Section 410 Li Cangdong

"Jing Yuan, let me introduce to you, this is the director of "Miryang", Mr. Li Cangdong. Teacher, this is Li Jingyuan. Under the introduction of Jeon Do-yeon, Lee Kyung-won met another companion who traveled with him to France this time, film director Lee Chang-dong, who was born in 1954.

Facing the seniors in the film industry, Li Jingyuan didn't dare to be sloppy at all, stepped forward to say hello seriously, and he also noticed that the director in front of him looked a little different from other directors, not so much like a director, but more like a literary master.

In fact, Li Jingyuan's feeling is not wrong, although Li Cangdong is a director, but before he became a director, he was actually a writer and a teacher. He has written a number of novels and won the Hankook Ilbo Creative Literature Award in 1992. He then accepted director Park Kwang-so's offer to write the script for rryIs and serve as the film's assistant director. In 1997, he filmed his first work "Green Fish". In 2000, he directed "Mint Candy" starring Xue Jingqiu and Wen Suli. In 2002's "Oasis", Li Cangdong once again collaborated with Wen Suli, and the film participated in the Cannes International Film Festival that year and was well received.

Counting the "Miryang" that went to Cannes this time, in fact, Li Cangdong does not have many works as a director, but it is these few works that have allowed him to gain a very high status in the film industry.

Starting from "Green Fish", to "Mint Candy", "Oasis", and now to "Miryang", Li Cangdong pays great attention to realism in his works, and he does not like to use excessively intense scenes to render, but starts from reality, which makes his works inherently have a sense of thickness.

The theme that Lee wants to convey is to focus on the changes in Korean society through genre films, as the films of other East Asian countries such as Taiwan have told: the destruction of ancient traditional ways of life, the values passed down from generation to generation, and the despicability of a society where utilitarianism prevails. The tiny individuals in this melting pot are inevitably affected by the influence of society, and the little characters in his films are the representatives of these small individuals.

It is precisely because of such deep thinking that although Li Cangdong's works are not many, but each one is a masterpiece, although it may not be a good box office, but the reflection it brings to people always has a long aftertaste, and it is precisely because of this characteristic that his works have always won awards at various film festivals and film festivals.

made his film so good, and Lee Chang-dong also got the certification of the Korean cultural circles with it, which is not a simple recognition, but a kind of admiration, and it is under such respect that Lee Chang-dong, who has no political experience, joined the government cabinet and became the minister of culture and tourism of South Korea.

It's a great thing for a director to make a movie and make a long film, and he is also the minister of the official department in the national government, so even a guy like Li Jingyuan doesn't dare to make too much trouble in front of him.

"Oh, hello, Jing Yuan, I can call you that, right?" Li Cangdong resigned and returned to the film industry after 16 months as the Minister of Culture, but after all, he is a person who has been a big official, so when he behaves so kindly, Li Jingyuan still feels a little bit of majesty.

"Well, Mr. Li, you can call me that." Li Jingyuan is not afraid, even if he meets the president, he will not be afraid, not to mention that Li Cangdong is just a former Minister of Culture. He is only so behaving because of his respect for this kind of person, and a person who can do something like Li Cangdong is indeed worthy of the respect of others.

"Hehe, then I'll call you that. Jing Yuan, you can also relax, if you don't mind, it's okay to call me uncle, I guess with my age, it's enough to be your uncle. After starting to chat, the unique feeling of a reader in Li Cangdong disappeared, and he became much more cordial for a while.

"Well, that's good, uncle." Li Jingyuan obediently called uncle, this sound did not have any awkwardness, Li Cangdong was already so old, and he was a very capable person, so even if it was Li Jingyuan's identity, he would not resist calling him uncle.

