Special feature of 1905 film network Movies starring directors, actors and actresses landed in national cinemas on September 3, 2021. The film tells the story of a street thug and a transfer student. In a series of accidents, they become each other’s only friends. When the summer ended, under the difficult problems of life, their friendship seemed to come to an end. "Unexpected Summer" had previously premiered at Pingyao International Film Festival on October 15th, 2020.
The story of the film takes place in Yichun, Jiangxi Province. No matter the director Yi Han, starring Chen Chuang, Guo Kexuan and other small actors in the film, they all have an indissoluble bond with Yichun. The film boldly uses local amateur actors and combines local dialects to restore the breath of life. Director Yi Han once said that "The Summer of Unexpected Encounters" is an answer sheet for my hometown, so how did the creative team present this answer sheet? What’s the touching story behind the movie?
The unexpected encounter in the title of the film is destined for Yi Han and Chen Chuang. The fate of Yi Han and Chen Chuang can be traced back to their youth. They were classmates in the drama class of Yichun Literature and Art School. Director Yi Han recalled: "Chen Chuang was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy after graduation, and I was in a particularly confused and confused time. After the exchange of letters, Chen Chuang encouraged me to take the director’s degree and paid my tuition for two years. I am the’ aquatic’ he sheltered. " Yi Han integrates the changes and friendship experienced in life into his creation, turning it into the lonely and frustrated yellow hairs and aquatic life in the summer of unexpected encounter, which also makes the story more vital.
Unexpected Summer is a letter written by a wanderer about his native land and his blood. What really touched the audience in the film was the simple emotion, which touched the soft place in their hearts. Yi Han said: "If the film is regarded as a rural film, I think it may make the pattern smaller. For example, people like Huang Simao, just like college graduates from first-tier cities, are under great pressure. Many young people are reluctant to go back when they think of going back to their hometown, classmates and their relatives. Many children have a kind of confusion and hesitation about the future, life and life. Just like Chen Chuang said, in this movie, many people may be able to see their own shadows or traces of a certain period of life in trouble. "
At the same time, what the film expresses or presents is not only Yichun, but also from Yichun, paying attention to people who are left behind children and wandering youth. The film’s young actors Guo Kexuan and Ouyang Zhaodi are local left-behind children, and the film’s discussion on the lonely childhood of left-behind children has also sparked heated discussions on the Internet. In an interview with reporters, two young actors showed their true feelings. Guo Kexuan, who plays Shuisheng, said: "I feel that she (mother) has abandoned me." In 2007, director Yi Han focused on the theme of left-behind children, and the film also scored 9.4 points in Douban.
Movie poster "Looking at Childhood in the South"
Yi Han said: "I know the left-behind children very well. Every time I see them, I will arouse my desire to do something in my heart, and finally form a script through my major. Left-behind children are a common phenomenon in the process of social development, which has been gradually reduced with the support of national economic development and policies. But for those children who exist, they don’t lack food and clothing. What they need is emotional nourishment and comfort and companionship during their growth. " The director’s insistence has been passed on to more people through movies, so that parents can think about how to better care for their children’s hearts and growth.
The film started on September 1, 2019, and Chen Chuang’s mother passed away on September 2. Chen Chuang returned to the set after the funeral, and devoted herself to the performance with thoughts and sadness for her mother. In the last explosive scene, Chen Chuang made a superb performance and finished his farewell to the role. Chen Chuang said: "In the last shot, when the tears came down, the composition of those tears was too complicated, containing a lot, which was really worth a thousand dollars. I can still recall the feeling of shooting the last shot of that scene. Every role is a valuable creation for me. We actors can interpret different roles and different lives with limited life. I am really happy. I love acting. "
The creative team of "Unexpected Summer" is rooted in Yichun, showing the high sense of responsibility of China filmmakers in focusing on social issues, and also handing over a satisfactory answer sheet for their hometown. The film is not only a commodity for sensory stimulation and unconstrained style, it can also reflect the problems existing in society, let the audience reflect and reminisce, and feel the intention and warmth of the creative team.
The director’s observation of today’s film review;The Summer I Encountered Unexpectedly is still a long letter written by the director to his hometown, just like the childhood in the south. In today’s fast-developing era, writing letters is a luxury, and so are those old and simple feelings. Like the friendship between one big and one small in the film, we need more works to leave these feelings behind. (Peng Kangping, director of Today’s Film Review)
