Chapter 503: High score in the house magazine, Golden Alarm Clock Award
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Outside the screening hall of the "Suspect" Film Palace, many people lined up in the sun and sweating, and there were many Asians here, including some media from Dongying, Goryeo, Hong Kong Island, and Wanwan, as well as film critics, journalists and film dealers from other countries.
Cannes is seen as an awards ceremony by outsiders, and the world's largest trade fair for film companies in the industry.
In May, studios from all over the world gather here to shop for the most eye-catching films.
Wu Xiaozu is not an unknown person, and even in France, he is famous.
Although Zhang Guolu and Mui Yanfang have limited fame abroad, they still have a certain amount of influence. In particular, the success of the film in Asia has also allowed studios in many other regions to see profits.
"John oo is an up-and-coming filmmaker to watch in the East, and his 'Dying is as natural as living,' which was released in Cannes last year, was a sight to behold!" A film critic with a pink press card said to his companion next to him, "I'm very interested in his 'The Suspect'!"
"That's right, man, there's a dark side to this director's style, he's used to talking about the relationship between fate and choice. It's rare to see such a refreshing work in these movies!I hope this John oo doesn't disappoint me!" The companion also showed his little pink to the staff.
The two walked into the screening hall easily in the envious and jealous eyes of countless people queuing up and waiting to watch the movie.
"Fack!"
An American reporter wiped his sweat, looked at his blue card with disgust, and couldn't help but spit out, "This damn media badge grading system! I really want to kick these French guys in the ass! Without our coverage, who can know about Cannes?"
"Hey man, you're right, I've got your back!"
There was a colleague from the corrupt country next to him who smiled and took the opportunity to cut in line, "However, without us queuing up outside, showing that we are very popular, how can we maintain the golden signboard of the highest hall of world cinema in Cannes?
This kind of 'hunger marketing' in Cannes is absolutely disgusting to most media and fans. Sometimes, it's clear that it's already full, but it still doesn't explain, so that hundreds of people outside are still stupidly waiting.
Otherwise, how can you take the kind of front-page headline photos that seem to be popular in Cannes, even if the movie is bad, the entrance of the Palais du Cinémath is crowded with anxious people?
"Shet!
The American reporter stopped his British cousin and said viciously, "There are rules to be taught here!"
"Okay!"
The British reporter looked at the stout American red neck, shrugged his shoulders, and honestly lined up.
The main reason for the queuing phenomenon is the 'notorious' grading system for media credentials.
Certificates are classified from high to low, white-pink-blue-yellow.
White and pink can easily enter the theater, while blue and yellow have to queue up just like the tourists.
A huge poster hangs on the venue.
Gray tones, side silhouette of the elder brother walking ricketically, streetlamp seagull standing.
The Suspect has a huge name, and at the same time John oo's name.
This is where the advantage of being a Cannes descendant lies.
With more than two dozen shortlisted films, "Suspect" has a good resource to show to judges, critics, media and fans.
In later generations, although the Oscar 'lobbying' system was easy to be attacked by some people, such as Harvey Weinstein, the fat man. But, comparatively speaking, the Oscars, which have thousands of judges, are more 'conservative' than Cannes.
This also leads to the fact that Cannes is prone to 'final word' because of the preferences of the judges. If there is someone on the judge who appreciates you and he helps you canvass for votes, it is easy for you to score more points.
For example, if it weren't for Gonghuang helping the King of Sunglasses lobby the judges and resisting Adjani and a group of foreigners, "Springtime" might not have that glory. There are also Li Amine's "Wedding Banquet" and "Lust and Caution", which are also the result of Lao Mouzi's efforts.
Therefore, at the 55th Golden Horse Awards in later generations, when there were brain-dead people on stage who made brain-dead remarks, Li Amine had an embarrassment of eating Xiang! He was invited back by a group of brain-dead people to reshape the Golden Horse, but he found that he was used by these brain-dead people to become scum!!
He really relied on his old face to invite big names such as Gonghuang and Lao Mouzi to support the scene, but he was treated as a coin by the brain-dead, and it is estimated that Li Amine really had a feeling of wanting to scold the street at that time......
So, let's talk about the authority of Cannes...... That's it.
Of course, the influence is truly world-class!
Fortunately, Director Wu is Cannes' own son!
At the beginning of the movie, Jacob, the president of Cannes, came to cheer in person, which can be seen!
