Wei Heling

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Character experience

On January 14, 1907, Wei Heling was born into a poor peasant family. In his childhood, he followed his second uncle to the fields, collecting firewood, catching fish and crabs. After graduating from middle school, Wei Heling began to follow his stepfather in farming, plowing and ducks because he could not afford to continue his studies at home. After that, he worked as a porter on the Haihe wharf.

In June 1928, Wei Heling was admitted to Shandong provincial experimental theater to study performance. Later, he played the famous actor Liu Zhensheng in Tian Han's drama the death of a famous actor. In 1931, he joined the rescue team organized by the Wanjin Red Cross in Beiping and served as a pharmacist. Later, he went to Shanghai to carry out the field rescue work of Songhu Anti Japanese war.

In 1932, he joined the left wing dramatists League of Shanghai. After the outbreak of the Anti Japanese War, the third office of the political department under Guo Moruo promoted the Anti Japanese and national salvation movement. Later, he joined the "Shanghai Cultural Salvation Association" sponsored by Tian Han and Yang Hansheng; in the same year, he joined Jimei song and dance drama club and may flower drama club. In 1933, he acted in the film "tears" directed by Lu Shi.

In 1934, he joined Yihua film company. In 1935, he co starred with Hu Shan and Gu Wenzong in the love movie Fang Yunying; in the same year, he co starred with Hu Ping and Yuan Meiyun in the plot movie the beginning of man, in which he played Zhang Ronggen, a worker of petty bourgeois origin; in addition, he also starred in the plot movie song of triumph. In 1936, the plot film "the murder of the newly married" was released.

In 1937, after the outbreak of the July 7th incident, Wei Heling joined the fourth team of the national salvation performance team. In the same year, she co starred with Zhao Dan and Zhou Xuan in the plot movie "angel on the road", in which she played the honest and kind-hearted old Wang. In 1938, he co starred with Shu Xiuwen in the plot film "defend our land", in which he played Liu Shan who killed his relatives for the sake of resisting Japan; in the same year, he played in the plot film "Diao Chan", which was edited and directed by Bu wancang.

In 1939, he co starred with Zhao Dan and Kang Jian in the war movie the sons and daughters of China. In 1940, he and Gao Zhanfei co starred in the plot movie "long sky and thousands of miles". In 1941, he joined the China long live theatre company and the China drama society; in the same year, he co starred in the drama "baptism of fire" with Zhang Ruifang. In 1942, he co starred with Tao Jin and Bai Yang in the plot film Young China.

In 1946, he acted in the Anti Japanese film "the story of the holy city" directed by Shen Fu. In 1947, he starred in the love movie "Lang Cai Nu Mao" directed by Chen Keng ran; in the same year, he and Xiang Kun co starred in the war movie "White Mountains, black waters, red blood"; in addition, he co starred in the plot movie "chasing" with Xie Tian and Huang Zongying. In 1948, he co starred with Zhu Sha in the plot film childhood sweetheart, in which he played two roles at the same time, a patriotic principal and his good friend of clay figurine; in the same year, he co starred with Li Jingbo in the plot film pink ink zither Pa; in addition, he co starred with Fang Hua and Zhou Ting in the war film night of Harbin.

In 1949, he joined the Kunlun film company and played Kong Youwen, a sincere, simple and timid newspaper proofreader in the plot film crow and sparrow. He won the first prize gold medal in the excellent film award of the Ministry of culture from 1949 to 1955. In the same year, he co starred in the plot film Xi Ying Chun with Zhang Fa and Huang Zongying.

In 1950, he co starred with Zhang Qian and Wang Bei in the plot movie "people's giant palm", which was adapted from Xia Yan's screenplay of the same name; in the same year, he co starred with Kangtai in the plot movie "Jiangnan Chunxiao"; in addition, he starred in the plot movie "my life", which was directed and performed by Shi Hua, which was adapted from Lao She's novel of the same name. In 1951, the drama film "colorful Phoenix and double flying" was released.

