The classic " Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio " has always been an important source of material for domestic horror films. Since the 1920s, there have been many film and television dramas adapted from this novel, with about 70 versions.
For those born in the 1970s and 1980s, the most familiar one is the 1987 version of the TV series "Liao Zhai".
This TV series is a childhood classic and a childhood "nightmare".
I want to watch it, but I am not brave enough.
As soon as he saw the scene with the lantern and the whistling wind, he ran out quickly, only daring to get under the quilt and watch secretly.
This is the charm of this TV series.
found some time to review this TV series and talk to you about it.
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actually appeared in several versions before this TV series.
In 1927, Hong Kong director Lai Beihai adapted a film based on this work.
In the 1960s and 1970s, more movies about "Liao Zhai" were filmed in Hong Kong, including series such as "The Ghost Called Spring", "Xin Shisi Niang" and "A Chinese Ghost Story". The original outstanding films from "Liao Zhai" were selected. Several chapters of the novel have been adapted into film and television.
Later, director Cheng Xiaodong successively filmed the famous "A Chinese Ghost Story" series, and invited his brother Leslie Cheung and Wang Zuxian to star, adding more influence to this series of works.
The classic "Liao Zhai" we are talking about today is a collection of almost all the classic scenes in "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", with a total of 79 episodes.
Don’t underestimate the value of these 70 episodes.
Thirty years ago, each episode of the TV series of that era was relatively long, and some could even reach the length of a movie.
has no water injection, no substitutes, and is almost a real and highly reduced plot.
And these also create a long filming cycle for a TV series.
This TV series was conceived as early as 1987, and filming began in the second half of the year. It was not completed until 1990.
lasted for 2 years, and the original plan was to shoot 60 films.
finally took shape in episodes 77-79, and 72 episodes were broadcast, with a total of 47 stories.
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As soon as the opening song of the TV series started, a terrifying atmosphere was created.
Pu Songling was holding a lantern, and on a dark and windy night, accompanied by the "woo-woo" sound coming from the yard, the TV series also kicked off.
Stories such as "Daughter of Lu", "Empress of the Underworld" and "Axiu" are all presented vividly.
42 heroines are amazing.
"Xiangyu", plays the role of the peony fairy Xiangyu.
tells the story of scholar Huang Minglei who lived in Laoshan Taiqing Palace and got the favor of Peony Fairy Xiangyu.
The two fell in love, but Xiangyu suffered a disaster and the peony withered, unable to return to the flower fairy.
In order to save Xiangyu, Huang Sheng gave up everything for her and was not moved by money and beauty. In the end, their true feelings moved the Flower God.
Xiangyu came back to life, Huang Sheng died of exhaustion, but turned into a seven-leaf clover.
A very touching story that celebrates unwavering love.
"Love and Enmity", starring Ru Ping .
This should be a "difficulty" for many viewers.
The great beauty Ru Ping plays Dou Nu, a "beautiful", "abusive" and "miserable" heroine. If
were released now, it could torture countless fans.
The playboy Nan Sanfu deceived Dou Nu's first love. Silly and sweet, Dou Nu became pregnant, but he met Nan Sanfu who was engaged to a rich girl.
The heartbroken Dou Nu hanged herself on her wedding night. On a stormy night, she died outside the gate of Nanfu with her baby in her arms.
On the night of getting married at Nansanfu Church, something strange happened.
This clip is still very scary, especially the Dou girl holding the baby, which has become a scene that many people dare not watch.
" Hua Guzi ", He Qing starring
This is also a story that left a deep impression.
When Ansheng was a child, he rescued a fragrant deer. Later, when he was lost, he was invited to entertain an old man who was transformed into a fragrant deer. Hua Guzi was the beloved daughter of this old man.
During a move, Ansheng was killed by a snake spirit. The heartbroken Hua Guzi instructed Ansheng to kill the snake spirit, and the two were destined to be together.
"Fox Girl on the Barren Mountain", Yue Opera actor Zhou Xiaofen plays Shi Shunhua , and her every frown and smile are extremely beautiful.
"Flower Fairy Love", the famous peony flower king.
The purple one is Ge Jin and the white one is jade version, starring Guo Yiyi and Guo Yan respectively.
They are peony fairies, and their appearance is refreshing.
Liancheng: The great beauty Chen Hong starred in
It was that look back with a smile that made "countless heroes bend."
Chen Hong's classical beauty is very suitable for costume dramas, such as Diao Chan in "Three Kingdoms", Zhu Bajie in "Spring Scene", and this time Liancheng in "Liao Zhai". When
starred in this drama, Chen Hong was less than 20 years old, at the peak of her appearance.
Mei Nu: Qu Ying plays
This story is the most terrifying story in the TV series.
recommends that timid netizens skip it directly.
This story is very tragic. When Mei Nu was alive, her home was robbed by thieves. Unexpectedly, the thieves colluded with officials. Mei Nu died unjustly and wanted revenge.
There was a scholar who stayed in this house and found out about it. When the magistrate broke into Mei's house, many of the innocent souls he had killed also came to claim their lives.
Especially the scene of Mei Nu sticking out her tongue in the middle of the night and hanging there, once you see it, you can’t get rid of it.
A beautiful woman who died unjustly became eerie and frightened.
Look carefully, look carefully!
"Abao" Zheng Hui starred in
. This appearance is very refined, and the story is also very interesting.
Zheng Shuang stars in "Xin Si Si Niang"
This Zheng Shuang is not that Zheng Shuang.
"Ying Ning"
A relatively relaxing story.
Ying Ning, played by Wang Lingqun, is delicate and beautiful. Her bright smile has always been the Bai Yueguang in the hearts of many people.
Although this story has been remade many times, I believe Wang Lingqun’s Ying Ning will always have a place in the hearts of the audience.
"The Love of Life and Death": It is also very scary.
Although the heroine in this clip is average in appearance, the story is really terrifying.
Especially the scene where the maid is wrongly accused of "stealing the bracelet", it's a nightmare!
《Lujian》
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The protagonists in the story are mostly scholars and fairies and ghosts. However, these female ghosts are not as ruthless and ruthless as we imagined.
They are gentle, kind, considerate, and beautiful as gods.
Many people who become ghosts are forced to do so.
Some people may encounter family changes, or be abandoned and framed by unfaithful people, or have unfinished business from the past life. There are almost no purely evil ghosts.
As the ending song goes -
"Ghosts are not ghosts, monsters are not monsters, ghosts and monsters are actually cuter than gentlemen."
