In 1979, there were three movies that made us shine.
One is " Little Flower " by Beijing Film Studio, and the other is " Annoying Laugh " by Shang Film Factory . There is another
, " Vibrato of Life " from Northwest Film Studio. The three films
, like a fresh wind, brought a refreshing feeling to the audience.
But compared to "Little Flower" and "Troubled Smile", "The Vibrato of Life" is obviously a good movie that is seriously underrated. Of course, the main reason for
is that there are too many good movies produced in 1979, countless. So many viewers ignored its existence.
Someone said that "the first kiss of the Chinese screen" appeared in " Lushan Love " starring Zhang Yu and Guo Kaimin .
is not the case.
Long before the release of "Lushan Love", in the "Vibrato of Life" filmed by West Film Studio, there was already a beautiful and affectionate kiss between the hero and the heroine.
Later, Xi’an Film Studio emerged a large number of excellent film directors, produced such as " life ", "yellow earth", "old well", " wild mountain ", " black gun "Event ", "Red Sorghum" and many other classic works.
However, the first appearance of the fourth-generation director of the West Studios began with this "Vibrato of Life". The directors of
"The Vibrato of Life" are Teng Wenji and Wu Tianming .
In 1978, Teng Wenji created the music film literary script "The Vibrato of Life" with full passion.
Why would he write a music movie? There are two reasons for this. One of
is Teng Wenji who has been fond of music since he was a child and has served as the conductor of the school choir. When he grew up, he wanted to apply for the Conservatory of Music , but unfortunately, in 1964, the Conservatory did not enroll students, so he applied for the Beijing Film Academy director department, and the result was a hit.
But he did not expect that he would encounter an unprecedented sport within two years of entering the school. At that time, the school was forced to close, so he had to buy a lot of books and focus on self-study. He graduated from Nortel in 1968, first entered the army for training, and then was assigned to the Xi'an Film Studio in 1973, where he met his partner Wu Tianming.
The "Fourth Five-Year Plan" incident in 1976 gave Teng Wenji a huge shock. The various scenes at the scene made his mind constantly be impacted by a fierce melody. Therefore, he decided to use the form of music film to express this event.
This is another more important reason for his creation of the musical film "Vibrato of Life".
In this movie, two young directors (before that, they have not directed a movie), have carried out many bold explorations and attempts.
For example, they chose to use a violin concerto throughout the film, making it a finishing touch when expressing the characters' mood, thoughts, struggles, and struggles.
At the same time, they attach great importance to the combination of music and pictures. Whenever a strong part of the music appears, the corresponding picture will also take special processing methods to enhance it. For example, there is a shot in the film, which impressed me very deeply. That is when the concerto of "January's Grief" reached its climax, the camera quickly moved to the eyes of the heroine Xu Shanshan, and at the same time superimposed the big panorama of the band's performance, the visual impact was particularly strong.
In addition, many of their experiments at the time, such as the extensive use of narration, split screen, overlay, freeze frame, zoom, etc., although there is a suspicion of brain-stacking skills, we can feel the enterprising spirit of the creators, and they are strong Creative desire.
After the film was released, it received rave reviews.
In theaters in some places, there was applause as soon as the film was first shown. Why is the movie
so popular?
I think there are three main reasons.
One is the theme expressed in the film, which just expresses the common aspirations of the people at that time. So it is particularly easy to resonate.
The other is that the form of expression of the film is very novel. The creators have used almost all film methods to firmly grasp the audience's eyes. Especially the conversion of black-and-white color images, the use of large-scale push and pull, and the use of horizontally shifting lenses are not seen in previous movies. This makes the audience feel very novel. There is another very important reason for
, that is, the actors in the film are so beautiful, it can be said that they represent the highest appearance at the time.
So, after 41 years, do you still remember the scene and feelings when you first watched this movie? Do you still remember the stunning appearance of the male and female protagonists and the visual impact it brought to us? 41 years later, how have the film’s creators changed?
Today, let us have a special review together.
Let's start with the two directors.
1. Director Teng Wenjing
Teng Wenji gained fame for his "Trembling of Life".
then directed a series of excellent films, such as " pots and pans symphony ", " chess king ", " Yellow River Ballad ", " Spring Rhapsody " and so on. He has won numerous awards including the Huabiao Award, the Golden Rooster Award and the Best Director Award at the Montreal International Film Festival.
He later became the director of Beijing Film Studio. He also directed " Shuxiangmen No. ", " Last Princess ", " Scarlet Romance ", "Rouge Snow", " Thirty Mile Shop ", " Tianlun ", " Second Child" Time ", " the ups and downs of young couple " and other TV series.
Teng Wenji’s wife and son are both directors. His wife's name is Weng Luming, and she has directed film and television dramas such as "Little Ghosts", "Homecoming from the Storm", "Thunderbolt Beibei", " Let the World Full of Love " and so on. Also starred in Wu Wei in "The Trill of Life". And their son Teng Huatao is even more famous, and his film and television dramas such as "Snail House", "Wang Gui and Anna", "33 Days of Broken Relationship" are very popular.
is now 77 years old, Teng Wenji has long become a national first-level director, and has also served as the vice president of the Chinese Film Directors Association .
