Guan Hu's new work " A Man and a Woman ", as an entry in the Golden Goblet main competition unit, will have its world premiere at this year's Shanghai International Film Festival on June 19.
"A Man and a Woman" poster
"A Man and a Woman" The story is set in Hong Kong during the epidemic. Flights are cut off. A man ( Huang Bo ) and a woman ( Ni Ni ) are waiting to enter. They will be quarantined in the same hotel during the quarantine period. Separated by a wall, the two people confided in each other the pressure they were burdened with during the short intersection of their lives, found a spiritual harbor, and then returned to their lives. On the day of the premiere of
, the crew shared the background and experiences of the film with the media at an official media meeting.
Liang Jing, Guan Hu, and Huang Bo attended the media meeting of "A Man and a Woman"
They are men and women, but also all living beings
Producer Liang Jing introduced that this movie originated from chatting with friends in life. A burst of sparks. As women, she and Ni Ni incorporated the real emotional stories of friends around them into the film, hoping that this work could become a space for middle-aged people to release their emotions.
In the movie, a man is not only "a man", but also a husband, father, and brother in the family; a woman is not only "a woman", she is a wife, daughter, sister, and mother. In addition to a pair of male and female protagonists, there are also other living beings in the film. "In addition to this man and this woman, we want to make up all kinds of people in the world." Guan Hu said.
Liang Jing revealed that when Guan Hu and Huang Bo talked about this content, they had reached a certain stage in their lives and they were able to realize the responsibility of the women in their families for the entire family. "When this starting point was given to me, I felt a little touched. I can feel that men understand women."
Huang Bo said that today's social identities have been confused, and the gender division of labor is no longer so stereotyped. Everyone The social status and family status of the body are mixed together. This time, the male and female can actually be discarded. In fact, they are just human beings.
In the film, the collapse of middle-aged people is sympathetic. Guan Hu said, "When we were young, we could not imagine the collapse of middle-aged people, and it is difficult for middle-aged people to return to the simplicity of their youth."
"A Man" "With a Woman" stills
Cooperation with Huang Bo, from gushing to undercurrent
Huang Bo described the film as "both simple and complex", "so simple that there is only one man and one woman, so complex that it reflects the whole life and the world" "
Huang Bo, who has collaborated with Guan Hu many times, said that he is very lucky to be filming this movie at this stage, "because our life experience is rich enough to carry more thoughts and insights. Some question marks have not been fully drawn yet."
Compared with the roughness in films such as "killing" and "Bullfighting", Huang Bo is a calm urban elite in the film this time. "The biggest difficulty for me in this play is the indescribable feeling after going through thousands of sailings." Huang Bo said, "The director saw the actor's inner self, and he needed stylish lines and actions to perform."
talked about the differences. Huang Bo said of the sparks of cooperation during the period, "it used to be a spurt, but now it's an undercurrent." He joked that the director's "beard is getting whiter and the top of his head is getting brighter", and he also has more things brought about by his growth. "The collision this time is not as turbulent as in the past, but after seeing the power of the eternal undercurrent, it will linger in my mind for a long time. I like this feeling very much. Having cooperated with Guan Hu so many times at this stage, we feel that we should have a "It's like a punctuation mark in this movie."
As for his first collaboration with Ni Ni, Huang Bo said, "This time is a surprise for me." Huang Bo commented on Ni Ni, "When she is at her best as an actress, she is sometimes sensitive and sometimes firm in her understanding of life and the combination of characters." He said, "When I get the same role, I may not expect so much. I think she is accurate and wonderful. She is directly reflected in her physical intuition without too much processing and skills. I can feel this."
Huang Bo, Ni Ni, Liang Jing, and Guan Hu attended the premiere of "A Man and a Woman"
Since " Dog Formation " had just returned to Cannes for nationwide screening, this time it has been shortlisted with a new work. Some media described it The highly productive Guan Hu has entered the "outbreak period" of his career. Guan Hu said that there is no "outbreak" in fact, "I just follow the rhythm, but it was put on hold before because of the epidemic, and I took it out as soon as the epidemic was over. From now on, the rhythm of one film per year will still be maintained. "
