In 1999, Beijing Kuanli Football Club introduced a foreigner from Bosnia and Herzegovina named Amir Osmanovic, a big winger who scored a lot of goals in the first B league that year, and the fans in the stands cheered in a rather unique way: Amir, rush!
In today's parlance, it's the "old 'The Visitor from the Iceberg'".
What to say about a movie that not only made a line memorable, but also made two interludes into long-running classics.
Good movie.
This article looks back at the story behind "Guests on the Iceberg"
I, "Guests on the Iceberg" shooting background, the young director to take over the mess
1961, Changchun Film Studios in Xinjiang to shoot the "Guests on the Iceberg", shooting to the midway point of no choice to dismounted, the drama group has made a mess, all the men and women returned to the factory standby.
The studio leaders found Zhao Xinshui, a young director who was 32 years old at the time. He hoped that he could take over the movie. At this time, Zhao Xinshui had just finished his first directorial work, which was a period of rising energy and art, and he made only one condition: "I'll shoot it, and then I'll have to change the script".
After receiving the consent of the screenwriter and the factory leaders, Zhao went to Xinjiang to collect materials and experience life, and completed the revision of the script.
The plot of the film, in which a squad leader was frozen to death by a storm, was based on what Zhao Xinshui learned during an interview with the border guards, where a soldier froze to death in a storm at his post.
At the beginning of the movie, Amir, a new soldier, reported that he mistook the third and second squad leaders for the platoon leader, and when he met the first squad leader, he was already at a loss for words, which is a light-hearted and witty sequence added by Zhao Xinshui.
It can be said that Zhao Xinshui directly saved the movie and made it his classic masterpiece.
The characters and actors in "The Guests on the Iceberg"
The cast of "The Guests on the Iceberg" came from two places, Xinjiang and Changchun Film Studio, and the most noteworthy of them were two newcomers from Xinjiang.
The role of Amir is played by Amidu Liliti, a handsome young man who was found on the volleyball court by director Zhao Xinshui. At the time, Amidu Liliti was the second setter of Xinjiang's volleyball team, and was spotted by Zhao when he was playing, convincing the coach to lend him over.
Amduriliti had no acting experience, so Zhao inspired him a little bit. For example, in the scene where Amir is dancing unsteadily at the fake Gulandam wedding, the director asked Amir to have many emotions in his eyes, such as memories, sadness, reluctance, etc. Amir is undoubtedly qualified and excellent for a newcomer.
After acting in the movie, Amduriliti became a star and even received many letters from viewers. He did not choose to enter the film industry, but continued his volleyball career, and later became the coach of the Xinjiang youth volleyball team, and in the 1980s, he was invited to make cameo appearances in several movies.
Ayi Xiamu, who played the role of Zhen Gulandam, was only 15 years old when she was a student at the Xinjiang Finance and Trade School, and met Zhao Xinshui, who was looking for an actor at the Xinjiang Medical College, and her pure and unadulterated eyes attracted the director's attention.
When she first arrived at Changchun Film Studio, she was shocked when she saw the new movie "Sino-Japanese War", did so many people have to die to make the movie?
After making the movie and like Amir, Aishamu received a lot of letters from the audience, and she didn't enter the film industry, she got married at 19 and divorced at 39, living with her two daughters and doing an ordinary job. Some years ago she was invited to take part in some movie and TV dramas.
Liang Yin, who plays the role of Yang Platoon Commander, is a well-known actor in Changsha Film, who had a wonderful performance in "Liu Sanjie" and "Three into Three Cities," and in "Guests on the Iceberg," he plays Yang Platoon Commander, who is resourceful and witty.
Liang Yin handled several emotional scenes in the movie so well that the audience was moved by them. He also has a knack for making fun of the audience with his classic line "Amir, go".
Playing the role of the fake Gulandam is Gu Yuying, a Russian-Chinese mix who has played the role of a female secret agent in many movies, and she paid a price for it when she chose to leave the country in the 1980s.
Wang Chunying, who played the role of Kara, the "Tajik Eagle," was the first choice to play Amir according to the original plan, but he felt that no matter how much make-up he put on, he didn't look like Amir and gave up the lead role, and his Kara became a classic role.
Among the rest of the cast, apart from the gentle first squad leader and the understanding second squad leader, the one who has the most to do is probably Baek Deok Cheong, who plays the third squad leader, and is a mood-moderating character in the film, with his fast-talking manner creating a lot of exciting dialogues.
But behind the third squad leader's quirky and even reckless behavior, Bai Dechang is actually an important figure in the cast and crew, helping the director design the plot and directing the performances, so much so that even platoon leader Yang has to listen to him.