The judges did not show up, and they were relatively closed during this period until the results were selected. Only the chairman of the jury will be interviewed by the media from time to time.
"I watched my brother's concert in the United States, and I heard that his film was selected for Cannes, so I happened to travel to France this time, so I came to see it!"
"Yes, the movie between my brother and Aunt Mei is very touching!"
"Have you seen it?"
"Super tear jerker!"
In the screening hall, many fans chatted.
The movie begins.
In this movie, Wu Xiaozu did not show off his skills like the previous "The Birth of a Word".
Instead, it starts from 'humanity'.
This is a hit on the G-spot of many film critics, and the British director Ken Loach, who won four awards at Cannes, once said: "Playing with human nature is more reliable than anything else, whether it is a commercial film or a film with strong political implications, you must always focus on human nature." ”
As soon as Zhang Guolu appeared, he attracted the attention of many film critics and media.
Some of them don't know Zhang Guoxuan, but it doesn't prevent them from seeing Zhang Guoxuan's acting skills.
His eyes were dirty and with the firmness of a martyr, but his rickety body had the straightforwardness of idealism.
The character of Ishigami is a kind of amplification of human nature.
The theme of poetic realism originated in France, and seeing this in an oriental film at this time made many filmmakers more and more interested.
Flower pots, stray cats, seagulls, bicycles, swings, mirrors, every scene hides the details of the movie.
The pace is slow, but you can't help but be drawn in.
When the use of blue appeared through the lens refracted by the mirror, many film critics at the scene were amazed with a layer of goosebumps.
This use of color transcends their perception of film.
"Blue is a kind of modern man's torture and questioning of humanity and freedom, and the refraction of light in the mirror image expresses the fragmented and broken life choices. Light and shadow redefine space: cage intention! In the gloomy despair, the flower pot is like a beam of light, opening the man's heart!
The light here is really wonderful, it represents both reality and the deep emotional longing of Ishigami's soul!
Offstage, Krzysztof Kieślowski's eyes widened, and his body trembled, much to the surprise of his friend and fellow countryman Andrei Zulavisky.
He knew how talented his friend was at understanding and controlling light, and it was the first time he was so excited to see him.
"The use of filters is really genius, you know Andre, I think this John oo is a genius. He photographed the decay and ruins of this walled city with thoughts and jumps on life. You see, these people are like walking corpses numb from the ruins of industry, but they are so alive.
This movie is not violent, but it shows the violence in the hearts of the characters everywhere! Every part of the construction of this movie is impeccable. The actor's room must have been irregular when it was filmed! Have you noticed that this actor is actually showing his true humanity under the reflection of the mirror......
Andrei Zulavisky listened to his friend's chatter and nodded, "Krzysztov, you're right. This movie is really well done in terms of color and detail. Structurally, this seems to be a design of a police officer and a murderer, but what it contains must be an explosion of human nature in the most extreme...... Oh!!"
At this moment, when Shi Shen used a series of operations to make 'himself' a murderer in the movie, the entire theater was shocked!
This kind of 'giving' is widely used in Western literary and artistic works, and many people have seen the shock of Shakespeare's plays here.
A very small story, reflecting an emotional design that really shocks and resonates with many people.
The whole movie doesn't have too many waves, but it's still exciting.
"This play is the best work I've ever seen in Cannes this year!
"Sadness contains the greatness and extreme of human nature?
The treatment of classical oil painting is combined with the display of post-modern tones, and the painting has a shocking but natural picture impact.
Stupid or martyr?
The helplessness of the poetic ideal wrapped in reality! The best relationship between love and ideal is to destroy oneself.
I made you forget me, and you will always remember me!
In the midst of all beings, I am exercising my mission, but I have forgotten that this has also put shackles on your life!"
At the end of the movie, there was a lot of crying at the scene, and Zhang Guolu's crazy performance made many fans, critics and media remember this oriental actor Leslie Cheung.
Brother Kai sat in the audience, staring at Zhang Guolu on the screen, and didn't move away for a long time.
His heart was full of excitement at this time, this actor is so good!!
At the same time, he was also shocked by Wu Xiaozu's directing talent. It was the first time he saw a Hong Kong Island filmmaker who could make a romance film that was detached from love.
Different from Western filmmakers' shock to the tone and humanity of this movie!
He can read this oriental-style love better!
