'The Seven' is more than nostalgia

　　In eight years, pay tribute to Hong Kong's feelings

　　Recently, there are many Hong Kong films in the film market, and the genres are different.

There are "Detective Wars" with crazy detective cases, as well as the mecha hard sci-fi "Tomorrow's War" released on August 5, and the next one is "Seven Bands" with a strong Hong Kong style, which will gather seven directors to co-direct. , which took eight years from the start of filming to its release, presenting the light and shadow of Hong Kong for more than half a century to the audience.

　　Reporter Song said

　seven stories,

　　Seventy years of Hong Kong time

　　"The Band of Seven" is co-directed by seven directors, Sammo Hung, Anhua Hui, Yuan Heping, To Qifeng, Tsui Hark, Tan Jiaming and Lin Lingdong. From their own perspectives, the seven directors jointly construct the Hong Kong Seventy Years through little people and stories. time of year.

　　"Practice", directed by Sammo Hung, tells the story of the Peking Opera master Yu Zhanyuan training his disciples in the 1950s.

The protagonists are a group of children who practice on the rooftop. Under the supervision of Master Yan, they practice their fists and feet hard, laying the foundation for breaking into the film industry.

The film uses three paragraphs to drive the audience's emotional transformation. The end is accompanied by cruel punishment and ends. The camera turns from the bloodied teenager to the aged Sammo Hung, as if Sammo Hung told the audience a piece of his memory.

　　"The Principal" directed by Hui Anhua tells the stories of several Hong Kong primary school educators teaching and educating people with her gentle brushstrokes.

In the film, there are many scenes of flamboyant market life, fishing for goldfish, drinking sugar water, children gathering at the alley to take cards, etc., quite like the "Tian Shui Wai" series directed by Xu Anhua.

　　Tan Jiaming's "Farewell to the Night", with stylized colors and audio-visual language, tells the story of a pair of young people who were forced to separate, the nostalgia and sadness on the eve of their farewell; Yuan Heping's "Return" tells the story of two generations of grandparents and grandchildren. Family bonds and cultural differences; Lin Lingdong's posthumous work "Lost" infused the director's feelings about the changes in his homeland.

　　Du Qifeng's "Golden Everywhere" reveals a strong black comedy style.

Du Qifeng put the story in a small tea restaurant. Three young people who speculated in stocks and real estate were passionately sharing their dream of making a fortune overnight.

Tsui Hark's "Deep Conversation" is the most unexpected. The story of this unit is set in a future mental hospital. The identities of patients and doctors can be interchanged. The narrative has been reversed many times. future world.

From "Eight and a Half" to

　　"The Band of Seven"

　　Several directors have conveyed their feelings for the city of Hong Kong and Hong Kong films through their films. Director To Qifeng once said with emotion, "In history, Hong Kong has never tried so many directors to create together." In addition to directing "Everywhere" Gold" unit, and also served as the producer of "Seven Band". This shooting also came from his conception, which is intended to pay tribute to the classic images shot on film.

　　"The Band of Seven" began filming in 2014 and was first named "Eight and a Half", borrowing the title of the famous Italian film master Fellini.

In the original plan, "Eight and a Half" started from Hong Kong in the 1950s, and each of the eight directors chose an era as the background to shoot, and ended with the last "Half" as a vision for the future of Hong Kong.

Later, director John Woo withdrew due to his poor health, and the title of the film was also changed to "The Band of Seven", implying that seven directors with different styles, like seven outstanding musicians, played together this wonderful Hong Kong city. Movement.

　　The seven units of "Band of Seven" lead the audience to review the changes of the times in Hong Kong, and the seven directors also witness the development of Hong Kong films.

Sammo Hung and Yuan Heping promoted the brilliance of Hong Kong kung fu films. Tsui Hark, Xu Anhua and Tan Jiaming were the representatives of the new wave films in the 1980s. Lin Lingdong was one of the representatives of Hong Kong police and bandit films. The youngest Du Qifeng is also admired for his distinctive image style.

　　Each unit of "Band of Seven" will release the director's name after the end, wanting to give the audience a sense of surprise like "opening a blind box", but many fans who are familiar with the director's style can guess the film's origin just by looking at the beginning. whose hand.

The film has been called the "Lifetime Series" by fans, and has also been recognized by many film festivals, and has been listed as the opening film of the film festival many times.

It is a pity that this film is the first and last time that 7 directors have joined together.

In 2018, director Lin Lingdong died of illness, and "Lost" in "The Band of Seven" became his posthumous work.