There is no "king of children" on the earth

Recently, Xie Yuan, a film actor and long-term teacher of Beijing Film Academy, died of a heart attack at the age of 6 1. As an older generation of filmmakers, he has contributed a lot of vivid characters to the audience, and many of his students are China film and television workers. Looking back on his life, people can't help sighing for his sudden departure.

Xie Yuan

Tian Liang (left), Ge You and Xie Yuan (right) are called China's "Three Musketeers of Comedy". All the pictures in this edition are data maps.

Children's Wang Hai Bao

Chinese mainland's "Three Musketeers in Comedy"

Xie Yuan, Tian Liang and Ge You cooperated in film and television dramas, most of which were comedies, and were called "Three Musketeers of Comedy" in China Mainland. In the late 1980s, the three of them founded a film and television company, co-produced films and starred in sketches. From 65438 to 0993, in the sitcom "I Love My Family" directed by Ying Da, all three had wonderful performances. I Love My Family is the pinnacle of China's sitcom, which takes family life as its theme and is later imitated by many domestic sitcoms. The play is ironic, spicy and ingenious, and often a few understated gags will easily throw away the burden and become a comic memory of a generation. Tian Liang plays the cynical second son in the play. Although Ge You and Xie Yuan are only guest stars, Ge You's "Ge You Lie" in the play is still a hot word on the Internet. In the episode "Two Ghosts Clap the Door", Xie Yuan plays "Brother Bao Cai". He vividly explained a migrant worker working in the city with a strong Shaanxi dialect. The simplicity and cunning of this role make people laugh.

Xie Yuan's comedy style is characterized by good imitation. Now there are many clips of him imitating other movie stars in variety shows on the Internet, from which we can see his comedy talent. As Aristotle said, art is imitation of reality, imitation is human nature, and imitation of art can bring people pleasure. Xie Yuan's performance is like an old-school martial arts master. It seems that the moves are simple, but in fact the skills are profound. He is always full of emotion and vivid expression when imitating characters. Although he is a little exaggerated, he is deeply impressed and unforgettable.

The echo of the "fifth generation"

Of course, strictly speaking, Xie Yuan is not a comedian. He has also participated in a large number of serious film and television dramas. Xie Yuan, who was once rated as "average image and no acting skills" by his teacher, was lucky enough to appear in two pioneering works of the fifth generation directors: One and Eight by Jun-Zhao Zheng and king of the children by Chen Kaige. Zhang Yimou is the photographer of One and Eight. After Xie Yuan's death, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, two leading figures of the fifth generation directors, also sent articles to express their condolences.

Many moviegoers have a vague and distant impression of the fifth generation directors. From 65438 to 0988, Zhang Yimou's Red Sorghum won the Golden Bear Award at the 38th Berlin International Film Festival. From 65438 to 0993, Chen Kaige's Farewell My Concubine won the Palme d 'Or, the highest prize in Cannes International Film Festival. The achievements of that generation of filmmakers have become the highlight of China's films.

However, it's a pity that King of Children didn't win a weighty award. The narrative mode and postmodern expression of the stream of consciousness in this film are difficult for many ordinary audiences to understand. At that time, king of the children and Red Sorghum participated in the world's top film festivals, Zhang Yimou's Red Sorghum won the first prize at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Chen Kaige's king of the children was a fiasco in Cannes. Perhaps it is difficult for western film judges to understand the China people's urgent desire for education at that time.

From film and television to ivory tower

After Xie Yuan's sudden death, many filmmakers expressed their condolences, and their condolences were more like nostalgia for an era. Xie Yuan was admitted to the Beijing Film Academy with 1978, becoming the first acting undergraduate after the resumption of the college entrance examination. 1982 graduated and stayed in school to teach until June 20 19. After taking part in the filming of king of the children, I made several films such as Chess King and Panting. Among the many roles he plays, you can clearly feel his sincere expression in film and television dramas.

With the continuous commercialization of the film industry, many directors in China have invested heavily in making commercial films, which has become the focus of the spotlight. Ge You also became a national comedy star in the deep cooperation with Xiaogang Feng's New Year films. However, all this noise has nothing to do with Xie Yuan. After experiencing great success in the 1980s and 1990s, he quickly retired, worked as a teacher in the ivory tower for nearly 20 years, and only made occasional guest appearances in small roles, so many young audiences were not familiar with him.

In the era of relative material scarcity in the last century, Xie Yuan and other older actors were full of love and passion for the film and television industry. Later, in that turbulent era, they were gradually surpassed by the "back wave", no longer occupying a dominant position, and gradually became silent. After Xie Yuan's death, Ge You voiced: "The audience will always remember Xie Yuan's contribution to China's films and TV series." Tian Liang said: "All people in the industry who have worked with Xie Yuan will miss the happiness and touch he once brought us. May his soul face the sea and spring blossoms ... heaven will no longer be lonely. " (Yan Xinchao)

Xie Yuan

1959 was born in Beijing, 1978 was admitted to Beijing Film Academy, and stayed there to teach after graduation. He created many classic characters, such as the movie Chess King, Widow's Village, and The Price of Madness.

Xie Yuan has won many performance awards in major film festivals in China: 1980 Best Actor Award in the 9th Golden Rooster Award, Golden Phoenix Award in the 2nd China Film Performing Arts Society, Golden Phoenix Award in the 3rd China Film Performing Arts Society, 10 Golden Eagle Award for Best Supporting Actor in Popular TV, 12 Best Supporting Actor Award in Flying Chinese TV Drama,12. (Ji Xu)