- English name：Life
- Broadcast time：1984
- Starring：周里京、吴玉芳
- director：吴天明
Today, I will introduce a Chinese film which called Life(人生rén shēng). So let us have a brief introduction.
Life is a 1984 Chinese film directed by Wu Tianming (吴天明Wú Tiānmíng ). This film was adapted from Chinese Writer Lu Yao’s (路遥Lù Yáo) novel of the same title.
Plot
Gao Jialin (高佳林Gāo Jiālín) the hero in this film is a zhiqing(知青zhī qīng). He was sent to the coutryside to learn farming, as many other youth at that time. He and the country girl Qiaozhen (巧珍qiǎo zhēn) fell in love with each other. Later on Gao broke up with Qiaozhen for the opportunity to stay in city. However, he finally lost the opportunity and had to go back to the countryside, only to find that Qiaozhen had married someone else. Gao Jialin began to view his life.
It reflects the trend of leaving the countryside and pursuing urban life of that period. Therefore this film arouse a lot of attention and discussion.
The film won Golden Rooster Award for Best Music, Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress and Best Picture in 1985.
This is a very fabulous film.
Professional evaluation
1、Director Wu Tianming is somewhat avant-garde in his filming techniques. He uses panoramic views to make the picture lofty and spacious, showing the audience the unique momentum of the Northwest, allowing human feelings, folk customs, poetry, philosophy and other factors to emerge calmly on the screen.
2、The film gives people a sense of real and natural beauty. The film’s strong local color, ethnic style, local customs and people’s sentiments fully show the natural beauty of the Loess Plateau and the kindness and simplicity of the people in the west. Its portrayal of the characters’ emotions is in line with the characteristics of conveying emotions in the Loess culture, which is rough and delicate. The close combination of environment and characters makes the natural environment enter the structure as an artistic element, and combines with the emotional color of the characters to create a complete artistic atmosphere. This feature is particularly prominent in the image creation of Liu Qiaozhen.
3、The film is full of a sense of crisis, and has made in-depth reflections on the difficulties and confusions that young people face in society, and has given a profound revelation of the contradictions between emotional exploration and the spiritual world of human beings. It is not only a creation of deep emotional expression, but also a clever expression of the times. However, in essence, it is a tragic and deep expression of the emotional spirit of life that is inseparable from the times, which is sigh-worthy and full of aesthetic appeal.
