FROM TV TO CINEMA
It can be said that the film version of Dat rung phuong Nam directed by Nguyen Quang Dung, inspired by the novel of the same name by writer Doan Gioi, released in October 2023, is the first work to "lay the foundation" for Vietnamese films to be "remade". The film created many mixed opinions at that time and inevitably was compared to the TV version of Dat phuong Nam by director Nguyen Vinh Son, broadcast in 1997, loved by many generations of viewers and "nailed" with the image of baby An, Thang Co, and uncle Ba Phi played by Hung Thuan, Phung Ngoc, and artist Mac Can.
Scene from the movie Kaleidoscope: Get revenge on the ghost
The film Kaleidoscope: Catching the Ghost will be released in theaters from December 24. Director Vo Thanh Hoa selected two stories Catching the Flower and The Ghost Grave in the long series Kaleidoscope (54 episodes, written in the 1990s - 2000s) by writer Nguyen Nhat Anh. It is expected to be a "remake" version that brings a new breeze. Previously, the TV version of Kaleidoscope directed by Nguyen Minh Chung, adapted by Do Phu Hai and broadcast in 2004, created a fever with audiences of many generations, helping actors such as Anh Dao, Ngoc Trai, and Vu Long become beloved faces.
Talking about the difference from the TV version, director Vo Thanh Hoa said: "It took us more than 3 years to find the answer to whether we could do this project or not. With a creative team who are all fans of Kinh Kaleidoscope , we want to open up a new perspective, a new breath from the old. We want to build a new Kinh Kaleidoscope in the spirit of respecting the old values of the TV version and focusing on the content of the story by Nguyen Nhat Anh".
In the near future, the novel So Do by writer Vu Trong Phung will also be adapted into a movie, directed and written by Phan Gia Nhat Linh. This is an international cooperation project between film studios in Vietnam, Singapore and Korea.
Sharing with Thanh Nien , director Phan Gia Nhat Linh said that singer Mono plays the role of Xuan Toc Do, but cannot reveal any further information. Thus, this is the first time So Do has been brought to the big screen, after many stage versions and 2 TV series: So Do released in 1990 directed by Ha Van Trong and Long Chuong; Tro Doi directed by Pham Nhue Giang (2013) has attracted attention.
The first time So Do was brought to the big screen
A DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE FOR THE AUDIENCE
According to director Vo Thanh Hoa, having more versions of the film adaptation will create different experiences for the audience, because the TV and film versions each have their own creativity.
"When I watched the TV series Kaleidoscope , I remember coming home from school, washing my face, eating, and then waiting for the time to watch the show... I had a lot of time to interact with Hanh, Long, and Quy because the show was 28-29 episodes long, the dialogue was slow, and there was more time to tell. In the movie, it would be concise and tight, with the "arc" from top to bottom being less than 2 hours. I only used two special episodes of Kaleidoscope to open the movie, but it couldn't cover the entire series, but it would draw a line of emotions and healing for middle-aged adults as well as teenage audiences," Vo Thanh Hoa shared.
Admitting the pressure of playing Hanh in the movie version because her senior Anh Dao played this role very impressively in the TV version, Phuong Duyen said: "If I keep thinking about how to overcome the shadow and hold on to that pressure, I won't be able to do anything. Therefore, I just freely research and exploit the character in the story according to my understanding with the goal of showing the closest version of "little Hanh" to the audience."
Hung Anh, who plays Quy Rom in the movie version, also said that he felt a lot of pressure when he was chosen for this role. "Playing Quy Rom is my dream, so I prepared very carefully from the transformation to the way I performed. I didn't read much of the story, but I watched the TV version quite carefully in some typical episodes. Through that, I saw many interesting highlights in the acting style that Ngoc Trai (Quy Rom in the TV version) showed. I combined these features with the director's instructions to create a different personality, both arrogant and "cowardly" of the character Quy Rom," Hung Anh shared.
In addition, according to the director of the TV series Dat Phuong Nam Nguyen Vinh Son, there is definitely a difference when the adapted film is conveyed in the language of cinema or television. "It will be different due to the time of implementation, creative ideas, and the audience's feelings as well," said director Nguyen Vinh Son.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/da-sac-phim-viet-chuyen-the-tu-van-hoc-185241226215309926.htm
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