The process of shooting and producing large-scale films in large production companies is always extremely cumbersome and complicated, and the pre-preparation may take one or two years or more, and the post-production may take another year and a half or even longer, coupled with the shooting process that requires a lot of time and energy, it is not surprising that a film often needs three years from project approval to release, and it is not surprising that the "Avatar" series has been waiting and waiting for a lifetime.

But in the face of such a situation, Lan Li is still a novice.

Previously, "Jurassic World" went around and around for more than a year and a half, but most of the time it had nothing to do with Lan Li, but the entanglement and repetition within Universal Pictures.

Now "Rogue One" is different, I signed a contract in January, I haven't seen the script in September, and then the expected start of filming has been further postponed, and I feel that there is no end to the wait, as if the marathon can't see the end, and in addition to exhaustion, it is inevitable to breed a sense of absurdity.

"According to common sense, this is the precursor of the project is about to smash the pot, no wonder so many projects are in the preparation process, the director and actors have changed one after another, and the final release version and the original intention of the project are far from the same. But my guess is that you won't give up on Star Wars so easily. ”

Lan Li's ridicule made Andy a little helpless, but, as Lan Li said, for the "Star Wars" series, his mood is special and contradictory, at this time, knowing that Lan Li is joking, he can't laugh at all, "What, do you think this is bad news, may it be messed up?"

Andy's gains and losses are really rare, which makes Lan Li's mood more and more light, "I don't know, I haven't seen the script yet, remember? If I can predict the prophet, maybe in January, I won't sign a contract, and we won't be in such a predicament now, what do you say?"

"Lan Li...... I'm not kidding, I'm serious. Andy rolled his eyes widely, he really wasn't in the mood for a joke.

Lan Li's face was full of innocence, "I'm serious too, Andy, I never joke about work." Andy couldn't help choking on the serious words, because what Lan Li said was the truth, but then Lan Li continued, "Very good, we can now discuss the possibility of applying for termination." ”

Andy couldn't help but hold his breath.

Sitting on the other end of the phone, Lan Li could clearly perceive Andy's breathing suffocation, but the tension and anxiety had never been seen before, "Haha." Lan Li laughed loudly, "Andy, I'm joking, take it easy, everything can be decided after the script comes out." Just as Andy breathed a sigh of relief, Lan Li continued, "If you want to terminate the contract, it's too late to let Matthew out of the horse at that time." ”

"...... "Take a deep breath, Andy, take a deep breath," ......" Andy kept admonishing himself inwardly, and then said very seriously, "Can I hang up?"

Lan Li's smile completely bloomed, and sure enough, people with a childlike heart are always very cute, "Sorry, Andy, now back to business." You called me today, and you certainly didn't complain about Katherine Kennedy, so what kind of job offer has appeared?"

"Yorgos-Lanthimos. Have you heard of his name?" Andy also collected his thoughts and returned to business, his tone and tone returning to normal.

Eggs-Lansmos, a native of Greece, can be regarded as a late-blooming director, because Greek cinema has completely declined in modern times, and the entire filmmaking environment is far from excellent, which to some extent also limited the rise of Ogels, and it was not until 2001, when he was twenty-eight years old, that he made his debut film "My Best Friend".

Of course, compared with those directors who only opened their minds at the age of forty or fifty, Owels's "late bloomer" should be more appropriate to "become famous at a young age", because since his debut, Owgels has gradually formed his own style, using cold wide angles and abrupt soundtracks to create absurdity and ridicule in the play, and the black temperament is always permeated.

In 2009, Owgels directed his third film, "Dog's Tooth", which was shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Film Festival and won the Un Certain Regard award, bringing Greek cinema back to the world's eyes after a long hiatus, and finally making it into the top five of the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film the following year, establishing its reputation in the industry.

Since then, Ogles has climbed rapidly almost step by step, and in just ten years, he has been ranked as one of the outstanding creators after the new century, along with directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson and Wes Anderson.

Ogles is not a prolific director, starting with "Dogtooth" in 2009 and in the ten years to 2019, he has only six films in total - including "Dogtooth".

