"I Am Sam" has triggered a very hot topic, that is, the issue of family education.

However, while everyone was arguing endlessly, Li Yi entered a state of vacation.

This time he only took his wife Mu Qing with him on the trip.

Compared with many people who travel and like to go to world-famous big cities such as Paris and Rome for shopping and romance, Li Yi prefers to visit some unpopular small attractions.

In fact, if you go abroad and just wander around in big cities, it is really better to play in China.

So, this time, Li Yi and Mu Qing came to a small village in France. Li Yi was actually invited this time.

The person who invited him was Junior, a famous French musician with whom he had collaborated many times before.

I have to say that this trip is indeed quite worth it. Why do you say that?

In fact, what is different from domestic villages is that foreign countries, especially Western countries, are mostly vast and sparsely populated, so their villages are large in area but not very populated, and many villages have unique cultural characteristics.

For example, it is very interesting that Li Yi and the others came here.

Junior is a famous Hollywood film score master, but he is also quite famous in Europe.

And this small village is his hometown.

Many ancient buildings are well preserved here, including a rural school. Although it is now abandoned, Junior is full of memories.

"This is the place of enlightenment for my musical journey..."

He told the story of his time here. Interestingly, Junior said that most of the students in the school were children with difficult problems and corporal punishment was common here!

He has been physically punished many times, but he still enjoys it.

"Until I met the person who changed my life, my first music teacher, Teacher Noel! He is completely different from our other teachers..."

Finally, Junior finally came to a conclusion, or revealed his real purpose.

He took out a thick piece of information.

Pass it to Li Yi!

Li Yi was a little stunned and took it.

I have to say that Junior has indeed done a lot of preparation work. This information is all about this rural school, including the former students and teachers there.

There are a lot of photos, as well as some essays written by Junior himself.

The key is that these are all translated into English.

After all, Li Yi didn't understand French.

"So, Junior, what do you want to do?" Li Yi was somewhat curious.

"Li, you are the most talented director I have ever seen. I have always had a wish to make a movie about my childhood experiences! But you know, except for music, I am not good at other aspects.

!So I hope to find a director who is good at making movies and telling stories to put this story on the big screen." Junior looked at Li Yidao with a hopeful look on his face.

As Li Yi's long-term Hollywood film soundtrack partner, Li Yi naturally knows Junior's level.

It can be said that the other party is indeed a master in this aspect.

But there are specialties in the art industry. Although he is a master in film scoring, for a movie, just knowing music is obviously not enough.

"Why me?" Li Yi was a little curious.

"I mean, why not find a French director? After all, I am Chinese, and I am not particularly familiar with your culture. And if you want to show your past experiences in a movie, it will inevitably involve

I learned a lot about French culture." Li Yi added.

"No, no, no, Li, French cinema has declined. Although I don't want to admit it, it is a fact!" Junior shook his head.

"The difference with you is that you are not familiar with France, but you were not familiar with Italy, let alone Sicily, but in the end you were able to make a classic like "Cinema Paradiso", so you are definitely the most suitable

People!" Junior said.

"Furthermore, there is a very important point, that is, I hope that when the film is made, it will not follow the Chinese saying: self-admiration. I hope it can be seen by more people, and it is difficult for French directors to do so.

To this point!”

Li Yi did not agree directly, although when he saw the information, a French movie came to Li Yi's mind, and the content was very similar to Junior's experience.

Even to a certain extent, this movie has a familiar flavor like "Cinema Paradiso".

However, to be honest, Li Yi rarely shoots this kind of music-oriented movies, or almost never.

For a movie like this and a story like this, it's not easy to recreate a classic.

You know, in the original version of the movie that came to Li Yi's mind, it can be said that music takes up a lot of space, and the original version was also created by a master-level music master.

Of course, this is not a problem for Li Yi. After all, even if Junior cannot do it, he knows many musical masters in France.

To be honest, although this movie is very healing and classic, its cultural characteristics are too obvious.

Different from the original "Cinema Paradiso", this film can be said to be more like a musical film to a certain extent.

And it requires a lot of child actors.

That's right, the name of that movie is "Spring of the Cowherd Class"!

