In 2014, the 30th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford's festival has become a mecca for countless independent films around the world, as if it has become the last hot spot for artistic creation, and its symbolic and practical meaning is becoming more and more vivid.

It is true that after 30 years of development and precipitation, Sundance has gradually formed its own aesthetic style, and then a kind of "Sundance system" works were born, and the edges and frames of those artistic creations have also been slightly restricted, in a sense, this is the same as the development of the Oscars and the three major European film festivals, but the reason why Sundance is Sundance is because it still maintains the freedom of artistic creation.

Each Sundance work has its own characteristics, belonging to the creator's style imprint, and it may not meet the "Sundance Department" criteria to win recognition in the main competition section, let alone make it all the way to the awards season with the Sundance halo, but Sundance still provides a stage for self-presentation, allowing all kinds of different artistic creations to show themselves in a strange way, and then quietly waiting for the appreciation of like-minded people.

This freedom is precisely the core idea that Sundance has always adhered to since its founding.

Sundance is not omnipotent, let alone perfect, but Robert Redford has opened up a free space for artistic creation in the small valley of Park City, hoping that those sparks can ignite a flame of revolution and life, so that the vitality of film art can continue continuously.

That's the most precious thing!

This year is the 30th anniversary of the Sundance Film Festival, and Robert Redford hopes to further promote the development of independent films, and to make a phased summary, which has been quietly operating since the Sundance ended last year, not only launching a retrospective of the film with the Coen brothers, but also inviting different guests to Park City, during the Sundance Film Festival, two small fan panels are held every day to exchange ideas and discussions.

Ranley Hall is one of them.

With the name of Blue Gift alone, the 30th Sundance Film Festival has repeatedly broken the historical record of the number of moviegoers, and truly made people feel the unparalleled strong appeal of Blue Gift in the entire North American market.

In addition to the Blue Gift, the Robert and Coen brothers also invited a star-studded lineup of guests, including Ryan Gosling, Jessica Chastain, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rooney Mara, Carey Mulligan, Tom Holland, and many more, whose attendance was more or less related to the Blue Ceremony.

In addition, Catherine-Keener, Steve Soderbergh, Sean Penn, Jeff Nichols, David Lowe (David-Loery), Francis McDormand and many more were included in attendance, relying on the appeal of the Robert and Coen brothers.

This is just the tip of the iceberg of the entire Sundance activity, Robert mobilized all his contacts in the industry, not just to pursue big names and stars, but also to hope that the truly talented creators in the field of independent film can show up, communicate with other artistic creators, and play a decisive role in the promotion of film creation.

Not only Robert, but also the Coen brothers and Lan Li all played an important role in this celebration.

This is definitely the best word to describe this year's Sundance Film Festival, in addition to the Blue Ceremony, there are really too many points of attention and attention, the film festival has only opened for three days, and the number of moviegoers has been refreshed many times, which is definitely not just the credit of the Blue Ceremony.

The 30th anniversary, Robert hopes it will be a turning point for Sundance and the future of independent cinema.

It is worth mentioning that in this year's awards season, Robert has received a lot of attention for his one-man show film "Everything Lost", and has won a number of Best Actor nominations for Film Critics' Outpost, and then successfully ranked among the top five for Best Actor in a Drama at the Golden Globe Awards.

Although Robert Redford is an iconic figure in the entire Hollywood - he is the pinnacle of the first generation of blonde handsome men in the United States, the first version of "The Great Gatsby" was starring Robert, and "Haw Par Little Overlord" teamed up with the "male and female thieves" released two years earlier to change the entire Hollywood film history! Later, Brad Pitt was born, completely according to Robert's template and line.

However, Robert's entire career only won one Oscar nomination for Best Actor for "Cheating in 1973".

If "It's All Lost" were to make it to the second stage of the awards season again, it would be a legend for Robert, who had the potential to set the record for the longest time between the first and second nominations, but Robert didn't do any college PR activities during the awards season and threw himself on the Sundance Film Festival.

When the Oscar nominees were announced, "everything is lost" was out without any suspense.

