and she also had many flaws, so that no matter how kind Lao Qin was to him, she could not shake her determination to pay off her debts and die. No."
As a girl who has serious regrets and self-destructive tendencies, and finally pushes her life to a desperate situation, Zhou Dongyu gives the character of Chang Juan a layered color that is bright on the surface and metaphorical on the inside. "She is a very desperate person and an extremely negative and sad person, but on the surface she is still funny and poor."
Stills of "Chaoyun Muyu"
In the non-fictional "True Story" text, the story ends with Lao Qin took over Chang Juan, who had become a vegetative state, and took care of her daily life, but then stopped suddenly. But in the movie, the creator shows this kind of life after "taking over" in detail. This also poses higher requirements and more difficult challenges for actors.
In order to play Chang Juan well in this special stage of life, Zhou Dongyu came to relevant hospitals in Beijing two months before the filming started to experience life, get to know and figure out the true state of a vegetative state at close range, and draw the truth for the breakthrough performance in the film. of nutrients.
Regarding the specific experience of playing the role of a vegetative person, Zhou Dongyu shared: "I have never been approached by such a role before. It is very rare to be able to play this role. I found it very difficult at first because I was afraid that the interpretation would not be good. I went to many vegetative people's homes and hospitals to see how they behaved. Being taken care of, how to live, etc., I also observed the filming location.Later, the director worked with us to find a way to combine the observed details of different vegetative states to create Chang Juan. "
Zhang Guoli also felt sorry for Zhou Dongyu, "Many of the vegetative postures and muscle exertion methods froze after being maintained for a while. Winter rain is very difficult. "At the same time, he also lamented, "For an actress to break her own image for a role, it is a painful fission process from body to soul. Her performance is indeed great. "
zhou Dongyu
In recent years, Zhou Dongyu has contributed to the audience a series of young female images that are rare in Chinese movies. The complexity and richness of the character far exceed the audience's initial impression of her innocence. Regarding his current preference for scripts, Zhou Dongyu Frankly speaking, I usually like to watch realistic-themed movies, which can gain the power of reality.
