Introduction and detailed information of Wolf Totem
Plot summary
In 1967, Beijing educated youths Chen Zhen and Yang Ke responded to the country’s call to go to the mountains and countryside, and came from Beijing to the Elun Prairie of Inner Mongolia to join the team. On the prairie, they met the Bilig family, a Mongolian herdsman, and saw the most awe-inspiring animal on the prairie: the wolf. During his contact with wolves, Chen Zhen became very interested in this species and even had the idea of raising a wolf cub of his own. At this time, a group of outsiders greedily plundered the yellow sheep stored by the wolves for the winter, breaking the ecological balance between the wolves and herders. The production team members, headed by field director Bao Shungui, launched a wolf extermination campaign, which brought the relationship between wolves and humans to a tense stage. Wolf Totem Credits Cast Role Actor Remarks Chen Zhen Feng Shaofeng The protagonist is an educated youth. The educated youth who studied under old man Bilig, Yang Ke and Dou Xiao, went to the grassland with Chen Zhen, and lived with Chen Zhen. Bilig's father, Bassen Zabu, was the last old man on the Mongolian grassland who knew the grassland best. Gasmyang Hanima? In the original work, she is Bilge's daughter-in-law. In the movie, she is Chen Zhen's girlfriend Sanjie Tumenbayar. The little sheep Lan Muzabu Bao Hailong supports Bilge's father on the grassland, loves the grassland and has skills. The excellent horse herder Batu Baoying Gesige Bilige's father's son and one of the best horse farmers on the grassland Bao Shungui Yin Zhu wins the grassland manager Ge Ritai Qina Ritu who doesn't understand the grassland---- Credits Producers: Sanping Han, Xavier Castano, William Kong Original writer: Jiang Rong Director: Jean Jacques ANNAUD Deputy director (assistant): Matthieu De La Maurier Mortiere Screenwriters: Jiang Rong, Jean Jacques Annaud, John Collee, Wei Lu Chief Planner: Zhao Haicheng, Qian Chongyuan, Luo Yanni Photography: Jean-Marie DREUJOU?, White Dragon Score: James Roy Horner Editor: Reynald Bertrand Art Design: Quan Rongzhe Visual Effects: Christian RAJAUD Notes: Laurence Annaud
[Source of credits information] Character introduction Chen Zhen
Chen Zhen? | Actor? Feng Shaofeng
A young educated youth from Beijing, he responded to the country’s call and went to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia to join the team. As a Han Chinese, he was taught not to like wolves, but to fear and hate wolves. After arriving in Inner Mongolia, he became obsessed with wolves and the spirit of wolf totems. Gasmai
Gasmai? | Actor? Anghanima
In the novel, Gasmai is actually a sister, mother, and sister-in-law. A complex character, the film includes an emotional scene with Chen Zhen. Yang Ke
Yang Ke? | Actor? Dou Xiao
Yang Ke is Chen Zhen’s best brother. He and Chen Zhen jumped in and settled together. They have completely different personalities, but they can play together. Very happy, troubled and ***. Bilge
Bilge? | Actor? Bassen Zhabu
Old man Bilge is an enlightenment teacher of Chen Zhen, and to a certain extent, he is actually a "father" ", Bilige taught Chen Zhen the grassland culture and wolf totem culture, including how wolves hunt, and everything about wolves was taught to Chen Zhen by Bilge. Bao Shungui
Bao Shungui? | Actor? Yin Zhusheng
Bao Shungui and Chen Zhen have many disagreements, and they also have different attitudes toward nature and wolves.
