作品介绍(Work introduction)
影片介绍
片子以外国导演本人在街上随机找撒拉族百姓读诗的画面引出。观众将以一个找寻者的视角一路前行,一直到达循化、到达撒拉族最古老的清真寺、到达记录着撒拉族迁徙繁衍传说的骆驼泉边。
当地人口述的古老传说贯穿全片,讲述了撒拉族人用白骆驼驮着古兰经在千百年前来到这个地方,途中骆驼丢失又被找到,历经坎坷,最终在此安家立业的故事。
在故事讲述的过程中,导演巧妙结合了撒拉传统的说唱与壮观的黄河远去的景象,抓住了当地孩子们对全景摄影机的天真与好奇,捕捉到撒拉人的礼拜仪式,并加入诗歌朗诵的镜头来表达撒拉族灿烂的精神文化成果,呈现出了原汁原味的撒拉人生活景观。
Introduction
The film begins with the foreign director himself on the street inviting the local people to read poems of Salar randomly. The audience will go all the way from the perspective of a seeker, to Xunhua, the most ancient mosque in the Salar, to the spring of the camel fountain, which records the migration and reproduction of the Salar.
An ancient legend is a clue throughout the film. The story of Salar people is told by a villager. Ancestors of Salar took the white camels carrying the the koran hundreds of years ago to this place, the last camel lost in the way but was found luckily in the end. Eventually, the people settled down and build their homeland.
In the story, the director combines the traditional rapping of Sara and the sight of the spectacular Yellow River, captures the innocence and curiosity of the local children about the 360° camera, and records the ceremony of praying. The videos of poetry reading expresses the splendid spiritual and cultural achievements of the salar people. This film shows the real and natural landscape of the Saras.