My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 472 High score in the field journal, Golden Alarm Clock Award

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Outside the screening hall of "The Suspect" movie palace, many people stood in the sun and lined up sweating. There are mostly Asians here, and there are some media from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong Island, and Wanwan, and there are also some film critics from other countries. , journalists and film distributors from all over the world.

Cannes is an awards ceremony in the eyes of outsiders, but it is the world's largest trade show for film producers in the industry.

In May, film dealers from all over the world gather here to shop for those eye-catching movies.

Wu Xiaozu is not an unknown person, even in France, he is somewhat famous.

Although Zhang Guoying and Anita Mui have limited fame abroad, they still have certain influence.Especially the success of this film in Asia has also made profits for filmmakers in many other regions.

"John Woo is an emerging filmmaker worth paying attention to in the East. His "Dying is as natural as living" released in Cannes last year was eye-catching!" A film critic holding a pink media card pointed to the nearby Companion said, "I'm very interested in his "The Suspect"!"

"That's right, man. This director's style has a dark side. He is used to discussing the relationship between fate and choice. After watching these few movies, it is rare to see such a refreshing work! I hope this John Woo will not let I'm disappointed!" The companion also showed his little pink to the staff.

The two walked into the screening hall with ease under the envious and jealous eyes of countless people queuing up and waiting to watch the movie.

"Fake!"

An American reporter wiped his sweat, looked at his blue card in distaste, and couldn't help but spit, "This damn media credential classification system! I really want to kick the ass of these Frenchmen! Without us reporting, who Can you know about Cannes?"

"Hey man, you're right, I'm rooting for you!"

A colleague from the Rotten Country next to him laughed and jumped in line, "However, without us queuing outside and showing our popularity, how can we maintain the golden signature of Cannes, the world's highest hall of cinema? Who knows if these screening halls are vacant!"

This kind of "hunger marketing" in Cannes definitely disgusts most of the media and movie fans.Sometimes, it is obvious that the inside is already full, but they still do not explain, leaving hundreds of people outside still waiting foolishly.

Otherwise, how can we take the kind of front page headline photos that no matter how bad the movie is, the entrance of the movie palace is crowded with anxious people, which seems to be the overwhelming popularity of Cannes?
"Shet! Line up!"

The American reporter stopped his British cousin and said viciously, "There must be rules here!"

"All right!"

The British reporter looked at this burly American red neck, shrugged his shoulders, and lined up obediently.

The reason for the queuing phenomenon is mainly the 'notorious' media credential classification system.

From high to low, the certificates are divided into white-pink-blue-yellow.

Bai and Pink can enter the movie theater easily, while Lan Huang has to wait in line like tourists.

A huge poster hangs on the venue.

Gray tones, the side silhouette of the older brother walking hunched over, and the seagull standing on the street lamp.

The name of "The Suspect" is huge, and at the same time it is John Woo's name.

This is the advantage of being a direct descendant of Cannes.

With more than [-] shortlisted films, "Suspect" has good resources to show judges, film critics, media and fans.

In later generations, although the Oscar 'lobbying' system is easily attacked by some people, such as the fat man Harvey Weinstein.But, relatively speaking, Oscar, which has thousands of judges, is more 'conservative' than Cannes.

This also makes it easy for Cannes to have a 'final decision' because of the preferences of the judges.If there is someone who admires you among the judges, he can help you get votes, and it is easy for you to get more points.

For example, if Emperor Gong hadn't helped Sunglass King to lobby the judges and resist Adjani and a group of foreigners, "Happy Together" might not have had such glory.There are also "Wedding Banquet" and "Lust, Caution" by Li Min, which are also the result of Lao Mouzi's hard work.

Therefore, at the 55th Golden Horse Awards in later generations, when someone with a brain made a speech on stage with a brain, Li An felt embarrassed that he had eaten Xiang!He was invited back by a group of idiots to reshape the Golden Horse, only to find that he was being used as a scum by these idiots! !

He really relied on his old face to invite big names such as Gong Huang and Lao Mouzi to support the scene, but he was fooled by the brainless as throwing money. It is estimated that Li Am really felt like cursing at the time...

So, speaking of Cannes authority...that's about it.

Of course, the influence is indeed world-class!

Fortunately, Director Wu is the son of Cannes!
At the beginning of the film, Cannes chairman Jacobs came to support him in person, which is evident!

The judges did not show up, they were relatively closed during this period, until the result was selected.Only the chairman of the jury is interviewed by the media from time to time.

