Chapter 157: Schindler is more than one
Chapter 157 Schindler is more than one
Fang Mingyuan can fully understand Spielberg's mood at this time.
A "Schindler's List" not only brought Spielberg a high international reputation and his dream Oscar statuette, but also a great impact on his heart.
In reality, it is not news that film actors and opera actors are too involved in the play because of their excessive study of a certain role, so that they can't tell who they are for a while, which is not news. In fact, it is not only the actors who have such problems, but also the directors at some point.
Like Spielberg, when filming "Schindler's List", after fourteen or fifteen hours of intense filming work every day, even his relatives could not free him from the thoughts of the script. During the filming of the film, Spielberg was forced to stop filming more than once because he could not control his feelings.
Spielberg once said: 'When he commands the extras with his gestures—the healthy to the right, the sick to the left, he feels like a Nazi; He felt like a demon as he directed his staff to shave the fù women's hair, strip them naked, and drive them around like cattle. It was the scariest experience of my life. ‘
During the filming, Spielberg did not shake hands with the German actors in the crew, did not greet the actors in Nazi uniforms, and he even thought that he was living in a Nazi concentration camp at that time, and it was not until a long time after the film was closed that Spielberg adjusted his mentality.
It was precisely because Spielberg was well aware of the suffering of the Jews in Europe and the callousness of the Western countries at that time that he understood better how precious the hand of the Chinese people was to the Jews at that time. And how lucky were the Jews who survived because they came to China!
After thousands of years of suffering and the German massacre of Jews in World War II, the number of Jews at that time had reached a very dangerous situation, and the tens of thousands of people retained by China for the entire nation can be said to have played an extremely important role in the later establishment of the country!
That's why Spielberg, as a Jew, would say such things.
"Steven, do you know He Fengshan?" Fang Mingyuan waited for Spielberg's mood to stabilize a little before he said.
"He Fengshan? Who is he? Spielberg thought for a moment.
"He saved the lives of thousands of Jews and was treated unfairly for it. But to this day, when he is over 90 years old and may die at any time, his exploits are still unknown. Not even known to the sè columns! Fang Mingyuan said.
"Really?" Spielberg said in disbelief, "How did he save people?" Where is it? What time? "Thousands, you know, Schindler only protected more than 1,100 Jews!
That was when Germany annexed Austria, which at the time had the third largest Jewish population in Europe, with about 200,000 Jews. After the annexation of Austria by Germany, it naturally brought the policy of persecution of the Jews with it. So large numbers of Jews were thrown into concentration camps. However, the German government at that time was open to Jews with foreign visas, allowing them to leave Austria immediately......"
Before Fang Mingyuan's words were finished, Spielberg had already grabbed his hand and said incoherently: "Fang, you are talking about the life and death visa incident back then!" Isn't it? That was your country's diplomat in Austria at the time, wasn't it? Where is he now? God, is he still alive? I'm going to have to inform Lorena about this right away! ”
"Lorina? Who is she? Fang Mingyuan couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, is this one Spielberg's family, it seems that he doesn't remember that there is this person in his family?
"This is an old man I met in Sère, who is also 92 years old this year, and she lived in Austria back then. If it weren't for a diplomat from China who issued visas to her family to come to China, their family would have died in a concentration camp! The life-and-death visa incident of that year, she told me! Spielberg said impatiently, "The old man is now sick in Chuáng, and he may die at any time." If she knew that her benefactor was still alive in the world, she would definitely be happy! Fang, do you have an international call here that can be listed in sè? ”
Fang Mingyuan beckoned to Lin Rong, Lin Rong hurriedly came over, Fang Mingyuan said a few words to her, and Lin Rong left in a hurry.
"Steven, I've already asked someone to arrange it, wait a while, there should be news!" Fang Mingyuan said to Spielberg again.
Spielberg had also calmed down at this time, and the other party Mingyuan smiled bitterly: "Fang, this news is really amazing, who is ...... Where is the gentleman now? In the Isè column, there are many people who care about him. I believe that when this news spreads, it will definitely cause a sensation! "There were thousands of people back then, but now, I am afraid that there will be tens of thousands of people who have multiplied their descendants. In the case of sè, fertility is encouraged.
'In the United States, living with his family. Fang Mingyuan replied.
"Can you tell me his address, I must come to thank him personally!" Spielberg said sincerely.
If He Fengshan hadn't sympathized with the plight of the Jews, couldn't bear to watch the Jews wait for death in Vienna, and bravely opened the door to the issuance of visas to the Jews, there would have been thousands more injustices in the concentration camps. At that time, there was a long queue in front of the Chinese Consulate General in Austria from morning to night, and many Jews who had no way to ask for help got visas to go to Shanghai, so they fled Europe to China, or transferred to Shanghai to the United States, Palestine, Australia and other places. Thousands of Jews were saved from the Nazis because of Ho's visa, so they called the precious visa issued by Ho Fengshan "life visa."
"A simple stamp can free Jews from the Nazis' butcher's knives." Spielberg said with deep emotion, "Lorina once described their urgent need for visas at that time. We live with news about visas all the time, and we wake up with visa issues. We're talking about this all the time...... Where can we go? During the day, we strive to obtain the necessary documents, opinions, stamps. At night, on the chuáng, we dreamed, and in the dream there was a long line, officials! Visa! Visa! 'Mr. Ho's visa saved thousands of precious lives! ”
"yes!" Fang Mingyuan also breathed a sigh of relief, he knew about He Fengshan's deeds in his previous life, it is said that he annoyed the Germans when he issued a visa at the Austrian Consulate in Huaxia, and the Germans put pressure on the government at that time to transfer him back to China, just on the way from the consulate to the station, he was still desperately issuing visas to China for the Jews on everything that could be written.
"Fang, I think you must have something to say to me, right?" Spielberg's eyes lit up with determination. RO@。