2. Director Wu Tianming
Wu Tianming is a person who has made outstanding contributions to the West Film Studio.
To a certain extent, without Wu Tianming, there would be no "Vibrato of Life", and there would be no later brilliance of the Western Film Studio.
In 1979, Wu Tianming set up a youth film crew in the West Film Studio, which is the crew of "The Vibrato of Life". This bold move not only made "Vibrato of Life" available, but more importantly, he trained a large number of outstanding young film talents for the West Film Studio, and these people later became the main force of the West Film Studio. Produced a large number of high-quality works.
"Vibrato of Life" is also Wu Tianming's first work as a director. Later, he showed films such as " River without Navigation Marks ", "Life", "Old Well", " Changing Faces ", " Hundred Birds Chaofeng " and other film works. He also served as the producer of films such as " Horse Thief ", "Red Sorghum" and " Kid King ". And these films, without exception, have won domestic and foreign awards.
Wu Tianming is the leader of the Xiying Film Factory. He has devoted himself to the development of the Xiying Film Factory and devoted everything he has to it. It is a pity that he has passed away. On March 4, 2014, Wu Tianming passed away from a heart attack at the age of 75. It is understood that his daughter Wu Yanyan later became an actor and producer, Participated in the production of dramas such as "Family with Children" and "Marvin's War".
III. Actor Zheng Changhe played by Shi Zhongqi
I think that in the conception stage of "Vibrato of Life", Teng Wenji wanted to find two actors with strong literary and artistic temperament to play the male and female protagonists in the film. As a result, he found Shi Zhongqi and Leng Mei. Make the audience's eyes shine.
Shi Zhongqi was originally a dancer of Shanghai Ballet , and once appeared in the ballet " white-haired girl ". He also has a twin brother named Shi Zhonglin, who is also an actor in Shangba. The two brothers are very beautiful and are known as "Twin Stars".
In 1979, Shi Zhongqi was selected as the actor of Zheng Chenghe, the protagonist in "The Vibrato of Life". This is the first movie he starred in. His performance is not very skillful, and he appears immature in many places. But the audience accepted him in the first place. The main reason is that he is really beautiful, and his gentle temperament adds a lot of points. The character and appearance of the characters in the film are very pleasing.
So after the performance of "The Vibrato of Life", Shi Zhongqi, who is not a professional film actor, also became popular. He also starred in many movies such as "Backlight", "Bitter Fruit", "Danfeng Chaoyang", " Distant Star ", and also played the role of Chen Wenxiong in the TV series "A Generation of Romance" adapted from the novel "Three Alleys".
Later he went to the United States and lived in New York. Worked as a technician in a garment factory run by a Korean. But he still loves the art of ballet. In his spare time, he actively participates in gala parties organized by local Chinese, and he has also organized dance teams. Surprisingly, he insists on exercising all the year round, and he still maintains a strong body at the age of 75. From his recent care, his mental state is very good.
4. The heroine Xu Shanshan plays Lengmei
. I think Lengmei is the biggest surprise that "The Vibrato of Life" presents to us.
She is just like her name, glamorous and noble, like a thorny rose, amazingly beautiful, but not easy to approach.
Lengmei is also a dancer (I have to say that learning dance is indeed an excellent way to cultivate a temperament). She was born in 1954. In 1977, he appeared on the screen for the first time in the movie "Not A Man's Story", but its influence was not great. In 1979, she lightened everyone's eyes when she appeared in "The Vibrato of Life".
In November 1979, cold eyebrows appeared on the cover of the 11th issue of " popular movie ". Those big beautiful eyes have been deeply rooted in the hearts of many people since then.
Lengmei became the goddess of that era, and the representative of her face value. Although her reputation is not as big as Chen Chong , Zhang Yu, Liu Xiaoqing and others, she is not inferior to anyone in terms of appearance.
Later, she played " Love " (not released), " Golden Deer ", " Xu Beihong " and other film and television dramas, and then far away from the audience's sight. Everyone wondered where she went? It turned out that after filming "Xu Beihong", she met her boyfriend, who was an Englishman. The two soon held a wedding abroad. In 1989, they moved to Australia. Since then, Leng Mei has rarely heard from it.
only, later, inadvertently, we saw a photo of her in her old age. The beauty of the past has the same temperament, but the wrinkles in the corners of her eyes are telling us the stories she has experienced over the years and the tremendous changes brought about by the years. It is reported that after she got married, she gave birth to a son with her husband, and the family lived happily. Judging from the comparison of her past and present, do you think that she has changed a lot?
V. Five old artists in the film
Xu Yixiang played by Xiang Kun
In the film, the heroine Xu Shanshan’s father, Xu Yixiang, is a doctor of medicine. In an extremely difficult environment, he still insists on justice. The role player is the bigXiang Kun is a well-known film performance artist at home.
, the old actor who played the enemy's army commander Zhang in "Southern Expedition and Northern War" and Xu Pengfei in "Eternal Life in Fire", in 1979, ushered in the second spring of his acting career. Xu Yixiang in "The Vibrato of Life" is another wonderful screen image he presents to everyone. His performance is as steady as ever.