Wonderful tidbits: The Chinese producer chose Jean-Jacques Arnold to direct "Wolf Totem" because he believed that "the French film style is more suitable for Chinese tastes and is not so commercial." Arnold was extremely excited after reading half of the novel. Gladly decided to take over. The last few scenes involving ice lakes and snow nests before the film was finalized were unable to be filmed due to the lack of heavy snow in the Ulagai Grassland of Inner Mongolia. After waiting for more than a month with no results, the crew had to use 10 trucks to transport more than 40 scenes from Changbai Mountain. Tons of snow were laid on the grassland before the photo could be taken. The film’s animal trainer, Andrew Simpson, is from Canada. When the crew found the animal trainer known as the "Wolf King" in 2009, Andrew said that he had read the novel "Wolf Totem" in 2002. He knew someone would come to him and had been waiting for that call for 7 years. Feng Shaofeng was filming "Detective Dee: The Dragon King" when he met the director. He had red hair and thought that Director Arnold would not choose him. Unexpectedly, Director Arnold soon invited him to audition. Director Arnold's evaluation of Feng Shaofeng and Dou Xiao is that they are very natural. After the film was launched in 2009, it took a year and a half to train the protagonists in the film, the wolves, and a wolf base was set up in Beijing for intensive training. In the end, 20 "wolves among wolves" who will eventually participate in the film will be selected from the 100 wolves identified. In addition to selecting the leading actors Feng Shaofeng and Dou Xiao, director Arnold also cast some Mongolian actors. Director Arnold said that the film is about a young man from Beijing who discovers the magical Mongolian civilization. So we can't let Han actors play those roles. Feng Shaofeng revealed that he learned kissing and hugging on the set. Every morning when work starts, the director kisses each actor first and praises them with a kiss. He was uncomfortable with it at first, but later he understood that it was a way for the director to express his love and give the actor confidence. Several "wolf stars" in the film have immigrated to Canada after the filming of the film. The team of Canadian animal trainers who had been living with wolves for three years developed a deep affection for wolves and strongly requested that the Mongolian steppe wolves be brought back to Canada. Director Arnold said that the movie "Wolf Totem" retains most of the scenes in the original work, and more than 95 of the scenes are real, rather than using movie special effects. Stills Stills Stills Stills Stills Music Original Soundtrack
Song Title, Composition, Lyrics, Singing Notes, Song of the Canglang, Huang Yong, Wang Feng, Wang Feng Theme Song, Video Production, Creative Background, Film Shooting
The movie Wolf Totem is written by Jiang Rong. The adaptation of Wolf Totem is a miracle in today's publishing world. After "Wolf Totem" was published in 2004, it was reprinted more than 150 times in the country in the past 10 years. It has sold nearly 5 million copies of the original version and about 16 million copies of it, and has been translated into 39 languages and entered 110 countries. nation. China Film Company bought the copyright for the film adaptation of "Wolf Totem" as early as 2006. Unfortunately, the adaptation was too difficult. With the Chinese film technology at the time, it was difficult to restore the "human-wolf confrontation", "wolf-horse battle" and "wolf-horse battle" depicted in the original work. "Airwolf" and other thrilling scenes, the first reaction of all famous domestic directors is "I like it very much, but I can't shoot it." In 2008, the French version of "Wolf Totem" was published. Before finishing the novel, Jean-Jacques Annaud gave up his invitation to direct "Life of Pi" in Hollywood and took over the filming of "Wolf Totem". The movie "Wolf Totem" project was launched in 2009 and has been in preparation for nearly four years. It took two full years just to raise the wolves. Filming
Role Selection Filming
In 2012, director Arnold selected five main actors: Feng Shaofeng, Dou Xiao, Bassin Zabu, Ang Hanima and Yin Zhusheng. In addition to the arduous "training" of the animal actor in the play, the Mongolian wolf, the actor who played the male protagonist "Chen Zhen" in the original novel also went through major investors and the French production team led by director Jean-Jacques Annaud. Selection at all levels. During the film's preparation period, Arnold read hundreds of actors' profiles and movies, and determined that Feng Shaofeng would play the role of the educated youth "Chen Zhen."
Preliminary training
Wolves cannot be 'tamed', all humans can do is 'guide'. The hardest part was getting the wolf familiar with the people and the camera.
