One day in 1953, Premier Zhou Enlai gave a report at Huairen Hall in Zhongnanhai. Suddenly, when talking about a movie made in New China, the usually elegant national leader changed his face and criticized the leader of the film department at that time in a very stern tone.
Everyone at the scene saw that the Prime Minister was suddenly so angry, and they were shocked in surprise. However, soon Zhou Enlai seemed to realize his incompetence, and he sincerely apologized to everyone: "Please forgive me for being so angry. I, Zhou Enlai, are also a personal person..."
Zhou Enlai
So, what is this movie? Why is Premier Zhou furious?
The birth of a new Chinese movie
October 1949 After the founding of New China , workers from all walks of life devoted themselves to their work with enthusiasm. Among them, there is a young actress named and blue .
"Yu Lan" is not the real name of this woman. Her original name is Yu Peiwen and was born in Anshan, Liaoning in June 1921. Not long after her birth, a major event that made the world happen in China - the Communist Party of China was founded.
By 1938, while the whole country was struggling to resist Japanese militarist aggression, 17-year-old Yu Peiwen changed his name to Yu Lan. Not only that, inspired by the revolutionary ideals, she set out from Beiping and crossed thousands of difficulties and came to Yan'an, the red holy land, where she wrote a new chapter in her life.
After studying at Yan'an Anti-Japanese Military and Political University and Women's University , Yu Lan was arranged to the experimental theater troupe of Luxun Academy of Arts and began to embark on the road of actors.
In the autumn of 1949, Yu Lan had his first movie starring him - " White Warrior " . This movie tells the story of Zhuang Yi, a female captain of a PLA medical team, encountered enemy plane bombing while escorting the wounded during the Liberation War. In order to cover the wounded, Zhuang Yi was bravely injured...
Although he was injured, in order to help the wounded recover from his health as soon as possible, Zhuang Yi resolutely performed an operation on them regardless of his illness, which moved the wounded. In this way, with the careful care of medical staff, the wounded quickly recovered their health and set foot on the battlefield again.
As the actor of Zhuang Yi, Yu Lan went to the hospital for an experience in order to create this image well. After actual operations such as changing gauze and ending pus disks, she has a more understanding and understanding of this role.
"White Warrior"
After filming "White Warrior", Yu Lan's performance touched a screenwriter named Du Tan . With the other party's strong recommendation, she was identified as the female star of a new movie "Cuigang Red Flag" .
This "Cuigang Red Flag" describes the 1930s soldier Jiang Mengzi followed the Long March of the Red Army, leaving behind his newlywed wife Xiang Wuer in his hometown. Faced with the enemy's pursuit, Wu'er was forced to go to a rich family to be a nurse. By the summer of 1949, Jiang Mengzi, who had become the commander of the People's Liberation Army, led his army to attack. With the clever help of Wu Er and his son, he defeated the enemy in one fell swoop and the family finally reunited.
Yu Lan plays the role of Xiang Wuer. When she learned that she was going to Shanghai to shoot a movie, she felt both excited and nervous. In order to let the actors learn more about this Oriental Magic City, the then director of Shanghai Film Studio Zhong Jingzhi took them to the Broadway building and the "Big World".
In front of many Shanghai movie colleagues, Yu Lan felt like a "country bun". When everyone went to Jiangxi to choose to see the outdoor scene, because they were far away from the place where they were staying, director Zhang Junxiang proposed to take a rickshaw. However, Yu Lan insisted on walking.
Zhang Junxiang was stunned for a moment. He quickly grabbed Yu Lan quietly and asked her in a low voice: "Do you Communist Party have discipline and are not allowed to take rickshaw?"
Yu Lan looked at Director Zhang's serious expression and immediately shook her head and explained that there was no such discipline. is just that he is not used to taking rickshaw . After Zhang Junxiang confirmed that Yu Lan was telling the truth, he said a little guiltily: "Then I'll leave first when I take the bus."
It was this exchange that made Yu Lan feel that Zhang Junxiang was willing to sincerely understand and respect the revolutionary literary and artistic workers from the liberated areas.
