China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 290 Is it nonsense or a new exploration of art films?

After that, there was nothing special. After two and a half days, the media has asked most of the questions they should have asked, watched the movie, and answered questions about the movie.

So the whole process went smoothly for everyone, and the feedback from the audience was also very good.

In the final link, the creators of the crew also signed autographs and took photos with the audience for 10 minutes to thank them for coming to support the film.

However, in the process of signing a group photo, Leonardo encountered salty hands from female fans, and more than one, which made Leonardo very annoyed.Not only Leonardo, but He Fang was also touched. This kind of thing didn't happen in Venice last time. Why did the female movie fans touch their hands this time?
Finally, after signing the autograph and group photo for 10 minutes, the crew fled in embarrassment, unable to stand these bold female movie fans.

This kind of premiere had a great impact. Reporters from various countries sent newsletters to various media that night, and film critics from all walks of life quickly wrote film reviews and published them on relevant personal spaces and websites.

Generally speaking, everyone's evaluation is relatively positive, and there are some criticisms, but they are relatively objective.

"He Fang and Leonardo's New Film Premiere in Venice": "He Fang and Leonardo and other main creators severely criticized the medical darkness in the United States this time, and Leonardo thinned into a paper man and performed on a large scale Breaking through his bottleneck, and the most eye-catching is Jared Leto, playing a tragic gay sex, and finally ending with death..."

"Venice Film Festival's Most Anticipated Movie [Dallas Buyers Club] Premiere Ends": "The movie is based on the new experience of the real character Ron Woodruff. Where is this unfinished movie for 20 years?" The hand shines, the story is smooth and exciting, and the criticism is sharp. The wonderful performances of Leonardo and other actors give the movie more soul. Overall, the quality of the movie is quite high, and it is a rare film. Good movie..."

"[Dallas Buyers Club] will become a classic": "When we discuss movies, we often discuss some so-called classic movies, so what is a classic movie? It refers to a movie in a certain genre, a certain The best of the best in an expression, a certain performance, or a certain theme, so this movie became a classic. And "Dallas Buyers Club" will become a classic later, because it shows the survival of terminal illness. The theme and spirit will be outstanding, and the performances of many actors represented by Leonardo in the film will be outstanding..."

"Leonardo Finally Got a Breakthrough": ""Dallas Buyers Club" may really be able to fulfill Leonardo's dream of becoming an actor. In this film, Leonardo..."

"Where is the most powerful director who absolutely trains actors": "The most talked about in "Dallas Buyers Club" is the performance of Leonardo and Jared Leto, apart from criticizing the American medical system Now, these two actors seem to have changed immediately after being in He Fang's hands, the entire performance style has changed drastically, and..."

"This is a failed Venice International Film Festival": "This year's film festival really failed. First of all, the opening ceremony was a mess. However, this is not the biggest mistake. The biggest mistake is to invite "Dallas Buy Fake literary films such as Home Club” were shortlisted, and they became the biggest favorites for awards. Except for the so-called criticism of the US Drug Administration, “Dallas Buyers Club” has nothing to do with it, and it is far from literary films.

It doesn't have the lens language of literary films, it doesn't have the de-story-oriented documentary expression special films of literary films, it doesn't have a strong author's color, and it doesn't have performance-oriented characters.How can such a film be called a literary film?This has nothing to do with literary movies.

This is a pseudo-literary film. Let such a film be mixed into the Venice Film Festival, one of the three sacred film festivals. This is a blasphemy against literary films and an insult to literary filmmakers..."

"He Fang has lost the spirituality of literary and artistic films": "He Fang, who has been making commercial films for a long time, no longer has the spirituality of literary and artistic films. It's very commercial, it's just a model movie produced to hit the Oscars, it shouldn't be in Venice..."

"Chinese director He Fang's new film shines in Venice": "The new film "Dallas Buyers Club" by Chinese director He Fang and the world-renowned movie star Leonardo premiered at the Palazzo Sala in Venice on the evening of August 8 local time. More than 29 media outlets and hundreds of film critics and filmmakers have shared their favor..."

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The criticism that "Dallas Buyers Club" is not literary enough is basically a consensus among literary and artistic filmmakers. They all agree that this is a good Oscar-style literary film, which is fundamentally different from the literary films of the three major film festivals.

So Nuel Bourdo, one of the editors of "Cinema Handbook", asked He Fang this question during his third interview with He Fang: "He Fang, in the eyes of many literary and artistic filmmakers, "Dallas Buyers Club" cannot be regarded as a film. It is a strictly literary film, what do you think of this issue?"

He Fang just smiled slightly: "If you strictly follow the standards of director Fr. Truffaut, I don't deny their views. In fact, the earliest director Alexander Astruk proposed that 'film has become a unique language, free to A tool for expressing thoughts and emotions', there has been a huge debate in the film industry about how to use film for expression.

Finally, under the perfection of directors such as Truffaut, the concept of the author's film was formed, and under the repeated perfection of many editors of "Cinema Handbook", a new wave of films emerged.This is a very great thing. Later, literary and artistic films combined the relevant characteristics of Italian neo-realism to form the concept of later literary and artistic films, and became the criteria for the evaluation of the three major film festivals.

But over the years, the initiative of director Alexander Astruk, a pioneer of auteur cinema, to say that cinema is only a tool for expressing thoughts and emotions has become more and more distorted.Since movies are only a tool to express thoughts and emotions, is it possible for more audiences to obtain the creator's thoughts and emotions in movies?
However, many of the current literary and artistic films have made more and more audiences unable to understand the expression of the creator's thoughts and emotions. Instead, they are addicted to long shots, mobile photography, voice-overs, inner monologues, natural sound, and non-professional actors. The negation of the star principle, documentary style, de-dramatic narrative processing, loose plot, open ending, criticism of society, etc. are the technical expressions of literary films.