After this, Xiang Kun starred in " jade butterfly ", "mountain city snow", "bell sound", " submersible net ", " sabre general ", "fire of the Old Summer Palace", "Changing curtain listening to politics" In 1991, he became an expert enjoying the special government allowance of the State Council. In 2005, he was awarded the honorary title of "National Film Artist with Outstanding Contributions" by the Ministry of Personnel and the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
On February 15, 2009, the old artist Xiang Kun died of illness at the age of 94.
Zhang Guoying plays Ruan Fei
Ruan Fei is Xiang Kun’s wife, and both are actors from Beijing Film Studio. Played as a couple in "The Vibrato of Life".
Ruan Fei has not appeared in many film and television dramas as an actor, especially after marrying Xiang Kun, she devoted her main energy to caring for the family and children, followed Xiang Kun, and went to Shandong from Shanghai Film Studio. The film studio, went to the Eying Film Studio, and finally settled in the Beijing Film Studio. After 1979, she only portrayed a few roles on the screen, such as Zhang Guoying in "The Vibrato of Life" and Li Qing in "Jade Butterfly". They were basically on the same crew as her husband Xiang Kun. I Think, this way, it will be more convenient to take care of Xiang Kun, right?
It’s just that Ruan Fei passed away earlier. The old artist died of illness in 1990.
Zhang Guoliang actor Zheng Danian
Zhang Guoliang is another positive role in "The Vibrato of Life". He is Xu Shanshan's uncle and the leader of Zheng Changhe. The actor of this role is the old actor Zheng Danian. He was born in 1933 and is a native of Tianjin. Later, he entered Western Movies, where he played Secretary Zhou in "Yan'an Guerrilla", played Yang Longyou in "Peach Blossom Fan", and played Wang Jian in " Red Age ". He also served as an assistant director in films such as "Mountain Road Bend" and "Village in the City".
In 1998, he played Chen Zongshan in the TV series "Water Margin" starring Li Xuejian . On December 6, 2016, the old artist also passed away at the age of 83.
Zhao Bian plays the role of Zhiyitong
Zhiyitong is a veteran actor of the West Film Studio. In 1963, he played the role of Chen Dingsheng in "Peach Blossom Fan", which left a deep impression on us. Later, he was also in many movies such as " Dinglong Town ", "Trembling of Life", " Awakening ", "Extra High Class in Action", "Xi'an Incident", "The Two Heroes Club", "University in Exile" and many other movies. Starred in the role.
He dedicated his life to film and television acting. In 2013, he also played the role of grandpa in "Dog Thirteen". He is now 88 years old.
violin player Sheng China
in "Vibrato of Life", he brought us a beautiful and lyrical violin melody. It is the famous violinist Sheng China.
This musical talent started practicing violin at the age of 5, and later became famous at home and abroad for playing the violin concerto "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai". His performance has enriched the "Vibrato of Life" a lot, making this film a true musical feature film. Unfortunately, the artist also passed away. On September 7, 2018, Sheng Zhongguo passed away in Beijing from a heart attack at the age of 77.
6. Wei Li's actor Xiang Zhili
Everyone says that several young actors in "The Vibrato of Life" are beautiful. In addition to Shi Zhongqi and Leng Mei, Xiang Zhili is also one of them, even though he is playing a villain. But his highHis appearance and his arrogant and cold temperament made the audience unforgettable. The intelligence of
is a "star second generation". His parents are Xiang Kun and Ruan Fei. In other words, all three of them have appeared in "The Trill of Life". After
played "The Trill of Life", Xiang Zhili followed his father in "Mountain City Snow", "General Sabre", "Red Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue and Purple" and other movies, and then he did not appear on the screen.
And why is the intelligence of the tall and handsome Xiang disappeared? It is also embarrassing to say the reason. It turns out that in 1995, Xiang Zhili ran around non-stop to help his father finish filming the TV series "The Oriental Lion". Unexpectedly, he encountered a major car accident on the way out and caused serious eye problems. "The Lion Wake in the East" was not completed in the end, and Xiang Zhili's acting career also stopped there. It must be said to be a great regret.
is no longer young now. A friend said that he would often meet him at the Beijing Film Academy, and he has changed a lot compared to when he was young.
Dear friends, today we will talk about the movie "Vibrato of Life" again. What kind of memories do you recall? Some people say that "The Vibrato of Life" is the representative work of the sound and picture montage of the Western Film Studio in the 1970s. This is not unreasonable. Although its exploration in the combination of sound and picture and the application of film skills seem to be very clumsy, there are still too many merits in music creation, photographic art, etc. Especially the music part not only promoted the plot, but also deeply infected the audience, which was very successful.
So, when it comes to the old movie "Vibrato of Life", the first thing you think of is its melody? Or its actors? Or is it the picture? Everyone is welcome to interact with more netizens and fans through the message area. I am Yaqing, thank you again for your attention, friends remember to like, bookmark and forward. Let's meet again tomorrow at the same time.
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