For example, in the film's original opening, the troops were holding a shooting training session when Amir came to report, but Bai suggested a more dynamic opening, such as a goat-carrying contest, and Zhao Xinshui took his advice.
Also in the film, the third squad leader sent Gulandam into the platoon leader's office, and he followed him in, and when the platoon leader reached out and waved his hand, he retreated, a gesture that was also designed by Bai Dechang.
The deep-rooted Third Squad Leader later did become a director, representing works such as "Guandong Warrior".
By the way, everyone calls them Class President 1, Class President 2 and Class President 3, even the subtitles say so.
The beginning of the movie actually says that the first squad leader Huang Jichun, the second squad leader Ren Hongliang, and the third squad leader Gao Shun.
Three, "Guests on the Iceberg" shooting footage, magical props
The crew shooting this film is divided into location and interior shooting, interior location is Changchun Film Studio studio, location is selected in the Xinjiang Tianchi area, the film appeared many times in the ice peak is said to be the Bogda Peak.
The actors also suffered when they were filming the movie, they had to show the cold, so they put ice cubes in their mouths, and their mouths could not speak for a day. When they were filming the exterior scenes, they encountered the problem of lack of oxygen, and they had to sleep hard every night, unable to breathe.
And the actors in the performance also have helpless place, especially the language barrier, let's say Yang platoon leader and Amir have a long conversation scene, this scene seems to be very smooth, in fact, when the shooting of the old effort, because Amu Du Liliti not very good at Chinese, the two people can not talk with a duck, so next to the station a translator, the camera as long as you make sure that there is no interpreter on the line.
There are a few props in the movie that I think are amazing.
The window in the office of Yang's platoon leader appeared several times in the movie, and the opening and closing of the window, including the strength of the window, directly reflected Yang's state of mind.
There is also the flute of the platoon leader, which is a musical code in the movie, with different tones representing different commands, which is very creative indeed.
There are also several close-ups of paper in the movie, which are also very interesting:
At the beginning of the movie, the commander of Yang Platoon receives an order from the commanding officer, and there are two highlights on the piece of paper, one of which is that the writing is also too good-looking, and the other is that it reveals the name of the commander of Yang Platoon, who is not called Yang Platoon, but is called Yang Guanghai.
The first squad leader gave Amir a pamphlet with Yang Platoon Commander's music code.
The last is Kara before the sacrifice of Togulandam to bring Yang platoon leader of the note, I had asked some people, Kara wrote exactly what is the content, but no one can read, I do not know the almighty netizens who can tell us, Kara in the end what is written.
"Guests on the Iceberg" there is a virtual props, the props drive the plot, but also touched the audience, this "props" is the episode of the "Why are the flowers so red".
Four, two interludes sung to this day
"Guests on the Iceberg" many interludes, which is in line with the characteristics of the people of Xinjiang can sing and dance, in these interludes, there are two songs are still being sung to this day, and they are immortal classics, the author of these two songs are China's famous film musician Lei Zhenbang.
"Remembering Comrades" is a lyrical song that brings tears to the eyes, and even those who have never been in the military will be touched by the sincere feelings in this song when they hear it, and I believe that those soldiers guarding the borders will be even more touched by it.
Relatively speaking, in addition to its lyrical role in the movie, "Why Are Flowers So Red" also has another role as a clue to the beginning and end of the movie.
At the beginning, "Why Are Flowers So Red" is accompanied by a heartbreaking memory that allows the audience to understand the backstory and be moved by it.
Afterward in the middle, Platoon Leader Yang asked Amir to sing the song again to verify the authenticity of Gulandam, and the fake Gulandam's indifference to Amir's singing of the song allowed Platoon Leader Yang to confirm his own suspicion: the wind is not in his ears.
After the return of the real Gulandam, when Amir sings the song again, it not only serves as a verification of the real Gulandam, but also brings the plot to a climax with the words "Amir, rush".
"Why are flowers so red" with the movie became popular across the country, but also along with the movie was once said to be poisonous grass.
In fact, just when the filming of "Guests on the Iceberg" was completed, there were different voices accusing the movie of not being positioned correctly, and putting in too much love ah love ah things, Zhao Xinshui had shed tears and pleaded with his superiors: even if this is a mistake, please give me a chance to make a mistake.
"Guests on the Iceberg" was eventually released and won the popularity of the masses, but it was soon criticized again, with the director, screenwriter, composer and cinematographer all implicated, and at one point their names were erased from the film's credits.
Well, everything is in the past, just like the real Guru Randam in the film through the suffering of a new life, "Guests on the Iceberg" has become a classic in the history of China's film and boutique, which, like the flare in the film, illuminates the people's desire for truth, goodness and beauty of the heart.