The more this is the case, the more obscure literary films become, and what about the expression of thoughts and emotions?where?How many viewers understand?How many truly great literary films are there now?Van Gogh's paintings are great, but we cannot deny the achievements of most realist painters because of Van Gogh.

Although it is said that more commercial literary and artistic films are prone to criticism, I think this is also a direction to explore.When our thoughts and emotions can be understood and empathized by more audiences, will we also achieve the "movie has become a unique language that can express thoughts and emotions freely" advocated by director Alexander Astruk? tool' role?

I accept everyone’s criticism, but I don’t admit that if a film is not made according to the technical indicators of a literary film, it is not a literary film. I am also exploring the art of film. Isn’t the Three Film Festival encouraging authors to explore new forms?I'll have to try that too. "

In fact, He Fang is making sophistry. As a senior literary and film critic, can Nuel Bourdo not know He Fang's tricks?He had discussed it with countless people who had similar thoughts.

"Hmm, do you think literary and artistic films need to be reformed? Have you ever had any thoughts?" Nuel Bourdo did not expose He Fang, but followed He Fang's meaning.

Maybe he also knows that literary and artistic films need to change?So he just wanted to see what whimsy the youngest and most talented director would have?
He Fang glanced at Nuel Burdo unexpectedly, and Burdo signaled He Fang to smoke a cigarette and think about it.

He Fang laughed, this is not a stubborn person, not the kind of person who insists on art and opposes all different opinions.

He Fang lit a cigarette and took two deep puffs, thinking about it.

"Actually, I have been thinking about one thing, that is, what is the essence of literary and artistic films? Why are there so many shackles on literary and artistic films? Thoughts and emotions should not be shackles, they are free.

Don't you know that the more shackles you wear, the less room for film expression?Shouldn't literary and artistic films only need to express thoughts and emotions through films?Add at most one item, to explore and excavate the thoughts and emotions of the essence of the world, which should be the form of new literary and artistic films. "

What He Fang said was nonsense, but he had to say something.

"Shackles? You said that our current literary and artistic films wear too many shackles? For example? Which shackles?" Nuel Bourdo seemed to have caught something in He Fang's words, so he asked.

He Fang took a breath and said immediately.

"Of course it's the shackles of technology. Didn't I just list it? Long shots, mobile photography, voice-over, inner monologue, natural sound, the use of non-professional actors to negate the star principle, documentary style, and de-dramatic narrative The handling, the loose plot, the open ending, the social critique, etc., these are the shackles.

Isn't the West pursuing neo-liberalism?What is neoliberalism?That is, what hinders the development of the market must be hindered by things that are not free enough, so these things that hinder free development must be removed.

The same goes for movies. Since movies are a tool for expressing thoughts and emotions, all obstacles that hinder the expression of thoughts and emotions must be removed.So, why put so many restrictions on literary films?There are no restrictions on commercial films, and there is only one criterion, which is how to earn box office, so this kind of freedom has been welcomed by the market.

On the contrary, literature, film and television cannot develop because of lack of freedom and too many restrictions.Therefore, we need to give freedom to literature and art, remove layers of shackles, and let movies return to the true principle of "a tool for expressing thoughts and emotions".

Why are Picasso's paintings so popular?Because his paintings break the limits, break through the boundaries, and make the brush more free.Why do you have to pay attention to the coordination of facial features when drawing characters?Is it okay to be uncoordinated?Is it okay to paint figures abstractly?
Obviously, this kind of boundary-breaking painting method is very popular in the era restricted by rules and regulations, because Picasso's freedom and abstraction opened up the confinement of people's thinking.Similarly, our movies have developed to this day. We have many genres and many classic movies, but our movies have boundaries and their forms are becoming more and more solidified.

Where is the future of film?What is the new form of expression for cinema?I think just like Picasso's paintbrush, we must remove the shackles, break the boundaries, and then usher in a new free expression of thoughts and emotions. "

The more He Fang spoke, the more excited he became, because he originally wanted to make some nonsense, but found that the more he spoke, the clearer his thinking became, and he seemed to have formed a new set of ideas. He was shocked by his thoughts.

"Well, then?" Nuel Bourdo asked excitedly, he felt that he had a great conversation today, which would change the conversation in the entire film history.

Therefore, he was very excited, and he was also afraid of interrupting He Fang's train of thought.

"Then?" He Fang was confused and thought for a while.

"I don't know, I only know what I need to break, and I haven't figured out the development yet. So, I have to try, and "Dallas Buyers Club" is a kind of attempt. And this kind of attempt cannot be combined with various Shackles, this kind of attempt is to explore one by one in commercial films, literary films, cult films, and documentaries.

Because until now no one knows what kind of form it should be, and I just imagine, think, and even have no direction. "

He Fang shook his head.

Nuel Bourdo held He Fang's hand excitedly, "I believe you will find your way, and one day you will be able to propose the concept and guidelines of this new literary film, if you need any research resources or someone to assist you Research, you can ask me."

"???" He Fang looked confused, brother, I just want to find an excuse to talk nonsense, and then get rid of the criticism of me from the literary and art circles.Do you want to be so serious?
"Cough, that, that, okay, I will trouble you if I need it." He Fang had no choice but to follow Nuel Bourdo's words, and let's talk about it later.

"Then can we go into the details of what you explored in various aspects of "Dallas Buyers Club"? For example, how did you explore acting techniques? Why did Leonardo and Jared perform so differently in your hands? Do you think acting should tend towards the simplicity of non-professional actors or a professional breakthrough..."

(End of this chapter)