Few people know the history of Chinese movies that started late. The first movie is Pansidong. This part is a branch of a story in "Journey to the West". It was discovered and restored by foreign film workers not long ago. At that time, most of them were martial arts movies, but now only Pansidong can be watched, which shows the necessity and urgency of film restoration.
This year, the "Painting Soul" movie starring Gong Li was restored and announced at the Shanghai Film Festival. The film mainly revolves around the life of a female painter from the Republic of China. The heroine challenges traditional feudal ideas and uses nude female models. Under the obstruction of the old school, the hostess played by Gong Li took off her clothes while sketching and practiced drawing. This kind of naked drama is regarded by Gong Li as a challenging performance and has been widely discussed since its release.
Gong Li's unparalleled performance in the movie was finally cut brutally. Even if the box office rose all the way, such a large-scale picture still could not escape the fate of being cut, and it even took a long time to be cut off before being broadcast on TV. After the film was released, it was 130 minutes but was cut into 90 minutes, but this restoration brought the full version of the movie.
This repair is a very meaningful thing. Of course, this kind of cost is very high, several millions are possible, but this method should be treated with an attitude of art.
What do you think about this?
