Mo Yan talks about film ‘Red Sorghum’  

莫言斯德哥尔摩“调侃”张艺谋

2012年诺贝尔文学奖得主莫言12月9日下午在斯德哥尔摩大学完成“规定动作”的演讲之后，立即转场赶赴市中心的一家电影院向当地文学爱好者及影迷介绍电影《红高粱》幕后的故事。

Stockholm (CNS)-- Nobel Laureate Mo Yan shared a behind-the-scenes story of the film "Red Sorghum" with his fans at a cinema in Stockholm on Sunday.

The film, which won the Golden Bear award at the 1988 Berlin International Film Festival, was based on Mo's novel of the same title.

The author attributed the film's success to the mutual trust between him and director Zhang Yimou. He said he gave the novel to Zhang and let him rearrange and revise it according to his own understanding of the story.

The other reason behind the success of the movie lies in its theme, which emphasized the liberation of personality, Mo said. The film was released when China started to conduct its policy of reform and opening up, and Chinese people at that time were eager to release their inner passions, he said.

The excellent use of music and color in the movie also added to its charm, he added.