After the training base was built in September 2009, the crew purchased a batch of wolf cubs born around April and domesticated them specifically for film shooting. After the wolf cubs turned one year old, they were screened among them to select the main actors. Targeted domestication. The filming process
On July 6, 2012, filming started smoothly at the wolf training base of the "Wolf Totem" crew in Shunyi, Beijing. From July to December 2012, the focus was on filming scenes involving animals and nature. The actors and some of the heavy scenes were completed from May 2013 to the end of 2013. In mid-to-late July 2013, the crew of "Wolf Totem" moved from Inner Mongolia to Beijing for a five-day shooting. The crew filmed the scene of educated youth rushing to Inner Mongolia in the courtyard of Shougang Group. On December 16, 2013, the movie "Wolf Totem" was officially completed on the Wulagai Grassland in Inner Mongolia. Behind the Scenes
In early September 2014, director Jean-Jacques Annaud revealed that legendary American musician James Horner would participate in the film's music creation. At the end of September, James Horner's composition work was coming to an end, and director Arnold had flown to London to join Horner to start the recording and mixing of the soundtrack. The people who participated in the soundtrack of "Wolf Totem" are all outstanding musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra, the British Philharmonic Orchestra and other orchestras. In addition, the film crew also revealed that they will invite a first-line singer from the Chinese-speaking region to launch a "cross-border" cooperation with Horner to sing the Chinese theme song of "Wolf Totem". Award Record Year Award Winner Type 2015 The Fifth Beijing International Film Festival Tiantan Award for Best Director Jean-Jacques Annaud won the 2015 Fifth Beijing International Film Festival Tiantan Award for Best Visual Effects The whole cast won the award May 2015 On the 9th, Jean-Jacques Annaud won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Beijing University Student Film Festival. On September 19, 2015, Wolf Totem won the award for Best Feature Film at the 30th China Film Golden Rooster Award. On September 19, 2015, the 30th China Film Golden Rooster Award was awarded. Best Sound Recording Wang Gang was nominated for the 30th China Film Golden Rooster Award on September 19, 2015
Best Artist Quan Rongzhe won the Golden Angel Award at the 11th China-American Film Festival on November 3, 2015 Wolf Totem won the Outstanding Feature Film Award at the 16th China Film Huabiao Awards on June 24, 2016. Wolf Totem won the Best Actor Award at the 33rd Popular Film Hundred Flowers Awards on September 24, 2016. Feng Shaofeng won the 11th award on October 26, 2016. "Tokyo International Film Festival·China Film Week" Best Work Award Wolf Totem Award-winning Release Information Release Date Country/Region Release/Release Date China China February 19, 2015 China China February 13, 2015 (screening) France France film review on February 4, 2015
The twists and turns of the story of "Wolf Totem" are not as good as those of Angelina Jolie's "Unbreakable", and the grandeur of the scenes is not as great as "Thousands of People Making Notes (Temporary)" Actor)"'s "Taiping Wheel" and even "Heavenly Army", the CG special effects shots are not as exaggerated as in "Zhong Kui Conquers the Demon: Snow Demon Spirit", but the relationship between man and wolf is as Feng Shaofeng and the furry little wolf cub time and time again The kissing scene penetrates the eyes and bones of the audience, making the audience deeply feel that the harmonious coexistence of humans and animals can be so peaceful, and the beauty of the harmony between humans and nature lies in letting each other go. Wolf Totem
The plot of the entire movie is very simple. It tells the story of a man and wolf who was raised by an educated youth from Beijing and then released on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. From the perspective of a feature film, it does not give the audience a sense of The feeling of "rich plot" even makes people feel too thin. But the solid shots make people feel a bit moved: as small as thousands of soft wolf hairs fluttering in Feng Shaofeng's breath, to as large as the strange changes in the clouds on the grassland. The beauty of the sky and the earth seems to remind people all the time that if they can love and release all living creatures, including the fierce prairie wolves, like the protagonist, then the world will treat people gently.
(Review by "Guangzhou Daily") Defendant over rent arrears for the film's controversial crew
On March 12, 2015, the official Weibo of the "Beijing Third Intermediate People's Court" posted a long Weibo post, calling the "Wolf Totem" project The group was sued, and the plaintiff demanded payment of arrears in venue rental fees. Weibo pointed out that the complainant, Beijing Hermes Equestrian Training Co., Ltd., filed a lawsuit claiming that in March 2013, due to the need to rent land to raise wolves in captivity for the filming of the movie "Wolf Totem", the Wolf Totem crew reached a verbal lease agreement with Hermes. The company rents a site in Lisuiying Town, Shunyi District, with a monthly rent of 20,000 yuan. However, as of April 2013, the Wolf Totem crew had only paid 60,000 yuan in rent, and the remaining balance was unpaid as of March 2015. Filming
On March 18, 2015, a dispute arose over the filming location of "Wolf Totem". Hermes Equestrian Training Company, which provided the location for the film, took the producer of "Wolf Totem" to court. After the court of first instance heard and rejected its claim, Hermès refused to accept the appeal. This afternoon, the case will be heard in the Third Intermediate Court.