Farewell My Concubine Shooting process

2022-01-13 08:02
Leslie Cheung is the first candidate for "Farewell My Concubine". It is not as reported by the outside world that the first candidate is Zun Long.   Leslie Cheung is very dedicated and sincere, which gave the crew a surprise. The actor Lei Han, who played Cheng Dieyi's apprentice little four in the play, recalled that there was no concept of actor star system in the mainland at that time. Leslie Cheung brought the actor style from the mature market in Hong Kong. He was extremely serious and was called "drama idiot". Some people think that the success of this play is because Leslie Cheung changed Chen Kaige's trajectory with his own understanding of the role, and also promoted Chen Kaige's artistic thinking. Bai Yu remembers that every day at noon, the actors have to go to eat outside the gate from the studio of the Beijing Film Studio, and Leslie Cheung will also use this time. He put on the costume, flicked his sleeves and practiced gait as he walked, muttering words, completely immersed in his own world.
It was the first time Leslie Cheung went to the mainland to film. It was hard work to practice Putonghua's lines. Every time before filming, he had to pull Zhang into the battle, whisper the lines, and let him correct. Leslie Cheung, who has been deeply involved in the play, has been experiencing Cheng Dieyi all the time, from her eyes to her movements. Bai Yu said that Chen Kaige's confidence was strengthened step by step in the revision of the script and the interaction with the actors. 
Leslie Cheung's earnest energy also affects everyone. Bai Yu said that everyone works very long every day. After filming a scene, the people who acted and watched were enjoyable, and they all looked forward to the next one. So the set "is like a plate of flowing water, everyone is trying their best to do their best." The hardest filming was that, apart from the heavy color eye-catching stickers in the troupe, the scenes of the "Cultural Revolution" were actually even more exhausting. "Cultural Revolution" was filmed in summer, and Beijing was hot and depressed. For such a hysterical betrayal and betrayal, persecution and persecution, the inexplicable triangle relationship, the actors almost fell to the ground.
The actor Leihan, who played the small four, appeared in the "Cultural Revolution". Born in 1962, he believed that he hadn't had a deep experience with the "Cultural Revolution". Chen Kaige repeatedly inspired Leihan to act out the particularly excited emotions of young people. Xiao Si found a sense of being ahead of others here. In the scene where Xiao Si broke with his master Cheng Dieyi, the scene he turned around was repeatedly filmed many times. 
Throughout the filming process, Chen Kaige said that he and Leslie Cheung have a clear understanding of each other. What impressed Chen Kaige in particular was that Leslie Cheung never missed the critical moments in the film. For example, when Cheng Dieyi's smoking addiction Xiaolou came to see him, Leslie Cheung went crazy as soon as he turned on him. He hit the picture frame on the wall with a stick, and glass ballast splashed around. When Chen Kaige called to stop, Leslie Cheung was already crying into tears, persuading him for a long time.
There is one more detail, Chen Kaige always remembers. It was a simple shot of Leslie Cheung walking. As he walked, he suddenly stopped in the shot. Chen Kaige was startled, but Leslie Cheung only lifted his foot and shook lightly, and then walked forward. Chen Kaige noticed that there were a lot of cinders on the ground. This inadvertent lifting of the foot clearly showed Cheng Dieyi's cleanliness.   
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  • Frances 2022-03-27 09:01:15

    my favourite! my favourite!

  • Toby 2022-01-13 08:02:23

    Three hours of movie, I never went to the bathroom, I have been watching it intently. I can't think of any other words besides Niubi. Straight men are a scourge to gays after all. They dare not love, shrink in the face of their own feelings, and even pretend to hurt others. Everyone played very well, although Jiang Wenli played less than half an hour, she also interprets the role vividly. This is really the pinnacle of Director Chen.

Farewell My Concubine quotes

  • Master Yuan: A smile ushers in the spring.

    Master Yuan: A tear does darken all the world.

    Master Yuan: How truly does this befit you. To you... only you are possessed of such charm.

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