Yesterday was the 80th anniversary of bruce Lee, a generation of martial arts superstars. In addition to being a martial artist and thinker, Bruce Lee was actually a very good actor. Long before he left for the United States, Bruce Lee had already made many films. Perhaps the acting skills at that time were slightly immature, but they reflected Bruce Lee's innate enthusiasm and rebellion. This article will review 6 works before Bruce Lee became famous, and relive the teenage diary of a martial arts master.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" >. Golden Gate Girl, 1941</h1>
The film, shot by China's first female director Wu Jinxia, is based on the love tragedy of the overseas Chinese community in San Francisco, USA. Wu Jinxia is an American overseas Chinese and this film was also filmed in the United States and premiered at the Great China Theatre in San Francisco, writing a historic page of Chinese films.
Bruce Lee played a baby girl in the movie "Anti-String". Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco at the time, only three months old. Coincidentally, the crew came to the local area to take the camera, and Bruce Lee's father, Cantonese opera celebrity Li Haiquan, was familiar with the film industry, so he borrowed Bruce Lee to assist in the shooting. Bruce Lee thus became the youngest anti-string actor in the history of world cinema.
(Stills from "Golden Gate Girl", in which the "baby girl" is Bruce Lee, who is only three months old)
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Adapted from the comic book of the same name by cartoonist Yuan Buyun, Bruce Lee's first film starred, and his father Li Haiquan also participated. At that time, Bruce Lee's stage name in the advertisement was "Li Long". The story tells the story of Xiao Luxiang, an orphan played by Bruce Lee, who works as a child laborer in a factory, thus seeing the warmth and coldness of human feelings. From the beginning of innocence and purity, he became stubborn and utilitarian, and finally became a man again, bravely exposing the evil deeds of the plumber. Among the character twists, Bruce Lee played it into a three-point performance, which was unanimously praised by film critics and established his status as a child star.
In 1999, director Chen Guo also filmed a new version of "Xiao Lu Xiang", which also explored the absurdity of the world from the perspective of children, but the tone was much more depressing. Chen Guo took the title "Xiao Lu Xiang", which not only expands the theme of the old version, but also may also have the meaning of paying tribute to Bruce Lee.
(Poster of Bruce Lee's first starring work "Hosoji Xiang")
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After the success of "The Little Road", the following year Bruce Lee played the naughty boy again in "The Beginning of Man". But this time it was from the beginning to the end, and finally because of the mistaken robbery of the birth mother's belongings, he was hit by a car during the escape and was seriously injured. Director Qin Jian actually wants to use this story to condemn parents who only blindly dot on their children, which is the precursor to criticizing the "monster parents".
Bruce Lee's acting skills also won applause again, and film critic Xiang Chen even wrote on the report: Bruce Lee deserves to call Cantonese films "genius child stars", and Cantonese film workers should pay close attention to him.
(Poster for the movie "The Beginning of Man.") After the success of "The Little Road", the following year Bruce Lee played a naughty boy again in the work "The Beginning of Man", but this time it was from the beginning to the end)
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Adapted from the debut novel of the same name by the modern Chinese playwright Cao Yu, it criticizes the ethical tragedy of the feudal family. In the movie, Bruce Lee changed his play path and played a young master Who fell in love with a domestic maid. This film was extremely well received at the time, and can be regarded as a classic of Cantonese films of the last century. However, the audience's personal evaluation of Bruce Lee is very ordinary, and it should be this kind of well-behaved, well-behaved and polite character, which is really not suitable for him who is naughty by nature. It is said that Bruce Lee was even hit by this and once wanted to give up his acting career.
Interestingly, after Bruce Lee became an international legend, many people rediscovered the film. After all, Bruce Lee's image after becoming famous is really too much in contrast to "Thunderstorm". So much so that in "The King of Comedy", Zhou Xingchi clearly said that the neighborhood theater would perform "Thunderstorm", but in the end it became "Jingwumen". This is obviously the "Star Lord" taking the opportunity to shadow the idol.
(Stills from "Thunderstorm.") It was Bruce Lee's relationship that made the neighborhood theater obviously want to perform "Thunderstorm", but in the end it became "Jingwumen")
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" >5. Sweet Sister, 1957</h1>
In addition to boxing, Bruce Lee fans should know one of Bruce Lee's special skills, that is, Cha Cha Dance. His younger brother Lee Chun-fai was pulled by Bruce Lee to participate in the Hong Kong Cha-cha competition at the age of 10, and finally won the championship. And bruce Lee's only jump on the screen was in this "Sweet Sister". His dance partner in the film is Liang Xingbo's daughter Vinland.
Bruce Lee is a pure cameo in this film, and there are no other shots except for this scene. Later, Bruce Lee swept the world, and this only remaining fragment became a treasure in the hearts of Bruce Lee fans. Years later, Vinland recalled that he, Bruce Lee and another good friend, Lee Guoan, often went to the Sha Tin Hotel to dance tea. Bruce Lee's interest and talent in dance was never accidental.
(Stills from "Sweet Sister.") This is also the only time Bruce Lee has jumped on the screen)
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Bruce Lee's last work before going to the United States to study, and "returning to the old business" as a problem teenager, and Wu Chufan played the conscience teacher in many antagonistic scenes. "The Lonely Sea of People" is the first Cantonese film in Hong Kong, China, to focus on the issue of juvenile delinquency. In addition to reflecting on the education system, it also linked to the living conditions of the Hong Kong people after World War II. According to Wu Chufan, the film was conceived for ten years, and the shooting took three years. The connotation surpassed other films of the same period, and in 2005 it was selected as one of the 103 best Chinese films.
For Bruce Lee fans, this is also the last time to see bruce Lee's youthful image on the screen. Four years later, Bruce Lee openly preached martial arts on long banks in the United States. Three years later, Bruce Lee officially founded Trunkaku. After the story, I believe many people are familiar with it.
Hats off to this generation of grandmasters.
(Stills from "The Lonely Sea of Man.") After this movie, Bruce Lee began to become a legend)