For Balzac, it was a must-memorize literary knowledge in junior high school. He is the "father of modern French novels" and his representative work "Petro Goriot". This is everything He Xin can think of about Balzac, and he has not read any of his novels.
Pass.
For this purpose, he specially borrowed a novel "Usure Miloe" by Balzac from the Chinese Opera Library that was mentioned repeatedly in the script.
This novel was much easier to read than "The Garden of Forking Paths" that he had studied repeatedly before. It was about a wealthy and famous doctor who retired from old age and returned to his hometown, and took in a girl named Yusure as a comfort in his old age.
However, several of his relatives were greedy. In order to fight for the inheritance, they spied on and spied on, and almost sacrificed an innocent girl by any means.
The novel is quite exciting. In the script, the reason why this novel can deeply attract everyone including educated youths like Luo Ming and Ma Jianling, doctors in hospitals, and even illiterate farmers, etc., He Xin feels that it is probably the detailed description in the novel.
The physical environment of seventeenth-century France.
For example, the houses at that time, the environment around the houses, cities, streets, interior decoration and daily utensils, etc., for the Chinese people who had been closed for a long time at that time, these were undoubtedly like opening a window and being able to see outside.
A novel and wonderful world.
What's more, there are various wonderful character descriptions and touching love stories in it.
He Xin's impression of the educated youth in his previous life was not deep, and more came from the original owner's memory. Luo Ming and Ma Jianling in the script were basically the same age as the original owner's father. He could even imagine that the original owner's father, who was only fifteen years old, sang
Singing songs in praise of Grandpa Mao, I traveled from the prosperous Dashenghai to the desolate Beidahuang.
The extremely harsh natural environment, heavy labor, extremely poor material conditions, and an almost empty spiritual world made this thin young man go from being enthusiastic and excited at the beginning to confusion, numbness, and even to the edge of collapse.
Just like what Ma Jianling said in the script: I have to spend my whole life in this mountain, and my spine gets chills just thinking about it.
Just like in the script, Luo Ming and Ma Jianling met a young tailor in the mountains that they would remember forever, the original owner's father also met a beautiful and strong Northeastern girl in the Great Northern Wilderness.
Perhaps at this point, the original owner's father was lucky, even happier, and at the same time more courageous to stay forever for love.
He Xin followed the original owner's memory of his father's experience, and felt that a door had opened vaguely, and he seemed to have entered the world of Ma Jianling.
Thinking about it carefully, He Xin found that he was actually very similar to Ma Jianling. They were both taciturn and fell in love with a girl but didn't dare to confess...
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The start of production of "Balzac and the Little Dressmaker" was delayed by nearly half a month from the scheduled date, mainly because the filming permit could not be obtained. The French producer Lisa personally took the initiative and negotiated with the relevant departments through the embassy.
This was barely done, but I had already promised that it would be possible to film it, but it would not be possible to show it in China.
He Xin rushed to the set two days in advance to report. He would not be able to return for two months from filming this time. Before leaving, he left the house key to Cheng Hao.
She has officially registered at Renyi and is still living in the school dormitory for the time being. He Xin's meaning is very clear, he hopes that she can move here. Although Cheng Hao has not expressed his position for a long time, at least he has received the key.
"When you get to the set, don't have any conflicts with others. If something happens, you must remember to call me as soon as possible. You don't have to come forward for some things, I will do it. There are some things that you can't say, so I will."
"I heard that there is a big temperature difference between morning and evening over there, so be sure to keep warm and be careful not to catch a cold."
"Don't go out alone at night and run around. You must pay attention to safety."
"..."
Sister Hong personally drove him to the airport, nagging him a lot of instructions along the way. It was probably a long time since anyone had spoken to him like this, so instead of feeling annoyed, He Xin felt warm in his heart.
Dai Sijie originally wanted to take the filming location in Ya'an, Sichuan Province, where he originally joined the team, but on-site inspection found that the place was still the same as when he left there more than 20 years ago. There were still no roads. From the nearest provincial road to where he was back then,
The village where he jumped in the queue took several hours to walk, and the living conditions there were still very difficult. There were many French people in the crew. It was obviously not possible without a good living environment. He had to give up his original intention and change the filming location
Set in the beautiful Zhangjiajie.