"I saw my brother's concert in the United States, and I heard that his film was selected for Cannes. I happened to be traveling in France this time, so I came to see it!"

"That's right! The film that my brother and Mei Gu collaborated on is very touching!"

"Have you seen it?"

"Super tearjerker!"

In the screening hall, many movie fans chatted.

The movie begins.

In this movie, Wu Xiaozu did not show off his skills like the previous "The Birth of a Prefix".

Instead, start from the 'human nature'.

This point can be regarded as hitting the G-spot of many film critics. Ken Loach, the four-time award-winning British director of Cannes, said: "Playing with human nature is more reliable than anything else, no matter it is a commercial film. It’s still a politically charged film, and you have to focus on human nature.”

As soon as Zhang Guoyi appeared on the stage, he attracted the attention of many film critics and media.

Some of them don't know Zhang Guoying, but it doesn't prevent them from seeing Zhang Guoying's acting skills.

His dirty eyes have the firmness of a martyr, but his stooped body has the straightforwardness of idealism.

The character of Stone God is a kind of magnification of human nature.

The subject matter of poetic realism originated in France. Seeing this from an oriental film at this time has made many filmmakers more interested.

Flower pots, stray cats, seagulls, bicycles, swings, mirrors, every scene hides the details of the film.

The pace is very slow, but people can't help but be drawn into it.

When the use of blue appeared through the lens refracted by the mirror, many film critics at the scene were amazed by a layer of goosebumps.

This use of color transcends their cognition of movies.

"Blue is a kind of modern people's torture and questioning of human nature and freedom. The light refraction in the mirror expresses the divided and broken life choices. The light and shadow redefine the space: the cage intention! In the dark despair, The flower pot is like a ray of light that opens a man's heart!

The light here is really wonderful, it not only represents the reality, but also the desire for emotion in the soul of Stone God!The lead actor did a great job! "

In the audience, Krzysztof Kieslowski opened his eyes wide, murmured constantly, and trembled, which surprised his friend and fellow countryman Andrei Zuravsky next to him.

Does he know how genius his friend is in understanding and controlling light, this is the first time he sees him so excited.

"The use of filters is really a genius idea, you know Andre, I think this John Woo is a genius. He took the dilapidated and dilapidated city of this city with thinking and jumping about life. You see ——These people are like numb walking corpses under industrial ruins, but they are so alive.

There is no violence in this movie, but it shows the violence deep in the characters' hearts everywhere!Every detail of this film is impeccable.The actor's room must be irregular when shooting!Did you notice?The hero actually shows his true humanity under the reflection of the mirror..."

Andrei Zuravsky nodded listening to his friend's chatter, "Krzysztov, you are right. This movie is really well done in terms of color and details. From the structural point of view Analysis, this seems to be a design of a policeman and a murderer, but what it contains must be the most extreme outburst of human nature... oh!!!”

At this moment, when Ishigami used a series of operations in the movie to turn 'himself' into a murderer, the entire theater was shocked!
This kind of "giving" is widely used in Western literary works, from which many people have seen the shock of Shakespeare's plays.

A small story reflects an emotional design that really shocks and resonates with many people.

The whole movie does not have too many waves, but it is still exciting.

"This film is the best work I have seen in Cannes this year! No one!" Jean-Michel Foudon, a film critic of the French "Cahira Cahiers", couldn't help but write a paragraph in his notebook:

"The greatness and acme of human nature contained in the sadness?
The treatment of classical oil paintings is combined with the display of post-modern tones, and the painting creates a shocking but natural picture effect.

madness?Or a martyr?
The helplessness of poetic ideal wrapped in reality!The best relationship with a balance between love and ideals is to destroy yourself.

I let you forget me, you will always remember me!
Amongst all living beings, I am carrying out my mission, but I forget that this also puts shackles on your life! "

At the end of the film, there was a lot of crying. Zhang Guozhen's crazy performance made many fans, film critics and media remember this oriental actor Leslie Cheung.

Brother Kai sat in the auditorium, staring at Zhang Guoying on the screen, not moving away for a long time.

He was full of excitement at this time, this actor is really good! ! !

At the same time, he was also shocked by Wu Xiaozu's director talent.For the first time, he saw that a filmmaker from Hong Kong Island was able to shoot a romance film that broke away from love.

It is different from the shock of Western filmmakers for the tone and humanity of this film!

He can understand this oriental style of love better!
"This play has the shadow of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", but it also has the context of Shakespeare's drama. This is what our ancestors said 'the face of the one who pleases oneself'! The character of Stone God is really amazing!"

