Emma was a little caught off guard, she hadn't encountered such a situation in the previous days, and although she had to queue up every time she bought a ticket, it was a real surprise that there were almost no tickets sold. The first reaction in Emma's mind was, "So should I buy the 'City of God' or go to see the 'Whale Rider' as originally planned?" But the words that came out of his mouth were asked, "What time is the night show?" ”

"There are two performances at eight and ten o'clock, and a midnight show at twelve o'clock." The staff explained with a smile.

Emma took a deep breath, "Eight, two." She bought the tickets according to her own directness, and it was not until her hands felt the residual heat of the printer on the movie ticket that the sense of realism slowly hit.

So, that man is called Lancelot Strello, and he's also a director, a genius director who has amazed countless people...... So, the man who reached out in the coffee house that day could really be him...... So, she really had a chance to see him again......

Thinking of this, the smile on the corner of Emma's mouth was outlined contentedly, and the two tickets in her hand were firmly placed on her chest, and her mood was like a dandelion dancing in the sun.

"So, do festival tickets always sell out so quickly?" Emerson's voice was mixed with confusion in excitement, and Emma put away her confused thoughts, turned her head to look over, and then saw Emerson and a large group of people walking out of the movie theater, roughly estimated to be at least twenty people, as if they were a group of Boy Scouts - except that some of the "Boy Scouts" seemed to be a little older than the limit.

"You can say that, you can't say that." The pot-bellied middle-aged man who took the initiative to talk just now walked up, also holding a thick stack of materials in his hand, in addition to the official house book, there are several newspapers and movie posters, and on top is a freshly baked movie ticket, and said with a smile, "At the film festival, there are restrictions on the screening venues, and a film may only be screened on eight screens in three cinemas, plus the large number of participating films, the number of screenings will not be too many, maybe four in a day." As a result, only 4,000 to 5,000 people can walk into the cinema to watch the film in a whole day, which is naturally not enough for a film festival with at least 200,000 people. ”

Speaking of this, the middle-aged uncle also paused and looked at the others around him with a smile, "And this is still a movie with a lot of screenings, and some movies may be shown on two screens in a movie theater, so it is even more in short supply." Therefore, there are often movie tickets sold out. ”

"Then why can't you say that?" Emerson couldn't wait to ask.

Uncle shrugged, "Because the 'City of God' is showing on nine screens in four movie theaters today, and seven screenings are scheduled throughout the day - including midnight screenings, which means that there can be at least 7,000 to 8,000 spectators to watch. However, we only bought the night club. So ......"

The latter words speak for themselves, Park City audiences are flocking to the cinema for the "City of God", at least from here it can be seen that after yesterday's all-day screening, the audience's reputation has quickly climbed to a whole new level, igniting the enthusiasm for today's Sundance Film Festival.

"Wow...... Emerson involuntarily exclaimed and nodded repeatedly, "Sir, so you're a member of the film festival?" Or an industry practitioner in Hollywood? ”

"Haha, no, it's not." The uncle laughed happily and waved his hand repeatedly, "I forgot to introduce myself, Collin-Simonsen, a veteran film lover, I've been attending Sundance since 1985, hehe, I hope I don't seem too out of place here." ”

"Are you kidding? Oh, God! In 1985? That sounds like the first Sundance! Emerson screamed exaggeratedly, dancing his hands to express his excitement, "So, what do you think of the 'City of God'?" As a veteran cinephile. Emerson didn't say anything more, but his expectant eyes seemed to say, "Well, isn't it great?" ”

This made Colin laugh dumbly, "No, to be honest, I wasn't interested in this movie at all. This head-on basin of cold water immediately discouraged everyone, Emerson was full of disappointment, Colin shrugged his shoulders, "I'm just trying to be honest, which of you would be interested in a Brazilian film?" For me, there are no films in Brazil that deserve attention other than 'Central Station'. ”

Emerson slumped his shoulders and said calmly, "Well, you have a point. Not even 'Central Station' could awaken my curiosity about Brazilian cinema. ”

Colin was amused by Emerson's honesty, "I was interested in this film because of Javier's blog. Obviously, the Carter siblings were not the only impulsive, and many people at the scene rushed to Park City in high spirits after reading Javier's blog - and then collectively did not buy tickets, so they could only wait quietly for the night show.