Yu Lan
When filming in Jiangxi, Zhang Junxiang formulated a detailed investigation outline in order to understand the local scene in different periods. From the Soviet period to the Red Army heading north, and then during the War of Resistance Against Japan, he worked hard to understand and restore in-depth.
As an actor, Yu Lan contacted and visited many Red Army families and surviving party members and cadres , understand how these people who could not follow the Red Army to go north and stay in Soviet area spent that period.
There was a 59-year-old middle-aged man whose wife was beaten to death by the enemy. In such a difficult period, the man was waiting for the Communist Party to come back. This belief in the victory of the revolution supported them withstand all kinds of hardships. What shocked Yu Lan the most was a woman similar to the same Wuer. She called Kuxiang, who was working in women in her early years. When the Red Army set off the Long March, Kuxiang served as the propaganda minister of the county party committee of Ningdu and Xingguo . Because of her life, she was a woman who was working in women. She stayed. After being introduced to the rear hospital, Kuxiang took more than 30 wounded soldiers to Dafoshan to fight. After being arrested by the enemy, she was later sentenced to twelve years in prison.
Fortunately, at that time, she could buy it if you were given money. So Kuxiang's mother raised 70 yuan ocean and protected her daughter. After working as a nanny in the landlord's house for two years, Kuxiang hid in the mountain and married an administrator who was mining there.
's twists and turns in life experience, but Kuxiang did not lose hope. She firmly believed that the Communist Party would come back. When she endured the hardships, Kuxiang thought if she could Seeing the party come back, it is glorious to die.
Therefore, when I saw the leader of the army during the liberation, the bitter fragrance was mixed with joy and joy, and I couldn't even say anything...
It was like this. After nearly half a month of serious search, coupled with the concentrated experience of life with the crew of the film crew, Yu Lan had a personal feeling about the life of the people in the Soviet area during that period and felt that she was one of them. In the end, she successfully created the image of Xiang Wuer, a revolutionary woman.
"Cuigang Red Flag"
video evaluation and criticism Foreign film festival missed the grand prize
In March 1951, in the "State-owned Film Factory New Film Exhibition Month" event held in 26 cities across the country, "Cuigang Red Flag" was unveiled for the first time. After the
film was released, it received some praise. Many officers and soldiers who went north from the Soviet area to the Long March north recalled their own experiences after watching the film, and couldn't help but feel emotional and crying bitterly.
However, soon, "Cuigang Red Flag" attracted a lot of sharp criticism. These opinions believe that after the Red Army headed north, the film did not show the party's leadership over the people, but rather showed the enemy's cruelty too much. Not only that, it did not show the "the struggle of the people in the old Soviet area" and did not portray the people's support for the revolutionaries and the families of the Red Army.
, especially Xiang Wu, the protagonist of the film. Er, the critics felt that she lacked "typicality" , and was a "female image waiting (victory)" rather than a "hero with a strong fighting personality".
In fact, among the many films with revolutionary struggle at that time, "Cuigang Red Flag" was unique. Xiang Wuer is not a righteous hero like Liu Hulan and Zhao Yiman. The plot did not focus on the life and death of the enemy and us, but focused on Xiang Wuer in adversity.未分类文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文文Xiang Wu'er was able to remain tenacious and unyielding in such a serious white terror, waiting for the return of the Red Army. How could this not be a heroic image?
Not only that, Zhou Enlai also said to Lan: "Chairman Mao and I watched it three times together. The chairman praised it very much and told the cadres not to forget the people of the old Soviet area."
Chairman Mao and Zhou Enlai
When Premier Zhou's words were spread, they quickly aroused a warm response. The film literature group of the Creative Committee of the Chinese Writers Association held a discussion meeting on the film at that time. Well-known writers and critics such as Zhou Libo and Aiwu attended and made speeches. They made a fair evaluation of "Cuigang Red Flag", pointing out that such works that describe the Party's leadership should look at the historical conditions and specific situations reflected in the works. Not every work must have a Party leader. As for typical characters, there can be all kinds of people. They did not bow their heads under the oppression of the enemy, and kept waiting for the Red Army to come back and did work for the revolution. is a typical that can become the people in the old district.
