red cherry
Chinese Pinyin: Tao Hongying
English title: red cherry
Film genre: plot/war
Length: 120 minutes
Country/Region: China
Dialogue languages: German, Chinese, Mandarin and Russian.
Subtitles: Chinese and English subtitles
Color: color
Production Company: Beijing Film Academy Youth Film Studio [China].
Product code: 1995
[Edit this paragraph] Credit
Director: Daying Ye (film subtitle is "Ye Ying")
Screenwriter: Jiang Qitao Jiang Qitao
Reed Wei Lu
Ye Daying Ye Daying (as Ye Ying)
Actor: Guo Keyu Guo Keyu ... Chuchuchu.
Xu Xiaoling Xu Xiaoling Luo Xiaoman
Vladmir Niz Mirov
Producer: Ye Daying Ye Daying ... Producer
Photography: Zhang Li Zhang Li
[Edit this paragraph] Introduction to the plot
/kloc-winter in 0/940. Two children from China, Chuchu (female) and Luo Xiaoman (male), set out from Chinese mainland. After many twists and turns, they went through hardships and came to the international Children's Home near Moscow, the Soviet Union. This is a boarding school for the children of world leaders. There, the two children met a group of foreign children headed by Zhang, a Chinese-German hybrid. Dean Watkin, a stern and kind old man like a grandfather, is the soul of this Children's Home. Novel school life is warm and often causes trouble. In the time of getting along with each other, Zhang Carl has a subtle feeling between boys and girls for Chuchu. However, Luo Xiaoman will never forget the motherland under the Japanese invaders. When summer comes, children in Children's Home choose their favorite summer camp to spend their holidays. Zhang Carl and Chu came to Minsk, Belarus ... 194 1 On June 22nd, 2008, German fascist artillery destroyed the children's peaceful life, and a tragic and shocking tragedy happened. German fascists killed the female teacher Vera in front of the children, and all the children became prisoners like prisoners of war and civilians. Children's Home recalled the children scattered in the areas that have not yet fallen, and prepared to move to Siberia. In the chaos, Luo Xiaoman and other boys went into hiding and decided to join the army to fight fascism. They are children, but they can't enter the front line, and they have lived a hard life as street children ever since. In the German-occupied area, Chuchu and Zhang Carl were forced to wash horses for the Germans. Zhang Carl, who knows German, cleverly tricked German soldiers into their guns in an attempt to cover Chuchu and others to escape. Chu Chu and others rode away, but Zhang Carl was desperate and died unfortunately. Chu Chu, who galloped on horseback, did not escape the bombardment of German artillery. Unfortunately, he fell off his horse. In the rear, hunger is spreading. In exchange for bread to satisfy hunger, Luo Xiaoman had to go to the hospital to sell blood. When the person in charge of the old Soviet area learned that these children were students of the International Children's Hospital, they felt sympathy and found jobs for them to make a living. From then on, Luo Xiaoman became a "black messenger" who specially served the "death notice". In order to make an example, the Germans decided to publicly execute the children who failed to escape and were caught back. The shooting was imminent, and an old Russian man stepped forward and decided to die for the children, but only for the life of one child. While the Germans were thinking about the massacre cruelly, a German general came to the execution ground. He showed a special interest in oriental girls, narrowly escaped death and was taken to castle wolfenstein in East Prussia. Chu Chu, who was in prison, unexpectedly got preferential treatment from the German general. Finally, one day, Chu Chu learned that Nazi generals had a cruel hobby: making all kinds of exquisite lampshades with the skin behind the words. What Nazi generals dreamed of was delicate and smooth skin. Angry Chuchu tried to hurt herself, but the Nazi general stopped her attempt and started his "artistic creation" ... In the rear, Luo Xiaoman adopted a little girl who lost her parents-Najia. The original hard life has become more difficult, but it is quite interesting for them to live alone. One day, they found that the vicinity of their residence had become the encampment of German prisoners of war. Strong revenge drives Luo Xiaoman to "punish" the enemy with a slingshot every day. The artillery fire of the Soviet counterattack approached layer by layer, and the defeated Germans began to slaughter prisoners of war and civilians madly. The Nazi