In 2010, she was shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival Main Competition and won the Best Actress Award for her film "Attenborough", which she was a producer rather than a director and starred in, in 2011, "Alps", written and directed by herself, was again shortlisted for the Venice Main Competition and won the Best Screenplay Award, and in 2017, "The Death of the Holy Deer", she wrote and directed the Best Screenplay Award in the main competition of the Cannes Film Festival.

Then in 2018, Ogles directed his first work that was not written by himself, "The Darling", which quickly became the first peak of his career, first winning the Grand Jury Prize and Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, and then winning ten nominations at the Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, two Best Supporting Actress and a series of nominations, and finally won Best Actress.

It is no exaggeration to say that the rise of Ogles is very fast and fierce, and almost every shot can be fully loaded, and it has not missed since "Dogtooth". The whole creative inspiration is at a peak, and it has become an indispensable part of the European film field.

And then also gained a foothold in the world of English-language films. Not all European art directors are able to make their mark on the English-language film market.

Here we have to mention Ogels' first work in English: "The Lobster".

The 2015 Cannes Film Festival, which was shortlisted for the main competition, is set in a fictional near-future society where the marriage and love of residents are strictly controlled. According to the rules, for the single to be transferred to a hotel, they must find a matching partner within forty-five days, and the loser is transformed into an animal of his choice and exiled to the forest. In order to extend the forty-five day period, the singles in the hotel also go to the forest to hunt other fleeing singles.

The background of the whole story continues the black absurdity of Ogels, from the beginning of "Dog's Tooth" to the later "Death of the Holy Deer", Ogles is always good at digging out a small part of contemporary society, grabbing out the problems, and then setting up a strange and strange to almost sci-fi framework, giving the story a perspective similar to utopia, and then reflecting social problems, which is undoubtedly the signature feature of Ogels's works.

Because the style of Eggels's work is so distinct and too unique that it has become a kind of icon. Viewers who like it think that this is the interpretation of the society of the Ogles team, and the audience can always get inspiration from it, the audience who is not interested thinks that the story of Ogles is too absurd and too strange to lose the sense of realism and cannot show the true style of the director at all, and the disgusting audience thinks that the story is a mess and does not know what to do.

But it is undeniable that the "darling" in 2018, which was Ogels' first attempt to shoot someone else's script, also made many viewers sigh: After lacking the cold and weird "siege" texture, Ogles does not seem to be Ogels, some people like it and some people reject it, but after all, they still miss the Greek director with a distinctive and unique style before- However, the audience's strangulation did not prevent this work from becoming the footsteps of Ogles breaking the shackles of the niche and entering the mainstream, and undoubtedly became the first peak of his international fame, and his career made a huge breakthrough.

By the way, "The Lobster" is a work released in 2015.

At the moment in 2014, Ogels, who has won countless attention with "Dogtooth" and "Alps", entered a short period of creative precipitation, and spent nearly three years looking for inspiration to polish the script, and then left the creative field of the Greek film industry that he was familiar with, and went to the United Kingdom to find opportunities to open his career, "Lobster" was born under this background.

In fact, at this time, Ogles has established a foothold on the European continent, and he has no shortage of actors who are willing to work with him, the difference is just whether it can fully match his expectations, which also makes "Lobster" have a very good cast: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, Ben-Whishaw (Ben-Whishaw), Olivia-Coleman (Olivia-Coleman), Léa Seydoux and so on.

In the United States, the reputation of Ogles is still relatively limited, only professionals in the industry are more familiar with it, but the general public is still very unfamiliar, which is why Andy asks such a question.

"I've heard of it, of course. Lan Li replied in the affirmative with understatement, "He has a good reputation in the West End. ”

Andy was a little surprised, "Oh, that's it? After hearing about this director, I also specifically looked for his 'dog teeth' to watch, which was shortlisted for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, but I didn't expect that he had already made a name for himself in the UK." ”

"On the issue of the aesthetics of European and American films, we can put it aside for a moment and get down to business. Lan Li tugged at the corners of her mouth and chuckled.

This teaser also made Andy laugh heartily, "I can accept it." Before the topic began, I surrendered. "If there really has to be a debate, Andy doesn't see any chance of winning.

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