Movies often take cities as the stage; cities often produce memories and stories because of movies.
How does a city breed its own unique film form? How do images integrate into cities and become part of the urban landscape? What kind of relationship will there be between film screenings and citizens’ lives? With these questions in mind, five filmmakers, writers, artists and curators gathered at the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival "Integration and Symbiosis: Film and City Forum" yesterday.
Shanghai, giving movies more possibilities
Shanghai is the birthplace of Chinese movies. The most influential early film production institutions in China were all established in Shanghai. For more than a hundred years, many legends of light and shadow were born in Shanghai, and many movie stars are associated with the memory of Shanghai.
"When I was 14 years old, I saw Guan Jinpeng filming " Ruan Lingyu " on the way home from school. Later he went to Shanghai to film "Red Rose White Rose". Later, I was lucky enough to be with him in Shanghai in 2004. Together, we filmed ", ", a very Shanghai-based film, and "Plum's Day and Night," which I met with the audience at the Shanghai International Film Festival last year, are all stories that took place in Shanghai," young director Luo Dong recalled. The creative experience said, "Including "Mission: Impossible 3" was also shot in Shanghai. Shanghai, like many big cities in the world, is diverse, tolerant and diverse. It gives more possibilities for movie stories."
Away from afar Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto Film Festival who came here, agreed with Luo Dong’s view. He said: “Coming to Shanghai is a very exciting experience, especially for movies. Because this is a museum that represents the past, We can see so many old scenes in Shanghai now and in the future, including old scenes from the 1930s and 1940s. We also know that the political, economic, and cultural development here has been earth-shaking in the past few decades. At the same time, Shanghai. It also represents the future. It is a very modern and futuristic city. Many Hollywood blockbusters have been shot in Shanghai to show their vision of the future city. "Shanghai is a very great movie city," Bailey said. It always stands at an intersection, a place where different cultures blend, where the past and the future blend. The same is true for London, New York, and Paris. "
movie, full of solidified city memories
" Walking on the streets of Shanghai, you will feel. Just like walking in a movie, there will be a wonderful chemical reaction between the city and the movie, resulting in a lot of fantasy and romance," said Zhou Yijun, the host of this forum.
"There is a mutually defined relationship between movies and the city. This city gave birth to Shanghai movies. We can find places related to Shanghai movies in many places. At the same time, those movies also make us want to know more about this city. Sha Dan, the program planner of the China Film Archive, said, "At the beginning of the year, "花" became a big hit, and I went to Huanghe Road to check in. I wanted to go there and have a look. It was just as different from Wong Kar-wai's movies." Including television, they are all business cards of a city. Good movies can better let the charm of a city flow out and spread to the world. Shadan said that no matter the size and history of a city, the exploration of the world of images is unlimited. An important value of movies is that they can preserve the country, culture, nation and memory in the city. For example, this time the Shanghai International Film Festival showed a 90-year-old movie "神女", which is not only Ruan Lingyu's performance The pinnacle of the movie, what’s even more precious is that the movie contains a lot of the faces of Shanghai city of that era.
Shanghai International Film Festival bears the mark of this city
If movies and the city of Shanghai coexist and prosper together, then the Shanghai International Film Festival has gone through 31 years of development and inheritance, and it has deeply imprinted the special character of this city. brand. “I saw a sign outside the movie theater called ‘City of Movies.’ I believe this is not a slogan."Sha Dan has been engaged in the curatorial work of the Beijing Film Festival for a long time and knows the screenings of the two film festivals very well. "This year, the Beijing International Film Festival screened more than 200 films and 750 screenings. There are 47 cinemas participating in this screening in Shanghai, with 461 films and 1,600 screenings. There are new films, old films, newly restored old films, and a large number of special screenings. As long as you have time, you can watch it from morning onwards. until night. This is also the great charm of the Shanghai International Film Festival, which reflects the cultural inclusiveness of this city.
Caption: As long as you have time, you can watch the film from morning to night at the Shanghai International Film Festival Photo by Xinmin Evening News reporter
Wang Kai
If director Luo Dong’s memory is walking through the streets of Shanghai, then for writer Chen Danyan the most What moved me the most was the five minutes before the show ended: “Every time I go to a film festival to watch a movie, the last five minutes are the most touching. Even if there are no main creators present after the screening, everyone will wait quietly for each name on the black screen to finish scrolling, and then applaud. This is the respect that the Shanghai International Film Festival has gradually cultivated among audiences for filmmakers. I love this atmosphere. Artist Yang Fudong also felt the same way: "I watched "大路" at Daguangming at 6:30 last night with more than a thousand people. Some laughed and some shed tears in the middle, but at the end, the whole audience applauded together. You will feel that this is the movie life, and you will be excited. "As he spoke, he was still recalling the romance of the previous night. (Xinmin Evening News reporter Sun Jiayin)
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