Chinanews.com, São Paulo, March 11 (Reporter Lin Chunyin) In 2012, Milena de Moura, a young Brazilian with a movie dream, visited China for the first time, and her destination was Xi'an, Shaanxi.
Milena is a top student in the Department of Portuguese and Chinese at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
Chinese shadow puppet director Liang Jun took this "foreign student" to do fieldwork when he opened a workshop in Sao Paulo.
With a high-pitched and sharp voice, he "shouted" down-to-earth at Milena, who was visiting Xi'an.
In the second year, she went to Beijing Film Academy to study for a master's degree in film direction, that is, she took the singing life of 15 Beijing folk artists as the theme of her graduation documentary.
On the evening of March 9, Sao Paulo time, the film "To Live" directed by Zhang Yimou and written by Yu Hua was screened at the Chinese Bridge Club in Brazil, kicking off the annual "Chinese Movie Night" film festival.
Milena acts as a movie tutor.
What happened in Xi'an deeply affected Milena.
"Shadow puppetry and the fate of ordinary people on the yellow land fascinate me." Milena told a reporter from Chinanews.com that many Brazilians have come into contact with "China" since Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, which is why she chose "To Live" as the premiere. s reason.
The film festival has appointments every month, and the next film will be "Farewell My Concubine" by Chen Kaige.
In addition to internationally renowned works, curator Sun Lidong also pays attention to documentaries that are rarely seen on the big screen, allowing Brazilian audiences to "feel the development of Chinese films" and "see the changes of China's times" in the light and shadow.
In the movie, there are shadow puppets one after another, Fengshenbang, Sanying Zhan Lu Bu, Mu Guiying Zhengxi come on stage, and heroes from all walks of life are all-powerful.
The little characters played by Ge You and Gong Li also show tenacious vitality in the torrent of the times.
Among the audience, linguist Marcia Carini "sees the growth of Chinese people's personal dreams and personal will" from the film.
A Brazilian mother and daughter who are also fans of Gong Li told the reporter that they were most amazed at Gong Li's portrayal of a real and believable rural woman who has washed away all the stars of the movie star. "All the classic Chinese movies we like are all played by Gong Li."
Chinese films are not only staged in art and cultural centers located in downtown areas, but are also quietly stunning Brazilian universities.
The Art Center of the Faculty of Letters of the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil is holding the Asian Film Festival in March. When "The Green Snake" directed by Tsui Hark was staged, all seats were packed.
"Light and shadow, color and character modeling are all very beautiful." Laura, a college student in the advertising design department of the University of Sao Paulo, sighed to the reporter. "I have never been exposed to such a magical and beautiful myth."
"The Chinese culture in Chinese movies is so fascinating. I really look forward to traveling around China with the movies." Sabrina, who is studying Chinese at the Confucius Institute at the State University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, is also keenly aware that the movie's "narrative style is very unique", "very different from Hollywood movies".
The new generation of screen idols has also captured a large number of Brazilian newcomer fans.
Wang Chuting, a Brazilian college student who just returned from a visit to relatives in China, gave the cards of Chinese stars to her friends as souvenirs, which was very popular.
It is no accident that Chinese films are popular in Sao Paulo, the largest city in South America.
In addition to the Chinese complex and the star-making industry, it also benefits from the vigorous development of the Chinese film market.
According to statistics from the China National Film Administration, the total domestic box office from January to February was close to 14 billion yuan, exceeding the same period last year.
This shows the strong recovery of the Chinese film market.
Films with a high level of industrialization and cultural richness, such as the "Wandering Earth" series, have attracted the attention of Brazilian filmmakers.
They believe that Chinese films can already design major themes that face the future and a community with a shared future for mankind.
"Many Brazilians came into contact with Chinese films from Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, and gradually discovered that Chinese films are very rich." Brazilian film director Milena de Moura said that China has the largest number of screens in the world, and the Chinese film market is the largest in the world. , Movies of different genres are developing rapidly, "This is very worthy of attention." (End)