As an emerging tourist city, there are direct flights to Beijing, and the chosen main shooting location, Tianmen Mountain, is not too far from the city.
When He Xin arrived, the behind-the-scenes staff of the crew, including the photographers and lighting technicians from France, had been there for almost a month, mainly due to delays in filming permits. At the same time, they were given sufficient
During the period, I traveled to almost all the surrounding mountains and rivers, and was fully prepared for the official start of shooting.
"Sister Zhou! Brother Kun! Oh, what are you doing?"
In the hotel in Zhangjiajie, He Xin met Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, who had arrived before him. When he just walked in and said hello, he saw a French guy carrying a camera and pointed the camera at him, which shocked him.
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"Xiao He, it's okay!"
Different from the coldness when we first worked together, this time Zhou Xun was obviously much more enthusiastic. He came up to us with a smile and explained: "They are filming behind-the-scenes footage, which is to capture every bit of our daily filming."
He Xin roughly understood it, and it probably meant behind-the-scenes documentaries. He used to be reluctant to add membership to video websites. Whenever a blockbuster movie was released, he would often watch free exclusive behind-the-scenes documentaries. However, the rise of behind-the-scenes documentaries like this seems to be only
Two or three years ago, I didn’t expect France to have started playing this game as early as this time.
"It's okay, he shoots his pictures, we don't care about ours, just treat him as if he doesn't exist." Zhou Xun thought He Xin was uncomfortable, so he explained with a smile.
"Oh, I see."
He Xin nodded and greeted Zhou Xun and Chen Kun again: "Sister Zhou, Brother Kun, have you been here early?"
"No, we arrived less than two hours before you. I just finished filming in Wuxi, and Kun'er is in Shenghai. We took the same flight here this morning. Maybe Shenghai is closer to here than the capital."
Zhou Xun said with a smile and said: "Xiao He, don't call me Sister Zhou in the future. I'm used to everyone calling me Sister Xun. If you call me Sister Zhou, I always feel like you're calling someone else."
He Xin opened his mouth and was about to change his words when he saw Chen Kun smiling and saying: "No, Xiao He, don't call her Sister Xun, just call her Brother Xun. She likes to be called that."
Brother Xun, the original source is here!
He Xin followed Shan Ruliu and immediately shouted: "Brother Xun!"
"Why!"
The weekly news was also answered very happily.
In addition to Zhou Xun and Chen Kun, there are two actors in the room. One is Wang Hongwei, who plays the four-eyed actor. He Xin doesn't know him and looks strange to him, but it is said that he is the leading actor of Chief Jia.
I have filmed three works so far, and this is the male lead in all of them.
The other person is Wang Shuangbao, who plays the role of the village chief in the script. He Xin is very familiar with this person. Although he looks fierce, in his later works, the characters he performed always have an inexplicable sense of humor.
Funny.
"Brother Bao, hello! Your performance as Dong Lei was really great! As soon as I met you just now, my calves couldn't help but tremble."
"Oh, Xiao He, you're too polite! My face, which is completely dependent on my parents, can't be said about how good the performance is." Brother Bao waved his hands hurriedly.
The hit drama "12.1 Shooting Case" two years ago was Bao Ge's first drama after he had just transitioned from a Peking Opera martial artist to a film and television actor. His role as the villain Dong Lei made all viewers who watched this TV series marvel.
I was very impressed by Dong Lei's ferocity.
It's just that Brother Bao has just completed his transformation at this time, and "Balzac and the Little Dressmaker" is the first movie he is about to star in, so even though he is the oldest among the actors here, he still performed well
Very humble and low-key.
There is another actor here today, Mr. Cong Zhijun, who plays the role of the little tailor’s grandfather and the old tailor in the play. However, the old man is already over 70 this year. He is tired from the journey and is resting in his room right now.
Director Dai Sijie, who came back from location scouting in the evening, convened a meeting with the crew. It was then that He Xin discovered that not only photography and lighting were among the best in the French film industry. On the Chinese side, art artist Cao Jiuping was the royal artist of the National Master, and the recording
Wu Lala is also an outstanding figure among the so-called sixth generation filmmakers. Not only was he the sound recorder for all of Zhang Yuan's works, but he was also the sound engineer for Guo Shi's recent two films.
This is completely a luxurious Sino-French joint behind-the-scenes creative team!