Farewell My Concubine is about the joys and sorrows of two Peking Opera artists for half a century. In fact, it is about China people's thinking and understanding of human existence and humanity. The change of times is closely related to the turning point of characters' fate, sociality is closely related to nationality, and faith is closely related to reality. Chen Kaige filmed such a story of "Real Concubine and Fake Overlord".
The dislocation of human nature and the blow of disaster in the film have brought many aspects and rich drama to the film. Coupled with Leslie Cheung's almost perfect interpretation of Cheng Dieyi, it can be said that both in the film and in the performance, he has vividly interpreted the role of Cheng Dieyi, who is neither crazy nor alive, which is also one of the key factors for the success of Farewell My Concubine.
Foreign filmmakers call Farewell My Concubine Gone with the Wind in China. Although the film is 3 hours long, it is useless 1 minute. The film spans 50 years, reflecting the historical changes of China in the 20th century, shining with the brilliance of traditional culture, with great momentum and ups and downs. The film embodies the exquisite skills of film technology and aesthetic treatment, and brings the beauty of film art to the extreme.
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Behind the scenes:
1, Leslie Cheung at the scene of Farewell My Concubine twisted her figure, spoke delicately, smiled sourly, and acted like a well-trained old actor. The crew admired his acting skills and joked privately, "You are really a demon."
2. Dieyi quit smoking. After filming Chen Kaige for the first time, he said it was ok. Leslie Cheung was not satisfied, so he had to shoot again. After shooting several times in succession, he smashed the glass heavily and cut a piece of meat from his finger. Everyone is nervous. He smiled and said that it doesn't matter, this time he finally made a move.
3. Leslie Cheung is also very easygoing. He is the most punctual actor in filming and never wastes everyone's time. If you catch up with the shots of footsteps, arms and legs and insist on not inviting double bodies, he thinks that every part of the body is telepathic and emotional, and the partial shot is also an emotion.
Gong Li came to the crew just after filming The Story of Qiu Ju, so she couldn't feel it for the first few days. From modern rural women to prostitutes in the old society, I can't turn around for a while. She talked a lot about Juxian, saying that she found books and did a lot of homework when she was in Shaanxi.
4. After shooting the scene of Juxian jumping off a building, Chen Kaige took two goblets and poured two glasses of white wine. Sit at the dinner table with Gong Li and raise a glass with her. Maybe the photographer is close to them with a machine. Gong Li was embarrassed and wanted to decline. Chen Kaige bent down with a smile and insisted on drinking. The last two people drank it in one gulp.
Gong Li read a lot of materials when filming, all of which were about prostitutes. Gong Li's classmates are all very good. She gave Gong Li some books, which were written by prostitutes during and before the Cultural Revolution.
6. Leslie Cheung in reality has always been a small hero image, which is far from Cheng Dieyi in the play, but in order to transform him into a male Hua Dan in the film, the crew and himself have made great efforts: shaving off their eyebrows because they are too thick and straight; He was told to keep a slim figure. As a result, Leslie Cheung, who insisted on sports all the year round, lost everything in Farewell My Concubine.