Recently, the Daxiangguo Temple Sanskrit documentary "Musik Monk" directed by Kaifeng director Wang Qiaoli was premiered at the National Film Museum in the Netherlands, and was well received by overseas audiences. This is also the first time that a Chinese Buddhist music group has appeared on an international screen. This time, the Daxiangguo Temple Sanskrit music documentary "Music Monk" takes a group of music monks who are watching China’s intangible cultural heritage "Daxiangguo Temple Sanskrit" as the protagonist, presenting the beauty of Chinese classical music to the world and showing the Chinese monks’ efforts to "make The watch and pursuit of "the notes hidden in the secret score come to life".
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"I am here for it, and it is here for me. Music is one of the things I must do in my life, and the only thing I do. Something.” When the 19-year-old Buddhist monk Shi Yuanlong, holding a woodwind instrument, said this shyly and firmly on the big screen, the famous Dutch female painter Aline Thomassen couldn’t help but shed it. Tears: "They are real artists. No matter where they come from, people love art. I think they are my relatives and friends. I want to go to Kaifeng to meet them and listen to their music."
"Sorry, I I can’t help tears, for this obsession, for the beauty of music. I was infected by them, and I searched for my ancestors with them. Although ancient music only has a thin thread connecting the past and the present, it is tough and powerful. I feel it That is the common sound memory of mankind." said Mr. William Lambert, an Englishman who came from London.
Lambert lived in Shanghai for many years and was the first chief representative of the British Telegraph Bureau in China for the world's top 500 companies. "I know that China has a rich cultural heritage, but I don’t know that there is such a musical treasure hidden in this ancient temple. This documentary has opened another window for the world to understand China. In China, I think I will use my own Charm arouses everyone's attention." Lambert said. After the
movie ended, the auditorium was still crowded with people. They were waiting for Director Wang Qiaoli to come out and talk more.
A Dutch audience asked Wang Qiaoli: "These monks are very shy, but face the camera so sincerely and naturally. How did you gain the trust of the monks?"
"I lived in the temple for about a month. Sometimes. I went to morning class and had dinner with them. At the beginning, they seemed to cherish words like gold. When I asked a question, I could only get a few words of answer. Later, I waited for an interview at night, and I was in a dim corridor. The camera doesn’t turn on the phone, just sits completely in the dark, waiting for them to slowly open their hearts.” Wang Qiaoli recalled, she couldn’t help but choked up. “The director Luo Wen and the camera crew who filmed again later were also in the temple. They eat and live together, and take the same morning class. Sincerity is the best way to communicate."
"It was the first time I came into contact with ancient Chinese music in Daxiangguo Temple, especially when I saw the photo of music performance tiles on the complex pagoda. I was surprised that there were such mature orchestras in ancient China. I also held concerts in China, and I wondered why western symphonies are so popular in China, but the living environment of local orchestras is still a bit difficult? The Netherlands" "The Piano Prince", Wouter Bergenhuizen (Wouter Bergenhuizen), who entered the final of the "Liszt Music Festival" twice, said: "I hope this documentary will arouse everyone's attention to Chinese music heritage worldwide. "
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as a director, there is no choice.
Wang Qiaoli was born in the late 1970s and was admitted to East China Normal University in Shanghai from the countryside of Kaifeng, Henan Province in 1998. Later, he studied Chinese as a foreign language under Professor Chen Xiaofen. After graduation, because of Chinese as a foreign language With professionally trained English and Chinese skills, Wang Qiaoli became a reporter. From interviews with Nobel economists and scientists to macroeconomic analysis, from "Fuyang Mighty Medicine to Treat Officials" to "Simplified Political Pace", she quickly became a journalist. The field of political and economic reporting has emerged.
In 2006, Wang Qiaoli married Dutch architect Rob Lubrecht and settled in the Netherlands. He has been a Chinese teacher at Maastricht University and has been engaged in stage art and documentary for a long time. Content consultation and other work. At the end of 2014, at the invitation of Guan Wenwen, a famous cultural program director in China’s television industry, Wang Qiaoli returned to Beijing and participated in a series ofThe production of cultural programs broadcast by the station, such as "Chinese Character Dictation Conference" and "Chinese Idioms Conference".
