9 On September 19, the National Day movie " Only This Green " held the "'Only Green This Is China' Thousand People Special Movie Viewing Event" world premiere event at Peking University Qiu Deba Gymnasium. Film directors Zhou Liya and Han True, starring Zhang Han, Meng Qingyang, Xie Suhao, character actors Liu Yang, Wang Jing, Dai Kewei, Wu Yuting, Liu Peiran, as well as dancers and behind-the-scenes creators. The premiere of
is also one of the important activities of Peking University's "No Territory·Peking University Chinese Heritage Inheritance Plan", and has received enthusiastic attention from Peking University teachers and students. Peking University students, experts, scholars, and film creators gathered together to experience the shocking experience of an immersive "flying into "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"". After the screening, the main creators and the audience also had an interactive exchange, and the atmosphere on and off the stage was heated. Young students from Peking University completed a dialogue and soul resonance with the 18-year-old genius Ximeng from the Northern Song Dynasty.
This is a two-way journey between filmmakers and dancers
The movie "Only Green" was born out of the dance poetry drama "Only Green" with a freer perspective, more brilliant light and shadow, and richer imagination. On the big screen, the audience can appreciate the elegant charm of Song Dynasty and the majestic and beautiful "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains".
After the screening, the dancers in the movie appeared together to give the theater curtain call, allowing the audience to experience the ritual sense of the theater, breaking the boundaries between stage and film. At this moment, the two art forms seemed to merge into one, transforming into A profound etiquette inherited by China for thousands of years. Director Zhou Liya couldn't hide her excitement. She believed that this was a two-way journey between filmmakers and dancers. "We are like taking over the baton and passing it on bit by bit. I hope everyone can feel our traditional Chinese culture." "The beauty of it"; Director Han Zhen choked up and said, "Whether it is a dance drama or a movie, when we are carrying the gift of history, we also want to do something for this gift." She also thanked the dancers for their efforts and the filmmakers. "Courage" to be able to make such a "silent" movie, "I believe that this trip must be because of the charm of China's excellent traditional culture."
Actor Zhang Han, who played Ximeng in "Only Green", said that before he went on stage, he said something to Ximeng in his heart: "Ximeng, have you seen it? There are so many people coming to see your work." . He admitted that he was very excited to be able to tell the story of Ximeng and the craftsmen and cultural relics protection workers behind him to everyone. "We are very honored" and "hope to do our little bit to inspire more people to have a greater understanding of China." Love and interest in traditional culture.” Actor Meng Qingyang , who plays the iconic character "Green", hopes that through the movie, "everyone can feel the emotional resonance that spans time and space and join us in unfolding "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains"." Xie Suhao, who plays the role of Roll Exhibitor, said bluntly, "I am very honored to be able to promote and pass on traditional Chinese culture through dance and movies."
has moved from a dance poetry drama to the big screen. This process is also inseparable from the hard work of all the behind-the-scenes workers. The two directors also introduced and thanked screenwriter Xu Junrui, director of photography Park Songri, art director/visual effects director Liu Shan, editing director Zhang Yibo, sound director Wu Jiang, composer Lu Liang and other behind-the-scenes creatives. This premiere was supported by the higher frame rate and clearer picture of China Film Cinity's exclusive 4k 48 frame format. The audio-visual language of the film brought more freshness and visual shock to the audience, and restored it to the greatest extent. Out of the dancer's heart, the beauty of green.
Peking University scholars praised the film for showing Chinese culture from an innovative perspective.
Many professors and scholars from Peking University also came to watch the film at the event.Peng Feng, dean of the School of Arts at Peking University, affirmed the film’s presentation and promotion of China’s excellent traditional culture. He bluntly said that he had watched the dance poetry drama version of “Only Green” and today also saw the movie version of “Green.” The movie The artistic conception of the painting is "expressed in the form of dance, rhythm and strength"; Li Yang, deputy dean of Peking University School of Arts , used three words: "dignity", "elaboration" and "confidence" to sum up after watching this film He expressed his feelings about the movie and admitted that it is rare to create movies in this way in the history of world movies. "I admire the sophistication of our creators' intentions and the intention of why we inherit culture today." The
film uses the main color "green" in the painting as a visual clue to explore the seal cutting skills required to form the painting as well as the production process of materials and tools such as silk, pigments, pens, and inks. It also invited a number of national intangible cultural heritage representatives As the intangible cultural heritage consultant of the film, the sex inheritor deeply refines and displays traditional Chinese intangible cultural heritage skills. Among them, Zheng Xiaohua and Zheng Yifei, representative inheritors of the national intangible cultural heritage of Shuanglin damask weaving skills, participated in the filming of the film. They also appeared at the premiere, which triggered applause from the students in the audience.
The creation of "Only Green" was inspired by "Thousands of Miles of Rivers and Mountains", one of China's top ten famous paintings handed down from generation to generation. From the talented painter Ximeng of the Northern Song Dynasty and ancient craftsmen working together to draw the masterpieces handed down from generation to generation, to the workers in front and behind the scenes of today's movies paying tribute to the outstanding Chinese Traditional culture and countless Chinese hearts have jointly painted a picture with Chinese aesthetic concepts and Chinese heritage spirit. Rongbaozhai, a time-honored art institution with a history of more than 300 years, also specially sent a copy to the film. The specially customized print gift symbolizes the oriental charm of "only green, this is very Chinese".
The director and chief producer of the movie "Only Green" Fu Ruoqing said that when he watched the dance drama "Only Green", he wanted to push this work to the big screen. Two years later, he realized this dream, "This film It was made for "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains", and it was also made to pass on the excellent traditional Chinese culture. Our purpose of making this film is to let more Chinese people see the beauty of Chinese culture, and at the same time to defend, protect and inherit it well. We Chinese culture, spread Chinese culture to the world."
The souls of Peking University students resonate with the genius boy of the Northern Song Dynasty
The film takes the audience into the legendary life of Ximeng, the genius boy of the Northern Song Dynasty, and witnesses his journey of using youth as a pen to draw the handed down picture scroll "A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains". As a cultural bridge, movies allow Peking University students to complete a cross-time and space communication and soul resonance with the 18-year-old Xi Meng from nearly a thousand years ago.
Peking University students interacted with the creators after the screening, discussing Ximeng's passionate life of "only being green and sticking to it for the rest of his life", and also shared the life proposition of "how to spend his youth and even his whole life" . A classmate from the Peking University Dance Art Troupe said that the emotions expressed by the dancers' bodies are worth more than a thousand words, so he hopes that more people will see the film, "Let our Chinese dance culture carry forward and bloom on a larger stage." "Dazzling light"; another student from the History Department bluntly said that the film not only restores the external appearance of clothing, craftsmanship, scenes, etc., but also restores the spiritual core of Song Dynasty culture, "Only by deeply understanding and inheriting our tradition Culture, we can better go global.” A student from the School of Foreign Languages said that Chinese aesthetics is a bridge between different cultures, and hopes that audiences around the world “can feel the charm of Chinese aesthetics and better Everyone’s understanding of our Chinese culture”; another student from the School of Archeology and Museology bluntly said that the movie made him realize that Ximeng, a talented young man who painted such a great masterpiece at the age of 18, “There is something between the green and the green. I believe everyone will be deeply touched by the boundless mountains and rivers, and where you put down the pen, you will see the youth of the ages.”
Text/Beijing Youth Daily reporter Xiao Yang