In 1952, he became an actor of Shanghai Film Studio and the deputy head of the troupe. In 1953, he co starred with Lanma and zhongshuhuang in the plot movie "flowers of labor". In 1954, he co starred with blue valley and Zhao Lyric in the plot movie "can't go that way.".

In 1956, he co starred with Bai Yang and Li Jingbo in the plot movie "blessing", in which he played the simple, honest and hardworking poor farmer he Laoliu. He won the first prize gold medal in the excellent film award of the Ministry of culture from 1949 to 1955. In the same year, he played the plot movie "home" adapted from Ba Jin's novel of the same name, in which he played the guardian of feudal ethics Lord scrooge.

In 1958, he co starred in the story of Luban with Paul Li and Ji Hong; in the same year, he co starred in the love movie the waves of life with Yu Yang and Yin Zhiming; in addition, he also starred in the plot movie evergreen directed by Zhao Dan. In 1959, he acted in the drama Guan Hanqing in Shanghai Drama Academy. In 1961, he and Qin Yi co starred in the plot film "Moya Dai".

In 1962, he co starred with Wang Shangxin and Wang Xiyan in the plot film prairie fire. In 1963, he co starred with Li Wei and Wang Bei in the plot film "feidaohua" adapted from Xiong Dafu's novel of the same name; in the same year, he co starred with Qin Yi in the plot film "northern China and southern China". In 1964, he co starred with Shangguan Yunzhu and Li Paolo in the plot movie "blood tablet", in which he played Lin Youshan, a poor farmer in a mountainous area of Western Zhejiang.

In 1965, he co starred with Da Shichang in the drama counter adapted from Gao Siguo's drama of the same name. On December 28, 1995, at the Conference Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the birth of world film and the 90th anniversary of the birth of Chinese film, Wei Heling won the "China Film century Award". In 2005, 100 years after the birth of Chinese film, Wei Heling was named "one hundred outstanding actors of Chinese film".

Personal life

In 1939, Wei Heling met yuan Rong, a student of Suzhou Art College. In 1940, with Lao She as the introducer and Guo Moruo as the witness, Wei Heling married yuan Rong. After marriage, they have a daughter, Wei Fu. Yuan Rong died in 1995. On October 2, 1979, Wei Heling died of illness in Shanghai at the age of 72. His ashes were placed in Shanghai Longhua martyrs cemetery.

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Character evaluation

Wei Heling's performance is implicit, simple and true. He is good at revealing the rich and complex inner world of the characters and creating many touching images. He deeply sympathizes with the "little people" who are suffering. He is just like himself for their misfortune. In his performance, he combines the actor and the role as a whole, and is jealous of evil. With his heartfelt passion, he shouts out the playwright's theme intention and people's anger against the dark society, which makes him a key step in the growth of a performance artist The first step (window of the world film, comprehensive Netease review).

Wei Heling is warm-hearted, upright, calm, confident and approachable. No matter on the stage or on the screen, or in life, he makes people feel kind and attractive. In addition, he was born with a unique voice, a magnificent physique, a straight nose, thick eyebrows and big eyes. In the movie "childhood sweetheart", when he acted as the principal, he was gentle and elegant. When playing the lower level craftsmen, he is hardworking, skillful, conscientious and has both spirit and form. The differences in identity, character and temperament between the two characters show quite different charm on one screen. In the movie Jiangnan Chunxiao, he plays a passionate and implicit role, strong and natural, giving people a sense of intimacy. In the movie "blessing", he vividly portrays the image of an introverted, honest and noble mountain farmer. In the movie home, he plays the autocratic self-confidence of the feudal parents of Lord Gao very freely. Watching Wei Heling's plays, I always feel that it is very easy, smooth and everything seems to be natural. Needless to say, this is mainly because his performances are based on feelings. His internal creative organs always feel or experience what the characters should feel and experience first, and then the external organs can naturally reveal and show their emotions accordingly (review of film art).

Commemoration of later generations

On the afternoon of November 14, 2017, Shanghai's drama, film, publishing and cultural circles gathered in the art hall to commemorate the 110th anniversary of Wei Heling's birth.

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