Chao News Client Reporter Lu Fang
html On March 8, "Chasing the Moon", the famous actor from Zhejiang Province who won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress, was officially released in theaters nationwide."Chasing the Moon" is adapted from the novel "The Past" by Ai Wei, chairman of the Zhejiang Provincial Writers Association, written and directed by Qiao Liang. The film tells the story of Teacher Qi, a former famous actor in Yue Opera, who returned to his hometown in his later years and hoped to regain family ties with his children. However, this expectation did not come true as he imagined.
After its release, "Chasing the Moon" was praised for presenting an "alternative mother" image that is extremely rare in Chinese film history. The praise of the
movie is inseparable from the fact that the original novel "The Past" is a literary masterpiece. "The Past" won the Novelette Award in the 8th Lu Xun Literature Award.
On the day the movie "Chasing the Moon" was released, a reporter from Chao News and Qianjiang Evening News conducted an exclusive interview with Ai Wei. He is also one of the final judges of our Chunfeng Reading List.
1] Teacher Qi, the "alternative mother", is indeed a prototype.
In the movie, Teacher Qi, a former famous actor in Shaoxing opera, chose to chase a bigger stage when he was young, thus alienating the family, causing consequences to the three brothers Qiu Sheng, Xia Sheng and Dongmei. He suffered a harm to his original family that would be difficult to heal in his lifetime.
When Mr. Qi grows old, he longs to regain family ties, and the irreconcilable conflict between his dreams and obsessions and his family responsibilities. The contrast between his once glorious life and the embarrassing and painful process of finding family ties in the end leaves a deep impression on people.
The film’s portrayal of Teacher Qi as a mother can be said to be completely faithful to the original novel.
When talking about the origin of the novel "The Past", Ai Wei said that this mother did have a prototype, which came from the story of a friend's mother. Her mother was a Yue Opera performer and she barely saw her mother when she was growing up. The mother has been busy with her own affairs, leaving the brothers and sisters in their hometown to fend for themselves. When my mother comes home occasionally, she comes and goes in a hurry. Later, her mother fell ill and wanted to go home to reunite with her children. However, her brothers and sisters objected, so she took her mother back without telling them.
Ai Wei said that the core issue of the story told by this friend has not changed in the novel.
"This friend of mine, when her mother was dying, had completely forgiven her mother for the ridiculous thing of almost abandoning their brother and sister. The two spent a warm time, and I felt the powerful power of blood. This Another theme of this novel is about women’s career and family choices. For women like Teacher Qi, the choice is actually not difficult. Her life was born for drama. If she were allowed to live again, I believe she would still be will choose this way. But for ordinary women, this is still a problem."
2] The "Yongcheng" spoken in Hangzhou dialect in the movie is actually Ningbo
The story of the novel takes place in Yongcheng, but the actors in the movie said But it's Hangzhou dialect. Is this "Yongcheng" prototype city Hangzhou?
Ai Wei said: "The 'Yongcheng' in the novel should not be Hangzhou, but the Ningbo in my imagination. Some place names in the novel, such as Guangji Lane, Court Lane, etc., really exist in Ningbo. My novel "Dunhuang" has The scenes in Hangzhou are completely written about Hangzhou in "In the Mirror"."
There are a lot of descriptions of Yue opera in novels and movies, and it is praised by industry insiders as very professional. Ai Wei said that he is relatively familiar with the opera industry. During the writing process, I also asked friends for advice, especially on some rehearsal situations.
After the movie "Chasing the Moon" was released, many viewers were surprised to find that almost all the dialogue in the movie was in Hangzhou dialect. What makes the audience born and raised in Hangzhou a little regretful is that the Hangzhou dialect of several starring actors seems a bit unauthentic.
Regarding this, Ai Wei said: "I only realized that Hangzhou dialect was used after watching the movie trailer. I think the use of Hangzhou dialect in the movie is okay and more life-like. The question of whether the Hangzhou dialect in the movie is authentic, maybe (Because) the actors are not locals in Hangzhou. In fact, in reality, the actors of the Yue Opera Troupe in Hangzhou may come from all over the province and may not necessarily speak standard Hangzhou dialect. Therefore, this kind of unauthenticity may be more in line with 'reality'. Of course I understand that Hangzhou people will feel sorry."
3] He Saifei gave a palace-level performance
"Chasing the Moon" was previously nominated for the Best Film at the 12th Beijing International Film Festival Tiantan Award. Starring He Saifei even won the 36th China Golden Rooster Award for his stunning performance in the film. Best Actress.
He Saifei's all-out performance of Teacher Qi was even more applauded. The audience praised, "Teacher He Saifei's sword is still full of drama, and he single-handedly supported this drama of 'Life is like a drama'." Some fans even called out, "He Saifei is the soul of the whole movie and the absolute best actress!" "
The difficulty of playing such a role is self-evident. Even the talented actor He Saifei once had the idea of giving up, saying bluntly, "I will really go crazy if I play this role." Out of love for acting, He Saifei chose to persevere. With his rigorous and responsible professional attitude and exquisite interpretation, He Saifei gave Teacher Qi a soul, making him more flesh and blood and vivid on the screen.
Ai Wei said that when the director told him that he wanted to cast He Saifei to play his mother, he expressed that she If he can star in it, the drama will be more than half of it.
Ai Wei said: "He Saifei has an instant explosive power and a temperament of playing cards unreasonably. This is completely consistent with the mother in the novel. "
Talking about He Saifei's performance this time, Ai Wei praised: "He Saifei's acting skills in "Chasing the Moon" are both controlled and explosive. This kind of performance is based on a deep understanding of the characters and flows like thin water. The performance is respectable. It can be said that she played Teacher Qi vividly. I think an actor's performance, like our writing, needs to be convincing. In the movie, He Saifei seems to be possessed by Teacher Qi's complex soul, reaching a state of transformation, every frown and smile, looking back and looking forward, which is very convincing. The other actors also did a good job. "
He told reporters that the movie has many touching scenes. When he was watching the movie, he saw the audience crying. "Chasing the Moon" has laughs, but more tears.
4] "Chasing the Moon" is a movie A very special literary and artistic film
Ai Wei expressed his views on this film adaptation: "Director Qiao Liang shot it very carefully, with full emotion and restraint, and also has strong dramatic conflicts. It is a very special literary film. Worth a look. "
So how did you get involved with director Qiao Liang in the first place?
"The dean of the Beijing Film Academy saw this novel in Xinhua Digest and asked director Qiao Liang, a teacher in the directing department of the academy, if he could make it into a movie. So they approached me and made the film. "
Nowadays, many writers will participate in the screenwriting work when their novels are adapted into film and television works, but this time Ai Wei did not participate in the screenwriting of "Chasing the Moon".
"I have no intention to participate. Film and television are the art of directors and actors, even if The same script, presented by different directors, will have completely different styles and interests. Film is an audio-visual art that must allow the audience to perceive the inner world of the characters through actions. Movies cannot be directly psychologically descriptive. Novels are much freer in this respect. Although novels must respect time, just like our experience in daily life, our brains are so active and our thoughts are complicated. The imagination in our minds is not limited by space, nor is it limited by space. Subject to the constraints of time, we can recall and imagine everything in the world at any time. This is also the most charming part of the ancient art of novels. "
After " Past ", which of Ai Wei's other works will be filmed and met with the audience?
In this regard, Ai Wei said that the copyrights of several of his novels have been bought by film and television companies. However, film and television companies It is a collective project with a relatively large investment, and he does not know the progress.
"Please indicate the source for reprinting"
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