Feimu

Feimu

Fei Mu, the name is Jinglu, the number is Jizhi. Born in Shanghai on October 10, 1906, he is a Chinese film director and screenwriter.

In 1932, he directed the critical reality drama "night of the city", which attracted people's attention; in 1934, he directed the drama "xiangxuehai"; in 1935, he directed the ethical film "Tianlun", which was first recorded with national musical instruments in the history of Chinese film; in 1936, he made the national defense film "Langshan Huxue Ji", which called for the war of resistance against Japan; in 1937, he made the drama film "zhanjingtang"; in 1937, he made the drama film "zhanjingtang"; in 1936, he made the national defense film "Langshan Huxue Ji", which called for the war of resistance against Japan In 1941, he wrote a script for the film children of the world, which was the first film jointly shot by China and the United States, and then quit the film industry. In 1942, he established the Shanghai Art Troupe. In 1944, he founded the new art troupe. In 1948, he made the first Chinese color film, hate for life and death. On January 31, 1951, Fei Mu died of a heart attack and enjoyed a happy life He was 45 years old.

Early experience

In 1906, Fei Mu was born in a conservative feudal family in Shanghai. He was familiar with Tang poetry, Song Ci and the way of Confucius and Mencius. In 1916, the Fei family moved to Beijing. Fei Mu was sent to Tianjin French College to study French and taught himself English, German, Italian, Russian and other foreign languages. But because of years of hard work, the left eye was blind. In 1924, 18-year-old Fei Mu graduated from the French higher school and joined Lincheng Mining Bureau as accounting director. In 1928, Fei Mu was transferred from Beijing to Tianjin to serve as the clerical director of the Sino French savings association. He wrote film reviews for Zhenguang video news of Beijing Zhenguang theater in his spare time. In 1930, Fei Mu was employed as the director of compilation and translation of Tianjin North China film company, translating English subtitles and writing instructions for new foreign films. During the period, Hou Yaozhi was asked to be his assistant director. Therefore, he was not only familiar with the film production process, but also influenced by Hou Yao's artistic innovation spirit.

