The film - An Encounter to Remember - was shortlisted for the main competition of the 17th FIRST Youth Film Festival, and a “first look” poster and trailer were released during the screening.In the poster, the three protagonists walk side by side in a dreamlike sea of flowers and clouds. The overall style is closely related to the theme of the film - the realistic and profound social issues are wrapped in dreamy and childlike image expressions.In the trailer that was released together, Yingjun (played by Qiu Ze) and Yanzi (played by Zhang Junning) had a sweet but slightly clumsy and cute interaction, and an extraordinary intimate relationship began. With romantic description and funny atmosphere,It outlines their childlike and pure world, showing their sincere character and pure love temperament in their warmth.“Uninvited Guest” Doctor Cao Lu (played by Jin Shijia) seems to be deep in thought, isolated from the warm atmosphere, adding a touch of seriousness to the originally joyful and peaceful scene.
The film is directed and written by Ha Zhichao, starring Jin Shijia, Qiu Ze, Zhang Junning and Jiang Peiyao.The film embeds sharp real-life social issues in a dreamy and childlike image style, uses sharp and interesting audio-visual language to show the audience the life difficulties and real-life experiences faced by people with mental disabilities, and captures profound and moving emotions in a healing and warm portrayal of life.Human charm.
Jin Shijia, Qiu Ze, Zhang JunningUnexpected encounter “Utopia” staged a healing fairy tale
The movie tells the story of Dr. Cao Lu (played by Jin Shijia), a B-ultrasound technician who was frustrated in life and was introduced to Dongshan Courtyard Sanatorium to work.Here, Dr. Cao Lu saw another unusual world like a paradise, and also met the special couple Liu Yingjun (played by Qiu Ze) and Wu Yanzi (played by Zhang Junning).Their clumsy but extremely firm love slowly changed Dr. Cao Lu, who was hiding a secret.But until an accident happened, everyone was faced with a difficult choice.
The “First Look” version of the poster released this time is warm and dreamy, with bright and brilliant colors filling the mountains and fields, just like an isolated dream world. The three protagonists seem to be in a beautiful world without any impurities, carefree.Take a walk in the mountains.The handsome man who has the appearance of an adult but still pretends to be a childish child holds a swallow in one hand and leads the colorful balloons hanging in the colorful sky with the other hand, just like the beautiful wishes“ rising from the bottom of his heart.In the trailer, Yingjun and Yanzi go from being cautious and shy, to cuddling with each other with smiles, to nervously looking at each other with love and care. Although they approach each other awkwardly, their love is pure and sincere, showing us the delicate and true feelings of the two people.Daily love.
Director Junning Chang sincerely shared his creation after the screening. The image broke through and the audience did not recognize it from the beginning to the end
During the exchange after the FIRST screening, director Ha Zhichao and starring Zhang Junning made a surprise appearance at the event, sincerely and enthusiastically shared many behind-the-scenes creative stories with the audience, and had an in-depth exchange and interaction.The director said that the film was inspired by a real orphanage. The facilities, appearance, and children living in the orphanage all gave him a strong impact and shock. His original intention in filming was to convey this feeling.delivered to the audience.Junning Chang also revealed in the interview that he and several other leading actors often went to the prototype orphanage for research in the early stages of filming, and were often moved by their simplicity and purity during their daily interactions with the children.In addition, Zhang Junning also shared with everyone her original intention to play the role of Swallow, saying that she was very grateful to have encountered this script during a period when she was confused about life and death. It gave her a great sense of strength and she was very happy.Being able to follow Yanzi through this journey, I also followed Yanzi from being brave to becoming more and more brave during the performance.
The film's unique material and romantic presentation aroused heated discussions in the audience. Some viewers said that the whole film is a dreamy utopia. The first half is humorous and relaxed, and the second half is extremely tear-jerking.”In addition, Qiu Ze and Zhang Junning's groundbreaking interpretations of the characters also left a deep impression on the audience. Some viewers exclaimed after watching “ They didn't recognize them at all and thought they were new faces!”There are also many viewers who were moved by the sympathetic love between Yingjun and Yanzi. They bluntly said that the love between Yingjun and Yanzi is actually warmer than that of many ordinary people. They have always been clinging to each other and accompanying each other%.The film's sincere and touching emotional depiction and dreamy and childlike audio-visual language brought an unforgettable movie-watching experience to the audience of this FIRST Film Festival, allowing the audience to explore the meaning of life amidst laughter and tears.
The movie《An Encounter to Remember》is directed and written by Ha Zhichao, starring Jin Shijia, Qiu Ze, Zhang Junning, and Jiang Peiyao, and is produced by Chenming Pictures (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Shanghai Lingguang Pictures Co., Ltd., and Tianjin Maoyan Weiying CultureProduced by Media Co., Ltd. and Beijing Swing Film and Television Culture Communication Co., Ltd., the movie will be released nationwide soon.