Also at this discussion meeting, Du Tan, as the screenwriter of the film, reviewed himself when introducing his creation, saying that he wrote "a character between hard bones and soft bones"...
Yu Lan felt very disgusted after hearing this. She was very surprised, Du Tan said such things. For this reason, Yu Lan refuted it with her own experience in her life in her speech.
It was not until many years later that Yu Lan learned about the experience of the movie that she understood why Du Tan had to do such a review. It turns out that as a party member writer, he would rather sacrifice himself under strong pressure. Later, Du Tan never published any works again.
At the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival held in July of the same year, "Cuigang Red Flag" went to the exhibition and screening.
Karlovy Vari
Karlovy Vari International Film Festival was founded in 1946 and is one of the oldest film festivals in the world. Starting from the sixth session of this year, the international jury will select the participating videos.
"Cuigang Red Flag" unexpectedly caused a strong response after it was screened at the film festival. Many viewers believe it vividly represents a great era.
Therefore, this film with rich content and noble style has been loved by many people and has a good reputation. was almost unanimously elected as the grand prize winner in a multinational jury.
However, what the jury did not expect was that when the Chinese delegation learned that "Cuigang Red Flag" was going to win the big prize, the relevant leaders of firmly refused to accept . Not only that, the leaders of also repeatedly explained to the jury the reason why this movie was not worthy of winning the grand prize...
After seeing this scene, felt that it could not understand : In order to get their films to win the prize, representatives from every country were trying their best. Who would have thought that there would be such a "humble" existence in the world...
, under the repeated insistence of the leaders of the Chinese delegation, "Cuigang Red Flag" finally missed the film festival award. However, because the film photographer Feng Sizhi performed well and showed outstanding skills in light shape and tone texture, the film won the Film Festival Photography Award .
Zhou Enlai mentioned "Cuigang Red Flag" and severely criticized the film leader
Two years later, in 1953, Zhou Enlai gave a report in Huairen Hall, Zhongnanhai on that day. Suddenly, he talked about the feature film "Cuigang Red Flag".
Zhou Enlai
At this time, Premier Zhou had learned that the relevant leaders at that time firmly refused the grand prize. At this time, he was both heartbroken and angry.Zhou Enlai severely criticized the leaders of the film department at that time: "This is a kind of national inferiority complex!"
"This is not like the representative of the liberated New China people!" Premier Zhou was very excited at this time, his two thick black eyebrows stood up, and his voice suddenly became louder...
Seeing that Premier Zhou was so stern all of a sudden, everyone at the scene was caught off guard: he was always elegant and easy-going. Why is he so angry today...
After a while, the person attending the meeting that day later recalled: "In my memory, has only seen him (Zhou Enlai) really got angry that time and started to get angry. ...I seem to hear his heart that can always hold a boat and his vivid and amiable face has become extremely serious..."
However, as a person with good cultivation, Premier Zhou quickly realized the changes in his emotions. After this catharsis, he immediately controlled himself. After calming down, Zhou Enlai sincerely apologized to everyone at the scene: "Please forgive me for being so angry. I, Zhou Enlai, are also a personal person, I also have someone else's feelings, , seven emotions, six desires, !"
Zhou Enlai
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After this, Premier Zhou used a gradually calm mind to explain in detail that the authenticity of "Cuigang Red Flag" is irrefutable and the achievements are also very huge.
Of course, Zhou Enlai also objectively analyzed some of the shortcomings in the film's artistic nature. However, he also said, are all the award-winning works of previous international film festivals so perfect? Obviously not.
Later, in the excellent story films from 1949 to 1955 issued by the Ministry of Culture, "Cuigang Red Flag" won the second prize, and the main creators of each film also won a medal.
Unfortunately, it can never recover the historical debt to it.
