Red Moscow

"Hello, General Sokov!" Sokov didn't know who this Sergei Eisenstein was, and the other party also didn't know Sokov's details, so he just nodded at him politely and distantly. , with no intention of shaking hands with him: "Nice to meet you!"

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to shake his hand, Sokov could only retract his outstretched hand and asked sarcastically: "If we stay here, it won't affect your filming work, right?"

"Comrade General," Sergei Eisenstein did not bow to Sokov because there were three gold stars on his epaulettes. On the contrary, he said in an unassuming way: "If you are willing to stay, as long as it does not affect our shooting. Of course I won’t object to work.”

Seeing that Sergei Eisenstein was so cold to him, Sokov naturally felt a lot of dissatisfaction. Asya saw the discord on Sokov's face, so she pulled him aside and asked in a low voice: "Misha, do you really not know who Sergei Eisenstein is? "

"Who is he?" Sokov said with some disdain: "Could he be some kind of big shot?"

"Misha, sometimes I really doubt that you are not from this world," Asiya said dissatisfiedly: "There are some common sense things that everyone knows, but you know nothing about."

When Sokov heard what Asya said, he immediately realized that Sergei Eisenstein was a man of great background, so he smiled and whispered to Asya: "Dear Asya, please, please Can you tell me who this Sergei Eisenstein is?"

Seeing Sokov's sincere attitude, Asya nodded and introduced him to some information about Sergei Eisenstein: "He can be said to be one of the greatest directors and film theorists in our country. , as a practitioner and theorist of montage theory, he not only shot classic works such as "Strike", "Battleship Potemkin", and "Ivan the Terrible", but also made great contributions to film theory and the world His contribution to film history is undoubted, and his bold experiments and practices in creative techniques have given film art a new expressive power."

After listening to Asiya's story, Sokov couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise. He never dreamed that the bald man who looked ordinary just now would be so famous. But after a moment, he raised his own question: "Asia, although I don't know when the movie will start shooting, the name of the movie - The Battle of Stalingrad, shows that it is a big production and requires a A famous director takes charge. If this Sergei Eisenstein is as good as you say, why not let him direct?"

"I read in the newspaper that Sergei Eisenstein has been in poor health in recent years." Asiya explained: "So he no longer continues to serve as a director, but retreats to the second line and occasionally works for some new projects. Jin’s director acts as a consultant to help them improve.”

Sokov was thinking that Stalin participated in the post-editing work of the film, which shows how seriously he took the film. If someone above had not personally intervened in this matter, I am afraid that Sergei Eisenstein would not have come forward to serve as the assistant director.

After figuring out the identity of Sergei Eisenstein, Sokov came to him again, intending to have a few words with him and establish a good relationship with him. Unexpectedly, he saw him chatting with Wo Wen.

Only Wo Wen asked: "Comrade Eisenstein, there will definitely be an image of Comrade Stalin in this movie. I think the actor should be Galovani, right?"

Unexpectedly, Sergei Eisenstein shook his head after hearing this and said: "Due to physical reasons, he was unable to participate in this filming, so someone else played the role of Comrade Stalin."

"That's such a pity." Wo Wen said with regret: "My favorite actor is him. He once played Comrade Stalin in "Lenin 1918" and paid special attention to imitating Comrade Stalin's movements. When Gallovani spoke, he focused on using gestures to express the character's inner firmness and determination, which conveyed the character's inner world very well.

His signature action is to raise one hand, then lower it, and then repeat it in sequence, which forms his attachment and capture of the character's body movements. The seemingly simple gestures, under his rhythmic interpretation, express the character's inner situation and state of being able to crush any difficulty and have no scruples. "

Hearing the mention of Galovani by Woven, Sokov had some impression in his mind. This actor has a majestic appearance and sharp outlines, and successfully created the most handsome image of Stalin. Since he was from Georgia, he even imitated the accent perfectly. In addition to "Lenin 1918", he also played Stalin in the two movies "Unforgettable 1919" and "Berlin", but those were all in 1950, after the war For several years, he remained in obscurity.

"Comrade Eisenstein." Wo Wen continued to ask curiously: "Since Gallovani cannot play Comrade Stalin, who do you plan to play?"

"Alexey Diki will play Comrade Stalin." After Eisenstein finished speaking, he also emphasized: "He is Russian."

"What, is it appropriate to use a Russian actor to play Comrade Stalin?"

Woven's complaint reminded Sokov once again of a detail: Stalin reportedly didn't like the Georgian accent Galovani deliberately used when playing himself. The second special actor who played Stalin, Alexei Diki, looks very similar to Stalin. But he is tall, calm, and calm, and he completely embodies Stalin's image. Standing there, it has its own unique image and aura.

He created such an image of Stalin with a pure Russian accent. The natural style was very pleasing to Stalin. In this way, Jiki, who was hard to match Gallovani in appearance, actually became a person with Gallovani. They are indistinguishable opponents, each with his own merits.

Sokov is very optimistic about the upcoming filming of "The Battle of Stalingrad". "The Battle of Stalingrad", in which Diki played Stalin, was screened in China in the early 1950s and left a deep impression on Chinese audiences.

The film uses a chronicle to interpret the course of the war and has a great influence on Chinese war films. For example, the well-known "Shangganling" also adopted this technique. It should be said that it was inspired by this narrative technique in the 1949 version of "The Battle of Stalingrad".

In another black and white version of "The Battle of Stalingrad", there is a scene of a fierce battle in the General Temple. It can also be clearly seen that it was influenced by the 1949 version of "The Battle of Stalingrad". In the movie, we can see that "War in the South" also adopts the same horizontal panning lens as the 1949 version of "The Battle of Stalingrad", scanning the ruins of the standing buildings. Our army is in an abandoned building. A sniper battle against the enemy began.

