's Cannes double-award-winning film " Dog Formation " directed by Guan Hu and starring Peng Yuyan and Tong Liya has released a "Back on the Road" special. The film will be released nationwide on June 15.
The movie "Dog Formation" tells the story of Erlang (played by Eddie Peng) who was released from prison on parole and found himself in the company of a black dog and started anew. "Dog Formation" is different from director Guan Hu's recent large-scale, genre-heavy works. This is a film with strong authorial expression, full of depth of thinking and literary and artistic temperament. Director Guan Hu said that the similarity between this movie and his own state of mind is the feeling of "getting on the road again". "This is a recharge and a re-accumulation, to regain some dreams and desires, and to find a new possibility in life." sex". Director Jia Zhangke, who has been a friend for many years, shared, "This is Director Guan Hu's return and a new departure."
For the production team, this is also a "restart" full of challenges and breakthroughs. After the movie premiered in Cannes, many viewers praised Peng Yuyan's tacit cooperation with the black dog, and some viewers said they were shocked by the animal scenes in the movie. It is reported that there are more than 100 animals on the crew, and the animal team responsible for taking care of them also has more than 40 people. There are many long shots with complex scheduling in the movie, so the cooperation between humans and animals is more difficult. Hao Shuai, director of the animal actor group, shared, "The requirements and scale of the animal actors this time are unprecedented." Faced with various difficulties in filming, producer and chief producer Liang Jing said bluntly, "We must challenge ourselves. This is a spirit of us filmmakers."
Peng Yuyan will learn a new skill every time he makes a movie, and this time in "Dogs" is no exception. Erlang, played by Peng Yuyan, has experience in motorcycle stunts. In order to get closer to the character, Peng Yuyan will practice motorcycle stunts hard after work, riding a motorcycle up steps, flicking, lifting the front of the motorcycle, and turning around on the spot. Sometimes he even dreams about it, Peng Yuyan said frankly , "Motorcycle stunts are difficult to control and more difficult to overcome than imagined." During the filming, there was a difficult action that required a professional stuntman to complete. Peng Yuyan insisted on challenging it himself, "I must complete it myself and make a breakthrough." After successfully completing the difficult movements, all the staff spontaneously burst into applause and cheers. Talking about Peng Yuyan’s hard practice, the action instructor Fu Xiaojie said bluntly, “I can’t count them, I fell so many times.” He even said, “Peng Yuyan’s professionalism has won the championship. Loved by the whole group.”
On the set of "Dog Formation", "pursuing reality" is director Guan Hu's mantra. From character modeling to actor performance, he strives to portray the characters realistically and naturally. The director's goal for the makeup teacher is not to be "down-to-earth", but to "truly become a person in the environment." In the movie, Tong Liya plays the role of Putao, who travels around the country performing with the circus. She is a free and easy-going girl. When setting the makeup, Tong Liya took the initiative to appear in the scene without makeup and said that she "should keep the spots on her face" just to get closer to the character more realistically. The realism of the movie impressed many film critics and audiences at home and abroad. Some netizens commented, "The real and original texture brings back memories of that era, making people very immersed in watching it."
(Source: Dazhong Newspaper·Qilu One Point)
