Chen Liting

Chen Liting

Chen Liting (October 20, 1910 - August 27, 2013), born in Shanghai, formerly known as Chen Sibai and pseudonyms Qilin and c.c.t., is a writer, director and screenwriter in mainland China. He graduated from the Department of Higher Normal Education of Daxia University.

In 1930, he directed and performed his first drama, the rise of the moon. In 1931, he created the street drama "put down your whip". In 1936, he took part in the drama the end of shidakai. In 1942, he directed Guo Moruo's drama Qu Yuan. In 1947, he wrote and directed his first film, distant love. In 1949, the plot film "beauty" directed by him was released. In 1950, he directed the plot film the people's giant hand. In 1953, he directed the plot film "flowers of labor". In 1959, he directed the stage play thunderstorm. In 2007, Chen Liting was awarded the title of "drama artist with outstanding contribution" at the 100th anniversary of the birth of Chinese drama.

At 9:35 a.m. on August 27, 2013, Chen Liting died of illness in Shanghai Huadong Hospital at the age of 104.

Character experience

When Chen Liting was a child, his foster mother sent him to a private school. The old man of the private school named him "Liting". After his adoptive parents died, his life was taken care of by his Uncle Chen Gensheng, who transferred him from a private school to Feihong elementary school. Later, his uncle worried that he would not be taken care of after school, so he sent him to a boarding high school in Changjing town of Jiangyin county. In 1924, Chen Liting returned to Shanghai and was admitted to Chengzhong middle school. In 1927, when the great revolutionary storm swept Shanghai, Chen Liting took part in a student parade against the diehards, which led to the president's departure. He and his classmates graduated early and entered the preparatory course of University. In the summer of 1928, he entered the summer class of Xinhua University of Arts; in the autumn of the same year, he entered the Department of Higher Normal Education of Daxia University; later, after being introduced by his classmates, he worked as a primary school teacher in Zhoupu, Nanhui for half a year. At the beginning of 1930, he returned to Shanghai Daxia University and joined the Daxia drama club. In the same year, he graduated from the Department of Higher Normal Education of Shanghai Daxia University. During this period, he translated, directed and acted in the drama "the rising moon" by Irish writer Mrs. grigoran. Later, he went to Nanhui and taught in Datun town primary school. In 1931, he created the street drama "put down your whip". In 1932, when he was teaching in Shanghai Xinya middle school, he joined the Chinese left-wing dramatist League, organized and presided over the "camel drama team"; in the same year, he wrote drama and film reviews in Shanghai Morning Post and min Bao, and translated and introduced Soviet film theory. In 1936, he served as director of Shanghai amateur dramatist Association, director of amateur experimental theater company, deputy director of the editorial department, and participated in the work of the Association; in the same year, he took part in the drama the end of shidakai. During the Anti Japanese War, he served as the leader of the fourth team of Shanghai National Salvation drama team, the director and director of Shanghai Amateur Dramatists Association in Sichuan; at the same time, he became the leader and director of the drama team of Shanxi anti enemy Association in literary and art circles, the director and director of Chongqing China Film Studio; in addition, Chen Liting also served as the director and director of central film studio, the director and director of China drama society. In 1941, he wrote and published the film theory book "film norms"; in the same year, Chen Liting brought Gogol's comedy drama "imperial envoy minister", which satirized the Russian bureaucrats, to the stage of Chongqing's central theater, in order to ridicule the corrupt authorities. In 1942, he directed Guo Moruo's drama Qu Yuan. In 1947, he wrote and directed his first film distant love, which was co starred by Zhao Dan and Qin Yi. In the same year, he directed the plot film Rhapsody of happiness, which was co starred by Zhao Dan, Gu Cai and Huang Zongying. in 1949, the plot film "beauty" directed by him was released. In 1950, he directed the plot film "the people's giant hand", which was co starred by Wei Heling, Zhang Qian and Wang Bei. The film was adapted from Xia Yan's screenplay of the same name. In 1953, he directed the drama "flowers of labor" co starred by Wei Heling and Lanma; in the same year, he rearranged the drama "Qu Yuan" for China Youth Art Theater. On November 23, 1956, he wrote the article "director should be the central link of film production" in the journal Wen Wei Po. In 1959, he directed the stage play Thunderstorm for Shanghai Film troupe and Shanghai Drama Academy. After the "Cultural Revolution" in 1966, Shanghai film studio was preparing to make the historical film "song of the wind". Chen Liting served as the director of the film, and was forced to step down due to political reasons. Since then, Chen Liting has no chance to direct any more works. In 2007, Chen Liting was awarded the title of "drama artist with outstanding contribution" at the 100th anniversary of the birth of Chinese drama.

Personal life

Chen Liting's adoptive father, Chen Fengkui, is a native of Zhejiang Province and runs a bank in Shanghai. His adoptive mother, Cheng's, is Xuxian and his uncle, Chen Gensheng. Chen Liting's wife is Mao yinfen. They got married during the great leap forward. After marriage, they have a daughter. On September 18, 1998, Mao yinfen died. At 9:35 a.m. on August 27, 2013, Chen Liting died of illness in Shanghai Huadong Hospital at the age of 104.

Main works

Directing works

Screenwriter's works

literary works

translation works

Take part in drama

Award winning record

Character evaluation

Starting from the montage characteristics of the film, Chen Liting attaches great importance to exploring the expressive potential of the image. When explaining the meaning of montage, he should not only pay attention to the impact of the content of the screen on the column, but also focus on the form factors such as light, shadow and space. His exposition of cinematicism is obviously advanced and avant-garde. He did not regard cinematicism as an exclusive feature of film art, but as a unique thinking that existed in the era of the origin of human art (review of Journal of Beijing Film Academy). Chen Liting is good at research, works seriously, and puts more energy on artistic creation and theoretical research in his work. At the same time, he adheres to the creative principle of realism. In Chen Liting's films, not only the light and shade have dramatic effects, but also the projection of the subject has artistic "different" techniques. Moreover, he seldom describes the cruelty of war in a positive way. There was neither smoke nor hunger in the war of resistance against Japan. The war only existed as the background of the times for the characters' activities. The people in the war of resistance against Japan were full of enthusiasm and happiness. The director focused on expressing the influence of the war on individuals (comments by Zhang Hui of Shanghai Drama Academy).