How many times have I asked the stars in the blue sky to find the shadow of a century-old dream in my heart
Each of them is an era of intertwined prosperity and depression; each of them is a legend that can never be finished. ; They are lovers of film and companions of the screen; their faces have vividly appeared in the films of the past 100 years, and will still confuse all living beings in the next 100 years that can be imagined - they are the Centennial Galaxy Stars Hanzhong The most dazzling hundred stars, the name that best witnesses a hundred years of light and shadow in readers’ hearts.
This newspaper’s annual special plan, a large-scale special report covering 100 years of Chinese film, “Who is qualified to represent the 100 years of Chinese film”, has concluded today. The following are the 100 filmmakers who best represent the century of Chinese cinema in the minds of readers based on our strict voting results.
1. Zheng Zhengqiu:
A pioneer in the Chinese film industry and one of the earliest film screenwriters and directors.
He was the director of China's first feature film and was the first to advocate that film should be a tool to improve society and educate the people. The films he directed and directed pioneered a Chinese social film model with popular family melodrama as its core.
2. Li Minwei:
The long-neglected father of Chinese cinema.
Lai Man-wai is the first person to edit, direct and act in Hong Kong films, and is regarded as the "Father of Hong Kong Films". His film "Zhuangzi Tests His Wife" was not only the earliest Hong Kong film, but also became the first Chinese film exported overseas, setting a precedent for film export.
3. Sun Yu:
The "first person in China" to systematically accept Western film education.
Sun Yu was once known as the "Film Poet" and was a rare authorial director among early Chinese films. Many of his films, such as "Spring Dreams in the Old Capital" and "Weeds and Flowers", provided a new aesthetic approach to Chinese films and made Chinese films begin to attract the attention of the intellectual community.
4. Ruan Lingyu:
The uncrowned "Queen of the Movies" in China's silent film era.
In "Weeds and Flowers", she sang the first voice in Chinese movies; her "Goddess" became the peak of China's silent film era; "all-round actor" and "China's Garbo", these reputations are Belongs to her. Ruan Lingyu has become a symbol, solidifying an eternal topic about artists, especially actresses, and rumors.
5. Jin Yan:
China’s earliest “movie emperor”.
In the 1930s, the "Movie Emperor" Jin Yan was the perfect idol in the eyes of the public. Completely different from the "glib-headed" sour boy image in the film industry at that time, the young talents that Jin Yan portrayed on the screen could be called the ideal in the minds of young people at that time.
6. Fei Mu:
The long-forgotten film master and the pioneer of "humanistic film".
Fei Mu is a scholar among directors who first proposed that "Chinese films can only express their own national style." From "City Night" to "Spring in a Small Town", Fei Mu has drawn a clear blueprint for the successors of humanistic films with his Chinese film thinking and conceptual techniques.
7. Hu Die:
China’s first movie queen and the first real female star.
From silent films to talkies, from Mandarin films to Cantonese films, Hu Die became one of the best actresses in China in the 1930s and 1940s. She starred in China's first talkie "Songstress Red Peony" and the first left-wing film "Crazy Flow". Her appearance marked the official formation of China's star system.
8. Yuan Muzhi:
The most talented "Man with a Thousand Faces" in the history of Chinese film.
As a drama star, he was once known as the "Man with a Thousand Faces on Stage"; as a film artist, he integrated editing, directing and acting into one, creating many "firsts" in the history of Chinese films; He also served as the director of Northeast Film Studio, the first film studio in New China, and was the pioneer and founder of New China's film industry.
9. Wang Renmei:
The first generation of modern singers and dancers in China.
She is the first generation of modern singers and dancers in China. The movie "Fishing Lights" made the audience remember the actress Wang Renmei who played the role of "Kitten", a fisherman's girl. Her healthy, lively and youthful image was contrary to the "morbid beauty" that filled the screen at that time.
10. Zhao Dan:
The earliest performing master to combine a star and an actor, representing the peak of Chinese male actors.
Zhao Dan is a classic face in Chinese movies and a true master of acting. In terms of performance, he emphasized personal experience, borrowed traditional cultural concepts such as opera and traditional Chinese painting to express roles, and opposed dogmatic learning and appropriation of Western performance theories, providing a large amount of reference basis for Chinese performance theory.
11. Zhou Xuan:
A cultural trademark of old Shanghai, a true entertainment superstar and a rare legendary idol.
In her short life, Zhou Xuan has appeared in dozens of films and recorded more than 200 songs. She can be called a queen spanning both the worlds of music and film. She is not a master figure with extraordinary performances, but she has conquered generations of audiences with her unique temperament, and also provided a classic aesthetic model for the image of Chinese women on the screen.
12. Wu Chufan:
The South China Best Actor and a master of method acting.
From filming in 1935 to making Cantonese films in the 1950s, Ng Chu-fan played a pivotal role in every era and was called a master of method acting.
