The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 934: Heartburn
Time is passing, and the sound of the hourglass seems to be clearly heard.

However, the media waiting at Nice International Airport and Cannes Train Station still received no news. The dead silence was disturbing.

As the night progressed, the likelihood of "Mystic River" and "The Cortrights" making the awards list increased, causing Cannes to slowly fall silent.

For a moment, they couldn't tell whether it was more shocking that "Dogtown" was completely forgotten, or whether they were more relieved that "Brown Bunny" was not recalled, or whether the shock of "Cortlett Family" possibly winning the award was more overwhelming?
There are so many flaws that I don’t even know where to start!
then.

One by one, they were shrouded in an atmosphere of anxiety.

I thought the Cannes Film Festival's main competition was bad enough this year, but I didn't expect it to be even worse? What kind of hell story is this?
Tick, tick.

Time passed slowly, and the dawn of hope was slowly swallowed up by the horizon along with the setting sun, and finally burned out in the afterglow of the sunset.

The red carpet for the closing ceremony and award ceremony slowly opened, and Patrice Chéreau led the jury to appear on stage, and the flash lights in the audience flashed down.

Everything is settled——

There is no "Dogtown".

The first suspense was finally revealed. The film with the highest official program score was eliminated, and one of the biggest controversies of this year's Cannes Film Festival was sunk.

Compared to the elimination of the "carefree" Lars von Trier, what shocked people the most was that Nicole Kidman missed out on the Best Actress award at Cannes.

For ten whole days, people have been complaining and grumbling that this year's Cannes is rotten from the inside out, with not only the main competition but other units also falling short of expectations; as a result, the highest-scoring official brochure has been eliminated from the awards selection early. Considering the controversial project of "Dogville", it is not clear whether this is a good thing or a bad thing.

Everyone's mind is in a mess: This is difficult to comment.

And, more importantly, without "Dogville," that also means that the odds of "Mystic River" and "The Cortrights" winning the award skyrocket.

My stomach was churning.

Firstly, I didn’t expect that “Mystic River”, which was not very prominent and could not inspire much enthusiasm, made its debut with great fanfare but got a result slightly lower than expected, just like a drop of hot oil falling into cold water. It actually made a comeback and made it into the list of winners, which was a small surprise.

Secondly, the “Cortlett Family”… is hard to describe… the official brochure is 0.3… even better than the “Brown Bunny”… but now… I don’t know what to feel, and I don’t even have the energy to be angry.

Here, let’s temporarily put aside the news that the “Cortwright Family” might win the award, and stay rational and sort out your thoughts:

Even if these two works are included, there will only be six works recalled, which means that one of the works may win two awards.

heh.

I couldn't help but take a breath.

So, the key point is, which work can succeed twice?

This is important and crucial.

"Far Away" scoring twice and "The Cortright Family" scoring twice are two different things, two completely different things, and they may even determine whether this Cannes Film Festival will go down in history. Judging from the current situation, there is no doubt that it will be recorded in history, but whether it will be recorded in history for all eternity or in infamy, no one knows.

My heart is beating wildly.

"distance".

"Brutal invasion".

"Five o'clock in the afternoon."

"elephant".

"Mystic River".

"The Cortright Family".

Six works, seven awards, the news has finally been settled. The next step is to sit down and enjoy the fruits of your labor. Guess which work wins the Palme d'Or?
Buzz, buzz, buzz. My brain was filled with noise, like boiling water, and I couldn't stop it.

Could it be that the Palme d’Or is really——

The "Cortright Family" crew appeared on the scene.

heh.

Emmanuel could clearly feel the heart-stopping exclamations on the red carpet. The shutter sounds that had just erupted due to the appearance of the jury suddenly dropped, and there was an obvious underestimate, so that the atmosphere became a little awkward.

However, director Bertrand Brillet couldn't care less.

This director, who was an actor himself, has been shortlisted for the main competition at the three major European film festivals and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film with "Pull Out Your Handkerchief". He has seen all kinds of storms, so how could he be stage-frightened?

Moreover, the director has a free and easy personality, and his works are mainly comedies. When the official program score of "The Cortwrights" fell below the bottom line, he even took the initiative to make fun of it and joked with reporters.

It's the same thing in front of me.

The air at the scene stagnated, but Bertrand did not panic. He waved his hand and suddenly rushed towards the reporters on the red carpet without any warning. His momentum like a tiger descending from the mountain scared the small circle of reporters around him.

The director, who was over 60 years old and had a white beard, laughed heartily like an old naughty boy. He looked at the frightened and bewildered reporters in front of him with a smug look on his face, as if he was very satisfied with his own prank.

Click.

Emmanuel subconsciously pressed the shutter to record this scene——

This should also become a classic. The reporters were anxiously worried that the "Cortright Family" would win the award, but instead the director showed the open-mindedness and relaxation that came with the years. The two formed a sharp contrast, which was also a scene of the film festival.

Maybe they are all too nervous. Although "The Cortwrights" received terrible reviews in Cannes, who knows, after the movie is officially released, the audience will give different feedback?

then.

The sound of shutter clicks brought the place to life again, igniting passion with the hustle and bustle.

Who knows? If the Cortlett family really wins the Palme d'Or, what they are recording now is a historical moment. Whether they like it or not, the facts are the facts, and they cannot be changed even if they are infamous for thousands of years.

As Roger Albert responded to Vincent Gallo:
Anyway, you are the director of the “Brown Bunny” and once the jury led by Patrice Chéreau chooses the Palme d’Or, it will go down in history.

So, instead of being surprised and shocked here, it is better to record it honestly.

Having said that, my stomach still felt burning, and thinking about the upcoming awards ceremony and its potential possibilities was difficult to accept for the moment.

Click, click, click, click.

All the reporters in the audience turned into shutter machines, mechanically pressing the shutters one by one, and waiting anxiously, waiting for someone to make a grand appearance——

Not Clint Eastwood or Sean Penn, but Anson.

How will Anson appear tonight?
At the opening ceremony and the premiere, Anson stunned the audience with two suits respectively, but all this was planned in advance; but tonight was different. Before the film festival, no one knew whether "Elephant" would win an award, so the clothing style for the closing ceremony red carpet was difficult to arrange in advance.

Of course, it is also possible that Anson’s team prepared in advance regardless of the outcome, and if they did not win the prize, they would save the clothes for the next occasion.

But no matter what, Anson's appearance tonight is undoubtedly the focus.

To some extent, this is even the only highlight on the red carpet tonight——

After all, without Nicole Kidman, the Best Actress nominees were completely unpredictable, and the only one the reporters could focus on was Anson.

(End of this chapter)