Simple tea and light rice are optimistic and upward.
With a young heart, Yu Lan lives alone, and the nanny takes care of her life. In the old dormitory building of children's film factory, there are two small two-bedroom rooms, one is the living room and the other is the study room. There are only two small sofas in the small study. There are three photo frames hanging on the wall of the study. The middle one is a photo of Premier Zhou interviewing her in her early years. On the left is a pencil sketch drawn by an unknown fan for Yu Lan, and on the right is an oil painting specially drawn by his grandson who studied painting for grandma. If it weren't for her silver hair and inconvenient movement, she just listened to the old man telling her life and the film career she loved all her life. From her clear and agile thinking, she couldn't see that the old man in front of her was a 96-year-old man who had undergone many operations. Yu Lan said that people should keep an optimistic attitude towards life, don't keep too many troubles in their hearts, learn to solve them, and keep a good mood is very important for health.
A recent photo of Yu Lan
Yu Lan's life is not smooth. During the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression period, it experienced the "September 18th Incident"; Later, she secretly went to Yan 'an to take part in the revolution behind her family's back. During the Cultural Revolution, she and her husband Tian Fang were both beaten and sent to work, and they were not allowed to meet for several years. Yu Lan recalled that she was strong since she was a child. She is the monitor of the girls' class of Yan 'an Drama Club. Life was particularly hard at that time. She is always suffering and has formed a strong and decisive character. Her husband Tian Fang died very early, and Yu Lanqing trained her two sons. The eldest son first engaged in sports, and later turned to be a recording engineer. The second son is Tian Zhuangzhuang, the leader of the fifth generation directors. Children grow up and have their own lives. Yu Lan didn't choose to live with her sons. Up to now, he has been living alone. Regarding my own life, Yu Lan said, I am used to this life, and I am very satisfied in my life. The only regret is that at my good age of acting, I once took part in labor and fell from my room.
Like many old people, drawing is the most important hobby of Yu Lan after retirement. Yu Lan gets up at six o'clock every morning, exercises indoors and watches the morning news at seven o'clock. Yu Lan said that you must watch the news sooner or later. She only watches CCTV 1 and CCTV 4, one is domestic news and the other is international news, which is her main channel to get news at home and abroad. Yu Lan said that the elderly should not be out of touch with the society, but should find their own ways to care about the world today and not bother the young. They all have their own lives Tian Zhuangzhuang, the son of a director, expressed a little regret in Yu Lanqing's appreciation. "I like all the films he made with the fifth generation directors, but it's a pity that he made too few. He is 62 years old and I know he is still working hard. "
With children's movies in my heart
Yu Lan officially retired from the children's film studio at the age of 80, and her heart is still filled with children's films. She said that many young directors have made children's films and sent her samples. "My eyes can't see clearly, and my ears sound very difficult. I can only give them blessings and encouragement. I hope they will shoot more children's films. " For the old artists who have completed their life missions and passed away one after another, Yu Lan is particularly materialistic and open-minded. She said with a smile, I'm fast, too, but being old doesn't mean that I don't have any demands on myself. I just have to eat well in my life, or that I want to do more for the society without causing trouble to the organization and my family.
Simple tea, simple optimism and positive outlook on life are the secrets of keeping Yulan young. After retirement, Yu Lanqing rarely made public appearances. Except for commemorative activities related to Premier Zhou and Deng, other social activities related to children were generally rejected by Yu Lanqing. Yu Lan said, I must attend Premier Zhou's memorial service to express my admiration for his old man as an actor. The children's affairs are my unshirkable responsibility, and I can't refuse either of them. However, Yu Lan is unwilling to talk about his role in the film, which has influenced the screen image of generations of fans. She said, I left the screen long ago. As an actor, I am lucky. It was those characters that made people remember me, and I didn't have a chance to repay the audience who loved me in my lifetime.
Children should watch at least two children's movies a semester.
Yu Lan was the director of the first children's film studio, and since then he has formed an indissoluble bond with children's films. Yu Lan recalled that it was 198 1 year. The central working conference called on the whole party and society to care about the growth of young people and decided to set up Beijing Children's Film Studio. I just finished a major operation and my body is still slowly recovering. I was appointed. It happened to be my 60th birthday. According to the current regulations, I should retire at the age of 60, but the party and the people need me to serve the children. I don't know.
In this way, Yu Lan shouldered the heavy responsibility of setting up a children's film studio. Starting from scratch, recruiting, lack of funds, shortage of equipment, and infrastructure problems, Yu Lan relied on her influence to run around all the time, and finally let this film have a children's film studio site. Thirty-five years later, Yu Lan said, I still remember some data released at the Children's Film Factory 15 anniversary celebration. Made 65 children's films, of which 37 won Golden Rooster Award, Cowboy Award and other 120 awards. "Although movies are now marketized, children's movies seem to be the weakness of the market, which is particularly inappropriate. A child has to watch at least two children's movies a semester, which puts higher demands on us filmmakers. Children's movies should also keep pace with the times, so that children can enjoy watching them, satisfy their curiosity and stimulate their imagination, and be suitable for all ages in order to be truly market-oriented. We need our filmmakers to put down their fame and fortune and give their hearts to them.
When the reporter told Yu Lan that it was not that we lacked good children's films now, but that the cinema was unwilling to show domestic children's films, Yu Lan was lost in thinking for a long time, and her eyes showed helplessness. She said that children's films need to be supported and improved. Under the tide of industrialization, China children's films do not operate well in the market and seem to have no ability to make money. However, this does not mean that the market does not need children's movies. The fact that Hollywood cartoons can get a high box office in China is very telling. Children's growth is the responsibility of the family and society. Children's movies should have a wider audience, so that adults and children can watch them, and topics can be raised in society to form discussions in family society. In addition, children's films need the support of funds, which can slowly cultivate this market. We can't abandon a children's film and exclude it from the market just because it is unprofitable in the cinema. There is a huge market for children's films, which need the support of society and filmmakers to be worthy of our children.
I hope to build a special children's cinema
In the heroic film market with box office, domestic children's films have been pushed to a dead end. Children's films made every year can't enter the cinema, and they can only prove their existence in the form of DVD or TV broadcast. In this regard, Yu Lan is deeply worried. She said that children are the future of the motherland, children's films have been attacked by many parties, and their survival dilemma needs to be solved in many ways. As a 96-year-old filmmaker, she called for practical actions to revitalize children's films and called on investors to take social responsibility and invest in children's films. Call on schools to restore the fine tradition of taking children to the cinema to watch movies, and cultivate children's habit of watching movies from an early age; Call for the establishment of a special children's cinema for the purpose of making money, and set aside a place for the children of our motherland on the screen.
The image of Jie Jiang, a revolutionary martyr in "Fire Forever"
Related links: In the 1960s and 1970s, famous film artist Yu Lan starred in famous films such as Longxugou, Linjiabao and Eternal Life in Fire. The image of Jie Jiang, a revolutionary martyr created by Yu Lan in the movie "Fire Forever", is almost beyond anyone's reach for decades, and Yu Lan has simply become synonymous with Jie Jiang. At the age of 60, Yu Lan was appointed as the director of China Children's Film Studio. At the age of 80, Yu Lan officially retired from the Children's Film Studio. She still lives in the dormitory of the children's film factory and leads a simple life. She is open-minded about life and gives her few beautiful clothes to others. She concentrated her limited energy on the development of children's films in China.
(Author: Chen Bin)