general finally finished his "masterpiece" on Chu Chu's back, expressing the so-called sense of artistic eternity. In the rear, Luo Xiaoman's "slingshot war" finally triggered a prisoner of war riot. Soviet managers mistakenly thought it was a riot and shot it down. Luo Xiaoman led the furious German prisoners of war into ruins, ignited the petrol tank in desperation, and mutually assured destruction with the enemy. Jia was heartbroken. The Nazi general took his "masterpiece" to the wilderness outside the battlefield to "release" and then returned to the headquarters to shoot himself. The human skin lampshade, which has been collected for many years, was buried in the fire with his sins. Chuchu was taken in by the Allied Red Cross. When faced with a routine shower, Chuchu desperately refused to take off her clothes. When the nurses tore her clothes by force, they were all stunned by the pattern on Chuchu's back: a colorful German fascist eagle emblem was displayed in front of people. Chuchu's identity aroused the suspicion of the Allies and the Soviet Union, and Chuchu remained silent during the trial. At night, Chuchu climbed to the campfire and burned shame on her back with burning wood. The Soviet army finally found out Chuchu's identity, and she was sent to Moscow for good treatment. Dean Watkin took Najia to visit Chuchu and informed Luo Xiaoman of his death. The roar of salute rang out in the silent Red Square military parade. Chuchu shed silent tears. After a few years, Chuchu's skin grafting operation failed because the skin grafting area was too large and the medical level was limited. Many years later, a painter friend of hers painted the tattoo pattern into a painting and collected it in the history museum to show that future generations will never forget the evil of war.
[Edit this paragraph] behind-the-scenes production
1995 is the 50th anniversary of the victory of the world people's anti-fascist war and the victory of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Movies with related themes have appeared one after another, and Red Cherry is one of the few movies that record the leading role of China in the European battlefield of World War II. The film invested as much as 27 million yuan, but it set a box office record of 50 million yuan in the year of its release. The location of the film is Russia, which provides the film with "original exoticism" and deeply attracts a group of middle-aged audiences with unspeakable nostalgia for the revolutionary history of the former Soviet Union. The film won the Best Film Award (Ye Daying) and the Best Actress Award (Guo Keyu) in the 9th Hundred Flowers Award/kloc-0.
The Secret Behind Red Cherry's 40 Million Box Office
In the early 1990s, China's film industry was somewhat desolate and bleak, especially at the box office. But by 1995, China's movies seemed to be full of Hollywood plots. Just when people seem to be more and more disappointed with domestic movies, it suddenly shines in generate. Red Cherry, Sunny Days, Pink and other films have even created more than a few imported blockbusters at the box office, especially Red Cherry, which has created a box office record of 40 million yuan with the marketing strategy of high cost and high return. The reporter interviewed director Ye Daying and listened to his analysis of the reasons behind the box office record of Red Cherry.
▲ Background: Revolutionary descendants and "red complex"
Around the birth of red cherry, interesting topics are the time when it appeared and the background of the times it involved. 1995 is the 50th anniversary of the victory of the world people's anti-fascist war and the victory of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. Movies with related themes appeared one after another, but Red Cherry took another route. It didn't directly mention the war, nor did it directly touch the local experience and counterattack like the movies "Nanjing Massacre" and "July 7th Incident". Instead, it moved the story to Russia and didn't talk about an "exotic" war stories.
It was mentioned in the film that "Zhu De's daughter Zhu Min, whose Russian name is Chiying (meaning Red Hero), entered Ivanovo International Children's Home in the former Soviet Union at the age of 17, which is a clear prototype in the film". The director had communicated with Zhu Min during the filming, explaining that the main content of the script was true, and there would be artistic treatment, such as tattoos of Nazi symbols as fictional parts. Zhu Min agreed.
