The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 517 Palme d'Or

"'1937' shocked Cannes. Lee Sheng Yew helped Europeans understand that tragic history."

"Naomi Kawase: The island country should reflect, apologize and take responsibility."

"De Niro: "1937" is a great, innovative, and thoughtful anti-war film. I am honored to see such a film."

""1937" was really shot to the end and shocked Cannes."

""1937" has influenced a large number of Hollywood movie stars. Jude Law and Dunst all expressed their renewed understanding of the island country."

"The island foreign countries have declared that the movie is untrue, and Asian people should look forward and not dwell on the past."

"The country of Xun can kneel down and apologize, why can't the island country."

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"1937" was screened in Cannes, and it can be said that it has become the participating film that has caused the most discussion in this film program so far.

One shot to the end, anti-war, almost impossible to find the cutting point.

All factors make this movie full of topics.

If this was a movie about the European battlefields of World War I and World War II, maybe Europeans wouldn't find it special. After all, they have seen too many such movies.

More importantly, Xun State has been punished accordingly, history has concluded, and everyone can talk about this matter normally.

There is no clear statement about the island country's war of aggression. Especially for Europeans, this is a very novel thing.

Naturally, it attracted a lot of discussion.

Many people who know about the Battle of Songhu are still popularizing this period of history on the Internet.

This incident shocked many Europeans.

They thought the short and thin islanders were gentle, but they didn't expect these little dwarfs to be so ferocious.

It is naturally a good thing for the producers that the audience pays more attention to it.

The French and Chinese media are discussing it, and the mainland media are also discussing it.

Many media have vowed that "1937" will cause a sensation and will definitely win awards.

Li Shengyao would naturally not agree with such remarks. He modestly said that being shortlisted was a success.

However, people in China did not know the situation at Cannes and thought that winning the award for "1937" was a sure thing. Many people called Lee Sung-yew to say congratulations in advance.

Han Sanping called and told Lee Sung-yao that if "1937" could win the grand prize, it would be [-]% guaranteed to be filmed on the first day.

At that time, departments will organize viewings.

Li Shengyao knew very well what Han Sanping's words meant, but he was not sure, so he did not say anything.

After the screening of "1937", there are still seven days of screening time.

Lee Sheng Yew has been quite busy these past seven days. In addition to watching movies, he also has to attend some activities of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the French Embassy.

At the same time, some good films from the film festival have entered the eyes of the public one after another.

For example, movies such as "The Tree of Life", "The Boy with a Bicycle", "Once Upon a Time in Anatole", "The Artist", "The Skin I Live In" and many more.

These movies gained good reputation during the screening period. They are not "Martial Arts", but movies that can really compete with "1937".

Li Shengyao saw it in his eyes and didn't say much. He knew very well that he could not influence the judges' preferences. Now it was up to him to see who could get more recognition from the judges.

Director Li is more open-minded, but Brother Xiao Ming and Dapeng are more nervous. When they went to the movies before, they all said they wanted to study.

Later, they were too lazy to go out. They couldn't calm down and watched a movie quietly.

"Wait a minute or so. We'll find out at the closing ceremony whether we won any prizes."

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At 2011 o'clock in the evening on May 5, 21, the sun in the west has not completely set, and I am still holding on hard, thinking about contributing more light.

After the crew of "1937" finished walking the red carpet, the sun slowly set in the west.

Soon after, Li Shengyao led Dapeng, Xiao Ming and the others sat down.

This time he was not sitting in the first row, but in the fourth row, sitting with the rest of the crew.

It's like this in Cannes. The jury members sit in the first row, and the participating actors and directors sit in the back, sitting together in the form of a crew.

Li Shengyao and the others were seated in the fourth row, which was actually a good location.

"Director Li, do you think "1937" can win the award?"

The person who asked the question was a young female reporter, who actually just came to Cannes yesterday.

Because "1937" is so popular in China, many domestic reporters have rushed to Cannes recently.

This female reporter was lucky and happened to be sitting behind Li Shengyao and the others.

"I'm not sure, I hope it will turn out well."