In 2015, Wang Qiaoli was invited to be the chief writer and chief creator of the "Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Festival". She returned to her birthplace, Kaifeng, looking for inspiration. When she first saw Shi Yuande, conductor of the Daxiangguo Temple Sanskrit Orchestra, his legs and feet were already inconvenient, and he could only sit while conducting. There are more than 20 people in the orchestra, most of whom are over 60 years old, and the oldest is already over 80 years old. Wang Qiaoli asked Professor Ni Shuren, an expert on Sanskrit music, about the current situation at the temple. The supervisor of the temple, Shi Hongkong, told her that Professor Ni Shuren in the United States had reached the advanced stage of liver cancer. Wang Qiaoli wrote to Professor Ni Shuren quickly, and received a reply soon.
"The Sanskrit of Daxiangguo Temple, its melody is smooth and beautiful, it can be said to be the "sound of nature"... What impressed me the most is the completeness of the musical structure and the "five tunes" of the Sanskrit of Daxiangguo Temple. (Other major temples have only four tunes at most) and its transposition techniques are superb, unparalleled, and have reached the pinnacle. Representative repertoires include "Flying in the Clouds" (Tang Daqu), "Suonanzhi", etc. Because of the huge Sanskrit music of Daxiangguo Temple The lineup has been separated by nearly a hundred years of history, lack of information, and it is very difficult to research and perform. It is relatively easy for me to talk about soldiers on paper. However, although the orchestra is wearing a robes, it is difficult to go up to the sky even though I miss the Amitabha mantra." Professor Ni Shuren said in his reply. "You didn’t say too clearly what was going on in the documentary "Daxiangguo Temple Sanskrit". At present, my health is not very good. I have been diagnosed with liver cancer. I have poor physical and mental health. She will be admitted to the hospital for treatment in the past one or two days."
Wang Qiaoli realized the urgency of recording work, and she was determined to take on the "cultural consciousness" of an ordinary person. After discussing with Zhang Xin, a local co-producer in Kaifeng, the two decided to take the machine to interview as soon as possible. No matter what, record it first. If there are more suitable people to do this theme, they can even contribute material free of charge.
She tried to get in touch with different directors, but because the history and music history involved in this film is very heavy, she needs to work hard, and there is no "money way", she was declined repeatedly.
"It was an accident for me to be a director." Wang Qiaoli said with a wry smile, "I had no choice under the sense of mission at the time. I used to be a planning and content director, and I never managed it myself. I just listened to others The director said that this subject is highly professional and would be very difficult to deal with, but he did not expect it to be so difficult. Not to mention that it would take three years to invest in it. "
borrowed a piece from a friend for the first time in her life. Pen "huge money". Fortunately, her friend was generous and asked her to concentrate on finishing the film first.
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This is a "happy accident"
In early September, when "Music Monk" was confirmed to premiere at the Dutch National Film Museum, some accidents occurred one after another. Because of the compatibility between the computer system of the project file and the file version, the film delivered from China to the Netherlands was completely messed up.
"This is the nightmare of any director and editor." Mr. Frank Fisher, a famous music documentary master who participated in the collaboration, exclaimed. Wang Qiaoli had to sit down with a Dutch editor and re-examined each shot and stitched them manually.
Fortunately, being touched by the subject matter and quality of the film, Mr. Fisher also personally guided the overseas edition.
Wang Qiaoli persevered amidst difficulties. She wrote in a text message to director Guan Zhengwen: "My friends and I have exhausted our ammunition and we have done our best, and I hope to do the best we can."
The warm atmosphere at the premiere of the National Film Museum in the Netherlands made Wang Qiaoli feel that it was a "happy accident".
and more "accidents" are still waiting for her-just in October, "Musk Monk" appeared in the "Fourth Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival" in Frankfurt, Germany; next year, "Musk Monk" will be Invited to premiere in California, USA. Currently, domestic and foreign copyright agency agreements are under negotiation. Soon, more audiences around the world will see and hear this movie.
"Sometimes I worry that even if I try my best, there is still the possibility of not being able to do it or not doing it well. But I never thought of giving up. The original intention is the strongest umbrella for me and the team. If there is a little selfishness If it’s true, then it’s entrusting my longing and love for my hometown in the film, and it’s a spiritual way back home."
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