In the following days, Zhang Qiurui first wrote the script for the film that would be submitted to the Cannes Film Festival next year.
This time, the script written by Zhang Qiurui was the movie "Raise the Red Lantern" which was later directed by Zhang Yimou. This movie later won the 48th Venice Silver Lion Award.
After the script was written, Zhang Yimou, Li Shaohong and others were called back for a meeting to decide who would shoot the film. When Zhang Yimou saw the script, he had a sense of déjà vu. He ignored all objections and insisted on directing the film himself.
Zhang Qiurui also wanted Zhang Yimou to shoot the movie "Raise the Red Lantern", and told him that the movie not only needed to be shot in the mainland, but he also had to obtain the rights to adapt the movie from the original author.
As for casting and which production studio to cooperate with for filming, Zhang Qiurui did not interfere and let Zhang Yimou handle it on his own.
I estimate that if we want to start filming the movie "Raise the Red Lantern", it will have to be in the second half of this year.
Because the editing of "A Chinese Ghost Story" shot by Zhang Yimou has not been completed yet, a series of publicity and program recording activities will be carried out after the movie is released, which is expected to take up a considerable part of his time.
Zhang Qiurui is not in a hurry about this. As long as Zhang Yimou polishes the script well, it will be fine, especially for a work like "Raise the Red Lantern" which is extremely artistic and culturally profound.
After finalizing the plan for Raise the Red Lantern, Zhang Qiurui began writing the film he would shoot next year.
Yes, Zhang Qiurui will shoot "Departures" next year.
Zhang Qiurui's film "Departures" was intended to compete for the Golden Globe Awards and Oscars. The film later won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Now that she is personally in charge of the film, it naturally adds a bit of anticipation.
Zhang Qiurui knew that this film was not just an artistic expression of life and death, but also a profound exploration of human nature. She decided to retain the essence of the original film while incorporating more Eastern cultural elements, particularly the delicate emotions and philosophical reflections of traditional Chinese funeral rituals.
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