"I heard Director Li say that this movie is based on a novel written by Director Wu himself." Gu Changwei said softly.

"(ΩДΩ)!" Several mainland filmmakers were stunned.

Or a writer? ?
These days, the status of a writer is higher than that of a director!
"I feel like this movie can win an award!" Gu Changwei watched the camera processing of "Suspect" obsessively.

(ΩДΩ)? ! !

Several other people were shocked. Everyone didn't ask about the award, but they knew it well.

"He won the award, our movie..." an assistant whispered.

"Little Zhang!"

Wu Tianming reprimanded righteously, "Director Wu is our noble man! If it wasn't for his help, we would all be living on the streets now! Besides, Director Wu's film is indeed very good! And just as Director Wu said, we Everyone is Chinese!"

Brother Kai nodded beside him, looked around the scene, and said excitedly in a low voice: "Mr. Wu, we are our own people! Seeing the stunned faces of these foreigners, I feel proud and proud!"

Wu Xiaozu didn't know that he had already put on the coat of 'one of his own'.

After the film ended, many people at the Cannes Film Festival learned about "Suspect" through word of mouth!
At the same time, the Cannes Film Festival magazine also scored the two films separately. "The Suspect" scored 3.5 points, second only to "Pell the Conqueror" with 3.6 points, and tied for second with "The Quarantined World".

Full score 4 points!A total of 22 films.

In an instant, "The Suspect", the Danish film "Pell the Conqueror", the British film "Separated World", and the Argentine film "The South" have become the most popular Cannes films this year.

Most of the scoring is done by a small team within the program, and the candidates are mostly selected from professional media such as "Time Magazine", "Daily Mail", "Los Angeles Times", "Sight and Sound", and "Feature Film".

The scores given by film critics and the media can only represent the personal tastes of the film critics, and cannot represent whether the film is good or bad, nor can it be an element to predict whether the film will win an award.

So, this rating is really meaningless.

In later generations, Goryeo's movie "Burning" set a new score record for the Cannes show, scoring a historic 3.8 points, but in the end it was still nothing! ! !The Cannes Palme d'Or upset is not once or twice!This has nothing to do with the Golden Globes and Oscars!

The show catalog itself is undertaken by a magazine called "Daily Screen". It starts the day before the film festival, publishes an issue every day, and puts it on the scene of the film festival as a free gift!
In addition to the film festival process, news about the films released, and film reviews, there are also various advertisements and promotional articles.

These advertisements are clearly priced, and the money will be paid. It can be said that there is almost no threshold at all.

In later generations, the number of Chinese-language films on the stage is almost contracted for the layout, and there are even cross-page advertisements.

After all, it is a commercial behavior with clear price tags and no deceit. Therefore, the propaganda slogans of "XXX domestic film is on the Cannes show" and "XXX's Cannes show is full of competitors" should not be taken seriously.

Here, the publication of Chinese-language movies does not represent the level of Chinese-language movies, but the amount of publicity and distribution costs.

The Cannes Film Festival is not only a film competition, but also a huge film market, and the program catalog, as a part of the film market, is itself a promotional platform!

Naturally, the cover of the previous issue of "Suspect" also cost money.

The price is not cheap - $5!
Awards are one thing, but so is the announcement of the movie.

In any case, "The Suspect" caught the attention of many people for a while and became one of the most shining films in Cannes.

On the contrary, "The King of Children", which is also a Chinese-language film... its situation is simply horrible! !

Media reporters gathered in the cafe, and they would also score the participating films internally. In order to ridicule the most boring and drowsy films among them, they would award three awards, namely the "Golden Alarm Clock Award", followed by "Silver Alarm Clock Award", "Bronze Alarm Clock Award".

Kai Ge's "The King of Children" is honored to be nominated for the "Golden Alarm Clock Award"!
The blow this time was huge!
Just beat brother Kai to death!He is a person with extremely high self-esteem, this kind of irony is like stabbing a knife! !

On that day, Brother Kai hid in the hotel room and had no face to come out.Angrily cursing in the room!
It was like Hu Ge who scolded the creator of "A Murder Caused by a Steamed Bun" later!

When Wu Xiaozu saw Brother Kai, he looked like a walking dead.

Seeing this, Director Wu nodded, the opportunity has come!

Not in vain to spend thousands of dollars to give him the Golden Alarm Clock Award in advance!

　The big chapter is not cut!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)