The erotic classic film Lover, released in 1992
The film is based on the award-winning novel of the same name by the well-known French writer Marguerite Duras, and is awarded by the Hong Kong Gold Award-winning film emperor
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="3" > In order to faithfully present the poignant love of "Lover", Shanjak Arnold was more cross-sea casting Liang Jiahui</h1>
The male and female protagonists are the core of "Lover", so the casting is very important, and Shanjak Arno has also been troubled by this for a long time. Because the heroine of the original novel is a fifteen-and-a-half-year-old girl, Shanjak Arno decided to find a similar actor, and he sent out casting ads in major cities such as Paris, London, New York, and Los Angeles, and also subscribed to a large number of youth magazines around the world. However, after ruling out thousands of candidates, it was still impossible to find the right actor, which made Shanjak Arno suspect that he had lost interest in women:
"I started to wonder if something was wrong with my own body and mind. Because among so many beautiful young, beautiful darlings created by God, there is not a single girl who can arouse any interest in my body and mind!" 」
Later, Shanjak Arno's wife accidentally found a photo of Jean-Marci in a British magazine, which made him a treasure and further verified his intuition after a personal interview, although Jean-Jacquet had no acting experience at the time, Shanjak Arno decided to use her.
As for the "Chinese man" role, Shanjak Arno found that most of the Chinese actors who could emerge in Hollywood at that time were good at martial arts, which was far from the gentle and elegant image he needed. Therefore, he moved to Asia and traveled all over Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei, hong Kong, until he became an Italian director
Shanjak Arno said he believes in "love at first sight" and that casting decisions are often made in an instant, and as soon as he meets, he will immediately know whether the actor is feasible:
"This happens
Although Shanjak Arno quite liked Liang Jiahui, but he was afraid to take on this role because he was worried about his lack of English ability, Shanjak Arno spent a lot of time convincing him, he finally accepted, and it turned out that this choice was perfect.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="11" > the profound meaning behind lust: Leung Ka Fai and Zhen Maqi share their experiences</h1>
Many years after the release of "Lover", Leung Ka Fai talked about the film in an interview, and he admitted that it was difficult to interact with Zhen Maqi:
"I've almost never met a difficult actor in all my years of acting, the only one I've ever encountered is Jane Marge in 'Lover,' which is Jane's first time making a movie, and it's difficult for her to not know what to do.
The pressure was enormous, and there was both an age gap and a cultural difference between me and her. Her pressure was on how to make a good intimacy, and my pressure was on how to find an effective way to relax her."
Later, after continuous communication and release of kindness, Jean-Marge finally let down his guard against him and became more engaged and natural, he sighed:
"I think it's hard and painful to make an intimate scene."
Jean Marge, who came to Asia in 2011 to promote films, also talked about the situation in an interview, saying that she was only 17 years old at the time and did not find it fun or interesting to shoot intimate scenes at all:
"I remember back then, I was always wearing headphones and staying around, like I was curled up in my own little space. I think Leung Ka Fai is also nervous, because a lot of times he is also more silent. Maybe I was too young then, but if it were now, I think I'd be much more relaxed."
Coupled with the fact that Leung Ka Fai's English is not very good, the relationship between the two is very distant on the spot, but she believes that such a situation is just conducive to cultivating emotions. Speaking of "Lover", what made Jane March the most dissatisfied was that the British media at that time always made a big fuss about her and Leung Ka Fai's erotic drama, implying that the two were "real guns" performances:
"But we don't!" They make the deductive stuff very concrete, which is an insult to us personally, and I'm angry."
In order to avoid these rumors, she also hid in France:
"At that time, the media only saw those passion plays, but did not find so many serious themes hidden behind them, social class, East and West, there are many profound meanings in "Lover"." 」
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="23" > synopsis of the French novel adaptation of the film Lover</h1>
The story of "Lover" describes the 1929 French colony of Vietnam, where a fifteen-year-old French girl meets a wealthy Chinese businessman who is many years older than her on a ferry. She is young and beautiful and full of reverie about the relationship between men and women, and he is dashing and rich and chases pleasure all day long. At that time, due to the conservative customs of the people, there were many taboos in society, the girls' tutoring was very strict, and the rich merchants could not violate the traditions of the family. It is like two people who meet a fiery fire with dry firewood, ignoring gossip and outside vision, indulging in the joy of male and female love. However, this exotic forbidden love affair will eventually come to an end...