Acting experience

In 1932, Fei Mu was invited to Shanghai by Luo Mingyou, the boss of Lianhua film company, to become the film director of Lianhua Shanghai No.1 Factory. In 1933, Fei Mu directed the critical reality drama "city night", which attracted attention. In 1934, Fei Mu first directed the drama "life" starring Ruan Lingyu and Lin ChuChu, and then directed the drama "xiangxuehai" starring Ruan Lingyu and Gao Zhanfei. In 1935, he directed the ethical film Tianlun starring Shang Guanwu and Lin ChuChu, in which Fei Mu played music with national musical instruments, which was the first time in the history of Chinese film. In 1936, Fei Mu wrote and directed the national defense film "the story of Langshan Huxue", which called for the Anti Japanese War and hoped that the people would unite to resist the invaders. Instead of adopting the realistic expression, Fei Mu made up a hidden fable to illustrate the necessity and victory of "fighting wolves" with a universal philosophy. On July 7, 1937, the Anti Japanese war broke out. Later, Fei Mu filmed the documentary "Jingzhong record of the northern battlefield" to publicize the Anti Japanese war in Henan; then, out of obsession with Peking Opera, Fei Mu cooperated with Peking opera performing artist Zhou Xinfang in the opera film "ZHANJING hall". On September 18, 1939, with the investment of Jin Xinmin and Tong Zhenmin, Fei Mu established Minhua film company. On December 19, 1940, Fei Mu spent a year shooting the costume drama Confucius, starring Tang huaiqiu and Zhang Yi, which was released in Shanghai Jincheng Grand Theater. In 1941, Fei Mu wrote a script for the first film "children of the world" CO produced by China and the United States; later, he cooperated with Peking opera artists Rydberg and Liang Lianzhu in the Peking Opera film "song of ancient China"; in July, the Japanese authorities "took over" the concession film industry and established "China United Production Co., Ltd." controlled by Wang puppet. Fei Mu refused to cooperate with the enemy puppets, Then he directed Yao Ke's Gongwei opera "Qing Gong Yuan", which was performed in Xuangong theater for 71 days and lasted 97 times, causing repercussions among the audience. In December, his fashion comedy "lonely island men and women" was released, but it was interrupted because of the outbreak of the Pacific War and Japanese soldiers breaking into the concession. In January 1942, Tianfeng troupe was dissolved; in February, on the basis of the original Tianfeng troupe, Fei Mu absorbed some members of Xinyi and UnionPay to form Shanghai Art Troupe. The first play was Fei Mu's own script "Princess Yang", starring Liu Qiong and di fan. In August 1943, the Wang puppet government "recovered" the Shanghai concession and forced the drama groups to hold a large-scale joint performance to "celebrate". On August 6, Shanghai Art Troupe held a farewell performance, and then announced its dissolution to show resistance. In January 1944, when the situation improved a little, Fei Mu led the original troupe to come back in the name of new art troupe. The first play was six chapters of a floating life, which was edited and directed by Fei Mu. The play continued for more than three months. At the same time, Feimu divided the troupe into two parts, and the part of the troupe in Kalden Grand Theater was still called Xinyi troupe; the performance team in Jincheng Grand Theater was renamed Guofeng Troupe (later also called "Guofeng Troupe"). The first play of Guofeng opera company is little Impatiens, which is edited and directed by Fei Mu. From then on, Fei Mu led the two troupes at the same time, and served as the director until after the victory of the Anti Japanese war in 1945. In March 1946, the Shanghai Art Troupe resumed its original name. At the end of August, Fei Mu returned to the film industry. In 1948, Fei Mu tried to shoot the color film "hate for life and death", which was Mei Lanfang's return to the stage after the victory of the Anti Japanese War, and was also China's first color film. Later, Fei Mu directed the feature film "spring in a small city" starring Shi Yu, Li Wei, Wei Wei and Zhang Hongmei, which was selected as 10 classic works in the 90 year history of Chinese film in 1995 In 2005, he won the first prize in the top 100 films of the century. In May 1949, Fei Mu moved to Hong Kong and co founded Longma film company with Wu Xingzhi. Later, he directed the film "the sons and daughters of the river". However, before the film was finished, Fei Mu died of a heart attack on January 31, 1951 at the age of 45. In 1995, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of world film and the 90th anniversary of the birth of Chinese film, Fei Mu was awarded the director award of China Film century award.

Personal life

grandfather

Fei Mu's grandfather was the imperial doctor of the Qing Dynasty.

brother

Fei Mu has five brothers and sisters. He is the eldest. His second brother Fei Yimin (formerly Fei Bing) was the chief editor of Ta Kung Pao. His third brother Fei Kang graduated from the Department of architecture of Central University and later worked in Beijing. His fourth brother Fei Tai worked in mechanical and electrical engineering. His younger sister died in two months.

feeling

In 1926, Fei Mu accepted his mother's arrangement and married Wu Mei, whom he had never met before. After marriage, she has five daughters and two sons. Her eldest daughter is Hong Kong soprano Fei Mingyi.

Main works

Directing works

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Screenwriter's works

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Play director

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Award winning record

Character evaluation

Fei Mu abides by Confucian tradition and humanitarianism all his life, which forms his loyalty and persistence to the Chinese traditional culture that he cherishes and protects, and his constant complex of scholar bureaucrats who are concerned about the country and the people. His dream of home and country and his sense of mission to resist the enemy are embodied in his works all his life. (Sanya news online review) the film directed by Fei Mu shows skillful technology. He is good at delicate description of the heart, in the grasp of emotion, also appropriate. The angle of the lens and the composition of the picture are also perfect. This paper makes a philosophical discussion on the value of human existence, the purpose and significance of life from different aspects. In terms of artistic treatment, the lens is concise and the composition is beautiful, forming his unique style. (CNews) in the era of realism and left-wing movies, Fei Mu's poetic expression and spring and autumn brushwork are so different that his works are often not accepted or even criticized at the beginning, and gradually emit more and more meaningful light. (online review of Oriental Morning Post)

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