Title: Big shot
The British film "The Funeral of a Big Man" is a genre comedy.
The length of the film is 100 minutes.
Country/Region China China Hongkong
White language, English, Chinese and Mandarin
Color color
throw
Role actor dubbing
YoYo Ge You
Lucy Rosamund Kwan Adashen
Taylor donald sutherland/donald sutherland
Lou Ye Wang Yingda
The Extraordinary King in the Forbidden City
Studio owner paul mazursky/paul mazursky
Peter Christopher Barden
Employee list
Producer He Ping; Tong gang; Wang; Wang Zhonglei; Yang Buting; Paul duke
Director Xiaogang Feng.
Deputy Director (Assistant) Yun Lao
Screenwriter Xiaogang Feng; Annabel Lee; Shikang
Photography Zhang Li; Zhang Li
Sanbao and Music
Editor Zhou Ying
Liu Xingang, artistic director
Fashion design Xiaoliduan
Perform for friendship.
He Ping Fu Chengru Zhang Hanyu lick Tian Wuren Du Baobao Li Xiaogeng Yuan Zhangxi Linyang Xin Jimi Li Weijia
be engaged in a performance
Zhuang Qingning Shang Rong Zhang Lu Dan Ban Zan Chu Xingyi Rui Li Rong and others.
Match to the original tape
Dolby digital surround sound SDDS
grade
Theme elements, language and short partial nudity were rated as PG.
grade
Singapore: PG Argentina: 13 Britain: PG America: PG Iceland: l Spain: 13 Norway: 1 1 Germany: 6 Malaysia: u.
Film production format
35 mm
Production company
"Big Man" Stills (23) Columbia Film Company [USA]
Huayi Brothers Advertising Company [China]
Taihe Film Investment Co., Ltd. [China]
Issuing company
Colombia's three-star movie Argentina [Argentina] ... (Argentina)
Colombia Samsung Italy [Italy] ... (Argentina)
Colombian Samsung [Brazil] ... (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
LK-TEL[ Argentina] ... (Argentina) (DVD)
Sony Classic Sony Classic Movie [USA ]...(2003) (USA) (subtitles)
Sony Pictures Entertainment Company [Japan ]...(2003) (USA) (subtitles)
Sony Pictures Entertainment [USA ]...(2003) (USA) (Subtitle)
Release date?
China 200165438+February 2 1
Germany, February 2002 ... (Berlin International Film Festival)
Singapore March 28, 2002
China Taiwan Province Province March 29, 2002
Malaysia April 4, 2002
Canada, September 7, 2002 ... (Toronto Film Festival)
Mexico September 2002
Brazil, 20021October 23rd, 10 ... (s? S?o Paulo International Film Festival)
Australia 200265438+124 October
Japan 65438+20021October 25th ... (Tokyo International Fantasy Film Festival)
UK 165438+20021October 65438+5
Spain 2002122 October
Italy 65438+2003 10 month
Hungary February 2003
Argentina April 2003 15 ... (Video premiere)
Japan, April 26th, 2003 ... (Tokyo)
Plot introduction
In particular, laid-off workers in the photography department of the film studio accidentally found a sweet job-shooting a promotional documentary for the work of Hollywood tycoon Taylor's The Last Dynasty of China.
Screenshot (20 shots) Taylor's movie started shooting in the Forbidden City in Beijing. Accompanied by Lucy, his adopted daughter and personal assistant in China, Taylor walked slowly along the high red wall, especially taking pictures of Taylor's every move with a camera. Taylor is especially fond of frank and diligent people, and is also attracted by the ancient culture of China.
