The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 930 The Last Day

"Hey, Anson, you're still here?"

Carl couldn't believe his eyes, because on the last day of Cannes, there were no new films released, only the closing ceremony and awards ceremony.

In the past few days, Cannes has become accustomed to Anson's presence, which is not surprising; but the point is that everyone thinks Anson should have left Cannes. After all -

Not everyone can attend the award ceremony.

As mentioned before, the three major European film festivals are often extremely busy. A crew will only stay at the festival for two days or at most three days. After the promotion is completed, the crew will leave, including Berlin and Venice.

If the crew chooses to stay and entertain themselves, is that okay?
Of course you can. Except for Berlin in February which is too cold, Cannes in May and Venice in September are both good places to go on vacation and you can definitely stay.

But staying is staying, and it has nothing to do with the official film festival, it is just the personal behavior of the crew. Just like Anson.

When the film festival is over and the closing and award ceremony is about to begin, the jury will go to the hotel or villa officially arranged by the film festival to discuss and select the final awards. The crews on the award list will be recalled by the film festival officials and return to the film festival to receive the awards.

It is precisely because of this that the airport was the busiest on the last day of the film festival, with reporters all waiting in a bustling crowd to see who was called back.

If there is a recall, there will be a reward. This is true for 90% of the time. Very occasionally, there are cases where there is no reward after a recall, which is a little embarrassing.

Generally speaking, the awards in the main competition units of the three major European film festivals are relatively fixed, with a total of seven trophies.

Top three, Palme d'Or/Golden Bear/Golden Lion, Grand Jury Prize, Jury Prize.

Then, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay.

The specific details may be adjusted due to the arrangements of the film festival in different years, but the overall framework is basically the same.

At the same time, the three major film festivals have been trying their best to avoid the situation of two winners for one award, or the situation of one film sweeping multiple awards. Although it is still difficult to avoid occasionally, overall, seven crews are recalled each year, and each one is assigned to a specific position.

So, this is what happened on the last day of the three major film festivals:

After the seven crews were recalled, all the media reporters began to arrange them in groups. The seven awards corresponded to the seven works, and the bustling discussions could not be stopped.

Among them, one work will win the highest award and carry all the glory and halo.

Discussions will continue throughout the day, from morning till night.

Imagine if you were called back, went through a whole day of discussion and speculation, but in the end didn’t win the prize, and all your hopes and enthusiasm were dashed?

Or maybe, he was not recalled at all, and still stayed in the city, listening to other movies participating in award discussions all day long that had nothing to do with him?

What does that feel like?
Therefore, it is conceivable that if the crew members are not recalled, they will often leave on the last day. There is no need to stay on the scene for a whole day; whether it is the film crew that premieres on the penultimate day, or "vagrants" like Anson who stays at the film festival to appreciate the works, all will leave on the last day.

But Anson didn't.

No wonder when everyone saw Anson, they were all shocked as if they had seen a ghost.

Not only did Anson not leave, but he also appeared on the street with ease. Not only Carl, but everyone was overwhelmed with question marks, and their eyes were about to fall out.

Carl's brain was working fast, "Wait, have you been called back?"

heh.

With just one sentence, he successfully attracted all the attention around him.

During this period, they gradually got used to being Anson's fans, so much so that they forgot that the movie "Elephant" starred by Anson was also a member of the main competition unit.

Anson laughed dumbly. "If we were really called back, we shouldn't be in the coffee shop now. We should go to the secret corner to dress up, right?"

Be frank, sincere, and make sense.

Everyone showed expressions of sudden enlightenment and nodded in agreement.

But some people couldn't help but express their regret, "I hope you are recalled. I think 'Elephant' deserves an award." Plop.

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

In an instant, discussions broke out, first discussing whether "The Elephant" deserved the award, and then discussing who should win the Palme d'Or.

It’s so lively.

It was another typical Cannes, everyone insisted on their own opinions and argued for their reasons.

"Anson, what do you think?"

Brush brush.

Just a few words made the noisy coffee shop quiet instantly, and the sound of the coffee machine suddenly became particularly loud.

Their eyes fell on Anson again. One by one, they stared at Anson with a cannibalistic attitude. The atmosphere was tense.

Anson pressed his right hand and said, "Relax, I'm not the chairman of the jury. This matter is not up to me to decide. You don't have to look at me like a cannibal looking at a feast."

Sadly, no one laughed, but the atmosphere was still slightly relaxed.

Someone immediately asked, "What's your opinion? Which film is the Palme d'Or winner in your mind?"

This time Anson did not evade the question, "Including the 'elephant', or not?"

"No way, Anson? I didn't expect you to be this kind of Anson. Do you inevitably want to choose the works you star in after all?"

Anson said calmly, "Why, no?"

Uh, this...

Because Anson was so upright, everyone was stunned for a moment.

Anson did not feel shy or reserved at all, as he just said:
He is not a member of the jury and cannot influence the final outcome of the award, so he can choose the work he likes.

As an actor, you may not necessarily like the work you perform 100%. Sometimes, actors may hate the work they perform; but sometimes, whether you perform in it or not, you like it.

"Elephant" belongs to the latter. It's not for business or public relations, but simply because Anson likes this work by Gus Van Sant.

So, Anson has a clear conscience.

Looking up to meet the gaze of the crowd, Anson continued, "My personal Palme d'Or is 'elephant'; but if 'elephant' is excluded, I choose 'far away'."

Without further concealment, Anson directly stated his choice.

buzzing.

Everyone immediately came to their senses and started whispering and talking to each other, as if a hundred thousand bees had swarmed into the coffee shop in an instant.

The next second someone looked at Anson, "'Far Away', the one about Ceylon? But, why?"

"Literary quality." Anson gave a direct answer. "It's not just the literary quality of the script, but also the literary quality presented by the composition of the shots and the scheduling of the long shots. I think Ceylan has been thinking about the impact of the living environment on intellectuals. This movie is still immature, and you can see that he is still exploring, but I think he has the aura of a master."

"So, you just don't like 'Dogville,' huh?"

Anson nodded, "Yes."

It was so straightforward that everyone couldn't help but burst into laughter.

(End of this chapter)