In which film did Zhang Yimou play the leading role instead of the photographer?

Zhang Yimou plays the leading role in The Old Well instead of the photographer. Sun Wangquan, played by Zhang Yimou in Old Well, is one of the most acclaimed roles. With his natural and simple performance, he showed the dual characters of tenacious struggle and forbearance of rural intellectual youth in the new period, highlighted the dedication of the role and endowed it with profound cultural implications.

The film revolves around the story of several generations of farmers digging wells, reflecting the fighting spirit of rural areas to overcome nature and self in the 2 1 century, and reflecting different levels of national cultural awareness. The film shows the dedication of contemporary rural youth through realistic expression, thus praising the tenacious perseverance of the Chinese nation.

The shooting of "Old Well"

The director of Old Well is Wu, the leader of the fourth generation of directors, and also the Bole of Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others.

1982, Zhang Yimou, Chen Kaige and others just graduated from Beijing Film Academy, Chen Kaige entered Beijing Film Studio as he wished, and Zhang Yimou was assigned to a relatively remote Guangxi Film Studio. But less than a year after Zhang Yimou entered the factory, he was appreciated by director Wu because of a film by Guangying Factory.

This film is a pioneering work "One and Eight", which is regarded as the fifth generation director so far. Zhang Yimou took the position of photography in this film.