This handsome blonde guy who has dedicated his life to movies after becoming famous at a young age, and his passion for movies in his heart has far exceeded the attraction brought by the aura of fame and fortune, which is a truly awe-inspiring thing, and it is also the soul of the Sundance Film Festival throughout.

"How's it going, are you ready?" Without too many politeness and pleasantries, Joel cut straight to the point.

In order to avoid the premiere of "Burst Drummer", Robert deliberately arranged the symposium in advance, hoping not to dominate the crowd and affect the topic of "Burst Drummer", which also made the Sundance Film Festival just opened, and immediately ushered in the first high/climax of Park City.

Lan Li raised his eyebrows slightly, revealing a look of surprise, "Do you still need special preparations? What should I do?" I thought that today was a simple Q&A session, and I didn't prepare anything. ”

"Ha, ha, ha, very funny. Joel didn't buy it at all, and complained mercilessly, "You just need to stand on stage and share your acting experience and understanding of the film, and that's enough." You can easily control the whole audience even without any preparation, and I haven't seen you panic in a public setting like this. ”

Ethan, who was sitting opposite, patiently explained, "Don't worry, this is originally a sharing and exchange meeting, and you don't need to prepare anything." We've arranged some simple sessions, you just have to follow along, and that's it, it's definitely easier than a talk show or a press conference. ”

"After all, I still haven't prepared, and it's too late to make temporary preparations, I think...... I can only adapt to the situation, and I hope that today's symposium will not smash my signboard. Lan Li joked lightly, and then looked at Rooney, "I'm going to go over to the symposium now, what about you?"

"There must be a lot of reporters at the scene, and it is estimated that the seats are full, so I won't go there to join in the fun. Rooney said with a smile that she will attend the premiere of "Burst Drummer" in two days, and she will attend as a "friend", so there is no need to show up today to create a topic, and the keen sense of smell of reporters should definitely not be underestimated, "I will continue to study here and enjoy a rare peaceful time." ”

Rooney lifted the book on the table, winked at Lan Li with a smile, seemed to be complaining that the fight just now interrupted her reading rhythm, and then without waiting for Lan Li to refute, she turned her head and nodded to the Coen brothers, "Sorry, I won't bother today." ”

The Coen brothers naturally didn't mind, and simply said a few polite words, and then got up and left.

Lan Li stood up, gave Rooney a meaningful smile, didn't say anything, didn't say anything, just said "goodbye", and left the coffee house with the Coen brothers.

Rooney sat in place, not knowing what Lan Li's smile just now, and after seeing the figure of Lan Li and his party disappear, there was still no answer, and he retracted his gaze, and then saw the book opposite him—Lan Li's book.

Before Lan Li left, he probably turned the book upside down, sitting in the direction of Rooney is the correct way to open it, but sitting in Lan Li's position is the wrong way to open it, which is obviously secretly complaining about Rooney's embarrassment and embarrassment just now, and in this way to ridicule Rooney's behavior of staying in the coffee house to "read".

At this time, Rooney understood, and her first reaction was to turn around and try to refute Lan Li, only to realize that Lan Li's figure had long been out of sight.

Rooney shook her head helplessly and amusedly, sat in place in a daze, didn't know what she remembered, the smile on the corner of her mouth rose slightly, and finally all fell under her eyes, then she lowered her eyes, quieted down again, and began to flip through the books in her hand, and then found that her books were also reversed-

The position facing Lan Li and opposing Rooney happened to be reversed from Lan Li's books.

When the hell did Lan Li secretly accomplish this?

Rooney was genuinely stunned. Sure enough, in terms of the number of pranks, the gap between them is really too big.

……

"It seems that you are in a very good mood, which is good news for the symposium. Joel noticed Lan Li's brisk footsteps, and couldn't help but tease.

Lan Li's smile was deeply reflected in his eyes, "It's an incomparably happy thing to be able to communicate with other movie lovers, and of course it's worth being happy." ”

"I think you'll be even more pleasantly surprised when you arrive at the scene. Ethan added meaningfully.

Soon, Lan Li understood what Ethan's hint was all about, and even though he was mentally prepared, his pupils couldn't help but dilate slightly.