Feng Xiaogang's film "Big Name" tells that Hollywood director Taylor came to China to remake "The Last Emperor", but he still felt that he was soulless and was hospitalized under depression, so Ge Youlin was ordered to have a "big name's funeral."
Although "Big Actor" is an absurd comedy, the background film "The Last Emperor" mentioned in the film actually exists in film history. This is a film by the Italian national treasure director Bertolucci who went to China in 1987. The emperor’s biography tells the embarrassing life of Puyi, the last emperor of China.
Although this is a work of the last century, the dialogue is still in English, but in the baptism of 32 years, "The Last Emperor" not only has not been "passed", but is regarded by more and more Chinese fans as the treasure of the heart.
This film has created a number of firsts in the history of Chinese film: the first feature film allowed to be shot in the Forbidden City in China; Bertolucci is the first and only time to tell a Chinese story, out of respect for the master, China is the first There were no restrictions on the content of the film; the Vice Minister of Culture of China also played the chief executive Ying Ruocheng in the film for an unprecedented time.
This is an incredible thing now, but it was at the beginning of opening to the outside world, and the air of freedom was permeating all fields, and "The Last Emperor" became the lucky one.
So we revisit the movie "The Last Emperor", to some extent, we also remember the era of freedom that fluttered in white more than 30 years ago.
In return, Bertolucci also exerted his strength when shooting this film.
He first submitted two shooting plans to the relevant Chinese authorities, one is "The Last Emperor" and the other is "The Destiny of Man" based on the novel. Later, he was approved to shoot the former; in order to make the film, he hired Pu Yi's brother Pu Li Wenda, the author of Jie and Puyi’s autobiography, is an art consultant. At the same time, he interviewed Puyi’s wife, warden, butler, etc., and obtained valuable opinions. Nearly 19,000 extras were used in the film and a 2,200-pound wig was made; The filming site management is very strict. The actor who played the role of Puyi teacher Johnston was turned away because he forgot to bring his pass. During the British Queen Elizabeth's visit to China, she was unable to visit the Forbidden City because of the priority shooting of the film...
Many efforts finally paid off. "The Last Emperor" won the 1988 Oscar for best screenplay, best photography, best art, best costume design, best editing, best sound effects, best original music and other nine awards. Douban scored a perfect score for 250,000 people. With a score of 9.2 points, it is an undisputed classic. More than 30 years have passed, and the artistic level of this film has so far made it difficult for domestic directors to match.
"The Last Emperor" spans more than 60 years and tells the legendary life of the last Chinese emperor Puyi. The whole film lasts for 3 and a half hours, but the viewing process is extremely smooth and natural, without any sense of verbosity.
After watching this film, you will feel that it is really foreign monks who can recite sutras. It is obviously our country’s own thing, but it has been taken by foreigners to make a classic.
actually doesn't have to complain, as the saying goes: the authorities are fans, the bystanders are clear.
When we ourselves are making movies of this kind of subject matter, due to the influence of ideology, we often tie our hands and feet and unconsciously regard Puyi as the opposite of the entire era. Both the way of narration and the effect of presentation are distorted by the filter. On the contrary, it is to let foreign directors film this piece of history, and to show the protagonist's life objectively and fairly. The final Pu Yi presented is not just a shriveled historical symbol, but a man of flesh and blood.
Puyi described in "The Last Emperor" can be summarized in one sentence: a mediocre "three ups and three downs".
reincarnation is a technical job. Puyi was born into an emperor's family and became emperor at the age of three. His birth is the peak. This is his luck and even his misfortune.
is the most ruthless emperor's family. The occupation of the emperor is far less beautiful than it seems. How many people behind the glory and wealth covet your throne?
From Qin Shihuang to Puyi, there were 335 emperors in Chinese history, but the average life span was only 41 years, and the abnormal mortality rate was 44%.
Mingxi Zong Zhu Youxiao is the king of a country but he is obsessed with being a carpenter. He is skilled, and the average craftsman is beyond the reach. Now he is definitely the brightest boy on the construction site. It is a pity that he became a king and died at the age of 22;
Song Huizong, the inventor of the body, was artistically talented, but his political incompetence led to the country’s subjugation.He "Song Huizong can do everything, but cannot be the ear of the monarch";
and Li Yu, the post-lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty we are familiar with, wrote a great word. When the emperor was in a mess, he became a slave to the country. Later generations wrote poetry evaluation: "Be a word People are truly peerless, but it is a pity to be a king."
