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's "One Week Film and Television Circle" this week, Sister Ba continues to comment on this week's fresh film and television news for everyone.


On the domestic front, theaters opened, and major movies have been set. Looking at the Chinese film market in September, a wave of new films is about to be released; in addition to the movies that are worth looking forward to, the 15th Changchun Film Festival will open on September 5. On September 1, the "Golden Deer Award" announced the shortlist of films, and 15 excellent works were fiercely contested; "Creed" was officially released in China on September 4, with Douban scored 8.4 points.


Internationally, one of the three major European film festivals Venice Film Festival opened on September 2, becoming the world’s first offline international film festival event in recent months; the film "007: No Time to Die" was officially released Trailer; "Gloria on the Road" releases new stills, scheduled to be launched on Amazon on September 30.


Domestic articles


1. Two Chinese films are shortlisted at the Venice Film Festival


directed by Xu Anhua , Ma Sichun, Yu Feihong, Peng Yuyan, Zhang Junning, etc. poster. Prior to this, the 77th Venice Film Festival announced that the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement was awarded to director Xu Anhua. At the age of 73 this year, she became the first female director in the world to receive this honor. The


movie "The First Incense" is adapted from Zhang Ailing's famous work "Agarwood Chips·The First Incense", which was launched on the 100th anniversary of Zhang Ailing's birth. The film tells a series of love stories caused by a Shanghai female student Ge Weilong (played by Ma Sichun) who went to Hong Kong to study and sought refuge in his aunt Mrs. Liang (played by Yu Feihong) and was attracted by the playboy Qiao Qiqiao (played by Peng Yuyan).

movie "The First Incense" stills


Previously, director Xu Anhua adapted Zhang Ailing's novel twice, all of which were loyal to the original. The film "Love in the Fallen City" retains a lot of dialogue from the novel, and the other film "Half Life" restores the mission and key plot. After 23 years, the director once again chose Zhang Ailing's novel. The film also includes master classes such as Wang Anyi, Du Kefeng, and Hetian Huimei. I have to say that Sister Ba is looking forward to it. The movie


has both Shanghai flavor and Hong Kong style. Especially the aunt and Mrs. Liang played by Yu Feihong are very charming, don't have a taste. Another highlight of


is that the movie poster of "First Incense" was designed by well-known poster designer Huang Hai. This is the second time he has collaborated with Xu Anhua to design movie posters after the "Golden Age".


On the whole, the whole poster has some stripes, like a weaving picture, the core of which is a pair of female hands; when you zoom in on the poster, Sister Ba discovers the delicateness of designer Huang Hai. This is not a person's hands. Long nails, bright pink nail polish, gold ring with pierced flowers, and slightly orchid-pointed left hand represents the charming aunt Mrs. Liang. The flat, simple, natural gesture right hand represents the heroine Ge Weilong.


The two beautiful hands are locked together by a pair of gorgeous bracelets. This is the "diamond bracelet" that Situ Association once gave them each in the story. It symbolizes that they are unable to extricate themselves from being constrained by material desire, and it is also like a nephew and a nephew. Handcuffs tied together.

movie "First Incense" poster details


is supervised by Jia Zhangke , and "Endless", directed by the young mainland director Wang Jing, released the international version of the poster and was nominated for the horizon unit of this Venice Film Festival. The film is adapted from a real-life story, focusing on the story of the little people in the North Drifting, starring Bai Ke, Miao Miao, Zhang Songwen, Song Yang, Wang Yiquan, Zhou Yemang, Jia Zhangke, Qin Hailu, Fox, etc.


This is the first work of the mainland young director Wang Jing, and it is also his major attempt at realistic themes. Although he is a new director, his qualifications are not "new". Since joining Jia Zhangke’s team in 2010, Wang Jing has ten years of executive director experience and has participated in "Jianghu Children"The Old Man of Mountains and Rivers" "Hello! "Mr. Tree" and many other works. The first concept poster of


was also issued, which has a retro atmosphere and some creativity and subversion. Several faceless people stood among the vast beings. The


film focuses on that special period in 2003, telling the struggle and persistence of the little character "North Drift", and finally sticks to the bottom line, achieves counterattack and sublimation, and conveys the "unstoppable" attitude towards life.


As the director Wang Jing said:


"The urban space has changed dramatically, and the lifestyle has changed dramatically. I chose to focus on people's faces. I believe that the longing, hesitation, pain and dignity on those faces should be the clearest in the memory of the times. The part."


Baike as the leading role is subversive. When it comes to him, I can’t help thinking about the funny appearance of Wang Dahammer in "Unexpectedly". For the first time on the big screen, Baike completely breaks away from the inherent comedy image and interprets a more realistic interpretation in "Unstoppable" The way.