"This play has the shadow of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", but it also has the dramatic vein of Shakespeare. This is what our ancestors said, 'those who please themselves'! The character of the stone god is really amazing!"
"I heard Director Li say that this movie is based on Director Wu's own writing. Gu Changwei said softly.
"(ΩДΩ)!" Several mainland filmmakers were stunned.
Or a writer??
In these years, the status of writers is higher than that of directors!
"I feel like I can win an award for this play!" Gu Changwei obsessively watched the camera processing of "Suspect".
(ΩДΩ)?!!
The other people were psychologically shocked, and everyone didn't ask about any awards, but they knew it.
"He won the award, and our film ......," the assistant muttered quietly.
"Xiao Zhang!"
Wu Tianming rebuked righteously, "Director Wu is our nobleman! If it weren't for the help of others, we would all be living on the streets now! Besides, Director Wu's movie is indeed very good! And as Director Wu said, we are all Chinese!"
Brother Kai nodded beside him, looked around the scene, and said excitedly in a low voice: "Mr. Wu, we are our own people! Seeing these foreigners stunned, I feel proud and proud!"
Wu Xiaozu didn't know that he had put on the coat of 'his own person'.
After the film ended, many people at the Cannes Film Festival knew about "The Suspect" through word of mouth!
At the same time, the Cannes Film Festival house catalogue also scored two films separately, with "The Suspect" scoring 3.5, second only to "Pell the Conqueror" (3.6) and tied for second place with "The Isolated World".
A total of 22 movies.
In an instant, "The Suspect" and the Danish film "Pell the Conqueror", the British film "The Isolated World", and the Argentine film "South" became the big hits of this year's Cannes.
Most of the scoring is handled by a small team within the house magazine, and most of the candidates are selected from professional media such as Time Magazine, Daily Mail, Los Angeles Times, Sight & Audio, and Feature Film.
The scores given by film critics and the media can only represent the personal tastes of film critics, and cannot represent the quality of the film, let alone become an element in predicting whether the film will win awards.
So, this rating, in fact, really doesn't mean much
In later generations, Goryeo's movie "Burning" set a new record for the Cannes room journal score, scoring a historic score of 3.8 points, but in the end it was still nothing!! Cannes Palme d'Or was not a surprise once! This has little to do with the Golden Globe Awards and the Oscars!
The house catalogue itself is organized by a magazine called "Daily Screen", which starts the day before the festival and is published once a day, and it is given away for free at the festival site!
In addition to the film festival process, news related to the release of films, and film reviews, the most are various advertisements and promotional articles.
These advertisements are clearly marked with prices, and they are paid for, which can almost be said to have no threshold at all.
In later generations, the number of times Chinese films appeared in the theater was almost contracted, and there were even cross-page advertisements.
After all, it is a commercial behavior with a clear price and no bullying of children, so the kind of propaganda that "XXX domestic films are on the Cannes house book" and "XXX Cannes house books are all competitors" do not have to be taken as the same thing.
Here, the publication of Chinese films does not represent the level of Chinese films, but the amount of publicity and distribution costs.
In addition to being a competition for films, the Festival de Cannes is also a huge film market, and the house catalogue is a part of the film market, which is just a publicity platform in itself!
"The Suspect" on the cover of the magazine naturally cost money.
The price is not cheap - $50,000!
Awards are one thing, but the promotion of this film is also a top priority.
In any case, "The Suspect" attracted the attention of many people for a while and became one of the most shining films in Cannes.
On the contrary, "The Child King", which is also a Chinese-language movie...... The situation is simply miserable!!
Media reporters gather in cafes to rate the participating films, and in order to ridicule the most tiresome and lethargic films among them, they will award three awards: the "Golden Alarm Clock", followed by the "Silver Alarm Clock Award" and the "Bronze Alarm Clock Award".
Kaige's "Child King" likes to mention the "Golden Alarm Clock Award"!
This time the blow was huge!
He is already a person with great self-esteem, and this kind of sarcasm is simply a stab! !
On the same day, Kai Ge hid in the hotel room and came out without a face. Angry and scolding in the house!
It's like scolding Hu Ge, the creator of "A Bloody Case Caused by a Steamed Bun", in the same mood as later!
When Wu Xiaozu saw Brother Kai, the other party was like a walking corpse.
Seeing this, Director Wu nodded, the opportunity has come!
Don't waste yourself thousands of dollars to award him the Golden Alarm Clock Award in advance!