<h1 style="text-align: left;" > melancholy archduke and vampire—a collision of childhood memories</h1>
Two days ago, I attended a show with a Friend of Moldova. At the beginning, the other party was a little shy, and when it came to their own country, they were worried that everyone would feel strange.
To me, at first, I thought the country was unfamiliar, but when they said the pronunciation of the name of the country, it felt familiar — Moldova, and another pronunciation was "Moldavia", a name that Chinese of Lao Sa's age had indeed heard. That was in the movies "Grand Duke Stefan" and "Brave Mihai".
The war scene in Brave Mihai is extremely grand, but the wise and courageous king actually ruled Moldavia for only a short time, and his relationship with it is not close.
Archduke Stefan was different.
He once led an army to defeat 120,000 Ottoman cavalry at Takahashi, and his kingdom had a total population of only 200,000 at that time. Such a miraculous battle was later staged again in Shirako. The grand duke's most arrogant thing was to capture a large number of senior Ottoman generals alive, but he refused their demands for the family to pay for their lives, and Stefan arrogantly said to them: "If you are so rich, what are you doing here with us?" ”
At this time, the Ottoman Empire had just conquered Byzantium, completely cut off the last blood of the Roman Empire, and the army was invincible, but it was difficult to face the small Moldavia. In the lifetime of Archduke Stefan, the Ottoman Empire faced Moldavia like a hedgehog, at best forcing it to be a tribute, but still retaining substantial independence and sovereignty.
In that era, it was rare to have such a bloody and exotic film, and "Grand Duke Stefan" also changed the stylized theatrical aesthetic of the time.
Although it is said that a large part of the exquisite kiss scene has been deleted, such a scene in "Grand Duke Stefan" still makes the young us feel particularly throbbing- the kind of natural charm that cannot be reflected in the model drama at that time.
It is not that the works of Mr. Wang Zengqi are not highly artistic, but the tall and tall images of the faces, and it is inevitable that there will be aesthetic fatigue when you see more
Thus, the slightly melancholy Grand Duke Stefan showed another kind of hero image - it turns out that heroes do not always need to be full of red light
So, there are such films.
Unfortunately, for moldovans, both films were made in Romania, and both Grand Duke Stefan and Miha'i were Romanian national heroes— the territory of the ancient Kingdom of Moldavia, now divided between Romania and Moldova by the Prut River, is logically described by Romanians.
In the 1970s, Romania produced these two popular films, which became the favorite of Chinese after eight model plays.
I have to admit that for a while Romanian cinema was a classic
Moldova could not have made such a film at that time, as it only gained independence in 1991. However, the Moldovans have not forgotten the hero who once defeated the Ottoman Sultan - in fact, Grand Duke Stefan fought many opponents, most of whom were strong, but rarely lost, including the polish army that fled into the wilderness, and in his time, Moldavia or Moldova was like a flat-headed brother who caused headaches and even fears to the great powers.
Although portraying Archduke Stefan in the film was not a Moldovan achievement, moldovans were clearly unwilling to let their neighbors monopolize the hero's prestige. In Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, the main road in the city center is called Grand Duke Stefan. This street is home to the various branches of the Government of the Republic of Moldova, historical sites, and commercial buildings, making it the essence of a country of more than 5 million people.
In truth, the legend of the Grand Duke may transcend national borders, a king who triumphs over the strong with the weak, and victory becomes a habit, a king who has delayed the Ottoman invasion of Europe for at least 15 years, is admirable in any history.
Interestingly, because this show evoked my impression of "Grand Duke Stefan", I decided to find a film to be nostalgic, but accidentally clicked into the documentary about the era of Grand Duke Stefan, and found a sinister historical fact - this grand duke has a cousin, in today's world, more famous than Grand Duke Stefan.
This is Count Dracula Vlad III, historically known as Vlad al III-lea Țepeș – the great general and grand lord of Wallachia. Wallachia is a neighbor of Moldavia, and the two places are so bitter that it is difficult to tell their relationship. However, the Count of Dracula must have been kind to Grand Duke Stefan. The count helped Grand Duke Stefan gain power in his early years, and the two fought side by side.
As for why Count Dracula is famous... Because the name is well known in the West, it is synonymous with "vampire".
He is resurrected every hundred years, sucking the blood of beautiful women as the source of life, and his two eyes are shining and the image of white sensen sharp teeth is a European classic that frightens children
His story is said to go like this — in 1462, Constantinople was attacked by the Ottoman Empire, and Count Dracula of Wallachia, Romania, was ordered to fight the enemy. Unexpectedly, just as he won, rumors spread that he had died in battle and that his wife Elizabeth had committed suicide in grief.
The triumphant Dracula saw only his wife's body, and the priest told Dracula that Elizabeth had committed suicide and that according to Christian doctrine, her soul could not ascend to heaven, but only to hell. Dracula loses his mind, throws himself at the devil, takes blood as his life, and becomes an undead vampire zombie...
Relying on this story, the image of "Count Dracula the Vampire" has flourished in films, television and anime works around the world, playing one after another usually polite, personable, and once fascinated by him, there will be a terrifying and diverse deformation of the monster.
In fact, these are based on the work Dracula written by the Irish novelist Bram Stoke, who connected the vampire legend popular across Europe with the earl who helped The Grand Duke of Stefan.
I have to say that Count Dracula in the movie also has several classics
The reason why I was impressed, because when I went to college, I also began to have the opportunity to watch some horror movies, and after watching these films that were originally considered uncomfortable, I felt that it was just like this, and I could only scare and frighten those guys with poor psychological quality in Europe and the United States, and put them on the Chinese that had no taboos, at best, it was a fresh look.
In fact, the historical Count Dracula was indeed a murderous man, often piercing captured Ottoman officers and soldiers to death on the top of the stinging stick (the higher the rank, the longer and higher the stinging stick), causing major public health problems, but he did not have a blood-sucking habit. However, due to the various corresponding film and television dramas, many Europeans have the impression that Count Dracula's hometown of Romania is the home of vampires.
The portrait of this "vampire" is even a little cute
Do Romanians feel uncomfortable about this?
No, they are also said to be proud of Count Dracula and revere him as their country's ancient hero – provided, of course, that they have been clarifying that Dracula is not a vampire, and that history and fiction should not be confused.
Lo and behold, things that confuse history and fiction can happen anywhere.
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