In addition, the film was also shortlisted for the Toronto International Film Festival New Discovery Unit. The official website commented: "Based on a true story, a reporter changed the destiny of 120 million people with a pen."


2. Chinese director Zhao Ting "Nomadland" directed by was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 77th Venice Film Festival


The film "Nowhere" directed by Chinese director Zhao Ting was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 77th Venice Film Festival and will participate in 2021 Competition for the Academy Awards.

Francis McDomond on the set of "A Place of Nowhere"


starring Oscar-winning actresses Francis McDormand and David Strezern, it tells about a woman in her 60s who is in economics. Having lost everything in the depression, as a modern nomad living in a truck, she embarked on a journey across the western United States. In addition, the Marvel movie "Eternal Race" directed by Zhao Ting will be released soon.


3. The music film "The Distance of the Red River" will be unveiled at the Venice Film Festival


On August 31, the music film "The Distance of the Red River" will premiere in the market section of the 77th Venice Film Festival in 2020 and will be nominated for the "FILMING ITALY BEST MOVIE" unit. The film is produced by Jiang Xiaorong, supervised by Yu Rongguang, directed by Zhao Jia, starring Yu Rongguang, Pan Hong, Gao Taiyu, Zhu Xiaoyu, etc.


In a group of posters exposed, natural scenery and humanities and history are simultaneously combined, with both classical artistic conception and ethnic customs, which are extremely visually beautiful and spiritual. The


film explores the distance of the Red River through the perspective of Yu Rongguang, Pan Hong, and Gao Taiyu. It shows the beauty of the Red River and the beauty of China in the distance and near, fast and slow, ancient and modern, poetic and everyday.



In "Distance of the Red River", tradition and modernity, ancient and fashion, ethnicity and the world are echoed, and the unique beauty of the red river is born with light and shadow, and the unique beauty of the red river is bred out in the world. The sights and colorful Yunnan show the vivid and beautiful Chinese and Oriental charm to the world. The film


once again tells the Chinese story with an international perspective, experiences the humanities of Honghe with travel experience, and shows the beauty of the East with brilliant light and shadow. The theme song is composed by Dong Dongdong, lyrics by Chen Xi, and sung by Sun Nan and Gao Taiyu.


4. The global official screening of the VR unit of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (China Station) will be launched


works"60 Seconds of My Life" and "Ajax All Powerful" will have their world premieres during the festival to meet more audiences at home and abroad. The


documentary "60 Seconds of My Life" is produced by VeeR and MeDoc. It collects different stories that happened in multiple cities in China at 10 am on February 20, 2020, and records the time and space of different lives at that moment. And emotions.

"60 Seconds of My Life"


The VR unit of the Venice Film Festival was screened at the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts. The future innovation of virtual and reality. With the development of digital technology, the boundary between virtual and reality has become more blurred, and the integration and discussion of technology and art Also more frequently. Content forms such as immersive theater, immersive narrative, and VR games, while enriching the senses, also make viewers no longer be observers of the story, but people in the play. The exhibition at the Art Museum of China Academy of Fine Arts is the first time that the VR unit of the Venice Film Festival has been brought to China.


5. The 15th Changchun Film Festival opens on September 5th


The 15th China Changchun Film Festival will be held from September 5th to 10th. The theme of this festival is "New Era, New Cradle, New Power" . In addition, the "Golden Deer Award" will award the best film award, jury award, best director award, best actor award, best actress award, best screenwriter award, best photography award, best music award, 10 awards including the best technology award and the best debut award.


This year's Changchun Film Festival Golden Deer Award shortlisted films: "Half a Comedy", "Spring Tide", "The Road to the Sky", "Huang Danian", "At That Time", "Climber", "Like a Shadow", "Beneficiary", "My Himalayas" "My Motherland and Me", "Manslaughter", "Knife Hidden in the Smile", "Little Q", "The Faraway Pastoral" and "The Captain of China" have 15 works.


This year’s Changchun Film Festival’s Chinese-language section has a special female film festival entitled "There are beautiful women in the north, peerless and independent", which will bring fans a series of Chinese female filmmakers including "Thousand Arrows Piercing Heart", "Xiao Hong", and "Jianghu Children" Participate in and lead excellent works.


6. The domestic premiere of the movie "Creed", the word-of-mouth polarized


In the early morning of September 4, the big screens in many parts of the country were lit by the movie "Creed".


, as the final chapter of Nolan's "Time and Space Trilogy", inherited his traditional "brain-burning" tradition, playing with the concept of "reversing time and space", creating an unprecedented time and space puzzle, trying to break " "Time and Space" ceiling, so reverse bullets, reversing waves, reversed cars, etc. are presented in the film... Regarding the plot of the film, Sister Ba is not spoiled here.


