This answer was obviously a bit unexpected by the reporters.

Thanks to the blessing of the sixth generation, in the eyes of many European journalists, China is both poor and backward, and the people are living in dire straits!

They couldn't imagine that Chinese people could actually watch movies!

The interview can't go on too long.

There will be film screenings at the Lumière Hall.

According to the plan of Cannes, "The Great Gatsby" will be screened later...

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The West attaches great importance to the elite, and by extension, when it comes to films, they attach great importance to directors!

The film festival communicates with directors, but the most important thing is the thirst for good films. Either mainstream classics or niche cutting-edge ones.

But truth be told, the audience for the author's films has dwindled, and Fellini and Bergman, who used to attract 800,000 moviegoers in France, may now have only 50,000.

"Cinema Paradiso" is certainly not an author's film, and perhaps Tornatore's 177-minute version contains a lot of his own story, but the version edited by an international distributor is definitely not a story that belongs to Tornatore himself.

It's like this, any director has the opportunity to shoot a work about himself, and he will not be willing to edit a little bit of it.

So, most of the best versions of the movie are international releases!

"It's a classic, Xu, thank you for bringing it to Cannes!"

Jill Jacob, president of the Cannes Film Festival, was very moved to shake Xu Hui's hand.

Jill Jacob is a movie fan first and foremost!

Under his leadership, Cannes began to become more and more international, and although the business atmosphere became stronger, Cannes always had its own bottom line, and they would focus mainly on the arts...

Movies like "Cinema Paradiso" will be dull for people without life experience, but for people like Jill Jacob, it is the deepest love for movies!

“… Thank you!"

Xu Hui was a little flattered.

Being so praised by the organizers means that the Palme d'Or is stable?

"Xu Hui, I heard that your company is doing an independent film support program?"

Xu Hui was slightly stunned, but still replied: "... It's not an independent film, it's a literary film..."

Has the news spread abroad?

"If you have a good movie, you must recommend it to Cannes..."

"Of course, it must be!"

After talking for a long time, it turned out that he wanted to increase the source of films to the film festival, and by the way, he accepted Xu Hui as a descendant...

Don't think that running a film festival is a simple thing, no lineage, is it possible?

Venice, Berlin, Cannes, the three major film festivals complement each other and compete with each other!

The main reason why Cannes is so awesome is that there are many big directors recruited!

The four major Hollywood directors, Spielberg, Coppola, and Martin Scorsese all have a good relationship with Cannes, including George Lucas, and "Cosmic Stranger" also participated in the 1988 Cannes Film Festival...

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The screening of "Cinema Paradiso" ended, and some professional reviews began to be published.

The first is Empire magazine: after watching this movie, there is only one feeling, in addition to being moved, it is still moving. The whole movie is immersed in a warm and sentimental atmosphere, although there are no ups and downs in life, but it contains the ups and downs of life, touching every soft place in the heart all the time. Through the memories of the male protagonist, watching his growth and the changes of Paradise Cinema, we experience the joys and sorrows of life, and also taste the warmth and coldness of the world.

"Variety": Compared with other movies, "Paradise Cinema" has no conspiracy, no confrontation between justice and evil, no hatred, and no vigorous love, just a trace of sentimentality, nostalgia and memories that sink into my heart. Watching such a movie, even if the personal experience is very different from the actor, you can still empathize with it and find the sentimentality and resonance. Watching this movie is like tasting a pot of tea, you need to carefully reminisce about the plot in the movie, and the emotion brought out by the movie is also from this.

"The Hollywood Reporter": Light and shadow are always flowing, love is full of Chinese years, unforgettable moments of hugging and kissing in the movie...

It's clear that Cinema Paradiso has conquered quite a few media!

In the pile of reports that came out the next day, it was rare to see a low score given to the film.

Ye Ning's assistant has collected a lot of professional media reviews and ratings, all of which are full marks, and the lowest score is more than 90 points!

The media is not the kind of film critics, their comments can have a huge impact on the public, and sure enough, the main committee temporarily decided to screen three more "Cinema Paradiso"...

Xu Hui was sitting in front of the makeup, and a professional makeup artist helped with the makeup.

Later, he is going to attend the premiere of "Heaven is Destined".

They are all Chinese filmmakers, and it is appropriate to help each other on the platform.

The little assistant Mu Hua came over with a pot of green tea, first poured him a cup, and then sat on a rattan chair a few steps away from Xu Hui.

"So fast, any good news?"

Assistants, always do something that needs to be done, like help gather intelligence.

Xu Hui took "Cinema Paradiso" to participate in the competition, and the goal is the Palme d'Or!

It's important to know your opponents!

"Mr. Ye called me just now, and the partners in Cannes, magazines such as "Empire", "The Guardian", and "Variety" are very optimistic about "Cinema Paradiso", with an average rating of 95 points!"

"95 points?"

Xu Hui was slightly moved!

This is no ordinary high score!

Although the media does not represent the audience, let alone the judges, it is undeniable that the media score will bring a certain reference value to the jury.

Especially Spielberg, a filmmaker who attaches so much importance to word-of-mouth.

"What about the domestic news?"

“… There is no news yet, but many fans are looking forward to it..."

Although Xu Hui said on Weibo that "Paradise Cinema" is a feature film that is not suitable for theatrical screening, it still can't stop the ardent hearts of a bunch of fans who want to find out...

After all, it's Xu Hui's movie!

"Also, just now our people sent a message that there will be six screenings of "Cinema Paradiso" in the next ten days, and at present, all tickets have been sold out!"

Mu Hua had a smug smile on his face.

What does this mean?

It's clear that the audience loves Cinema Paradiso too!

"'Adele's Life', did you inquire about anything?"

Well, the original time and space, the work that won this Palme d'Or is "The Life of Adele", a work that reflects Lily.

LGBT is just in line with the trend of today's times, and the two protagonists of the story happen to be North African immigrants!

It's simply not too politically correct!

Xu Hui hates this kind of work very much, it was filmed completely to win awards, about "Adele's Life", half of the three-hour plot is a bed scene, and the scale is basically an A movie...

Compared with "Brokeback Mountain", it is too much worse!