Before the film "Above the Cliff" was released, it was shown three times, and the audience had a good reputation. At the movie premiere, when asked why he made this spy film, director Zhang Yimou said frankly, "It was not my choice, but the script touched me." He said that he saw the first line at once-"Find the living child", which deeply touched him.
Zhang Yimou and Quan Yongxian.
About the origin:
Above the Cliff is a prequel to the TV series Cliff.
The story of the TV series Cliff took place in the northeast of China in 1938. In the last episode, Zhang Jiayi's China spy Zhou Yi and his daughter Sasha were shot by the enemy in the snow and fell down heroically before dawn, which made many viewers feel sorry. In the movie Above the Cliff, Yongxianquan brought Zhouyi back to life, while China spy Zhouyi changed from Zhang Jiayi to Yu Hewei.
Official stills of TV series Cliff
The film Above the Cliff is set in 193 1 Harbin, and tells the story of a spy from China who went to Harbin to perform a secret mission, fought to the death with the enemy in desperation, and finally completed the task.
Yong Xianquan said, "Above the Cliff" is a prequel to the TV series "The Cliff", which keeps the relationship between the characters in the TV series and creates a brand-new story with real events as the background. "This story is very difficult from the creative point of view, because it is a group portrait, not to say that the plot is completely around the first hero or female number one ... many characters in it are particularly important. In a short period of time, it is a challenge to shape the image of each role vividly. "
Yongxianquan revealed that in the film, he did not focus on the actions and tasks of spies, but on the inner choices of people in despair and the feelings of spies. "So in the end, very touching. I didn't write them as invulnerable heroes, but as people with ordinary feelings. Director Zhang Yimou and I focused on portraying people's feelings. I think many spy movies will focus on how to carry out the task and the difficulties and obstacles encountered in carrying out the task. These people fell into the trap as soon as they came up, and they wanted to live. "
Some viewers said that they were not disappointed after watching the movie. Just like the drama version of "Cliff", the rhythm is faster and more compact. Zhang Yi, Yu Hewei and Amanda are performing online. Talking about the comparison between On the Cliff and On the Cliff, Yongxianquan replied: "TV series is like a thunderstorm, endless and continuous, and movies are like a split fog and lightning, which needs to solve all problems within 1.20 minutes. The two art forms have different ways of expression, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. "
Official stills of the movie "Above the Cliff"
Compared with the tense plot in the first half, at the end of Above the Cliff, director Zhang Yimou deliberately slowed down the pace and arranged a warm ending, which made many audiences cry. However, some viewers said that this ending was too idealistic. In this regard, Yong Xianquan said, "What I want to write is not how to complete the task in a thrilling way, but how to intercept their desperate experience. They paid such a heavy price in this battle. They want to choose life and death in an instant. That's the best part. I want to write about the sufferings of the people of China in those days. I read a lot of historical materials. I was moved by the fate of those people. It was a moment of life and death. Read some documentary historical materials. In those days, those young people all became cold names, and they were all fresh lives. So when I wrote it, I didn't want to write about how they accomplished an action brilliantly, but how they escaped from danger, and the victim left the chance of life to others. This is a very shocking story. What moves me is the warmth of human nature. It is the most precious thing to have something warm in such a cruel event. This is also the original intention of my script creation. "
About the director:
The world's top masters of sound and painting are all modest and dedicated.
The film Above the Cliff is the first time that Zhang Yimou, a 7 1 year-old director, challenges the spy war. Explaining the shooting concept, he said, "This theme is still a short board for China films. The more I do this, the more I save. I must take a good picture. "
Yong Xianquan said that the cooperation with director Zhang Yimou was very smooth. "Director Zhang Yimou read the script and liked it. At that time, he was making other movies. We should meet in autumn. The cooperation went well, and I gave him a complete script. Some adjustments were made later. In order to make the audio-visual effect more impactful, the director Yimou added some action elements that are very suitable for visual expression, such as gun shooting, fighting, car chasing and some plots.
On the Cliff was launched in Xiang Xue, Heilongjiang on February 20 19. Yongxian visited the crew, and he was deeply impressed by the empty camera full of heavy snow. "When the wind blows, snowflakes fall. The crew was waiting for the wind. When the wind comes, someone will stand under the tree and knock on the branches, giving people the feeling of snowflakes fluttering. This shot took about an hour or two, and it belongs to production designer.