However, looking at Colin in front of him and his companions, it seems that the waiting time is not so difficult, on the contrary, it feels very interesting.

Emma, who was standing nearby, could not help but feel a sense of frustration - because she knew nothing about these things, but after the frustration there was an irrepressible excitement, and she began to wonder what the film that man had made was like; She began to look forward to it, to the depth of thought hidden beneath the man's handsome skin.

She inexplicably had an urge to get to know that man. Perhaps, that handsome appearance is just a vase, and what is hidden under that skin is just a pile of straw. Who knows? This mischievous banter sprouted in her mind, and then it began to thrive irrepressibly, and Emma couldn't help but laugh, and her mood suddenly brightened.

"Actually, I already watched it yesterday, but ...... I must admit that the movie was so good that I was thinking about it all night. I don't think the blog post that Javier posted this morning really said anything about the film, even a tenth. Colin's words immediately captured everyone's attention.

"Seven minutes of standing ovation, is that true?" Emma finally couldn't hold back the throbbing in her heart and joined the discussion.

"Of course." Colin's answer was crisp and neat, and after his eyes came into contact with Emma, he unexpectedly found that it was actually a little Lori, who he didn't expect at all to be interested in the "City of God", and ...... The movie is so bloody and violent, Xiao Lori shouldn't be able to watch it after grading, right?

However, ideas are ideas, Colin did not judge arbitrarily, but said objectively, "My biggest regret is that I didn't make it to yesterday's premiere." A few of my friends were lucky enough to be on the scene, and they were surprisingly unanimous: the director was an absolute genius, not only for the film, but also for the witty and amazing part of the conversation that followed. Can you imagine? The audience Q&A, which was originally scheduled to be held for 15 minutes, ended up lasting an hour! ”

"Oh!" Everyone around let out exclamations.

"You can take a look at the official house programme," Colin said, opening the house catalogue in his hand, "I read the newspapers that follow several of the major media outlets at the Sundance Film Festival today, and it is clear that everyone is full of praise and admiration for the City of God, and even several newspapers believe that this film is the strongest contender for this year's Sundance Jury Prize." ”

Emma immediately couldn't wait to open the official house book in her hand, and only after making this gesture did she realize that this house book belonged to Emerson, and she couldn't help but raise her head and show an embarrassed smile. However, Emerson and Lily didn't care at all, and went directly to Emma's side, and the three of them flipped through it together.

"Poetic modern epics, beautiful prose of sorrow and despair, magnificent vintage oil paintings - a samba rhapsody from Lancelot-Strello."

Seeing this title, everyone exclaimed. Compared with the "seven-minute standing ovation", the flood of praise from the official house catalogue was undoubtedly more shocking, pushing the expectations of the "City of God" even higher, and Emerson was eager to sneak into the cinema at this time to watch the work first.

Harvey Weinstein walked up the stairs, and then at the door of the movie theater saw a huge crowd of people, at least thirty or forty, each with an excited smile on his face, expressing his thoughts. It's not uncommon for a scene like this at the Sundance Film Festival, it's a festival for avid movie fans, but it's still very rare to be so eager to start talking about it in front of the cinema. This made Harvey can't help but feel a little interested - the market prospects of movies that can win the hearts of the audience can obviously be seen a few percent higher.

'God!' The New York Post's actually compared 'City of God' to 'Trainspotting'! 'Trainspotting' is one of my favorite movies, it's amazing! I can't believe it! ”

Harvey heard a burgundy-haired little Lori shouting excitedly, and his eyebrows were filled with irrepressible excitement and excitement, "'City of God'? Harvey chewed on the name and frowned slightly, it was the fourth time he'd heard the name of the work in just two hours, and it was undoubtedly the hottest topic in Park City in the last twenty-four hours.

Just ten minutes earlier, Harvey had heard that the City of God was sold out for both its morning and afternoon screenings today, and that Robert Redford was planning to add a screening screen to the City of God tomorrow. At this time, Harvey saw another group of fanatical fans - this is so abnormal, "City of God" is just Lancelot's debut, and it is really rare for the director's first work to have a cult following.

Harvey remembered Quentin Tarantino.