Ouyang Yuqian’s Film Study（1926-1949）

This paper combines the methods of film history research and director research by means of historical research,literature research,and text interpretation.The article firstly sorts out and reviews Ouyang Yuqian’s film history;secondly,it analyzes the specific film works by combining his theatrical activities,themes and genres of his works,and compares the drama and film works of the similar period,while paying attention to Some lines and interlude lyrics in the film are used to demonstrate the two macro themes in Ouyang Yuqian’s film works—showing the plight of women’s survival and awakening,the pursuit of national independence and the liberation of the public,which are also the innovations of this article;finally,It is a demonstration and analysis of the cultural and artistic diversity in Ouyang Yuqian’s film creation,and discusses the artistic expression of "combination of Chinese and Western" in Ouyang Yuqian’s films.It can be seen that the growing environment and personal experience have created Ouyang Yuqian’s unique personal temperament and elegant aesthetics;the experience of drama activities and the firmness of anti-imperialist and anti-feudal thoughts allow Ouyang Yuqian to use his artistic expression to build the theme of the film.,extending the characteristics of drama creation into film creation,deeply showing women who were oppressed by feudalism and women with dual awakening of self-awareness and patriotism,and using film as a "reality device" to express revolution and liberation through script creation and video expression The task of the era reflects the social reality.While endowing the film works with social functions,Ouyang Yuqian also embodies the unique beauty of "combining Chinese and Western" in three aspects: script selection,picture performance,and element fusion,conveying his unique artistic characteristics of personal style,and realizing artistic pursuit and harmony.The perfect combination of social functions.Through this article,on the one hand,we can connect Ouyang Yuqian’s life experience,drama activities and film creation,explore new perspectives,explore the uniqueness and artistic value of Ouyang Yuqian’s film works,and complete the established research tasks of this article;on the other hand Through the small microcosm of Ouyang Yuqian’s film works,we can re-enter the development and changes of social history from the1920 s to the 1940 s,the torrent of the era of war and revolution,and feel the artistic expression of the film on social reality,so as to make the The study of Chinese film history in a historical period has gradually become fuller.