It can be said that this is a classic that has also been recorded in film history.

In fact, this kind of movie is really difficult to make. There are no super-good-looking actors, no ups and downs of plot twists, and no colorful emotional scenes. There are even only two actresses in the whole movie, and even the students are all teenagers.

boy.

However, even such a movie with extremely low color saturation and even the translation of the name is quite rustic, but it has the power to cleanse the soul.

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In a youth nursing home called "Pondside", there is a bald, short and fat substitute teacher, and a group of stubborn problem students.

Their encounter unexpectedly produced the most touching song in the world, awakening the purest kindness in children's hearts.

Hidden in the singing of the spring breeze and rain is the sound of nature, kindness, and people’s first desire for the world.

A group of stubborn students, a caring and persuasive teacher, plus one or several stubborn, brutal and authoritarian school leaders - this combination of characters has almost formed a fixed connotation of educational movies.

Structure - so some people say that this movie is "classical" and "traditional". But the director brilliantly used music as the main expression method of the film, thus making the unique French elegance and romance in such a film that almost completely follows traditional routines.

, in a mediocre movie, it is still performed vividly.

What kind of movie is the most difficult to make?

There is no doubt that this type of movie is the most difficult.

Why do you say that?

Because judging from the composition of all aspects of the movie, including actors, story script, etc., there is nothing outstanding about this movie.

But how difficult is it to make an amazing classic with such a lineup?

Where is the difficulty?

Li Yi remembered the film reviews related to this movie. They wrote like this: "The first feeling that "Spring in the Cowherd Class" gives people is the intoxication of the soul: the clear eyes of the children, the sweet and clear children's chorus,

As well as the childish innocence, dreams, gratitude, and nostalgia released in the melodious singing... all of this is so beautiful that it is moving."

Doesn’t it sound simple?

But Li Yi just wanted to say, it’s so simple!

How to give people a feeling of intoxication?

The children's clear eyes and the sweet and clear chorus of children's voices are easy to say, but how to let the childish innocence and dreams fly in the singing. To be honest, Li Yi understands, but he really doesn't understand much.

However, a movie that can be hailed as a classic, even if it is a niche movie, can still easily break cultural barriers.

Li Yi "watched" this movie over and over again.

At the same time, I was also thinking about every character in the movie.

What is undisputed is the protagonist, Mr. Matthew: a little person with a humble appearance, a kind heart, and an insignificant figure. After many years of wandering and still being unable to achieve success in music, he came to the "Chidi School" to work as a teacher and faced a group of lawless problem children.

, chose to use music to influence them. Under the inspiration of music, the sunny side of the children's hearts slowly emerged, but in the end he was driven away by the incompetent and cruel principal.

In a way, Teacher Matthew is actually an imaginary ideal father figure. He is very good to the children, allows the children to make mistakes, never uses rough methods to deal with the children's mischief, and is good at discovering their strengths and weaknesses.

potential, encourage them, and guide them.

But he is not a successful person, he is just an ordinary and ordinary person among all living beings.

Why is this movie similar to "Cinema Paradiso"?

One is movies and the other is music! There is no distinction between them.

And if you look carefully, in fact, the projectionist in "Cinema Paradiso" is actually the same as Matthew, he is not only a teacher to the children, but also a "father"-like existence.

Such a father will, on the one hand, make many children's childhood full of warmth, but on the other hand, it will not bring them any pressure, so that they don't have to worry about being in his shadow!

What is similar but different is that many years later in "Spring of the Cowherd", when the successful conductor Pierre returns to his hometown and first sees Pepino, who has the same gray hair on his temples, he has forgotten the name of the balding old man.

As for Toto in "Cinema Paradiso", although he remembers Alfredo, he has not been back for many years.

And "Spring in the Cowherd Class" can be said to be more realistic, and it also highlights the "selfish" side of children when they grow up! This shows that they are selfish and take his good fortune and rain for granted, and do not need to repay them.

In fact, the important moments that changed our lives have been gradually forgotten after success. They remember that person, but they have forgotten everything he did, so that they can proudly tell themselves that all the honors I have achieved are
To be continued...