Soon after, the closing ceremony of the film festival, which was the awards night of the Cannes Film Festival, officially began.

The first to be awarded are still some small awards, such as awards for short stories, animations, and documentaries.

As a place that European artists yearn for, France naturally has talented people showing off their talents.

While the awards were being given, there was also a cultural performance, and the overall process was relatively slow.

Among the awards presented previously, either Europe, the United States, or Southern Magnesium won awards. Asian countries did not receive awards.

After almost an hour, it was finally time for the award ceremony of the main competition unit.

“Next up is the award for best screenplay.”

"The nominated films include "The Tree of Life", "Melancholia", "Sunshine", "1937"..."

Li Shengyao was a little surprised. The preparation, photography, and editing of "1937" can be said a lot, but the script is really average.

It can't be compared with classic movies, and the characters are still too thin.

I didn't expect a movie like this to be nominated for the Best Screenplay Award.

After a while, the list of winning films was revealed, and it was not "1937".

Li Shengyao smiled. He noticed that everyone else was disappointed, so he smiled and said: "It's just a small prize, don't worry."

Probably because of the different cultural environments between the East and the West, very few Asian films can win the Best Screenplay Award.

Lee Sheng Yew really didn't consider this award.

“Next up is the award for best photography.”

"The nominated films include "1937", "The Vermilion Moon", "The Past of Anatoly", "Midnight in Paris"..."

The best photography was "1937". After hearing this, Li Shengyao was full of expectations, but on the surface he looked calmly.

In his previous life, "1917" won the Oscar and Golden Globe for Best Cinematography.

Now that "1937" is being screened in Cannes, Li Shengyao feels that the projects that have greater advantages are photography and editing.

The entire movie is a long shot, with almost no cutting joints. Naturally, I have to praise the camera team, which is a group of photographers holding Steadicam stabilizers.

However, the award presenter quickly revealed the answer, which was not "1937".

Then there were two awards for Best Editing and Best Soundtrack. "1937" was actually nominated for both. The films it competed with were all good movies.Surprisingly, "1937" still has no gains.

Even the Best Editing Award, which Lee Sung-yao thought he had great hopes for, was not awarded.

This result is a bit depressing. Brother Xiao Ming and Dapeng look a little ugly.

“The next thing to be awarded is the Cannes Film Festival General Technical Award.”

"The nominated films include "1937", "Le Havre", "Sleeping Beauty", "La Femme"..."

"The winning film is..."

The award presenter paused deliberately, and then shouted loudly, ""1937", this is a magical movie. Director Lee Sheung Yew said that this is a movie that takes one shot. I know there are tricks in it, but he did it. This movie The movie looks like it was shot to the end, the movie is real and very immersive, and it is a very great attempt.”

Li Shengyao sat below and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I finally got a prize, so I didn’t leave empty-handed.

Speaking of Chinese filmmakers’ promotion of film art, they are definitely among the best in Asia.

As the world's largest film festival, the Cannes Film Festival established the Comprehensive Technical Award to honor those who promote the art of film.

The Chinese film industry has won this award many times.

For example, Li Hanxiang in the 60s won the technical award for "Yang Guifei".

There are also Hu Jinquan's "Chivalrous Girl" and Lao Mouzi's "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma Bridge".

That Lee Sung-yew won this award this time shows that Cannes officials still recognize the innovation of "1937".

Director Li suddenly thought of something, then straightened his suit, strode forward, and accepted the award.

He stood on the podium, with bright lights, looking down at the audience, and he had the illusion that I was a king or a god.

Standing at a high place can easily make people excited and express some emotions.

But Li Shengyao didn't say much.

Winning the technical award is indeed something to be proud of, but he rehearsed for five months and shot for three months, which took almost a year.

He actually has higher expectations.

Of course this requires luck.

Previously, "1937" received so many nominations but only won the technical award. This was a problem.

Moments later, the Best Actor and Best Actress awards were presented.

The best actor is Jean-Pierre from France, and the best actress is Dunst from the beautiful country.

Jean-Pierre can be said to be the emperor in his hometown. Although he has the home field advantage, there is no doubt about his strength.

