As the name implies, the "Asian Classics" unit is of course an immortal work in the history of Asian movies. However, this unit not only selected Asian representative films that won international awards, such as Red Sorghum, The Man with the Dog in that Mountain, Abdominal Incision, Little Shoes and so on. It also includes classic works such as Pansidong, the originator of fantasy movies with high historical value, and Yamaha fish stalls with breakthroughs in expression techniques.
Let me tell you about two works, Pansi Cave and Yamaha Fish Stall.
1February 2, 927, Pansi Cave, which was shown in Shanghai Central Theater, is the first "supernatural movie" in China. "Ghost movies" originated from China's ghost novels, and movies derived from The Journey to the West and Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio all belong to this category. "Pansidong" is very bold in restoring the original story, and the goblins are avant-garde and trendy. At the beginning of the film's release, it "set a new record for the premiere of China films in Shanghai" and created a legend of a deserted street. However, the value of Pansi Cave is not only a fantasy film-China1920s movies are rare, and Pansi Cave is one of them. This film has been lost in China for more than 80 years, and its replica was found in the Norwegian National Library in 20 13.
The Yamaha fish stall released by 1984 was also a sensational work at that time. The content of this film is of great practical significance, one is the local customs of Guangzhou, and the other is the self-employed life after the reform and opening up. Director Sean incorporated the drama of feature films into the shooting techniques of documentaries, using a lot of sneak shots and follow-ups, and many long shots can be seen in the films. Another unusual initiative of Yamaha fish stalls at present is to choose non-professional actors. Li Zhiqiang, the real self-employed, plays Haizi, and Yang Liyi, the shop assistant, plays Zhu Zhu. Through this film, we can not only understand the story of self-employed people in the early days of reform and opening up, but also appreciate Guangzhou's "street painting".
The other four films, Red Sorghum, The Man with the Dog in that Mountain, Cut the Abdomen and Little Shoes, are all Asian films with international reputation. I believe there must be several fans.
Red Sorghum, released on 1987, adapted from Mo Yan's novel of the same name, is the first Asian film to win the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival, and also the representative work of the fifth generation director Zhang Yimou. Red Sorghum is closely related to the root-seeking literature in 1960s and 1980s. The story is rooted in the native China, showing the vitality of the people, the nation and even the whole land of China. Zhang Yimou's calm and powerful narrative style, Gu Changwei's keen and bold use of colors and the excellent acting skills of Gong Li and Jiang Wen make this film a classic in the world film history.
1999 The Man with the Dog Climbing the Mountain is also a film that has won many international awards. The film tells the story of a father and son of a rural postman. The father took the son who took over as a rural postman on the first day, and their hearts slowly opened on the way. This film is full of China's traditional aesthetics in both content and form. It is reserved and advocates nature. Like Zhu Ziqing's back, there are not many words to express feelings in the film, and the love between father and son is in silence; Narrator is also like flowing water, without any deliberate efforts, but it is enough to impress people. The natural landscape in Suining, Hunan, complements this narrative style, giving the film a fresh image style like landscape painting.
Abdominal Incision 1962 was released in Japan, and was selected as the main competition unit of Cannes International Film Festival the following year. Finally, director Masaki Kobayashi won a special prize from the jury. This 57-year-old film scored as high as 9.2 in Douban, and was marked by more than 65,438+100,000 people, which shows its position in the eyes of fans. Abdominal Incision, with the samurai class as the protagonist, tells two strictly parallel abdominal incision stories, with clear picture, bitter narrative and quite minimalist style. This film has a great influence on later generations, and it can also be seen in Zhang Yimou's martial arts film Hero. Its significance lies not only in the film field, but also in the audience who want to know the spirit of Bushido and Japanese aesthetics.
1993 "western style" is also a masterpiece. Director Lin Quanze is known as the godfather of the Korean film industry and has been shortlisted for three major international film festivals in Europe. The West Branch, like an elegy of folk art, shows the situation that traditional art has nowhere to be placed in the process of modernization in the tragic story of a father and a pair of children. The conflict between modernity and tradition is also reflected in the film's form of expression-flashback and interpolation are used to break the traditional narrative structure, and the lens language is full of metaphors about the demise of tradition. This film is the cornerstone of the revival of Korean films, which has aroused the national self-esteem of Koreans in the environment of foreign films occupying the Korean market. At first, the film was only shown in three theaters in Seoul, but in the end it broke the box office record, bringing South Korea into a million-dollar box office era.
Little Shoes is an Iranian film that touched audiences all over the world. From 65438 to 0998, it not only set a box office record for Iranian films in the United States, but also was shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Based on a pair of shoes, the film tells a touching story of a poor brother and sister. Full of realistic humanistic care, it was evaluated by film critics as "almost perfect children's film" and "full of pure kindness and purity" It also influenced the creation of many filmmakers, including Singaporean director Liang Zhiqiang. In Iran, director majid majidi is the double guarantee of box office and film quality, and his works are both visual and artistic. During the screening, Majid Makidi will come to Beijing to participate in activities in little shoes.
Having said that, do you know how classic the "Asian Classics" unit is? As a movie fan, you should quickly choose your favorite movies and "feast your eyes" at the 20 19 Asian Film Festival.