Chapter 24 Part 2: A life-and-death history of 'Against the Wind' muses here

The "Cultural Revolution" continued, but its political winds were ever-changing, and the situation was constantly changing, making people at a loss as to what to do. In 1975, "Criticizing Lin Piao and Confucianism" was followed by "Combating Right Deviation and Overturning Cases". A story film "Spring Seedlings", which focuses on the struggle between rural barefoot doctors and class enemies during the "Cultural Revolution", came into being.Before and after similar themes, there are "Break", "Joyful Little Lianghe", "Mountain Flower", "Newcomer in the Mountain Village", "Ox Horn Stone", "Red Rain", "By Yanming Lake", "Pearl on the Sea", etc. .

During this special period, Xie Jin started filming the film "Spring Sprouts", which was deliberately concocted by the "Gang of Four" to create momentum and public opinion for their counter-revolutionary seizure of power in order to usurp the party and power.The film is written by Zhao Zhiqiang, Yang Shiwen, and Cao Lei. Xie Jin collaborates with Shanghai Film Studio directors Yan Bili and Liang Tingduo. Newcomer Li Xiuming is cast as the lead actress Chun Miao. Veteran Shanghai Film Studio actors Li Lingjun, Bai Mu, Gao Que, Feng Qi and the troupe of actors Da Shichang, Zhang Yu, and Gao Baocheng, a veteran actor from Bayi Factory who is famous for starring in "Shangganling" and "The Storm", played the main and important roles in the play.No matter from the storyline, the character of the characters, or even every action of the characters, the film all imposes the "three prominences" and the formula, conceptualization, facial makeup, and distinct and prominent themes of class struggle. It was the most famous "Cultural Revolution" of such themes at that time. one of the movies.After many years, Li Xiuming was recruited by Xie Jin to star in another film "Qiu Jin" directed by him.In the crew of "Spring Miao", although Xie Jin is one of the directors, he always handles every plot, every sub-shot, and even every detail according to the intention of his superiors and against his will. That kind of power called a director is actually a tool The mental shackles under high pressure undoubtedly added a layer of unreasonable and inner-depressed suffering than the trauma of suffering during the "Cultural Revolution".

In the second year, 1976, the last film of the second batch of model operas "Six Beijings and Two Dances" - "Pan Shi Wan" was about to start filming by Shanghai Film Studio.This Beijing opera art film adapted from the drama script "The Great Wall of the South China Sea" was decided by the director of the factory after research, and Xie Jin, who participated in the successful filming of the famous Peking opera art film four years ago, was assigned to coordinate and direct.Because of the repeated tossing and tossing last time, Xie Jin was frightened by the task of being in command of politics again, as if walking on thin ice, as if facing an abyss.Fortunately, I have the good experience of shooting Peking Opera in the studio, the whole-hearted cooperation with Liang Tingduo who once collaborated with "Spring Seedlings", and the concerted efforts of the crew, plus the Shanghai Peking Opera Theatre. The performance skills of "The Tiger Mountain", this "Panshiwan" did not make too many mistakes.The two batches of "model opera" films were exhausting and debilitating.Not long after, as the good news came that the "Gang of Four" had collapsed, Xiaguang finally penetrated the clouds and shone brightly again.

Xie Jin walked out of the prison and the darkness, his spirit was shaken, and he quickly started filming a film that really gave full play to his directorial initiative. This is the story of the growth of a female soldier starring Chen Chong for the first time on the screen, continuing Xie Jin's "star-making" Myths——Zhu Xijuan, Xiang Mei, Xie Fang, Li Xiuming, Chen Chong, Wang Fuli, Zhu Shimao, Cong Shan, Jiang Wen, Lu Xiaohe, He Wei...It is Xie Jin who has experienced painful sufferings that makes him feel the past history. The heartfelt voice, the deep memory and the profound reflection that shake people's hearts.Therefore, "Legend of Tianyun Mountain", "The Wrangler", "The Garland Under the Mountain", "The Opium War"... all these deafening reflection works touch the soul more deeply than any similar works of the same time. Touching the heartstrings of two generations of audiences.This is exactly Xie Jin's hearty awareness and rebound after his previous experience of political movements.His other works "Ah, the Cradle", "Qiu Jin", "The Last Nobleman", "Qingliang Temple Bell", "Morning Star", "The Old Man and the Dog", "Valley of Daughters", "Women's Football No. 9" Diverse and outstanding.

Xie Jin's 78-year-old life pursuit also verified the same thought-provoking sentence he pointed out in the title of the historical blockbuster "The Opium War": Only when a nation really stands up can it dare to face up to its humiliating past. history. Life-threatening "A Thousand Miles Against the Wind" During the 8 years from 1959 to 1966, Zhujiang Film Studio produced many high-quality films such as "The Tide of the South China Sea", "Seventy-Two Tenants", "Tracking and Pursuing", "Thousands of Miles Against the Wind", and "Big Waves Washing the Sand". It is an excellent film with high artistic value that is loved and welcomed by the audience.However, the situation in the world is changing rapidly, and the great whirlwind of the "Cultural Revolution" has destroyed the remarkable achievements of the new Chinese film industry in the past 17 years."A Thousand Miles Against the Wind" produced by Zhuying Studio, together with "The Big Waves Washing the Sand", were artificially charged with various crimes and linked to a cruel political movement, which plunged the main creators of the film crew into a dark abyss that could never be recovered...