13. Bai Guang:
A "generation of enchantress" in the history of film and a representative of the first generation of Chinese pop music.
Bai Guang is good at playing coquettish and charming bad women, and is known as "a generation of enchantress" and "legendary woman". She was also a representative of the first generation of Chinese pop music. Her distinctive bass singing voice was like a red dot among the greenery in the 1930s and 1940s, eye-catching and charming.
14. Shangguan Yunzhu:
China’s first character actor.
"Emotions are in the inside, shapes are in the outside", Shangguan Yunzhu has a broad acting career, dares to try various roles, and performs them accurately and vividly.
15. Shu Xiuwen:
The first voice actor in Chinese film history.
From a small role in dubbing to one of the "Four Famous Dancing Women", it seems that as soon as she appeared on the screen, she reflected too much brilliance of her character. The beauty of character, the beauty of charm, the beauty of joy... People used all kinds of beautiful words to comment on Shu Xiuwen of that era.
16. Tao Jin:
The first actor to play Zhou Ping.
Tao Jin has achieved high achievements in the fields of acting and directing throughout his life. The opera films he directed are full of characteristics and innovations, among which "Fifteen Guan" is the most famous. The play once became famous throughout the country for "one play revitalized an opera type".
17. Bai Yang:
One of the most prestigious actresses in the Chinese film industry after the war.
In the history of Chinese films, Bai Yang has always been a typical Chinese woman with traditional virtues as a good wife and mother. In addition to acting in movies, she was also one of the "four famous actresses" in the Chinese drama industry in the 1940s. The peak of her acting career was when she played the role of Mrs. Xianglin in the movie "Blessing" adapted from Lu Xun's work.
18. Qin Yi:
A typical representative of oriental female beauty on the screen.
Qin Yi, known as the "Venus of the East", was known as one of the "Four Famous Dancing Women" on the drama stage in the rear areas of the Anti-Japanese War in the 1930s. After appearing on the screen, she created many The vivid images become a moving bright color in the monotonous era.
19. Wang Danfeng:
The beautiful "nurse" who led the social trend in the 1950s.
When she first appeared on the screen, she was known as "Little Zhou Xuan". She was once a famous female star in Shanghai in the 1940s. In 1957, she left behind the classic "Nurse Diary". Just because the nurse named Jian Suhua was so beautiful, many men once made nurses their first choice for wives.
20. Ying Ruocheng:
A brand and treasure of Chinese drama performing arts in the second half of the 20th century.
Performing artist, drama theorist, translator, cultural official - Ying Ruocheng can be called an artist with "wonderful talents and unique skills". The translator he played in the movie "Bethune" was a great success. He created countless characters in his life, many of whom have become models in the history of drama performance in our country. In addition, he has made irreplaceable achievements in the field of drama translation.
21. So:
An outstanding representative of Beijing People’s Art Style and Chinese-style performing arts.
As a result, he was recognized as a civilian artist who is natural, subtle, profound and poetic. His colleagues in the Beijing People's Art Theater participated in the filming of drama films such as "Tea House", which won a high reputation for China's performing arts in the world's theater circles.
22. Shi Hui:
The most regal performance "ghost".
In the century-old history of Chinese films, there is no shortage of good men who follow the rules, but there are only a handful of "deviant" geniuses like Shi Hui. He was once the "Emperor of Drama" who dominated the stage. The film "In My Life" adapted from Lao She's novel, which he directed and acted in, is a classic in the history of Chinese films and is called a "people's epic".
23. Cui Wei:
A filmmaker with unique Chinese "bloody" and heroic spirit, and a giant in the history of Chinese film.
As an actor, Lao She praised him as the best actor in China on par with Jin Shan and Zhao Dan. As a director, he is a majestic master, and he also ranks first among the "Four Greatest Directors of Beijing Film Academy".
24. Yam Kin-fai:
The famous Cantonese opera actor known as the "drama lover" is a character that is constantly being reshaped in Hong Kong's nostalgic culture.
As one of the most unique cultural symbols of Hong Kong in the 20th century, Yam Kin-fai disguised herself as a man and became a civil and military student at the age of 20. She was more suave than a real man. Almost all people who kept claiming that she was a "theater lover" Obsessed woman.
She not only dominated the stage, but also dominated the screen. She participated in 300 Cantonese opera films in her lifetime. Unrivaled for 40 years, she became the actress who starred in the most films in Hong Kong history.
25. Yu Yang:
A tough-as-nails screen spokesperson for China, and an eternal "die-hard hero" in the hearts of movie fans.
From actor to director, from theater troupe leader to film censorship committee member, from acting to making movies, from making movies to reviewing movies, Yu Yang’s life can be said to be a microcosm of the film history of New China.
