Three romance films, three styles
May 20, unlock those romantic encounters
On the upcoming May 20th, there will be a rare release of three unique love-themed films, including the realistic love film "I Want Us Together", the re-screened classic romantic film "Love Letter", and the first 4K panoramic sound Cantonese opera film " The Legend of the White Snake: Love.
In the previous 520 period from 2017 to 2019, only one "Overtime Cohabitation" was considered a heavyweight romance film.
This year's three love-themed movies meet at this time, and people are optimistic about the prospects of the time.
"I want us to be together"
Interpretation of "love in the best way"
Produced by Chen Guofu and directed by Desert, the final trailer of "I Want Us Together" will be released on May 18.
Lu Qinyang and Ling Yiyao have been together through ups and downs, together for 10 years, there is always only each other in their hearts.
This love that has experienced setbacks not only shows the courage to love each other persistently, but also gives many people strength.
Many viewers sighed: Looking forward to meeting their own "Lü Qinyang" or "Ling Yiyao".
"I Want Us To Be Together" is a full-fledged film.
The film is adapted from the long post "My girlfriend who ran for ten years is going to marry tomorrow", and has a wide audience; the film ranges from director Desert to starring Qu Chuxiao and Zhang Jingyi, all born in the 90s; currently the number of people who want to watch the film on each platform Steadily ranked first in the 520 period, the film's pre-sale box office exceeded 10 million.
The film's official release time is 13:14 on May 20, 2021, which is very ceremonial.
At present, the pre-sale has started, and many viewers have agreed to go to the first screening at 13:14 with people they like, sharing the romance of "I want us to be together forever".
There are also viewers who choose to watch it alone, looking forward to a wonderful encounter on this unique day.
In the final trailer, Lv Qinyang and Ling Yiyao are still attached to each other even though they are thousands of miles apart. They have not hesitated and persisted in pure love for 10 years, becoming the "best look of love" in the hearts of many viewers.
In this regard, the director Desert said in an exclusive interview with Qilu Evening News Qilu One Point reporter that the belief in love is something that is so powerful that it transcends time and life. This kind of thing has always motivated me to transform it into a movie.
The "I Want Us Together" road show is going on all over the country.
During the event, the audience was moved to tears from the beginning of the screening, and many couples clasped their hands and watched each other. After the event, they turned to boldly express their love to the people around me: "Although I have no money now I don’t have a room, but I will work hard to make you live a happy life!" The movie "I Want Us To Be Together" was co-produced by Alibaba Pictures Jincheng, following the popular romance film "I'm Waiting for You at the End of Time" on Tanabata last year. , The second work of the "My Love Story" series of films, looking forward to a love agreement together on the most romantic day.
Re-screening and opera films
It’s all about the word "love"
In the 520 schedule, in addition to the main real-life romance movie "I Want Us Together", two classic films will be released, namely "Love Letter" by Japanese director Shunji Iwai and Cantonese opera movie "White Snake: Love".
Although the themes are different, the two films both focus on the word "love".
"Love Letter" is a classic film re-screened.
"Love Letter" directed by Shunji Iwai, which was released as early as 1995, tells a story about a crush: a snowy winter in Kobe, Japan, and Hiroko Watanabe (played by Nakayama Miho) on the third anniversary of his former fiance Fujiiki On the anniversary of death, I was so sad that I couldn't help myself again.
Because he couldn't restrain his missing lover, Watanabe Hiroko found the address of "Fujii Tree" when he was studying in Otaru in his school classmates, and sent a love letter that he thought was sent to heaven.
It is not long before Hiroko Watanabe received a reply signed "Fujiiki".
After further understanding, she knew that this Fujii tree was a girl of the same age as her, and she was also a boyfriend Fujii tree (played by Takashi Kashiwahara) in his boyhood class.
As a classic love film, many famous scenes in the movie "Love Letter" have spanned a long period of time to bring never-fading touch to the audience. For example, Bo Zi shouted "How are you? I'm fine" to the vast snow mountain, and countless the emotions of nostalgia. Release, complete self-reconciliation and relief from past experiences.
The movie "Love Letter" is extremely moving in its portrayal of secret love, and it also portrays other rich emotions in life deeply. After a lapse of years, it is still worthwhile for new and old audiences to come to the theater to experience it again.
The films released on May 20 also include the first 4K panoramic sound Cantonese opera film "The Legend of the White Snake", which is based on the folk story "The Legend of the White Snake".
According to director Zhang Xianfeng, "The Legend of the White Snake: Love" incorporates the simplicity, white space, and charm pursued by the aesthetics of the Song Dynasty on the screen, retaining the essence of traditional opera and injecting oriental aesthetics.
Every minute and every second of the film presentation, there are considerations about the separation between the art of opera and the art of film. For example, on the opera stage, the performance of the huge waves is that many actors wave their sleeves and express it in a freehand way. Presentation cannot be done, it needs to use movie special effects to reproduce the shocking scene of the huge waves.
Reporter Song said