Despite the huge number of people wearing Qing costumes inside and outside the Forbidden City, Taylor was still depressed: "I have an ominous feeling that maybe everything we did was in vain." This made producer Peter very uneasy. He said to Lucy, "We have overspent badly. Tony will arrive tomorrow. If he doesn't see the new sample, do you know the style of old Tony? "
The postponement of the film made the shareholders very angry. Producer Tony personally came to Beijing to tell Taylor, "I'm not talking to you as a producer today. All my shares in this film were transferred to a Japanese company. We have found a good director to succeed you in completing this film, but he only works for you, and the director's signboard is still you. " Taylor was very angry.
Taylor, Lucy and Youyou, who were "idle", visited the temple. On the way back, Taylor and You You discussed the issue of life and death: "Buddhism in China, in particular, believes that people can be reincarnated, and the death of the body is not the end of life, but the beginning of a new life." You You: "We have a saying in China, that is, die early and raise early. The old man who lived in China for 70 years passed away and the funeral was a funeral. " Taylor: "Does it mean that China's funeral is like a comedy? Comedy funeral, I like it! "
Tyler gets along well with you. In Taylor's office, Taylor said goodbye to you: "You, believe me, you have talent, but you need opportunities." He took off his watch and put it on you. You You gestured and said, "When you come to China to make a movie, I will come if necessary, and I will work for you for free." At this point, Taylor's head slowly leaned feebly on the sofa ... Taylor was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. Before he left, he said to you, "Don't forget, I need a comedy funeral."
The doctor said to you, you and Lucy outside the emergency room, "The patient's life is irreparable, and the family can prepare for the funeral."
According to Taylor's wishes, Tony decided to give you Taylor's funeral. You-you accepted the job in a chivalrous manner. He found help from his old classmate Louis Wang, who runs a performance company and claims to have organized many large concerts. King Louis couldn't believe his ears. He patted you on the shoulder and said, "I'll give you a commission!" "
The news of Taylor's death is a rare business opportunity for Tony, Japanese producers and King Louis. Only you, you and Lucy face it with pure feelings.
According to King Louis' plan, a colorful funeral will be held for Taylor, which is similar to the Spring Festival party, Happy Camp and Happy Mobilization, and a bit like a charity performance for disaster relief. The funeral will be broadcast live to the whole world on TV. "
You, you and Lucy don't have more than 3 million yuan for funeral expenses, but King Louis is honest. He can find someone to pay, but the owner of the money has his own requirements. So the performance company wants to make the newly signed actress "alongside" Taylor famous, and many companies spend a lot of money to promote their products at funerals. "Dead Taylor" became their money-making machine.
When everyone was dreaming of getting rich, Lucy went to see Taylor in the ward and was surprised to find that Taylor had come back from the dead. Tony and Taylor decided to keep the news a secret and let the play go on.
At the advertising auction, the advertising price of the funeral soared, and the solemn portrait of Taylor was also designed as an advertising carrier, which rolled from top to bottom like water waves and became a colorful "funny cola" health drink advertisement.
Tony and Taylor are smoking cigars leisurely in the hospital, waiting for the result.
Almost every detail of the funeral was advertised, and every part of Taylor's "body" was fully utilized. Even the manufacturers of counterfeit products don't want to lose this huge business opportunity. Money, more and more, king Louis is full of energy … ..
When everyone's dream of making money reached its climax, the news of Taylor's recovery poured on people like a pot of cold water.
King Louis couldn't stand the unexpected blow and became mentally ill. You don't know how to face many advertisers, pretend to be sick and live in a mental hospital … ..
After this farce, you and Lu know each other better and touch the spark of love. The film ends with a hug and a long kiss.
Version 1
Taylor, a famous international director, chose China as the location of his new film. Unexpectedly, unexpected things will happen, and Taylor can't afford to get sick during the filming. Seeing that the great man was going to die, everyone decided to hold a decent funeral for him. As a result, the laid-off photographer Youyou from the film studio and the pedantic businessman Louis Wang took the job. For a time, the funeral of a great man became the focus of all media attention, and no one wanted to miss such a good business opportunity. This is bad for the yo-yo, and even worse for Lucy, the assistant of the big shot. While the preparations for the funeral were in full swing, an incredible thing happened. ...