Sokov clearly remembers that in the 1980s, with a tacit understanding, the Soviet Union remade a two-part "Battle of Stalingrad" in which Zhukov played an important role, but in the 1949 version of "The Battle of Stalingrad" , but there is no trace of Zhukov. In the film, the character with the most scenes is Chief of General Staff Vasilyevsky. His role is to obey Stalin's magical plans, nod his head, and implement them into actions.

Don't look at the 1949 version of "The Battle of Stalingrad" which was shot earlier, but it got Stalin's attention. The people used to shoot the movie were powerful, but the effect was not shown. In this movie, more than 10,000 commanders and combatants participated, more than 100 tanks, more than 100 aircraft, rubber boats and armored airboats were used. Special areas have been set up in Stalingrad for film shooting.

In order to film the film well, Chuikov, who once commanded the troops and played a huge role in the defense of Stalingrad, and the captured German Field Marshal Paulus, all provided background introductions to the historical facts of the film, especially Paulus's Various decisions made by the German Army High Command at that time were provided to the crew to ensure that the film is closer to the real history.

Thinking of this, a strange thought suddenly came to Sokov's mind: In real history, if he does not exist, then history must be like what he has seen in books and film and television works. But with the appearance of this little butterfly, history has gone awry in many places. So what will the movie produced this time be like?

"Misha!" Asiya saw Sokov standing there in a daze, with no focus between his eyes. She quickly grabbed his arm and shook it a few times. When his eyes turned to her, she asked with concern: "Misha Sha, what are you thinking about?"

"Asiya, originally I came here just to ask the director for a supporting role in the movie that was about to start shooting." Sokov said to Asiya with a smile, "But now I have changed my mind."

Asiya immediately understood and said: "For others to come here, the best situation is to ask the director for a supporting role, but your situation is different. After all, you are a participant in this battle, and the horse we are sticking to is Mayev Gang played a huge role in the battle. I think the director who has not shown up yet may be looking for a suitable actor to play you at the moment."

"I don't think there is any need for them to spend energy looking for someone." Sokov smiled slyly at Asiya, and then said: "I will go to Comrade Eisenstein to recommend myself now."

"Recommend yourself?" Asiya was stunned after hearing this: "What does this mean?"

"Oh, this is an idiom I learned when I was in China." Although Sokov let it slip, he dealt with it skillfully: "It means taking the initiative to recommend oneself to others."

"So that's what happened." Asiya nodded and pushed Sokov's waist with his hand: "Then go and introduce yourself."

"Hello, Comrade Sergei Eisenstein." Sokov came to Sergei Eisenstein and said to him with a smile: "Since you are the assistant director of the film, then I would like to ask Can you arrange a role for me?"

Unexpectedly, after Eisenstein glanced at Sokov, he said coldly: "Comrade General, you may be a good fighter, but when it comes to making movies, you are an out-and-out amateur. If I If I rashly allow you to participate in the filming of a movie, if the desired results are not achieved, I am afraid it will have a bad impact on your image."

Sokov was not discouraged, but continued: "Comrade Eisenstein, I know I have no acting skills, but I can play my true self in the film."

"The real character?" Eisenstein had a puzzled expression on his face. He looked at Sokov and asked in surprise: "Comrade General, I don't understand what you mean?"

"Haha," Sokov laughed dryly, and then said: "Comrade Eisenstein, I may not have made it clear. Now let me introduce it to you in detail. During the Battle of Stalingrad, I was the commander of the 41st Guards Division. The troops I led held the Mamayev Heights for several months. Although the enemy attacked Mamayev Heights time and time again, they were never able to capture it."

When Eisenstein heard what Sokov said, his eyes widened in surprise: "What, Comrade General, what did you say? Are you the commander of the Guards Division back then?"

"Yes, it's me."

Hearing Sokov's affirmative answer, Eisenstein smiled on his face. But after a moment, his expression became serious again: "That's not right, Comrade General. How did I hear that the commander of the 41st Guards Division died shortly after the end of the Battle of Stalingrad, and was sniped by the Germans? Hand sniping."

"Comrade Eisenstein, there may be a slight deviation in your intelligence." After Sokov waited for the other party to finish speaking, he explained: "My deputy division commander, Comrade Ivanov, was attacked by a German sniper during the march. He died heroically on the spot. The deputy division commander is also the division commander. When others mention this, they may say that it was the commander of the 41st Guards Division who died, but they did not say whether it was the division commander or the deputy division commander, which gave you such a misunderstanding."

Although Sokov had already explained it to Eisenstein, the deputy director still said seriously: "Comrade General, this matter is of great importance. I can't make a judgment based on just a few words from you. I need to immediately Contact your superiors to find out whether you are the Guards Division commander who commanded the troops to hold Mamayev Heights."

Seeing that Eisenstein was so stubborn, Sokov could not say anything else. He could only nodded and said helplessly: "Okay, Comrade Eisenstein, please contact your superiors now and verify with them. My identity is to see if I have deceived you."

"I will do this, Comrade General." After Eisenstein said this, he turned to Kulak who was standing next to him and said: "Comrade Lieutenant Colonel, I think your army should have a radio station, right?"

"Yes, Comrade Eisenstein." Kulak nodded and said, "There is indeed a radio station. I will ask the operator to come over immediately and wait for your instructions."

"Immediately ask the telegraph operator to send a telegram to the director's department, saying that we have met a general here who claims to have participated in the Battle of Stalingrad, and I want to verify his identity with the relevant parties."