Therefore, it can be seen that the emperor can definitely compete for the most unfortunate "occupation" in history, and Pu Yi was forced to take up the post when he was born.
At that time, there were two worlds inside and outside the Forbidden City. The sky had changed outside the city. The warlords fought against each other and the feudal dynasty was crumbling. But inside the city, Puyi enjoyed the prosperity and wealth like all the emperors in history. He smelled; he was unscrupulous, and even ate grandma's milk when he was seven or eight years old. When he was upset, he ordered the eunuch to drink ink.
However, the turbulent situation hit the city like a dark cloud, and the little Puyi also felt the pressure. He was not allowed to leave the imperial city for half a step and was placed under house arrest in the Forbidden City. He secretly raised a white mouse by himself. Later, his younger brother Pu Jie Telling him that he is no longer the emperor, Puyi fell to his death in a rage, and his emperor's throne exists in name only. During the reign of
, Pu Yi met his lifelong confidant, Mr. Johnston. He let Pu Yi smell the sweet air of the West. Pu Yi wanted to drive a car and wear a suit, and was determined to go to Oxford University to study abroad. He was also considered the first person to admire foreigners.
In addition, Puyi married two wives: Wanrong and Wenxiu. The three formed a deformed romantic relationship. They often slept in the same bed together. They were both people who were teased by the times. After meeting, they warmed each other and became a rope. Grasshopper.
After the Revolution of 1911, the Qing king represented by Puyi surrendered to the Republic of China. This was his first "fall." The Republic of China originally gave him a generous promise, but after he drove him to Tianjin, he immediately laid out his ancestral grave. .
An angry Pu Yi turned to the Japanese for help and established Manchuria in the Northeast, which was his second "fall."
Puyi didn’t have a keen political sense. He thought that his plan to restore the empire was about to succeed, but he didn’t know that he was just a puppet of the Japanese. The Puppet Manchukuo became a base for Japan’s invasion of China. They experimented with living people in the Northeast. They sold opium to support the war, and asked the children of Manchuria to learn Japanese. Pu Yi was imprisoned again, his wife Wen Xiu left angrily, Wan Rong was also psychologically distorted in the long life of escape, and Pu Yi’s cousin mingled with Pu Yi’s cousin, smoked a lot of smoke, like a walking dead, and finally got pregnant by Pu Yi’s driver. Being shot by the Japanese, Pu Yi's heart collapsed completely, and his dream of restoration failed. After the liberation of
, Pu Yi surrendered to New China and was imprisoned. This was his third "fall".
He was asked to explain his crimes in prison. At first, he tried his best to defend himself, but the warden and the interrogators met with cold eyebrows. Pu Yi, who was troubled internally and externally, committed suicide many times and failed. He had no choice but to voluntarily confess the crime, and even made it his fault. He also stopped him, his attitude of confession was good and he was amnesty.
Ironically, during the Cultural Revolution, the warden who had interrogated Pu Yi was also criticized. The kind-hearted Pu Yi escaped the catastrophe because of Premier Zhou’s special care. He went to intercede for the warden, and the revolutionary teenager asked him who he was. He said he was just an ordinary gardener.
Pu Yi wanted to go home and buy tickets in his late years. On the palace seat, he found the grasshopper cage given to him by his childhood teacher and gave it to the son of the guard of the Palace Museum. The film stopped abruptly and the aftertaste was endless.
The real Puyi is such a kind-hearted mediocre. He should have been playing grasshoppers, raising flowers and living an ordinary life, but he was chosen by God to be the last emperor of the feudal dynasty.
He tried hard to fight in the past, to restore the glory of the empire, to save the twisted love, to review his bumpy life, but the reality was joking with him time and time again, he was used by waves of people and imprisoned, Be exiled, be a puppet, be a sinner.
Puyi passed away in 1967. He has no future. I don’t know if the symbol of "the last emperor" cursed him. He didn’t leave a last word, but Pico would say something softly in his heart. I just want to do it. A good person.
Fortunately, "The Last Emperor" allows us to truly walk into Puyi's heart and feel that even as an emperor, we are involuntarily in the process of historical change.
and director Bertolucci died at the age of 26 in November last year.He is 77 years old, but this classic he left behind will be remembered forever.
Text/Pippi Film Editor: Ninjas love to eat fish
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