Another identity is film director Ye Daying. When promoting the film Red Cherry, many media mentioned that the film director Ye Daying is the grandson of General Ye Ting and his father Ye Zhengming is the second son of General Ye Ting. The proof of this identity undoubtedly gives the film an orthodox and mainstream "quality verification". Regarding whether there is a "red complex" because of family identity, Ye Daying thinks that "this is what the media said, and he didn't mean it. Maybe it's a coincidence. It is particularly attractive to reflect on people and things in the past with the feelings of this era. I also appreciate major historical events, but I hope to make another kind of film, which is related to people and close to today's audience. "
▲ Packaging: A Successful Case of Commercial Films
1988, Ye Daying adapted the film Big Pant according to Wang Shuo's novel The Rubber Man. At that time, he had just graduated from the advanced class of Beijing Film Academy for two years, and expressed what he wanted to say and vent his emotions in the way of "experimental film". In an interview with reporters, he mentioned that "he was willing to go to extremes in those years, which contained a considerable degree of banter and was an outlet for young people to gradually move towards middle age." By the time 1995 filmed "Red Cherry", I was mature and the shooting was more standardized and commercialized. I have to consider the interests of investors from all sides and understand the audience. "
In a sense, the "mature" red cherry has penetrated the structure and secrets of commercial films, making similar "principles" properly implemented in such a mainstream film. Dai Jinhua, a film scholar, once said, "The film moved the story scene to a foreign country, so it successfully avoided the confusion of' common sense' in the local context. It chose a globally recognized demon-Nazi as the "anti-No.1 character" in the story. The appearance of Nazi image effectively absorbed the irregularity and immorality of violence and pornography in the film; Instead, it has become a sublimity full of justice and even' ultimate care'. " Just because the film was shot in Russia, it provided the film with "original exotic flavor", so it attracted its special audience: middle-aged intellectuals intentionally or unintentionally. Because they have an indescribable nostalgic "complex" about the former Soviet Union and revolutionary history.
When talking about the "packaging" of movies, Ye Daying said, "Of course, the works need to be packaged, which is out of commercial considerations and also a guarantee for investors.
But in the process of creation, it is more of a sincere attitude. The commercial effect is forgotten in this process, and this element will reappear when the film is released. Therefore, the contradiction between business and art is a common problem faced by movies. It has always emphasized the opposition between the two, that is, the ability to avoid oneself. "Another interesting form is the TV series" Bloody Childlike Heart "and the movie" Red Cherry ". Both directors are Ye Daying, and the young faces of Mei Ting and Lu Yi left a deep impression on the audience. The shooting methods of "Red Cherry" and "Bloody Childlike Heart" also provided successful experiences for the latecomers.
[Edit this paragraph] Award winning record
1995 won the Best Actress Award at the 2nd Shanghai International Film Festival (Guo Keyu).
1996 won the 16 golden rooster award for best feature film and best recording.
19 Hundred Flowers Award Award for Best Feature Film and Best Actress (Guo Keyu).
1996 Red Cherry won the Torch Gold Award at the 5th Pyongyang Film Festival for Non-Aligned and Developing Countries, director Ye Daying won the Best Director Award and actress Guo Keyu won the Best Actress Award.
[Edit this paragraph] Fruit of the same name
Red cherry is a cold red cherry variety introduced from Ukraine, recently introduced by nehe city Jinsui Seed Company. Cold-tolerant and low-temperature-tolerant, red cherry ripens early, bearing fruit in early June in northern China and mid-May in southern China. Domestic varieties mature one month ahead of schedule, and the price is higher than 1 times. Early fruiting, domestic varieties bear fruit five years after planting, cold cherries bear fruit two years after planting, and enter the full fruiting period in three years, with 30-60 kilograms per plant. The fruit is large, and the weight of a single fruit is 4-5g; If the flowers and fruits are thinned, the weight of a single fruit can reach more than 20 grams.