26. Yu Lan:
The creator of the image sequence of revolutionary women in Chinese films.
The image of Chinese revolutionary women created by Yu Lan has become a very important sequence of characters in the history of Chinese film. Especially her interpretation of "Sister Jiang" brought her to the pinnacle of her acting career. In a sense, Yu Lan is synonymous with Sister Jiang.
27. Tian Hua:
The epitome of the main theme movie of New China.
In the minds of people in the 1950s, Tian Hua and the white-haired girl have become a symbol of memory, deeply imprinted in their minds. The peak period of her art is also a microcosm of the "Seventeen Years" "Main Theme" film from concept to practice.
28. Ge Cunzhuang:
Bei Film's "Anti-No. 1", one of the "Five Bad Guys" in Chinese film history.
Ge Cunzhuang has been acting as a villain all his life, and his acting skills have reached a high level, but he has never won any awards. Together with Chen Qiang, Chen Shu, Fang Hua and Liu Jiang, he is nicknamed the "Five Bad Guys" in the Chinese film industry. They can be called the uncrowned king and will always remain in people's hearts.
29. Zhang Ruifang:
Dedicated a unique comedy image to the new Chinese film - "Li Shuangshuang".
Zhang Ruifang was once one of the four famous actors on the drama stage. From the stage to the screen, she created a series of vivid and vivid images. The quick-talking "Li Shuangshuang" in 1962 brought her to the pinnacle of her film acting career.
30. Feng (Jiji):
The idol of the era deeply buried in the hearts of people in the 1950s. He was born with a kind of elegance and suaveness, a kind of chic temperament that others could not imitate, and he was an idol deeply buried in the hearts of a generation. Among the roles he played, Battalion Commander Gao in "Southern Conquest", Scout Wang Lian in "Yangcheng Hidden Whistle", and Hou Chaozong in "The Peach Blossom Fan" are particularly popular among the people.
31. Xie Jin:
A banner of Chinese films and a master of Chinese realist films.
Xie Jin’s films have created a glorious journey of “contemporary Chinese collective aesthetics”. Since "Women's Basketball Team 5", each of his works has been regarded as a film symbol of a period. Although Xie Jin is classified as the "third generation" in the generational sequence of the entire history of Chinese film, he has actually surpassed the times.
32. Sun Daolin:
An evergreen tree in the film industry and one of the most accomplished actors in the history of Chinese dubbing.
Some people say he is a poet, some people say he is an actor with both literary and military skills, some people say he is a talented director, and some people call him a poetry reciter and voice actor. More people call him an evergreen tree in the art world.
33. Wang Xingang:
The "first soldier" in the history of Chinese film.
Wang Xingang has interpreted one perfect Chinese soldier after another on the screen, and his status as the "first soldier" has never been surpassed so far. "Men should look to Wang Xingang, women should look to Wang Xiaotang" was once a widely circulated mantra in China. In an era when people's concept of men was still very general, he had already provided the best example.
34. Cheng Zhi:
The unique "Southern Agent".
Having been in the art industry for fifty years, he is known for his ability to play villains and is nicknamed the "Southern Agent" by the audience. He is also an excellent voice actor, and his charming voice has been left in many classic business cards. ; His cross talk skills and Peking opera skills are also well-known.
35. Wang Xiaotang:
The only female general in the Chinese film industry, a symbol of Chinese female beauty in the 1960s.
She was the director of Bayi Film Studio and the only female general in my country's film industry. She once brought a kind of beauty that combines strength, smartness, wildness and straightforwardness to the film world of that era. At that time, Wang Xiaotang was the symbol of Chinese female beauty.
36. Xie Fang:
The screen spokesperson of the first generation of intellectual women.
She was an actress with a special temperament in the 1960s. Although she played revolutionary heroes, her bookish and petty bourgeois sentiments could not be concealed. "Song of Youth", "Early Spring in February", and "Stage Sisters", Xie Fang left us three of the most classic films of that era.
37. Li Moran:
The first generation of drama masters in New China, one of the few performing artists in the history of film who can stand on his own and achieve outstanding results.
On the screen and stage, Li Moran plays almost all heroes, especially Deng Shichang. His performance is unique in its own way, incorporating certain principles of the Stanislavsky system and the strengths of traditional Chinese opera performances, and possesses the profound inner beauty of Chinese national culture.
38. Pang Xueqin:
The top niche student of "Changying" in the 1960s.
The bright moon shines brightly at night, and there once was Pang Xueqin in the Chinese film industry. He was once one of the few handsome young men. He was handsome and energetic. He was worthy of being one of the "Top 22 Stars". His handsome star photos were all over the country.
39. Li Hanxiang:
A master who established the concept of Hong Kong movies.
