The Beginning premiered at the 14th BJIFF
Scene of premiere of The Beginning
On the evening of April 22, 2024, premiere of The Beginning, a film co-produced by Xiao Xiang Pictures, China Academy of Art and Blazer Pictures, was successfully held at China Film Cinema, Museum of the Chinese Communist Party. As the selection of the Premiere of the 14th BJIFF "Beijing Film Panorama”, The Beginning has attracted much attention. The film not only attracted many film experts and scholars, but also won wide attention from college students.
Scene of premiere of The Beginning
The Beginning takes the journey of young Mao Zedong's study tour as the narrative core, and shows a magnificent historical picture through the youthful passion and ideological awakening under the painful historical background. The artistic style of the film is unique and the historical connotation is profound, which presents a double feast of vision and soul for the audience.
Scene of meet-and-greet of The Beginning
After the meet-and-greet, experts and scholars spoke highly of the film. Huangfu Yichuan, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, research fellow at the China Film Art Research Center and editor-in-chief of Contemporary Cinema, praised the narrative structure and thematic depth of The Beginning. He believed that the film exceeded the expectations of the audience, skillfully integrated the traditional Chinese painting art into the film language, and guided the audience through time and space with the horizontal painting style for in-depth experience of young Mao Zedong's psychological changes and the spirit of the era.
Gao Xiaoli, a council member of the China Film Critics Association and director of the Art Criticism Department of the Journal of Literature and Art, praised The Beginning as a model of the combination of naturalism and expressionism. The close combination of visual style and content has formed a unique artistic tension and appeal. The film not only presents the passion of youth amid suffering, but also profoundly shows the awakening and growth of Mao Zedong's thought.
Li Daoxin, vice dean at the School of Arts, Peking University, believed that The Beginning had achieved a comprehensive breakthrough in technology, art and aesthetics in the theme film, highlighting the innovative strength of Chinese films. He especially mentioned the fine refinement of the film in detail, emotion and plot, calling it a work of great significance to the improvement of Chinese film art.
Tan Zheng, editor-in-chief of Film Art, made an in-depth analysis from three aspects, namely, innovative significance, narrative difficulty and poetic expression of the film, and believed that The Beginning, through the combination of history and art, showed the perseverance and unbending of the nation and the country in the face of adversity in a poetic way, and was a work of far-reaching significance.
Lu Haibo, former director of the TV Art Department of the Central Academy of Drama, shared his profound insights on the aesthetics and thematic characterization of The Beginning, believing that the film has made significant breakthroughs in aesthetic innovation, content and characterization, and the unique Chinese ink painting style of the film is unique. He especially mentioned the attitude of young Mao Zedong towards different populations in the film, which profoundly reflects the depth and breadth of his concept of the people.
Scene of meet-and-greet of The Beginning
In the audience interaction session, the college student representatives expressed their deep understanding and affirmation of The Beginning. Students from the Communication University of China felt young Mao Zedong's deep understanding and care for the people in the film, and were touched by the plot of the monastic teachings in the film, which reflected young Mao Zedong's insight into the people's inner aspirations and his thinking on how to guide the people to a better future. Students from Peking University stressed the positive impact of the film on contemporary youth, believing that the film is not only a feast of visual art, but also a profound spiritual inspiration, which has an important role in inspiring the young generation.
Scene of meet-and-greet of The Beginning
The Beginning, with its profound historical theme, unique artistic style and superb production level, has won high praise from experts, scholars and students at this year's BJIFF. It is reported that the film will be officially released nationwide in the near future, you can enter the theater and feel the shock and revelation brought by this film.
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