Mention Nolan, many people must have seen his works, "Batman" series, "Inception" "Interstellar", etc., almost every is high-quality boutique. "Creed", which was released just a day after the release, has already polarized its reputation: fans who like it directly call "Nolan is a genius", and many people say that they will watch it several times, "After reading "Creed", I think " Interstellar "" and "Inception of Dreams" are not brain-burning"; but some viewers said bluntly, "I can't understand in the clouds and mist."


The film "Creed" was connected to director Christopher Nolan at the Chinese premiere. The director explained why he was interested in the concept of time and looking at time in a different way:


"because it defines our existence , But it is difficult to talk about and understand.


movies have a close relationship with time. The audience watch and accept the film’s depiction of time through cameras. Compared with other media, the interpretation of time in movies presents a very unique power


7. "Pioneer" is scheduled to be released nationwide on National Day


On September 1, the super action movie "Pioneer" released the latest poster and is scheduled to be released on September 30, giving the audience a "New Year gift." Directed by Tang Jili, Jackie Chan, Allen, Zhu Zhengting and others starred, telling the story of the transnational rescue of the vanguard squad against criminal syndicates and rescuing the hostages of Chinese companies. The movie


is not only an action movie, but also a comedy. "Laughing, playing with a smile" This is how the film opens. Comedian Allen will present his "fighting" method in the film, and director Tang Jili still uses durian, which he has a soft spot for appearances.


is the only global framing action film that can be seen on the screen in 2020, "Pioneer" will take the audience to "travel the world" through the screen, making up for the regret that many people cannot travel. The film spans the three continents of Asia, Africa and Europe, and was shot by sea, land, and air. It was filmed in London, Africa, the Middle East, Dubai and other places. The magnificent vision, coupled with the hearty action scenes, the vanguard's determination to protect his compatriots all over the world is shocking. Super action blockbuster like


is changed to the National Day file. Have you entered your National Day movie list?


8. New China's first-generation film artist Liu Xueyao passed away


According to Changying Group, New China's first-generation film artist and veteran long film artist Liu Xueyao passed away on the evening of August 31, 2020 in Changchun at the age of 99.


Liu Xueyao worked as an artist at Dongying (the predecessor of Long Shadow) before his death, and participated in the art work of the first feature film of People's Film "Bridge". He once painted realistic art scenes by himself, and went to North Korea to restore the ground and tunnels for the classic film "Shangganling". In 2013, Liu Xueyao was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 29th China Film Golden Rooster Awards. The jury gave him the following evaluation: "If it is true or false, it is also true, and the pictures will be deep."

The first feature film "Bridge"

film artist Liu Xueyao participated in "Bridge", "White Warrior", "Liu Hulan", "When the grapes are ripe", "Mysterious Traveling Companion", "Shangganling", "Daughter of the Party", "Bianzhai Beacon", " The creation of more than 40 movies, including "Little Guxian", "Dou E's Injustice" and "The Wall Head Horse".


9. The movie "When a Man is in Love" will be released in 2021. It is expected to be released in 2021. The movie


is a love film from a male perspective. It tells about a young gangster Ah Cheng (played by Qiu Ze) who collects debts for a living. One day he meets the debtor’s daughter Haoting (Xu Ting), who is taken care of by her. The father and the sense of responsibility to shoulder his father's debts are deeply attracted. Ah Cheng took care of everything for Haoting. Just when Haoting finally let go of his defenses and accepted the pursuit, the successive changes made their future road more bumpy.


The movie "When a Man is in Love" is the first collaboration between Qiu Ze and Tiffany Xu since their debut. The two powerful actors had a chemical reaction that exceeded the standard during shooting, showing a strong sense of CP. In the “Romantic Moment” stills exposed this time, Haoting interacted with Ah Cheng in the barber shop to help Ah Cheng shave, and she looked at each other sweetly, and a sense of happiness overflowed the screen.


10. "Masked Hotel" will be released on September 4 in China. It will be screened nationwide.


This is the first time that Takuya Kimura has played the role of a detective, and it is also the first time that he has cooperated with Masami Nagasawa.


opened with a tense atmosphere, Tokyo was surprised to see a serial homicide, and "the next case was found in a five-star hotel." The story of


"Masked Hotel" took place in a high-end hotel in Tokyo, and a series of murders were announced consecutively.The detective Kosuke Nitta (played by Takuya Kimura) and the hotel receptionist Naomi Yamagishi (played by Masami Nagasawa) are closely tied together, and a series of contents are developed through the collision between the hotel staff and the criminal police.