Version 2
Taylor, a famous American director, is filming in Beijing, accompanied by Lucy's personal assistant who can speak fluent Chinese. The laid-off workers in the photography department of the film studio were especially invited by Lucy to become Taylor's personal cameraman, responsible for filming Taylor's work and life, and always walked with the crew until the filming was over. In constant contact, Taylor and you have become a pair of friends who have forgotten each other. On one occasion, You You accompanied Taylor to the temple to worship Buddha, and they chatted happily on the way. Youyou told Taylor that China's death was usually called "funeral", and the funeral would be very lively. Taylor was very excited when she heard this, and said that she hoped to have a comedy funeral in the future. She told you half seriously and half jokingly that she would authorize you to hold a funeral for her, and you readily agreed. But I didn't expect that a few days later, Taylor was really dying of a heart attack. On his deathbed, he told you that you had a comedy funeral for him and told Lucy not to let Hollywood people get involved. In order to fulfill Taylor's wish, Youyou found his old classmate King Louis, who opened a performance company and claimed to have organized many large-scale concerts for help. When King Louis heard about this, he realized that the opportunity had come and staged a farce.
Film evaluation
This film was directed by Xiaogang Feng in 2002. It has a strong black humor. In addition to making people feel funny, there are some things to think about after laughing, such as the impact and influence of commercial society on people's lives. Therefore, this film appeared in front of the audience in the form of a New Year film, but it was not a movie that made people laugh. In addition to the appearance of Xiaogang Feng's old partner Ge You, the film also uses the images of Hong Kong film stars Rosamund Kwan and Rosamund Kwan and their unique quiet and calm temperament, which meets the requirements of Lucy's role.
Film appreciation
One of the characteristics of "Big Man" is to use the creative thinking of American director Taylor in the film to ruminate on the form and theme of the whole film. If a movie opens a window for the audience to see the world, then the play in "Big Man" is only needed by the plot and also opens a "window in the window" for the audience. The drama here does not refer to the remake of The Last Emperor directed by Taylor at the beginning, but refers to the drama in which the whole funeral was adapted into a film at the end of the film.
In fact, after the abortion of the whole funeral, we saw a four-act drama in a mental hospital (all funeral directors were admitted to the hospital); But it was not until the last scene when Ge You told a joke that the camera turned and we saw the director's chair and lens that we realized that this was a play in a play. But if we look back, can't the first three acts be one of a play?
Mystery in the third act, a group of former wealthy businessmen who appear to be hospitalized after bankruptcy "talk about business" and "sign contracts" in the big room; No matter the scene, scenery or dialogue, there are traces of stage play (as if it were a family heirloom! ), which is quite different from the previous "comedy rooted in real situations".
Therefore, I have to admire Xiaogang Feng's accurate grasp of the audience's emotions. The whole film begins with realism (remake the end of the film, Taylor's conflict with the producer, etc.) ) and step by step to the absurd funeral. When the audience got used to the absurdity, the film naturally entered the mental hospital along the plot, and then connected with the play almost without trace. By analogy, can this connection point be pushed forward step by step, even at the moment when Taylor was unconscious and hospitalized?
This kind of works that blur the boundary between film and reality can be found everywhere in ancient and modern China and abroad, but it is rare to handle it as naturally as Big Man.
The two windows inside and outside the Big Shot point out the theme of drama as life, and it can even be said that the film author deconstructs, reconstructs and blends the two major film styles of realism and freehand brushwork, which echoes the spirit of Nurse Betty and Nurse Betty, which satirizes TV drama culture.
Xiaogang Feng made a serious literary film "A Sigh" the year before last, and worked hard only for the affirmation of the award. However, although the film made a classic drama should be neat, it only owed him the unruly appearance of the New Year comedy sketch. On the contrary, Feng's New Year's film seems to be a handy social satirical comedy, but in fact it overturns the established film techniques intentionally or unintentionally. The new year's film is made into this pair of "virtues", and it can be better than one. Can Hong Kong or Singapore do it?
