At 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the water city of Venice ushered in the busiest time of the year, and the film festival kicked off.

A long red carpet stretched from afar to the pier to greet the guests arriving by boat.

Locals may think that taking a boat is a daily transportation, but for Bo Ge and Zhang Junsheng, this is the first time - to take a boat to attend the film festival!

It's an amazing feeling...

At the opening ceremony, in addition to the members of the jury, the most eye-catching should be the members of the crew of "Untouchable"...

After all, a lineup like Xiao Lizi + Fat Wen + Scarlett Johansson, except for the Oscars and Golden Globes, is difficult to see!

As the crew of the opening film, the crew of "Untouchable" is the last guest to appear, to be honest, although there are a lot of flashes, but there is no too lively feeling, even... It's not as good as when "Inception" premiered in China...

There are too few fans...

In fact, there are many film festivals in Italy, the Florence International Independent Producers Film Festival, the San Vinçant International Sports Film Festival, the Venice International Film Festival...

All set up for the development of tourism...

Unfortunately, the Italian film industry has been almost completely destroyed by Hollywood, which occupies more than 85% of the market share every year, plus the audience no longer loves pure art films as much as they used to - in the 70s, the number of moviegoers in Italy reached 700 million per year!

What is the concept?

The third largest film market in the world at the time!

After the 80s, the number of moviegoers plummeted to 100 million a year...

Without the market, Italian-language films can no longer radiate to the whole of Europe as they did back then, and the few remaining filmmakers, such as Paolo Sorrentino and Roberto Bernini, have no other way to go except for making some literary films and satirical comedies!

In the past 20 years, except for "Beautiful Life", Italian films really can't find a blockbuster...

"Look over here!"

In the media photo area in front of the Venice Cinema Palace, Zhang Junsheng and the actors of the "Untouchable" crew stood in a row, allowing media reporters to take pictures.

"There are quite a few journalists. ”

At the end of the group photo, Leonardo looked around and concluded: "There are very few fans. ”

Zhang Junsheng shrugged: "The Venice Film Festival has declined. ”

By the way, he added: "Even if it declines, I am not willing to bow to Hollywood, "Untouchable" failed to be shortlisted for the main competition unit..."

Bo Ge said in Chinese: "... Two days ago, Alberto Barbera said in an interview, 'It is difficult for Chinese films to go abroad, and it is not suitable for film festivals...'"

“… So stupid to say that?"

"Ahem... He said..."

Brother Bo didn't think Zhang Junsheng would be so direct, and he was angry directly...

"Tsk, Italians... Huh!"

It is recognized that it is not possible to fight a war, it is also recognized that it is not possible to engage in the economy, and even playing football is getting weaker and weaker - the European Chinese team!

Now even the president of the festival is openly dissing Chinese films...

It can only be said that with seeds!

Alberto is not very good, after he became the president of the Venice Film Festival, Chinese films were often absent from the main competition, which was completely unimaginable in the time of Marco Muller...

Last year, he criticized the quality of Chinese works...

This year, the tone has been softened, saying that Chinese works are not suitable for going abroad.

Gee...

Look at the directors cultivated in Venice, there are still a few who continue to chase Venice, and most of them have gone to Cannes.

I don't have the ability to attract talents, and I blame others!

Even "Pure Soul Dream Showbiz" chose Cannes!

What's with?

……

With this emotion, Zhang Junsheng naturally didn't give Alberto a good face, and after shaking hands, he didn't even bother to say hello, just skipped him and sat in the viewing area.

More than 2,000 people poured into the main venue of the Palais du Cinéma, with a large number of general spectators in addition to guests and media personnel.

Compared with the rational applause of the guests, the audience at the rear is much louder...

This also truly reflects the views of European filmmakers and European moviegoers on Zhang Junsheng.

With such good conditions, I don't even make a movie that reveals human nature and opposes political axes!

Zhang Junsheng's film does not conform to the melody of the film festival at all - the so-called main theme of the European and American film festival is to look at and present the story from the perspective of the European and American world!

That is to say, your film must meet his expectations, otherwise it will be unqualified!

What do European and American countries think of China?

It's like Africa in our eyes...

Since the award of "Red Sorghum" in Berlin, there has been a debate in the academic circles about whether the fifth generation is making films to please the film festival in the favor of the West, that is, from the perspective of postcolonialism, analyzing whether Chinese films are self-othering and creating on the premise of Western audiences.

In the sixth generation, there were independent productions, films made outside the system, and banned in China because of awards at foreign film festivals, which means that loyalty and filial piety cannot be both.

Although it is said that a film is a good film, and the mentality of directors may be complex, subtle or helpless, it is an indisputable fact that their works are influenced by Western film festivals.

It's not a bad thing to choose between the latter between the Western judges and the local audience...

If there is a mass film market, art films will definitely be cultivated, and only art films will not be able to go on if they die!

……

"Untouchable" began screening.

The plot is simply about the friendship between two men.

At the beginning of the movie, in the busy metropolis, two restless men forced the car to 180 yards on the highway, although they were unfortunately surrounded by the police on all sides, but under the "flickering" of the white brother foaming at the mouth and the driver Wang Bo's words, they turned around, and several policemen turned on the "escort" security mode for them.

Then opened the feature film, the rich Philip, with a prominent family background, has always lived an aristocratic life, but because of a parachute accident, he was paraplegic, and he was unconscious from the neck down, and his life fell to the bottom all of a sudden.

Wang Bo, an idle gangster who had been imprisoned for stealing, had just been released from prison, and lived in a foster family, living on welfare money.

Philip, who is unable to take care of himself, needs to hire a full-time escort, and there are many experienced professional caregivers and "like-minded" people who share Philip's many noble interests, but they all see Philip as a disabled person who needs to be cared for.

Wang Bo is different, he only came to the interview to collect three signatures that refused to be hired for a job, so that he could use them to receive benefits from the government, and even made fun of Philip.

In Wang Bo's view, Philip is like an ordinary rich man, who looks down on people from the bottom of the society since he holds some elegant hobbies, is self-righteous, and does not accommodate him because he is disabled, Philip thinks that this is the respect he needs and hires him.

After that, the story is to grow up with each other, interspersed with a lot of jokes...

Near the end of the movie, Wang Bo found a job, a truck driver, and Philip asked him to leave: "You can't take care of a disabled person for a lifetime, you have your own family!"

Wang Bo finally appeared, helped him meet the lover of his dreams, and then left silently...

The final subtitle appears: I think everyone has at least one such a close friend, you and he met at the turning point of life, marveled at each other's differences or similarities, there have been many ordinary but memorable times, let the white clouds and dogs, the wind and clouds change.

It's not over yet, the easter egg part, which captures a part of the documentary - the story of "Untouchable" has long been filmed by the French documentary channel.

The audience suddenly realized, no wonder this story looks so... Harmonious...