Foreign articles


1. The 77th Venice Film Festival will be grandly opened on September 2


This year's Venice International Film Festival will be held in Venice from September 2nd to 12th, divided into main competition unit, non-competitive unit, and the horizon unit. Screening of the Biennale Film Academy project. Although the number of selected films in this official section has decreased, a total of 50 to 55 films have been selected, and about 20 films have been shortlisted in the main competition unit named "Venezia77". The remaining films have fallen into the horizon and non-competition units respectively.


Main competition unit list: Hilal Baydarov "In Between Dying", Emma Dante "Sisters of Macaluso", Mona Fastode "New World", Michelle Frank "Minority People" "Dream", Nicole Garcia "Lovers", Amos Gitai "Laila in Halfa", Andrei Kancharovsky "Dear Comrade", Kurosawa Kiyoshi "Spy's Wife", Macede Macedi "Sun Children", Cornelí Mondruzso "Fragments of Women", Susanna Nikiarelli "Miss Marx", Claudio Noce "Padre Nostro", Gianfranco Ro West "Nocturne", Magozata Schmovzka "Never Gonna Snow Again", Chaitanya Tamhane "The Disciple", Julia von Heinz "And Tomorrow The Entire World", Yasmila Ri Banic's "Quo Vadis, Aida?", Zhao Ting's "A Place of Nowhere".


A special short film was released at the opening ceremony of the 77th Venice Film Festival, reviewing the masterpieces of Cate Blanchett, chairman of the jury of the main competition unit, at various stages, including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, I’m Not There, Elizabeth, and Thor 3 "Lord of the Rings", "Carol" and other classic works.


2. "Shoelaces" kicks off the Venice Film Festival


A new film directed by Daniele Lucetti, director of "Our Life", and a new film starring Italian movie stars Alba Lorvacher and Luigi Lo Cascio "Shoelaces" premiered as the opening film.


through the perspective of the husband, the wife, and the memories of the two children, the whole thing is restored from three perspectives, and it also reveals the different experiences and incommunicable situations of each person in the family, and unveils contemporary marriage and family The false veil of tender affection provides insight into the truth of marriage in fragments under sexual liberation and personal freedom.


"Shoelaces" is one part of Starnone's "Family Trilogy", the other two are "Confession" and "Joke".


3. The movie "007: No Time to Die" released a new trailer, and the new film "007: No Time to Die" will be released worldwide in November. The new film "007: No Time to Die" is the twenty-fifth part of the "James Bond Series", by Kerry Fuyong ( "True Detective") directed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge ("London Life" and "Kill Eve") to participate in the editing of the script. A new official trailer (Chinese character) was released on September 3, very exciting, James Bond continues to be starred by Daniel Craig, Ben Weshaw, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Naomi Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Rory King Nair and Christopher Waltz return.


"The task of changing everything has begun." Oscar actor Rami Marek starred as the villain to take revenge and kill a fewWith millions of people, Bond has "dangerous secrets" around him.


, who collaborated with Craig in "Blade Out of the Sheath" Anna de Armas turned into a cool gun girl, Rushner Lynch ("Captain Marvel") starred as Bond retired and temporarily replaced the title of 007 The new "00" agent.


The film tells that Bond has retired and enjoys a peaceful life in Jamaica. But his time was very short. An old friend, Felix Leiter of the CIA, came to ask for help and asked him to rescue a kidnapped scientist. This task was more dangerous than imagined. Bond found an armed danger. The mysterious villain of technology. It will be released abroad in November, and the files will be confirmed in mainland China.


4. "Gloria on the Road" releases new stills, set for September 30, Amazon launches


Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander starring the biography of American feminist pioneer Gloria Steinham The film "Gloria on the Road" released a new stills, September 30, Amazon launched.


directed by Julie Taymo ("Kurosawa Akira" and "Frida"), Tony nominated playwright Sarah Ruhl ("In the Next Room" and "New World") to write the script, based on Steinham's same name Autobiography, telling how to become a pioneer in the equal rights and feminist movement from a reporter and activist. In recent years, Steinham has served as event organizer and speaker worldwide, as a media spokesperson on equal rights issues.


5. "The Happiest Season" releases new stills, which will be launched in North America on November 25.


Director Kerry Duvall released three new stills of her TV movie "The Happiest Season" through People magazine , The female protagonists Kristen Stewart and Mackenzie Davis appeared in it. They will play a pair of lovers and stage a holiday love story about coming out, proposal and family.


, director Duvall said that romantic comedies are a common type of movie during the year-end holidays, but such movies rarely have LGBT plots, and she would like to see a holiday movie that reflects her experience, so she decided to make one herself unit. In addition to being a screenwriter and director, Duvall also played a role in this movie. Other actors include Alison Brie, Dan Levy, Victor Gabo, etc. The film will premiere on November 25.


and above is this week's "weekly film and television circle", which movies have you added to your wish list?




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