Wonderful dialogue
One: China's audio-visual industry is full of oil and water! That's right! I tell you, there are 27 million DVDs in China now. Each machine consumes ten DVDs every year, and we draw a dollar royalty for each DVD. This dollar multiplied by ten is ten dollars multiplied by 27 million, which is 270 million! 270 million! That's right!
Two: people who want to make money by e-commerce are idiots, and websites have to take money, so they can't bear to let children catch wolves. Hire a few swearing gunmen at a high salary. Find more cultural celebrities as targets, and whoever fires will be destroyed. What does the website rely on? It depends on the click rate! The click-through rate went up, and so did the next family (children). How much money you throw in 10 (children) and sell it directly to the next family (children). I also tell you that if someone talks about buying horses (children), they will cash out, and you will never talk about giving you stocks! If you are interested, you can invest 8 million to10 million. Dare not say more, I guarantee that you earn 100 million a year! Really! I said dollars.
Third, we must choose the best prime location, hire French designers, build the most upscale apartment, and the elevator will go straight to the home, with a minimum size of 400 square meters. Broadband, optical cable, satellite, whatever you can connect him to. There is a garden upstairs and a swimming pool in the building. There is an English housekeeper in the building, wearing a wig and very gentleman. As soon as the host comes in, no matter what happens, he must say, "Sir, can I help you?" what can I do for you? The perfect English cockney accent is twice as decent. It will cost tens of thousands of dollars a year to build another aristocratic school in the community with Harvard textbooks. Build another American clinic (children's clinic) and wait for 24 hours. Is a word (child)-expensive! It costs 18 thousand to see a cold. The neighbors either drive BMW or Mercedes. If you drive a Japanese car, you are embarrassed to say hello. How much do you say this apartment costs per square meter? (Speaker changes roles) I think it will cost two thousand yuan anyway. (The speaker changes back to his original role)-Two thousand dollars? This is the cost! Starting at $4,000! Not too expensive, no discount. You have to study the shopping psychology of the owners. Owners who are willing to spend $2,000 on a house don't care about paying another $2,000. Do you know what a successful person is? Successful people buy the most expensive things instead of the best. Therefore, our slogan for real estate is: not the best, but the most expensive!
Four:
(Ge You): There is a madhouse. There are too many patients in the madhouse, all of them are idiots, and there are not enough doctors and nurses in the hospital. So the dean thought of an idea: take care of patients with patients. Choose a patient on each floor as the head of the building, and of course choose someone with normal mind. So the dean came to the first floor. He took an apple and asked them what it was. Many patients shook their heads.
(Rosamund Kwan): Hey.
(Ge You): Suddenly a patient raised his hand and said "I know". The dean said, "You say you say." "Apple". The dean said, "What's it for?" Dean Shi said that you are the building manager on the first floor.
(Rosamund Kwan is anxious): Hey, they are testing you. Don't screw it up.
(Ge You): The Dean came to the second floor again. He took a banana and asked the patient, "Who can tell me what this is?" The patient said he didn't know, and suddenly another patient raised his hand; "This is a banana," the dean asked. "What is it for?" "Food" asked the dean. "How to eat it?" "peel it and eat it." "well, you are the building manager on the second floor." The dean came to the third floor again. He took one (I can't remember) ... that ... had a big horn and a crank. What is that? What is that? (A doctor in the stands answers): "The phonograph".
(Ge You applauds): You are the building manager on the third floor.
Winning record
In 2002, Big Man won the best actor (Ge You) in the 25th popular film Hundred Flowers Award.
Best Actor (Ge You) 2002 "Big Man" Second Chinese Film Media Award.
In 2002, "Big Man" won the most popular actor in the 9th Beijing University Student Film Festival (Ge You).