Official promotional photos of the movie "Above the Cliff"
The story of Above the Cliff took place in Harbin in 1930s. It is reported that in order to restore the real situation to the greatest extent, the crew chose to go to Linhai Xueyuan at MINUS 30 degrees in the northeast to shoot the whole scene, and also built a Harbin Central Street in that era. Yongxianquan revealed that he had seen the video materials, and the Harbin restored by the crew was very similar to his imagination. "Director Yi Mou pays special attention to some details and is a person who is more precise about details." "He is very modest and friendly, and all the actors respect him very much. He also cares about every actor, and they have a good relationship; The whole crew is like a harmonious family. Yimou teacher, very dedicated; He has extraordinary energy, unremitting persistence and hard work, and his love for movies is beyond our imagination. "
Asked how to treat the director's revision of the script, Yongxianquan bluntly said that film is the director's art, which reflects the director's will everywhere, which is different from TV series. "I made two changes to the script, most of which were deleted. Teacher Yimou attaches great importance to audio-visual language and adds many visual elements to it. He attaches great importance to action drama. Shooting, chasing cars, fighting, he has a great influence. The director has a very distinctive personal style. He personally manipulated this work, and the tone, rhythm and temperament of the film have his strong personality. In this sense, the director is the tailor, and we are the people who provide the cloth. "
Official stills of the movie "Above the Cliff"
Regarding the choice of actors, Yong Xianquan said, "Every actor has his own characteristics and unique charm. He can rationalize his role, justify himself and put himself in it. He is a good actor. He can play fluently and appropriately, combine his charm with the charm of the role, be harmonious and fit, not conflict with the role, and be integrated with the plot. He is a successful good actor. "
About creation:
The number of works is really small, and I don't want to be a writing machine.
Cliff was once rated as an advanced spy war drama by the audience together with Latency and Kite. When asked how to create an advanced spy war drama, Yong Xianquan said, "First of all, spy war dramas need to be interlocking and logical, not just a simple story level, but a psychological level. My pursuit as a screenwriter is to hope that this thing is real, in line with human nature, and can make the audience feel the same, rather than artificial and conceptual things. I especially hate Facebook. Every image must have its own distinct personality, not just a concept and a symbol. People are rich, and people have all kinds of complexities. It is necessary to show the psychological level and let the characters live. People's emotions are sometimes very complicated and can't just express a concept. "
Yongxian is all from Heilongjiang and Korean. Some critics say that among the creative groups in Heilongjiang Province, the right of minority writers is not won by the number of works, and his works are rarely influenced by popular ideas. In this regard, he said: "I only write what really excites me and try to write such and such things." I won't mass-produce works. I am more keen on writing. The number of works over the years is really small. I actually want to keep an open mind and don't want to turn myself into a writing machine. "
Counting the stars at night
Talking about the writing plan, Yongxianquan revealed that he was writing a novella, which tells the story of an China Jewish mixed-race who participated in the Soviet Patriotic War in Harbin. Not long ago, Quan Yongxian and his sister all translated the collection of poems "Counting the Stars at Night: Poems by Yin Dongzhu", which was published by Jiangsu Literature and Art Publishing House. Talking about this book, Yong Xianquan said in the preface: "I translated his poems because my mother also read his poems. In the old house in that cold place, his poems and his mother's voice will never be forgotten. "
At the end of the interview, Yong Xianquan suggested to young creators, "Making a movie or writing a novel is inseparable from portraying people, writing people's emotions, expressing deep sympathy for people's destiny, and looking at people and things from a higher angle, including history. We should respect the art, the audience and the readers. I don't like rigid and conventional writing. I think what really touches people is people. If the characters are well shaped and the most essential and sincere feelings are expressed, the audience will be moved. If you don't believe in yourself, the starting point is false, and something that can't stand scrutiny, I personally don't recognize it. I think literature, film and television are respectable and noble industries related to the soul, and you need to treat them with your heart. If you don't even remember yourself,
Brief introduction of "Yong Xian Quan"
Yongxianquan, Korean. Writer, poet and screenwriter. His main works include the novels Eighteen Years of Showa, Snow Wolf and Single Man. TV series Cliff, Snow Wolf, Mother, Time and so on. The movie "Above the Cliff" (directed by the famous director Zhang Yimou, which is being shown). The representative spy war drama "Cliff" has achieved good ratings and enjoyed a high reputation in major domestic TV stations since it was launched on 20 12. Quan Yongxian won 18 Best Screenplay Award of Magnolia in Shanghai International TV Festival and 16 Best Screenplay Award of Chun Yan in Beijing Film and Television for this film. On the same day that the movie "Above the Cliff" premiered, the poetry collection "Counting Stars at Night", which was fully translated by his sister, was officially published.
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