1978, director Hu Jinquan was selected as one of the "Five World Directors" by the British "International Film Guide". It was the end of Shaw Brothers' golden age, and the era of studio shooting was about to run out.
In 1979, Hu Jinquan went to South Korea to shoot two films, namely "Empty Mountain Spirit Rain" and " Legend in the Mountain ".
Among them, "Empty Mountain Spirit Rain" ranked first in the martial arts film rankings on Time Network; and "Legend of the Mountain", which is more attentive in production, won nine nominations at the 16th Golden Horse Awards, and won four awards: Best Director (Hu Jinquan), Best Drama Art Design, Best Drama Soundtrack, and Best Drama Recording.
And what Wu Erjun wants to share today is this most Chinese-style horror film "Legend of the Mountain".
Like "The Legend of the Mountain", Hu Jinquan prefers weird themes, so "Legend of the Mountain" and "Empty Mountain Spirit Rain" were filmed in South Korea. It is obvious that the former has devoted more effort from the director.
story is adapted from the Song Dynasty slogan "A Ghost in the West Mountain", written by Zhong Ling, starring Shi Jun , Xu Feng , Zhang Aijia , Tian Feng , Wu Mingcai and others.
video director editing version 191 minutes, but the version at its premiere in Hong Kong was only 125 minutes, and it was deleted for 66 minutes. When
was released, Hu Jinquan didn't know what his movie was cut; because there were too many cuts, the box office and reputation of the movie were not good when it was released, and some viewers were even confused.
Little do you know that the version edited by Hu Jinquan is the real "Legend in the Mountain".
Ang Lee said that Hu Jinquan's movie was neatly filmed. His requirements for the movie: "In addition to being a movie, is also a painting ."
And this "Legend of the Mountain" can be said to be "as beautiful as a painting".
Countless close-ups and details of the lens are like ink paintings, not only intentional, but also realistic.
His requirements for movie pictures are almost paranoid, requiring each frame to be a painting, with the visual effect very beautiful and poetic.
"Chinese literary works pay attention to not the plot, but the charm." Hu Jinquan's movies are not entirely plot-oriented, but more importantly, the charm of the movie.
So, when we watch "The Legend of the Goddess" and "The Spiritual Rain of the Empty Mountain" we always feel that the rhythm of the film is different from that of other movies; but in fact, this is the way of expression of oriental art works, and it belongs completely to China.
For example, in "The Legend of the Goddess", Gu Shengzhai suddenly saw many strangers in the town, Ouyang Nian, monk, father and son who practice medicine, Gu Shengzhai went to follow these people, and it was very strange;
video did not deliberately introduce the identity background and origin of these people, but retained a sense of mystery and expressed it in some shots without lines.
, which seems to be very unknown, is actually the same as in ", Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio ", the way Oriental people tell stories. The same is true for "Legend of the Mountain".
What is the video talking about?
The defeated son He Yunqing was entrusted by a monk and, with the recommendation of the monk, went to the secluded place and the border to copy the scriptures. The scriptures copied by
are " Mahamudra ", which is said to be able to communicate with the yin and yang world and overcome the dead souls.
He Yunqing embarked on a journey. As the saying goes, "It is difficult to walk", and the pain of walking is indispensable in Hu Jinquan's movies; the nearly ten minutes of travel in "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer" was the journey to Fujian in "The Smiling and Proud Wanderer".
He Yunqing was too tired to walk on the road, resting in the pavilion, and fell asleep unknowingly...
woke up and asked the woodcutter, and the woodcutter advised him not to go; copying the scriptures and pictures were clear, and he went to no one else.
First cross a mountain and then a river.
Stone horses by the river, pavilions and temple gates, He Yunqing met a woman who plays the flute three times.
finally arrived at the Jingli Mansion and was warmly welcomed by Cui Hongzhi, the military officer, and the old lady Wang Po.
That night, He Yunqing was invited to Wang Po’s house for dinner and met the young woman Le Niang played by Xu Feng.
At this time, the monk He Yunqing met on the road broke into the door, and the mother and daughter Wang were very unhappy and drove him away; and there was also a crazy person here - Lao Zhang.
During the meal, Leniang beat the drum to cheer up, and Yunqing gradually fell into a coma with the sound of the drums.
Wake up and finds that he and Le Niang are in the same room, but he doesn't remember what happened last night at all.
The "sweet words" and "sweet words" that Le Niang said could not remember at all...
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After getting married, He Yunqing copied scriptures while enjoying the joy of sex and family happiness.
However, my body is not as good as before, and I often stay in bed.
, but Wang Po-girl and his daughter have been coveting the scripture "Master Seal" in He Yunqing's bag for a long time; however, whenever they touch it, it feels like they are electrocuted. On the other side, the monk found a Taoist priest who was Le Niang's master. The monk asked the Taoist priest how to deal with Le Niang.
On the other side, He Yunqing met Zhuang Yiyun, the daughter of the wine shop father, who was the woman playing the flute he met for the first time.
Unconsciously, he began to be quite interested in this gentle and beautiful woman.
A dialogue and picture of the two people sobering up the wine grass can be described as one of the most beautiful shots in Chinese movies.
He: Mr. Cui has a really big temper!
Village: Maybe it’s wine that makes you feel sad!
He: He seems to have something to worry about.
Zhuang: Everyone here has their own worries
He: Miss Zhuang, do you have any worries?
Zhuang: There are so many worries.
He: Can you tell me?
Zhuang: No. Mr. He, do you have any worries?
He: Yes, do you want to listen? I seem to have seen you somewhere!
Zhuang: Maybe, sometimes when I meet a stranger, I feel like I have seen him somewhere, but in fact I have never seen this person before.
He: Sometimes I go to a new place and meet someone. The scene at that time seemed to have seen it somewhere.
Zhuang: This is probably what Buddhism calls fate.
What: Is there a fate? right! We are destined to be! No, I did see you, the day I just arrived.
Zhuang: It seems real and illusory, isn't it better...
He Yunqing did not return all night. His closeness to Zhuang Yiyun made Le Niang very unhappy, but Le Niang was busy with another thing - fighting with the monk.
Zhuang Yiyun suddenly told He Yunqing the true identity of Le Niang, and He Yunqing was frightened when he learned the truth.
On the other hand, the monks had the upper hand in fighting, so they staged the events of Le Niang's past life in front of a screen...
When He Yunqing thought he would get rid of Le Niang, he discovered a more terrifying truth.
When he woke up, He Yunqing was still in the pavilion where he first arrived here. The woodcutter had returned from chopping wood. Everything seemed to be a dream, but it was so real...
He followed the monk to the temple, and the story ended...
He Yunqing seemed to copy the scriptures in his dream, but the commission of the monk had been completed.
This movie's love for traditional culture is reflected in every shot, every prop and every detail. Many years later, we discovered that there was once a film that used modern art expression techniques to show the soul of Chinese traditional culture with a completely Chinese rhythm.
Master Hu Jinquan has still been transformed from the realm at the beginning. We have worked hard for so many years but still have not surpassed it.
Whether from the story itself or the way of telling the story, "Legend of the Mountain" is a completely Chinese movie, and it is no exaggeration to call it the horror film with the best artistic achievements.
A dream, a huge work, not for good or evil, just for legends. This horror movie is the real legend!
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