Not only did the nine film critics in the official house book give a super high evaluation of "The Scorching Sun", but the British "Guardian" also recommended it with four stars for the first time, claiming that Zhang Ran contributed a heroic epic: ""The Scorching Sun" is the most exciting of all Zhang Ran's works. The grandfather in the movie is similar to Santiago in Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea". In the cruel nature, they brought their survival experience and wisdom to the extreme, fully demonstrated extraordinary and indomitable perseverance, and carried out a tragic struggle against nature. When nature unleashes its power, they seem so small, they are not without fear, but they never give up easily, even until the last moment of their lives. ”

The authoritative French media "Le Monde" also gave a super high evaluation: "Zhang Ran shows the spirit of resistance and tenacious vitality of human beings in the face of desperation through the story of an old man who took a blind dog to guard a corn seedling in a year of great drought." The film does not stay at the superficial intention of protest, but points to the metaphysical level of how people should live and how to live meaningfully, and writes a spiritual epic full of appeal. ”

Film critic Nicholas Barber published a film review article on the BBC Culture Channel after watching the movie: "'The Scorching Sun' is a shocking masterpiece, the kind of torture, the kind of never giving up, the kind of struggle that put everything into oneself and even one's life makes people shudder. He was also full of praise for Li Xuejian's performance, claiming that Li Xuejian's performance in film history was only matched by Meryl Streep's performance in "Sophie's Choice".

"Sun Scorching" received rave reviews not only in Europe, but also in North America. "Variety" magazine believes: ""Sun Scorching" is an extremely unique and extremely shocking movie, there are few subjective shots at the beginning of the movie, but as the story progresses, the subjective shots gradually increase, and in the end it completely becomes a subjective shot. In this process, the audience gradually entered the world constructed by the movie and the spiritual world of the ancestors, allowing the audience to truly experience the despair and strength of the characters. ”

The Hollywood Reporter listed "The Scorching Sun" as the favorite of the Palme d'Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival when the film festival first opened, and now it is called a violent and tragic epic, an ode to heroes. At the same time, the article praised Zhang Ran's expressions in the film: "Zhang Ran invented his own language, time, space and memory to construct his film world, "The Scorching Sun" is different from any other filmmaker, it is a great film, with the greatest shots of all time. ”

The New York Times praised "Scorching Sun" as a truly masterful work, and the article unreservedly expressed its admiration for Zhang Ran's directing skills and narrative techniques, describing Zhang Ran as a compassionate and life-conscious director. The article said: "The film shows the state of human existence and spiritual pursuit through the struggle in a desperate situation, so as to provoke the audience to think about the nature and survival of human beings." "Scorching Sun" is definitely one of Zhang Ran's greatest films. ”

On social networks, "Scorching Sun" has also become a hot topic. After the first screening, film critics and audiences expressed their opinions on the Internet, directly sending "Zhang Ran and the Scorching Sun" to the top of the Fly hot search list.

"I was frightened by the tragic and epic majesty of "Scorching Sun", which tells the story of an old man and a blind dog guarding a corn seedling in the year of the great drought. The film is full of compassion and compassion, and vividly shows the instinctive struggle and interaction between man and nature. —American film critic David Anson

"Zhang Ran dedicated one of the most wonderful and complex long shots in the history of cinema in "The Scorching Sun", Zhang Ran used his exquisite skills and his talent for painting to meticulously compose the picture, revealing the colors, textures and sounds of his world. It is safe to say that Zhang Ran is the best film language player in the world. ——Fu Dong, former editor-in-chief of "Film Handbook" and famous film critic

"A shocking masterpiece, a shocking performance, the film is the Chinese version of "The Old Man and the Sea", but "The Scorching Sun" is more desperate, more tragic, and more shocking. After watching this movie, I decided to get a dog and grow a corn in the yard!" - Italian film critic Emilio

The domestic media have exaggerated Zhang Ran, "The Scorching Sun", and Li Xuejian, and the headlines are more exaggerated than the other: "Jacob cried for half an hour", "the audience applauded for 15 minutes", what "perfect writing of the national spirit", what "outstanding performance that penetrated the soul and bones", and so on.

On Douban, reporters and film critics who have watched "Scorching Sun" wrote 98 short reviews, of which 76 were given 5 stars and 15 were given 4 stars, and these short reviews were more exaggerated than those written by the media.

"This movie is really awesome, and Zhang Ran knelt down. I always thought that this kind of film about farmers and land could only be made by the fifth generation of directors, but I didn't expect Zhang Ran to not only make it, but also shoot it even better than the fifth generation of directors. This is a movie that makes the fifth generation of directors cry and the sixth generation of directors despair!" - Gyro Vandak

"I've seen a lot of long shots, but many directors don't actually understand long shots, the so-called long shots are very long shots, but they are actually blind shots. There are Godard, An Zhe, Tarkovsky, and Yang Suo who really understand long shots, and after watching "The Scorching Sun", I really knelt down for Zhang Ran, feeling like I hadn't seen long shots. I believe that even if Yang Suo sees the long shot of "Scorching Sun", he will shout the word 'suit'!" - Tübingen carpenter

"After watching "The Scorching Sun", I remembered a sentence in Gu Long, he has a breath, a chivalrous spirit, a blood spirit, and a righteous spirit. Just because there are still some people in this world who have such a breath, so justice can defeat evil, and human beings can exist forever. The ancestor has this qi, Zhang Ran also has this qi, they are all real heroes!" - Electronic Knight

However, Zhang Ran did not see these comments at the first time, and after breakfast, he did not go back to his room to rest, but took Li Xuejian and Wang Luodan to be interviewed by the media.

