We are familiar with Shaw's " four directors "- Li Hanxiang , who is good at Huangmei opera, Fengyue film, and court opera, Li Hanxiang , literary martial artist Hu Jinquan, violent masculine, passionate man martial arts Zhang Che and fantasy suspense, martial arts Chu Yuan.
The four directors of Shaw Brothers represent the highest level of Shaw Brothers films. Not only did they emerge internationally, they also influenced many later works.
In fact, at the beginning of the establishment of Shaw Brothers, Shaw Brothers also had four famous directors. At that time, they were known as the "Four Aces" of Shaw Brothers, namely Luo Zhen, Tao Qin, Li Hanxiang, Yue Feng .
In the ascendant after the war, the Sixth Uncle Run Run Shaw and the Sixth Madame Fang Yihua brought powerful troops to attack the city, making Shaw Brothers Pictures the most influential in Hong Kong in the mid-1960s. Movie giants.
The Huangmei tune film produced by him can be described as a great success. The " Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai " released in 1962 has achieved great success and has unprecedented influence.
At the same time, Li Hanxiang's ancient costume court dramas were luxurious, elegant and meticulous. Not only did they win many awards, they also represented the highest production level of Chinese films at the time. Luo Zhen, Tao Qin, and Yue Feng also provoked Shaw Brothers and made the film. A lot of movies with good box office and good reputation.
Today, Wuerjun will talk about Shaw's "Four Ace Directors" at that time.
Luo Zhen (1923-2003)
Luo Zhen, formerly known as Li Mengfei, was born in Shanghai in 1923 and graduated from Shanghai China Journalism College.
In 1947, he joined the Great China Film Company as a screenwriter, screenwriter and assistant director.
In 1956, he won the Best Screenplay Award at the Third Asian Film Festival with a piece of "Long Lane".
Joined Shaw Brothers in 1961. During his time in Shaw Brothers, he had many masterpieces. His works are famous for their spicy plots, such as "The Wild Flow of Desire", "Spring Fire", "Red Actors and Tears" Etc. At that time, Shaw took Li Hanxiang as the number one director. Although he won many awards, the box office was mediocre.
So Run Run Run used Luo Zhen to shoot the film "Hotel Mandarin Duck" describing the beauty pageant in Hong Kong, and achieved good box office results. Later, he directed many films in succession, with the most outstanding achievements in literary films.
He left Shaw Brothers in the late 1970s and later moved to the United States. He died of illness in 2003.
Tao Qin (1915-1969)
Tao Qin, whose real name is Qin Fuji, was born in Cixi, Zhejiang. He was born in 1915 and studied in the Department of Foreign Affairs of Shanghai St. John's University. During his studies, he used Tao Qin as his pen name , Translated a lot of foreign famous works, very famous in the literary world, began writing career at the age of 25.
After graduation, Tao Qin was engaged in translation work of foreign films, and successively served as a Chinese co-producer and a screenwriter for Datong films.
In 1949, he went to the Great Wall Films in Hong Kong as a director and directed the first film "Loquat Alley", adapted from Cao Yu's "Sunrise".
Since 1952, he has joined Shaw Brothers, Dian Mao and other companies as editors and directors.
His work " four golden " won the Best Picture Award at the Asian Film Festival; for "A Thousand Beautiful Girls" won the first Taiwanese film Golden Horse Award Best Director Award; "Flower Cluster" won the 10th Asian Film Festival Special Award for Best Comedy; "Blue and Black" won the Best Picture Award at the 13th Asian Film Festival, which is full of honors.
In 1969, Tao Qin died of illness in Hong Kong.
Tao Qin is a literati director. He has choreographed and directed more than 40 works in his life, including literary and musical films. His works mainly focus on small people in the metropolis. The film uses very clever music and is very lyrical.
Yue Feng (1910-1999) of the Four Aces
Yue Feng, formerly known as La Zichun, was born in Danyang, Jiangsu, and was born in Shanghai in 1910.
joined the film industry after graduating in 1929. He started as an extra and later worked as an assistant director behind the scenes. In 1949, he joined the Great Wall in Hong Kong. He once filmed for Xinhua and Dianmao, known as "Master Yue" .
Joined Shaw Brothers in 1959, and his "Freak Showgirl" won the Best Screenplay Award at the 1961 Asian Film Festival. It is worth mentioning that this play Ledi starred as the female number one, and Hu Jinquan starred as the male number one. , Fool Long Yusheng.
"Who works hard for whom" directed by him won the 1963 Golden Horse Award for Best Screenplay.
Yue Feng has filmed more than 90 films in the past 40 years. His works emphasize traditional theories and have a strong national style.
His works such as "Blood Stained Begonia", "West Chamber", "Flower Street" and other works have gained good reputation and box office.
He has also directed many martial arts films. His martial arts films are influenced by Japanese samurai films and American western films . The protagonist is often a lone ranger, and he writes a bold and righteous spirit in the wild fight. For example, "Reaper of Souls" is adapted from the western film "Juni Zuma". This work is very popular with Run Run Shaw and often participates in various awards.
He finished filming "Evil Tiger Village" in 1973; he died of illness in Hong Kong in 1999.
Li Hanxiang (1926-1996), the four ace of the year
Li Hanxiang,Born in Jinzhou, Liaoning in 1926, he studied at the Peking National Art School, and later specialized in drama, stage performance, and film at the Shanghai Experimental Drama School.
He came to Hong Kong in 1948 with a letter of introduction, and moved to film companies such as Great China, Great Wall, Grand View, and Yonghua successively. At that time, he lived in the same room with Song Cunshou, Hu Jinquan, Ma Li and others, and the seven brothers worshipped, known as the "Seven Daxian".
Joined Shaw Brothers in 1955. He is good at Fengyue Films, Huangmei Tunes and Court Operas. He is good at dealing with historical themes and creating grand scenes.
No matter it is " Yang Guifei ", "Diao Chan" or "Jiangshan Beauty", they have won many awards.
His realistic film "Backdoor" has won many awards, and even won the Best Picture Award at the 7th Asian Film Festival. Hu Die also won the film because of this film.
Li Hanxiang's "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" won the second Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film and Best Director. This film was an empty street at the time, which drove the upsurge of Huangmei movies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
later directed court works such as "Yingtai Weeping Blood" and " Burning Old Summer Palace" ushered in the peak of his career; his solid script, exquisite setting and props, and high artistic level are still unsurpassed today. right.
In January 1997, he died of illness while filming the TV series "Burning A Fang Gong".
From the establishment of Shaw Brothers to its elimination by time and the New Wave, Li Hanxiang witnessed the ups and downs of Shaw Brothers.
From the early "Four Aces" to the later "Four Directors", Li Hanxiang is among them, and the four Ace Directors are also the most worthy masters for their artistic achievements.
The directors of the "Four Aces" can be said to be the forerunners of Chinese-language movies. The imprints they have carved in the history of movies are worthy of respect and tribute to future generations.
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