“Black Cannon” Cheng Juesheng, renowned performance artist Liu Zifeng dies at 83
2022-05-08 13:21:40Source: Beijing Youth Daily
Liu Zifeng’s death “black cannon” became an absolute sound
At the age of 83, he won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor for the movie “Black Cannon Incident”
The famous actor Liu Zifeng, who won the sixth Golden Rooster Award for starring in the film “Black Cannon Incident” directed by Huang Jianxin, died on May 7 at the age of 83.
Won the 6th Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor
Liu Zifeng was born in Meng County, Henan Province in 1938. He graduated from the Performance Department of Shanghai Theater Academy in 1963, and later joined the China Welfare Society Children’s Art Theater as an actor. Member of China Democratic League, former first-class actor of China Welfare Society Children’s Art Theater, retired in 1994. Member of China Dramatists Association and Shanghai Branch; member of China Film Association and Shanghai Branch; member of China Film Performing Arts Association; member of China Television Artists Association Shanghai Branch. His stage works include children’s plays “Little Football Team”, “Childhood”, “Song of Little Friends”, plays “In the Name of Revolution”, “Steel Torrent”, “The History of the Qing Palace” and “Tester Andronicus”. The film and television works starring him include “Tea Saint Lu Yu”, “Phoenix Qin”, “Tiangu”, “Happy Soul”, “Black Cannon Incident”, “Dislocation”, “Please, Praise Me”, “Mao Zedong and Qi Baishi” and so on.
In addition to winning the Best Actor Award at the 6th Golden Rooster Award for “Black Cannon Incident”, Liu Zifeng was also nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award at the 26th Golden Rooster Award in 2006 with the movie “Tengu”. In 2017, Liu Zifeng won the special honorary award of the 16th China Film Performing Arts Society Golden Phoenix Award.
“Black Cannon Incident” is one of the characters he misses the most
In 2019, Liu Zifeng was interviewed by the “My Movie Story” column of the movie channel, saying that “Black Cannon Incident” is the character he misses the most. Zhao Shuxin was deeply attracted, and was moved, sad, and sobbing many times during the process of reading the script. “When reading the script, I often have to stop to calm myself and watch it again.” Liu Zifeng said that every time he made a movie in his life, he never made a movie. I thought that if I want to win the award, I will play the role with my passion and understanding of the film art. “My life to catch up with China’s reform and opening up is a big event that will turn the world upside down and remember history. I am fortunate to be in it.”
“Black Cannon Incident” director Huang Jianxin expressed his condolences: “I was very sad to hear the news of Zifeng’s death, and couldn’t help shedding tears… Zifeng is the protagonist of “Black Cannon Incident” and “Dislocation”. Chinese films have created a permanent artistic image. 1985 and 1986 were the moments when our young creative team made every effort to move forward. Zifeng worked hard with us to inject soul into these two films. Great contribution. I miss Zifeng. !”
China Film Association issued a document in memory of Liu Zifeng
On May 7, Liu Zifeng, a member of the China Film Association and a national first-class actor, died of illness in Shanghai. The China Film Association subsequently issued a condolence message.
The article wrote that Liu Zifeng devoted his whole life to the career of performing arts, full of sincere love, and adhered to artistic ideals. With his talent, talent, and exquisite acting skills, he has performed in “Little Football Team”, “Two Girls”, “Meet in Twenty Years Later”, “Black Cannon Incident”, “Dislocation”, “University in Exile”, “The Private Life of the Female Mayor”, In more than 20 films, such as “True Love”, “The Morning Star”, “The Red Violin”, “The Third Line”, “Tengu”, “Mother of a Slave”, “Happy River”, “Mao Zedong and Qi Baishi”, and more than 20 films have created a fresh The unique character image is deeply loved by the audience and praised by industry experts. In 1986, he won the Best Actor Award of the 6th China Film Golden Rooster Award for “Black Cannon Incident”; in 2006, he was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Award of the 26th China Film Golden Rooster Award for “Tiangu”; in 2017, he won the 16th China Film Golden Rooster Award. Special honorary award of the Golden Phoenix Award of the China Film and Performing Arts Association.
In the article, the China Film Association praised Liu Zifeng for “integrating his thoughts and emotions with the people, and truly immersing his heart, emotions and thoughts into the people. Proud of success, pursuit of virtue and art, bravely climbing the peak of art, and leaving precious artistic wealth for Chinese film. The passing of Mr. Liu Zifeng is a huge loss to the Chinese film industry, and we are deeply saddened and regretted!”
Finally, the text reads: “The people of Sri Lanka have passed away, but their demeanor will live forever! I hope the relatives will mourn and be kind and cherish!” Text / reporter Xiao Yang
China Film Association: “Integrating his own thoughts and feelings with the people, and truly immersing his heart, feelings, and thoughts into the people, his life was not moved by fame and fortune, not frustrated by hardships, and not driven by success. Pride, pursuit of both virtue and art, bravely climbing the peak of art, and leaving valuable artistic wealth for Chinese films.”
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Liu Zifeng took away the “Zhao Shuxin character” of Chinese films
Liu Zifeng became an instant hit by starring in Zhao Shuxin in the movie “Black Cannon Incident”. In the Dictionary of World Film Appreciation edited by Zheng Shelley, he commented on “The Black Cannon Incident” as follows: “The Black Cannon Incident” is the first time to deeply reflect on the cultural mentality of intellectuals on the Chinese screen. It not only pays attention to the influence of external social and political factors on the fate of intellectuals, but also penetrates the lens into the inner philosophical and cultural level that forms the specific character of Chinese intellectuals, and integrates philosophical thinking on the fate of intellectuals… The film successfully shaped the “Zhao Shuxin Character”. It not only pays attention to the excavation of the external political factors that form the character, but also pays more attention to the discovery of the internal cultural gene that forms the character.
In Zhao Shuxin, played by Liu Zifeng, people can not only see the excellent aspects of traditional culture inherited by Chinese intellectuals, such as patriotism and national integrity, but also allow people to see Chinese intellectuals, especially The so-called inferior nature of the petty intellectuals, such as the mental state of being indifferent and submissive. The former should be raised, the latter should be abandoned.
The reason why Liu Zifeng’s performance in this film is successful is that his handling of Zhao Shuxin is not technical, nor “expressive”, but natural, and the audience can even feel that Liu Zifeng himself is a traditional Chinese intellectual. one of the. Zhao Shuxin, played by Liu Zifeng, does not have the externalization and boldness of Lu Yanshi played by Chen Daoming. He seems to be like a pond of spring water. Live but still, although still but Yun. If one sentence or one word is used to describe Liu Zifeng’s handling of Zhao Shuxin, the most appropriate one is “a scholar”.
From Liu Zifeng, we can see a series of Chinese characters such as Deen in “The Peach Blossom Weeping and Blood”, Dai Liyan in “Spring in a Small Town”, Jue Xin in “Home”, and Xiao Jianqiu in “Early Spring in February”. The shadow of traditional intellectuals; we can even feel the image and spiritual connotation of intellectuals in traditional Chinese opera, such as Zhu Maichen in “Lanke Mountain” and so on.
Regrettably, it is difficult for us to see the images and living conditions of real Chinese intellectuals in today’s Chinese films, let alone the humanistic thinking brought about by them. Our presentation and presentation of this changing world are more external, simple and superficial. Whether it is the director’s thinking or the actor’s temperament and performance, it is difficult to give the audience a rational thought.
What is really lacking in Chinese films and even in the current Chinese literature and art is the “Zhao Shuxin character” – the thing that was taken away by Mr. Liu Zifeng.
Text / reporter Man Yi