BEIJING, Aug. 18 -- Zhang Ziyi takes her first turn
as a cartoonist scorned in her latest film Sophie' s Revenge. As the film hit
the cinema in China and South Korea Friday, viewers will see a different Zhang
Ziyi in her first comedy.
Zhang Ziyi plays the title role of Sophie, a comic
artist who is a combination of the character Ugly Betty and Sassy Girl. Sophie
is about to walk down the marriage aisle, but discovers her sweetheart has
betrayed their love. That's why Sophie goes about her "Revenge" with a plot to
get her fiancé back after losing him to an actress.
Actress Zhang Ziyi said, "It' s my first attempt to
lead a comedy. The viewers will see a fresh new me. I'm glad to see that we can
also make such a good comedy."
In Sophie's Revenge, Zhang Ziyi plays a role that
bears a resemblance to the film' s novice writer-director Jin Yimeng. Both are
in their late 20s or early 30s. Both live in a modern, urban metropolis. Both
have dreams and wild imagination.
Zhang Ziyi said, "I think our film is beautiful.
That' s why the Chinese name of the film is Very Perfect. I think beauty is the
key word. From the costumes to the sets, when you watch the film, it' s like
looking at a fashion magazine."
Director Jin Yimeng said, "I believe that even when
you watch our film ten years later, you' ll still say it' s a fashionable film,
because we haven' t strongly put many marks of today' s trends into it."
It's Zhang Ziyi's first appearance in such an
avant-garde film. There is a big breakthrough in Zhang' s costumes after playing
a Japanese escort in Memoirs of a Geisha, an empress in The Banquet, a friend of
Peking Opera legend Mei Lanfang in Forever Enthralled, and the earlier ones
including House of Flying Daggers and Hero. Compared to those big productions
and epic stories, Sophie’s Revenge has a much more ordinary and simple plot
while the costumes are more variable and fashionable. Zhang even wears more than
ten nightgowns. Another breakthrough is the make-up and hair style of the four
leading actresses: Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing, Ruby Lin from Taiwan, and Yao Chen
who turns to interpret fashion and exaggeration.
As a co-production with South Korean sound and effect
studios, Sophie' s Revenge has a humor and romance element that has never been
seen in Zhang' s previous films.
Zhang Ziyi said, "When I stayed at my home in the
film, I didn' t want to leave. I sincerely hope that I can own such a house. I
play a cartoonist who has a child' s heart. All the colors and displays in my
house match well to express the role' s personality. "
With such bright a color pallet and bold fashion
design, Zhang Ziyi and her film have created another trend of style in China.
(Source: CCTV.com)