It's a little surprising that Dunst won the award.

Dunst was born as a child star. Although her acting skills were not criticized by fans in the media, she was not praised by the media for how outstanding she was.

This time, Dunst won the best actress for "Melancholia".

The actress, who has been surrounded by scandals and has been constantly discussed, covered her mouth and shed tears on the podium, looking very emotional.

Lee Sing-yew cannot bring in Dunst, but if he can win the Best Director or the Palme d'Or, he will be very excited.

After the Best Actor and Actor awards are awarded, only the Best Director, the Jury Prize, and the Palme d'Or for Best Film remain.

Soon it was the turn of the Best Director award.

There are no so-called nominations for Best Actor, Actor, and Best Director at Cannes. They are just a group of judges who vote for the people they recognize one by one, and then see who gets the most votes.

When the best director presenter came on stage, many people nearby looked at Lee Sheng-yew.

Not only Brother Xiao Ming, Dapeng, and Sun Li, but also filmmakers from other countries are looking at him.

Obviously Director Li seems to have some prestige in this award.

Li Shengyao sat quietly, motionless.

He is only 31 years old this year, and it is his first time to come to Cannes. He has made commercial films before, and he feels that Cannes will not give him the best director.

"The best director is..."

The award presenter paused, then shouted: "Nicholas Frayn's "Drive."

A tall, thin man about 50 years old stood up.

This is a director from Denmark who is very personal. His movies are a bit like Quentin's movies, full of imagination. They are obviously very simple stories, but he can make them interesting.

Lee Sheung-Yao was convinced that such a director would win this award.

But when Nicholas lifted the trophy, Li Shengyao was somewhat envious.

Lao Mouzi and Kai Zi Ge didn't win the Best Director award at Cannes, but the Sunglasses King did.

Nicholas said excitedly on the stage: "I am very happy and excited to receive this award. I am really surprised because there are so many good films in this film festival, such as "The Tree of Life", "1937" ", "Boy on a Bicycle", I really thought I was not as good as them, I am very grateful to the judges for their recognition, you made me realize that I am actually very good, thank you very much."

Nicholas then stepped down.

Everyone laughed knowingly after hearing what Nicholas said.

At this year's Cannes Film Festival, "Midnight in Paris" did not perform well at the beginning, and everyone thought it would not be good at this year's film festival.

Who knew there would be so many great movies in the next few days?

"Hahaha, I can understand Nicholas' emotion. There are indeed many good films at this Cannes Film Festival, and the next one is the Jury Prize."

"The winning film is Nuri Ceylon's "The Past of Anatoly."

Accompanied by a burst of warm applause, Nuri Ceylon from Tuji came to the stage to receive the award.

This boss can be regarded as the current film master of the local chickens. Lee Sheng Yew even chatted with him when he was filming "The Rescue 2" in Istanbul.

A few years passed and Gangster’s film won the Grand Jury Prize.

Li Shengyao looked at the radiant Nuri Ceylan on the podium and felt a little emotional.

At the same time, he felt some sympathetic glances. Just now, the looks of expectation, appreciation, and relief were cast, but now they were more sympathetic.

Probably everyone doesn't think he can win the Palme d'Or.

Even Dapeng and Xiao Ming were too nervous to speak and looked at the stage in a daze.

"Finally, there is the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival. I know you are looking forward to it, and so am I. There are still several outstanding directors who have not won the award. They are craning their necks to wait."

The guest of honor this time was the famous French comedian Gerard Depardieu.

That's the guy from "Shut Up". He has a very high status in France.

He opened the envelope with the winning film written on it and then shouted, "The film that won the Palme d'Or is..."

"Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" and Lee Sung-Yew's "1937."

Damn it, it’s actually a double yolk.

The Cannes Palme d'Or is back with Double Yolk again.

The first double yolks of Palme d'Or were produced in 1993 by Kai Zi Ge's "Farewell My Concubine" and Jane Campion's "The Piano Lesson".

Now it's the turn of "1937" and "The Tree of Life". Is this a reincarnation?
(End of this chapter)