The period romance film "The Romantic Generation" directed by Jia Zhangke and starring Zhao Tao is currently in theaters across the country. On November 29, director Jia Zhangke returned to Datong, the filming location, with the film to meet the audience. The familiar scenes in t

The period romance film "The Romantic Generation " directed by Jia Zhangke and starring Zhao Tao is now in theaters nationwide. On November 29, director Jia Zhangke returned to Datong, the filming location, with the film to meet the audience. The familiar scenes in the film particularly touched the audience in Datong. Some viewers praised the film for depicting the changes of the times and various aspects of life, calling it "Along the River During the Qingming Festival in China in the past 30 years." The new narrative form of the film made the audience feel "as if they were watching a Picasso painting."

At the road show, a middle-aged female audience member shared that she and her best friend were immersed in the film for two consecutive days and were deeply moved by the two protagonists in the film. Talking about the interaction between the protagonists "Qiaoqiao" and "Brother Bin" at the end of the film, she couldn't help but choke up and shed tears: "She (my best friend) asked me to tell Director Jia to thank him for asking Qiaoqiao to return the plastic bag to the male protagonist. I think for our generation, we see a lot of it in movies. ml6

A viewer who was born and raised in Datong said that in the film, the old mining area auditorium, the Datong volcanoes, Daxi Street bustling with millennium crowds, the stone sculptures in the children's park, and the three bouncing balls all over the street Xiaonan Street and many other places that were familiar to me in my childhood but have long since disappeared are all "killed by tender memories". He emotionally told director Jia Zhangke: "Everyone of the most ordinary people living in the city in the camera is being affected by the changes of the times. The torrent pushes forward migration, expectation or struggle. Maybe they are not worth experiencing. History is written, but in your works, they deserve to be noticed, stayed, and preserved. Those seemingly insignificant atmospheres are like the cruise ship floating in the Three Gorges in the movie, which converge into the long river of life. ." The audience lamented that the film is like "China's Qingming Festival Along the River in the past 30 years."

Another young viewer shared her experience of watching the movie. She said: "It's like watching a Picasso painting. Picasso had mastered that art very skillfully when he was young ( figurative painting), so he can express his thoughts more and more with this rich art form. So I feel that (this film) surprised me because it allowed me to see a kind of understanding of the city and time. record.”

Jia Zhangke explained at the scene why he chose Datong as the main shooting location, "I think Datong has a sense of strength that grew up in a harsh environment. And it is a very dramatic and harsh city in itself. I I am attracted by Datong’s character.”ht. ml6

The movie "The Romantic Generation" is directed by Jia Zhangke, starring Zhao Tao and Li Zhubin, co-starring Pan Jianlin and Lan Zhou, and has special appearances by Zhouyou, PeopleSoft, and Maotao . Produced by Shanxi Xihe Xinghui, Beijing Xihe Xinghui, Momo Pictures, Huanxi Media, Infinite Freedom, and Weimeng Chuangke Network Technology, and jointly distributed by Huaxia Film, Human World Guide Pictures, and Dongyang Shoujia Film and Television Culture.