In the history of Hong Kong films, Li Hanxiang is a figure whose origin is unknown. Together with Zhu Shilin, Hu Jinquan and other mainland filmmakers who came to Hong Kong, he laid a solid foundation for Hong Kong's traditional film concepts. He developed many film genres throughout his life, including Huangmei Diao films, Qing palace films, romance films, and comedies.
He issued stocks for the first time in the history of Chinese film. He traveled between the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan throughout his life, inadvertently promoting the exchange, reference and integration of film culture between the three places.
40. Xia Meng:
A rare versatile actor in Mandarin films, the Oriental Audrey Hepburn.
Xia Meng is known as the "Princess of the Great Wall" and has the reputation of "God's masterpiece". She is a rare versatile actor in Mandarin films. Her temperament and charm are unique in the film industry, and there are few successors. In the hearts of the older generation of movie fans, Xia Meng is the only actress in Hong Kong who can be compared with Audrey Hepburn. She is still praised by people after many years of retirement.
41. Huang Zongluo:
The master of one-on-one roles in the Chinese entertainment industry.
In a life of fame, it’s all about being a minor player. Huang Zongluo is the youngest of the three Huangs in the art world. He is a performing artist in film, television and theater. He has created a hundred artistic images and calls himself the "Picture of One Hundred Uglies". He enjoys playing supporting roles and is known as the "king of small roles" and "master of one-on-one roles".
42. Lin Dai:
So far, the only four-time Asian Best Actress.
She has set a record of winning the Best Actress award at four consecutive Asian Film Festivals, which is still unmatched. Her films have had a profound impact in Hong Kong, Taiwan and overseas, and Lindei Film Week is still held in Hong Kong every year. Her temperament is noble and generous, and she is known as the eternal goddess of Hong Kong movies.
43. King Hu:
The master of new martial arts movies, creating the genre of literati-style martial arts movies.
In the century-old history of Chinese films, there are only a handful of highly stylized film masters like King Hu. He was the first director to treat martial arts movies as art. His works reproduced the lyrical artistic conception in Chinese landscape paintings and created an authorial and literati martial arts movie genre with a strong poetic charm.
44. Chang Cheh:
The first director to label Chinese films as "masculine" and pioneering violent aesthetics and masculine martial arts films.
Zhang’s works are well-deserved ancestors of male movies. In 1967, it was his director’s “One-Armed Sword” that ushered in the second golden age in the history of martial arts movies and saved the world in one fell swoop with his masculine style. The feminine situation in Hong Kong movies. The emergence of "Zhang Jia Ban" made him the first filmmaker to "form a gang" in the history of Chinese film.
45. Ling Bo:
The number one actress in a drama film.
In the history of Chinese films, Ling Bo is definitely a legend. She is the most important name in the history of Hong Kong Huangmei Diao films and the number one comeback actress in opera films. When Ling Bo visited Taiwan with his film "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", the streets were packed with people, and thirty miles of people lined the streets to greet him, creating a sensational event in the film industry.
46. Lu Yan:
The first generation of Chinese female movie stars to realize their dreams in Hollywood, and a messenger of Sino-US film culture exchanges.
Lu Yan has a profound heritage of Chinese and Western culture. Her performance can capture the essence of the character's character, with life and depth, and she is recognized as the most artistically accomplished Chinese actor in Hollywood.
47. Ti Lung:
A Hong Kong kung fu movie superstar, one of the famous "Three Dragons".
The "taste" and "style" of heroes he established are still unmatched by anyone. Ti Lung, known as the "standard hero", was the chief martial arts star of Shaw Brothers and a famous martial arts star in the 1960s and 1970s. The heyday of "Shaw Brothers" was also Ti Lung's golden period; after his successful transformation in the 1980s, his chivalrous heroic spirit became a symbol of Hong Kong's A label for Jiang Hu film.
48. Bruce Lee:
The first warrior to open the door to the West, a symbol of Chinese martial arts and spirituality.
Bruce Lee was a beginning and an end. Like a comet, he opened the era of real kung fu movies and truly brought the myth of Chinese martial arts to the world of film. There will never be another outstanding Bruce Lee who is a philosopher, warrior, painter, and star. His films broke the director-centered system and formed a film production model in which stars formulate scripts, cooperate with publicity, and mobilize box office.
49. Zhen Zhen:
Taiwan’s first generation of actresses, the leading actress in art films in the 1970s.
Zhen Zhen has starred in a series of Qiong Yao dramas since 1973, successfully portraying the delicate and graceful character temperament of the first generation of Qiong Yao girls. She became popular in Southeast Asia and became the leading actress in literary films in the 1970s.
50. Da Shichang:
The elegant star on the screen and the public lover in the 1970s.
On the screen, Da Shi always leaves people with a friendly smile and a calm demeanor. Tired of seeing the "tall, big, and well-rounded" characters with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and sturdy backs, people began to appreciate the gentleness, elegance, and scholarly chic that Qida often represented.