This business card of director Ling Zifeng should be a rare product on my film and television Bogu shelf.
Ling Zifeng, born in 1917, his ancestral home is Yaoba, Hejiang.
Director Ling Zifeng is the third generation of Chinese directors, that is, the same batch of directors as Xie Jin. They "have made very useful explorations in following the principles of realism to express the essence of life, to deeply display contradictions and conflicts, and to explore national styles, local characteristics, and artistic implications."
Director Ling Zifeng originally thought that stage plays were more interesting, but later he was pulled down by the film, and he also had his great skills in the field of film. "Sons and Daughters of China" in 1948, "Red Flag Spectrum" in 1960, "Li Siguang" in 1979, "Camel Xiangzi" in 1982, "Border City" in 1984... Nowadays, when you talk to some elderly Luzhou film lovers, you may also hear them talk about director Ling Zifeng and his works.
Movie poster for "Children of China"
It is said that director Ling Zifeng is very nostalgic, I once read an article written by Mr. Liang Mingchun, a well-known media person in Hejiang County, "The Famous Director Ling Zifeng in Hejiang Ersan Incident", which wrote: "Ling Zifeng has a high blood pressure and usually cannot drink alcohol, but on this day he ignored the persuasion of his wife and companions, and he had to drink two cups, he said, 'The first time I returned to my hometown, this cup of wine was not willing to drink with my relatives!'" ’”。
Film is a highly artistic creation, and it is difficult to produce fine products behind closed doors. In the 1980s, Yasuko Tokuma, one of the founders of Studio Ghibli in Japan, held the "Chinese Film Festival" for several consecutive years with his "Tokuma Bookstore" as the starting point. Mr. Ding Zhao, then Vice Minister of Culture of China, was the head of the group and went to Japan with Ling Zifeng, Pan Hong, Cong Shan and others to participate in the Fifth Film Festival and jointly plan the development of the film industry.
From left: Zhao Jing, Yan Shunkai, Pan Hong, Ding Zhao, Yasuai Tokuma, Si Qinggaowa, Cong Shan, Eye Humble, Ling Zifeng
In the early 1990s, because she wanted to participate in the film "Madness" directed by Ling Zifeng, it is said that Jiang Wenli also went to Hejiang Yaoba to experience life. But later, for various reasons, the female number one of this movie was changed to Xu Qing. And Jiang Wenli, who returned to Beijing from Sichuan, was on chen Kaige's film "Farewell to the Overlord" that year, which became a film in 1993. In the film, Jiang Wenli plays cheng Dieyi's mother, "acting skills explode".
Stills from "Farewell to the Overlord": Jiang Wenli
After the creation of the movie "Crazy" was completed in 1992, the film and television circles determined that Ling Zifeng was indeed a "madman". In this evaluation, Ling Dao bluntly said, ""Crazy" is crazy, from the plot, creative characters, behind-the-scenes production personnel, including producer Sun Hua is also crazy, I am also crazy."
Mad movie poster
In my opinion, yinghai picking up treasures to capture two or three is a kind of nostalgia for history. The business card in his hand is actually a memorial, which is related to Luzhou's film complex.