"Jing Yuan, I'm really bothering you this time, let you accompany us to France." Although Li Jingyuan was not personally invited by Li Cangdong, he also knew that Li Jingyuan's accompaniment this time actually had a lot of benefits for them, so even in terms of etiquette, he felt the need to thank Li Jingyuan. ,

"Hehe, it's nothing, in fact, I've been wanting to see what the festival is like for a long time. When I called Brother Dongjian that day, Sister Duyan happened to be there, so Brother Dongjian recommended it for me, and I was lucky, it should be that I thank you and Sister Duyan, Uncle. Li Jingyuan scratched his head and said with a smile, he was not restrained at all, after all, he was a person from such a big family, and he had seen a lot of big scenes, and while respecting the other party, it would not affect his other behaviors.

Li Jingyuan's behavior naturally fell into Li Cangdong's eyes, and he also felt in his heart that Li Jingyuan, a young man, was getting better and better, although he was not very old, he would not cower like other young people, and he would not be weak when he spoke, he looked very confident, and he seemed much more mature than his age.

It is precisely because of this feeling that Li Cangdong quickly chatted with Li Jingyuan, and during this chat, the two of them felt more and more deed, and when the two talked about Chinese movies, it even made Li Cangdong feel that they hated to see each other late.

"Jing Yuan, I didn't expect you to know so much about Chinese movies, it seems that you definitely don't watch Chinese movies less." Li Cangdong took a sip of water and asked.

"yes, I'm sorry, but the number of Chinese movies I watch is more than the number of Korean movies." said such things in front of a Korean film director and a famous Korean actress, Li Jingyuan was really a little embarrassed, but he continued to tell the truth: "Hehe, I'm not afraid of the director's uncle, you jokes, in fact, when I first watched movies, I liked to watch action movies, and you also know that children, they always like more lively scenes, and at that time, there were more Hong Kong action movies, and I fell in love with Chinese movies after coming and going, and over time, Gradually, I started watching other types of Chinese movies, and now I watch more Chinese movies than Korean movies. ”

"Huh." Listening to Li Jingyuan's words, Li Cangdong and Quan Duyan didn't mind, but laughed, and then Li Cangdong also said: "It's nothing, in the eighties and nineties, it was indeed the most prosperous time for Chinese films, and there is nothing strange that you like to watch Chinese movies, to tell you the truth, I became a film director, in fact, I was also influenced by Chinese films." ”

When these words came out, not only did Li Jingyuan feel strange, but even Quan Duyan was very curious, although she had known Li Cangdong for so long, she had never heard of such a thing.

"Well, I used to be a writer and never thought about anything related to movies, but a long time ago, I saw a Chinese film and it completely changed my mind. That movie was called "The Man from the Wind Cabinet." ”

"Ah, I know that it is the work of a Taiwanese director named Hou Hsiao-hsien." Li Jingyuan searched in his mind and said the answer.

"Well, that's right, when I saw that movie, I was very shocked, and I found that the story in this movie was almost exactly the same as my own experience, and I was thinking, 'How can this director know my secrets?' and then I became very interested in movies, and then I slowly began to care about the content of movies, and now, I have become a film director. It was the first time for Li Cangdong to tell outsiders why he became a film director, and after listening to his words, Li Jingyuan even wanted to call reporters, which is good news.

"By the way, uncle, I have read a lot of information and checked a lot of information before I came, and I heard that director Hou Xiaoxian will also appear at this film festival." Li Jingyuan remembered the news he found a few days ago, so he said it directly.

"Really? If only we had the opportunity to meet each other at that time. Hearing the news from Li Jingyuan, Li Cangdong was also very happy, at this time, he didn't look like a director, but more like a fan.

"Hehe, uncle, maybe I can help a little at that time, my Chinese level is very good, so if I have the opportunity to meet, there is no communication problem with me." Li Jingyuan also recommended himself, and he also wanted to follow Li Cangdong and take this opportunity to get to know those filmmakers from China, and it would be better if he had the opportunity to get an autograph.

"Really? That's good, I'll call you then. "Hearing Li Jingyuan say that he can speak Chinese, Li Cangdong is also very happy, although every time he goes abroad to participate in the film festival, he will have the opportunity to meet with film colleagues from other Asian countries, but he always has no way to communicate with Chinese directors because of language problems, especially with Chinese directors, now with Li Jingyuan by his side, these are not problems, he has begun to plan in his free time, bring Li Jingyuan to visit.