Even if 1 hour was cut for the release, this domestic film is still shocking

A while ago, "On the Balcony" and "After Spring" were also youth themes, which were released together.

This makes me have an impulse to talk about domestic youth old movies.

After all, in different times, there are different marks of their youth.

So I thought of this—

Male peacock

Peacock is the first film directed by Gu Changwei.

He is called "the first photographer in China" because he has won numerous photography awards before.

This first film won the jury prize of Berlin Film Festival as soon as it was released.

However, Gu Changwei is neither an author nor a director. After leaving screenwriter Li Yong, he has no more works to sell.

So peacocks become particularly rare.

In order to be released, the rough cut version was cut from more than 4 hours at the beginning to only 3 hours, but in the end, only a 2-hour 16-minute version can be seen in China.

Besides the scenes of homosexuality and violence, there are some nude photos of Zhang Jingchu.

Changwei Gu

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Jingchu, the star of this film.

This screen leading role she worked hard to win not only didn't disappoint anyone, but also became the most eye-catching image in the film.

This is her screen debut and, in my opinion, her best performance so far.

The story happened in Anyang, a small town in Henan Province in the early 1970s.

It tells the story of three children and sisters of a family of five. How to embark on a completely different life path in the transition period of social upheaval.

This domestic film is the best expression I have ever seen about the ideal of being imprisoned.

If we want to talk about this film, we can't avoid its background.

In the early 1970s, China had not yet ushered in reform and opening up.

At that time, life was poor, material was scarce, and the spirit was far from being satisfied.

Children's stubbornness and pursuit are like a scourge to parents.

Because they have been carried forward by the old ideas, refused to change, closed and conservative.

I only hope that my children will be healthy and live a stable life after working all their lives.

But adventure and drive are the colors of young people.

Dare to confront parents and be enemies of the times.

But the most tragic thing is that although they look brave and fearless, they only have a dead end.

The family of five in Peacock is undoubtedly the most impetuous shadow exposed under the lights of the times.

They are special, but not much different from other families.

Especially the situation of their three children and sisters.

Similarly, under the tide of the times, their struggle still can't arouse a splash.

In this story, the unfortunate people have their own misfortunes, while the happy people have none.

Gao is the second child of the family.

She is the most representative young woman in the town.

She has the tenacity and fragility of girls of that era.

Facing the boiling kettle, she was silent, playing the accordion in a charming way, which was out of tune with the surrounding clutter.

Her first impression is generous and exquisite.

But my heart is like a cow, stubborn and presumptuous.

She has ideals.

And this ideal is like igniting the spark of boring life.

After a glance at the speeding plane, she fantasized about becoming a paratrooper.

The image of paratroopers is everywhere, symbolizing the illusory freedom she wants.

So even if she hates this boring society, she is willing to use secular social rules to achieve her goals.

She stole money from her parents, bought cigarettes and alcohol, and tried to bribe officials in the conscription office.

It was a man she fell in love with at first sight.

But the sight of the first mate playing table tennis with a young girl hurt her very much.

At this time, she is fragile, just because of one look, let herself fall apart.

She threw the stolen wine bottle by bottle into the river.

Because she lost her money, her mother cried into tears.

She hid in the room and didn't want to eat or drink.

The concern of her family proved her naivety.

In the unsolvable proposition of affection and freedom, she turned to freedom without scruple.

Therefore, after failing to enlist in the army, she did not compromise, but turned herself back to reality again.

If you can't fly in the sky, run on the ground.

The parachute became another sustenance for her.

The way she lifted the parachute on the bike was like a proud peacock showing off its burden.

This chaotic and reckless girl has done too many absurd things for her dreams and freedom.

Whether it's taking off your pants for a strange man or pinching yourself to gain favor.

Or marry the leading driver in exchange for the chance to escape from the original life.

She lost one after another on this road of throwing caution to the wind.

So in the confrontation with the times, she finally lost in a big mess and had to turn around and face the reality again.

The way she knelt in front of the tomato stand, hiding her face and crying, was definitely one of the most heartbreaking moments in China's movies.

Her brother Gao Weiguo is the eldest son of the family.

I had encephalopathy when I was a child, but I looked dull when I grew up.

Because he was ill when he was a child, his family was very kind to him.

Afraid of being bullied, he made connections everywhere and changed jobs.

He enjoys all the rare resources in his family.

12 1 candy, he takes the most, only one mosquito net, which is also his.

My brother is too fat to ride a bike, but he is still skinny.

But the people in this family actually have polarized views on him.

Mother and sister love him only because he is the eldest son and he is the elder brother.

My brother and father hate him and think he is a disgrace to themselves. He is a loser.

This is an unspeakable opposition in the traditional China family.

One of the scenes was particularly shocking.

My brother bought rat poison to get rid of the burden of his silly brother.

My sister found out and poured the cup full of rat poison on the ground.

My father witnessed everything at the door, but he was silent.

What my mother did after learning this was the most extreme one.

She poisoned a big goose with rat poison at the dinner table.

Let the family watch it wriggle and struggle until the last trace of life is exhausted.

Because it is her responsibility not to let this family fall apart.

The younger brother who wants to poison his younger brother is actually silent at home.

As an old man, he is sensitive and melancholy.

Sensitive because his inner world is rich and he is always uncertain about the future.

Melancholy stems from the long-term neglect of him at home, which wears away his self-esteem bit by bit.

Father will have hope for him only after he confirms that his sister and brother are just rubbish.

In those days, hooligans were the most insulting words.

Sex is a banned book, and even the Handbook of Sexual Knowledge has the same status as banned books.

And he is seventeen or eighteen. The opposite sex has a natural attraction to him.

But in this environment, the only way is to hide.

Once you can't hide it, you will be labeled as a rogue.

That's what happened to my brother, because his father kicked him out of the house because of a portrait of a naked woman he couldn't hide.

At this point, the future is no longer unpredictable.

He began to find his own life outside.

But with the passage of time, this era has transformed him beyond recognition.

The tragedy of children is the tragedy of parents, which is an unavoidable problem.

The hard-earned money and reputation of parents are used to eliminate disasters for their children.

In the end, I didn't fall behind.

In the torrent of the times, they are just submerged.

Among these unfortunate people, the only one who leads a normal life is the most stupid and demanding brother.

Back to the name of the movie Peacock.

At the end of the film, three children and sisters take turns watching peacocks in the zoo.

But everyone can't wait to open the screen. Because it symbolizes the good times that have not yet come.

After they all left, the peacock began to show off its gorgeous wings.

This is what Gu Changwei wants to express. Young people are born out of place and miserable. Even if the heart is higher than the sky, I can't bear that life is thinner than paper.

Ironically, people who love the story of this town often have never lived in it, including me.