The media interviews during the Cannes Film Festival are divided into two categories, one is the press conference arranged by the official, after the screening of the competition films, the main creators of the films will first accept the official media of the organizing committee to take photos and small interviews, and then go to the Palais du Cinémath to hold a media conference; Interviews are booked on-site and arranged by the other party, and this part of the interview is coordinated by the public relations company and has nothing to do with the festival, and this kind of interview is often charged.

For example, the interview price of Nicole Kidman, the star of this year's opening film "Princess of Monaco", is 2,000 euros, and the interview fee between the director and Nicole Kidman reached 4,000 euros.

Interview fees are mainly paid to the distributors of the films, and since Europe and the United States are the main battlefields for these films, interviews with European and American journalists are often free. There are many big-name stars at the Cannes Film Festival, but few Chinese reporters go to interviews, which is why you have to pay for interviews with big stars.

"Scorching Sun" is the most watched and popular film in Cannes, and if you want to interview Zhang Ran, of course, you have to pay. It's not that Zhang Ran cares about the money, but the public relations company thinks that there are too many media outlets asking Zhang Ran to interview, and charging fees can reduce the number of people who apply for interviews. However, Zhang Ran's fee is not high, and the three-person round-table interview is only 1,000 euros, which is definitely a conscience price, and they also specifically stipulate that Chinese reporters are free of charge.

The interview took place on the second floor of the Prada boutique opposite the Palais du Cinémath. The interview area was specially furnished, with a round table and a row of sofas opposite. The reception lady stood at the door of the store to greet you. Since Zhang Ran was absent from last night's press conference, reporters especially wanted to interview Zhang Ran and listen to him talk about his views on "Scorching Sun". At the entrance of Prada, there was a long queue of journalists.

The whole interview was a well-known round-table interview in Cannes, and eight or nine reporters gathered around the roundtable to ask questions to the interviewees. Interviews are generally conducted in order, with each person asking a question first, and then everyone rushing to ask questions.

Before the first batch of nine reporters to interview sat down, an American female reporter preemptively asked: "Mr. Zhang, how does it feel to win the highest score in the field magazine for the first time in Cannes?"

Zhang Ran made a sad face: "The biggest feeling is, it's over, the Palme d'Or has flown away!" The reporter knew the "curse" that it was difficult to win the grand prize with a high score in the house magazine, and immediately laughed. After everyone laughed, Zhang Ran continued: "I'm glad that this movie has received a good response, and for me, the audience's reaction is the most important thing, and it is more valuable than any award. ”

As soon as Zhang Ran finished answering, another American female reporter immediately threw out a question: "The subjective long shot of more than 20 points at the end of "Scorching Sun" is very amazing, and Li Xuejian is already so thin that he is not in human shape, I can't bear to look at it, how did it come out?"

Zhang Ran explained: "We designed two shooting methods for this scene, one is a subjective long shot, and the other is a subjective shot of the ancestor and the blind dog, and the camera switches back and forth between the two of them. Both were shot, and in the end we chose a long shot. The long shot was completed by attaching the camera to Mr. Li Xuejian. Because it was a 3D camera, it was very bulky, and it was not taken when Mr. Li was the thinnest, but when he was physically strong. Even so, the whole filming process was very difficult, and it was a huge test of performance and physical strength. We filmed it for seven days and eighteen times. But in the end it worked out well and I loved the shot. ”

Without waiting for other reporters to ask, the first female reporter to ask another question immediately asked: "There are a lot of subjective shots in the movie, and the sense of presence is particularly strong, but some critics think that the movie is too showy, what do you think?"

Zhang Ran chuckled: "I didn't deliberately show off my skills, just like the last long shot, in fact, we shot two kinds of shots, the reason why we chose the long shot is because this kind of shooting has a stronger sense of presence and will be more shocking, a lot of it is for show." ”

As soon as Zhang Ran finished answering, the second female reporter who asked the question immediately threw out another question. They finally annoyed the others, and a French journalist exclaimed, "Two ladies, can I ask a question too?"

The two female reporters were a little embarrassed and kept their mouths shut.

Zhang Ran smiled at the French reporter and said, "What's wrong with you?"

The French reporter immediately said: "Director, there is always something very cruel in your films, is this the perspective of your life, or is it a simple creative perspective?"

Zhang Ran's films tend to be lonely and tragic, which is related to his experience, but these cannot be said to outsiders. He did not answer directly: "Buddhism has a saying that all living beings are suffering. Schopenhauer said that every history of life is a history of suffering. The protagonists of my films will be in trouble, even tragic, but I'm not trying to play them up. He paused, his eyes shining faintly: "The spirit and courage to rise up in the face of difficulties is what I want to show, that is the light of hope of mankind." It is this spirit that brings us to the civilized present and will also lead us to a more civilized future. ”

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