China News Service, Taiyuan, October 6 (Reporter Hu Jian) The film "The Romantic Generation" directed by Jia Zhangke and starring Zhao Tao had its Asian premiere at the 29th Busan International Film Festival on the evening of the 5th. On the same day, Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao attended the Busan International Film Festival press conference and went to the premiere to communicate with the audience.
The film "The Romantic Generation" directed by Jia Zhangke and starring Zhao Tao had its Asian premiere at the 29th Busan International Film Festival on the evening of the 5th. Provided by the film producer
Jia Zhangke recalled the filming and production process of "The Romantic Generation" since 2001: from the beginning, he used a digital camera to shoot aimlessly, and then relied on intuition to continue shooting, and finally converged into the love story of the hero and heroine spanning twenty years. story. "We use images as a starting point to sort out the structure of a film. I enjoy this creative process very much. Most movies now start with scripts, but movies first started with images," Jia Zhangke said.
In addition, Jia Zhangke also said that the production process of "The Romantic Generation" is at a node of change in a new era - the rapid development of science and technology and the arrival of the era of artificial intelligence. “After making this film, I felt that it represented a very fascinating moment: we have one foot in the past and the other in the new era. This moment may be short-lived, but it is fascinating. "
" The press conference of "The Merry Generation" held earlier that day was hosted by Park Do-shin, deputy executive chairman of the Busan International Film Festival. At the press conference, Zhao Tao said, "Many female characters in Director Jia's movies are named Qiaoqiao, but to me, behind each of the same names there are different stories and different lives." She also said that the performance without lines This is the biggest challenge I face in this film, which requires restraint to interpret the complex emotions of the characters for more than 20 years.
Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao attended the Busan International Film Festival press conference. Provided by the film producer
In addition, Jia Zhangke explained the reason why the heroine Qiaoqiao has no lines in the entire film of "The Romantic Generation": In the face of the complex changes of the times over the past two decades, any language expression seems to be too limited. "In the film, the protagonist Qiaoqiao mainly uses her eyes to see the world in front of her. At the same time, she also mobilizes the audience's vision and hearing to experience the changes that have taken place in the past twenty years. I think this is an immersive way of leading people. The way we experience the world." Jia Zhangke hopes that the audience will pay more attention to the visual images and environmental sounds of the film.
"The Romantic Generation" has been shortlisted for the gala presentation unit of this Busan International Film Festival. This is also the second time that Jia Zhangke's work premiered at the Busan International Film Festival after " Swim Until the Sea Turns Blue" in 2020. "The Busan Film Festival is where my film career just started." Jia Zhangke said at the press conference. In 1998, he brought his directorial debut "Xiao Wu" to the 3rd Busan International Film Festival. (End)
(China News Network)
