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Cover News Reporter Zhou Qin Shanghai Report
html On June 13, the movie " Dog Formation " held its premiere in Shanghai. Director Guan Hu, producer and chief producer Liang Jing, actors Peng Yuyan, Tong Liya, Zhou You, and Wang Yiquan attended the post-screening exchange event. As the only award-winning Chinese film at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival, "Dogs" also received praise from many guests and audiences at its premiere in Shanghai.Director Guan Hu said, "Life is a wilderness, not a track," which is very consistent with the sense of power that the movie wants to convey. He also encouraged the audience, "Don't stay on the track, go to the wilderness!" Liang Jing said frankly, "People will encounter obstacles in their lives. There are many opportunities to start again, and I hope everyone can seize the opportunity to start again and find a new self." Peng Yuyan also shared, "It's no big deal, you can change your mentality and move forward at any time." The movie "Dogs" will be released nationwide on June 15.
Director Guan Hu
Director Guan Hu: "I want to shoot life, not stories"
In the film, Erlang, played by Peng Yuyan, was imprisoned for manslaughter. After parole, he returned to his hometown, but had difficulty integrating into society. Forced to make a living, Erlang joined the dog hunting team. Due to an unexpected car accident, Erlang rescued a black dog, and the fate of the two was connected. An ordinary person "abandoned by society" and a stray dog "stigmatized by the world", two incompatible souls resonated in each other's most lonely moments, redeemed each other, and became inseparable life partners. In the
movie, the story of one person and one dog redeeming each other is warm and powerful. In addition, the movie also cares about ordinary lives in the corner of the times, analyzes complex human nature, praises individual vitality, and explores the Chinese-style father-son relationship... …Talking about her reaction to seeing the finished film for the first time, Liang Jing revealed that when Peng Yuyan premiered in Cannes, she “cryed when I saw three or four scenes.” Tong Liya also said that she cried all the time while watching the movie, “I was so impressed by Chinese films. I am proud to be recognized by the world's filmmakers." After the premiere in Shanghai, some viewers said that they gained the courage and strength to hit the road again from the movie. "I am deeply inspired. I will always be young at heart, always have tears in my eyes, and will never admit defeat on the road."
Peng Yuyan, Tong Liya Photography: Cover News Reporter Zhou Qin
At the recent Cannes International Film Festival, "Dogs" won the best film in the "Un Certain Regard" category and was praised as "director Guan Hu's best film" ". "Dog Formation" focuses on ordinary people in the corner of the times, paying attention to the survival difficulties and infinite vitality of ordinary individuals. Director Guan Hu said that the camera should focus on different individuals in the torrent of the times, "I hope I can feel them through the movie. , seeing their thoughts, feelings and dilemmas, it is a meritorious thing that movies can bring life experience to the audience." In the movie
, Erlang, who was released from prison on parole, returns to his hometown and interacts with all kinds of people. Some people are working hard to help, while others are carefully guarding against him. Director Guan Hu said, "The principle when making this film was to faithfully capture a period of real life. I wanted to film life, not a story." The network of interpersonal relationships surrounding Erlang is also a description of all living beings in the era. Erlang's experience of the ups and downs of human relationships has touched many viewers. "It is difficult to judge human nature as good or bad. The director has explored the deep and complex aspects of human nature." The lively and vital characters in the film also impressed the audience. The confidant Putao (played by Tong Liya) who passed by Erlang was free and easy and tenacious. While she and Erlang illuminated each other, they also moved forward to explore new things in life. possibility. There is also Nie Shili (played by Zhou You), a good friend who stays with Erlang regardless of gain or loss, showing the most sincere and pure friendship, which is touching.
Eddie Peng
Eddie Peng’s stunt motorcycle training is too "resistant"
The movie "Dog Formation" is set in the northwest. The entire film fully demonstrates the wild and lonely temperament of the Gobi through a large number of long shots and long shots.The entire crew implemented "realism" to the end, and every detail was of original quality. Not only did the characters and costumes completely restore the sense of the times, but a specially built zoo was also built. Some viewers said, "It was particularly immersive and I felt the sincerity of the crew." ". While filming on location, the actors continued to break through themselves in order to better integrate into their roles. Peng Yuyan not only shaved 3mm off his head and hunched his back to get closer to the character's appearance, but also studied motorcycle stunts and completed difficult scenes alone, which won praise from the entire team. Director Guan Hu bluntly said, "Peng Yuyan is very resistant to being made."
Talking about the free and easy-going Grape, Tong Liya said that "there is a sense of fate" and that the characteristics of this character are very similar to her own. "Wild and straight, everyone wants to move forward." Nie Shili, played by Zhou You, is an ordinary person who keeps his dreams deep in his heart. He gave up his musical ideal and chose to live a stable life as a chef. This role is also a breakthrough and challenge for Zhou You. He joked that after joining the group, it felt like he was in class. "The schedule is very full. I learn Bianshao in the morning, dialect at noon, and guitar in the afternoon." At the same time, Zhou You's appearance and living habits became more and more "Northwestern-style", so much so that he was not recognized by the staff several times and was "stopped outside the set" because of this.
Shanghai Premiere Photography: Cover News Reporter Zhou Qin
Liang Jing: Seize the opportunity to start again and find a new self
Life is all about arrays, do you have the courage to break out of them? Just as the "array" in the movie's title means, Erlang, who returned home, was trapped in an array "full of prejudice". After encountering the black dog who survived tenaciously and resisted bravely, Erlang, who was infected by this spirit, went from "cowardly" to "wild", from swallowing his temper at the beginning to bloody resistance in the later stage. The director said, "Life is a wilderness, not a track", which is very consistent with the sense of power that the movie wants to convey. He also encouraged the audience, "Don't be on the track, go to the wilderness!" Liang Jing said frankly, "A person will encounter many things in his life before setting off. opportunity, I hope everyone can seize the opportunity, start again, and find a new self."
Erlang's band experience, Nie Shili's rock gestures... The rock elements implicit in "Dog Formation" are also calling for the most primitive blood in people's hearts. The rough and wild Northwest echoes the free and fearless rock and roll spirit, and the unyielding vitality infects the audience. Peng Yuyan said bluntly, "It's no big deal, you can change your mentality and move forward at any time." Some viewers said that the movie has "great stamina" and said, "The answer is on the road, freedom is in the wind. It is a high-quality film with a very rock and roll spirit. I can't get over it after watching it." Some viewers were inspired after watching it, "Erlang's last smile is a kind of self-consistency. I hope we all have the courage to step out of our comfort zone."
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