After more than a month of post-production, the exhibition version of "The Fifth Sally" is definitely much finer than the rough cut version, and the post-soundtrack, a major weapon of the film, has also been completed and added to the film, in order to facilitate the review, French, Chinese and Italian, English subtitles are also added to choose from, of course, in addition to English, the rest of the subtitles also play a role in a concise translation, in order to facilitate the judges to understand the plot in combination with the original sound, after all, although the seven members of the jury are changing every year, But it is always the majority of non-English-speaking filmmakers. Claire. A young female director like Dennis may already be proficient in English, but this year's judges also include Chinese writer Zhong Acheng, a famous writer who wrote "The King of Chess", although he has been in the United States for many years, but Chinese subtitles are certainly the icing on the cake for him, and can also show the sincerity of the filmmaker.

In the light music at the beginning of the film, Claire looks at the bright colors of the big screen TV with great interest, and she mutters softly, "Well, Finch has changed a lot this time...... Let me see what story he intends to tell this time. ”

A common misconception is that the director of art films has a higher status in the circle than the director of commercial films - in fact, on the contrary, commercial film directors are a group of people who dominate the circle, to take the simplest example: among Hong Kong directors, between Hui Anhua and Wang Jing, it is needless to say who has the higher style, but in fact, without Wang Jing's investment, many of the films directed by Xu Anhua would have no hope of starting shooting. It's like highfashion and people-friendly brands in the fashion industry, highfashion has a high style, but fast-moving consumer goods brands like H&M make more money. Director Xu Anhua's works may have touched thousands of audiences, but as a leader among art film directors, her economic situation is far from rich, and she is already the most accomplished group of literary film directors. Therefore, there is no need to say more about the dilemma of literary film directors with high and low music and average economic conditions.

Directors are also people, of course, there are also people who make money*, while making art films to win awards, while making commercial films to make money, it is also the deepest ambition of many directors, but commercial films and art films are like two parallel lines, many directors don't want to turn, but they don't know how to turn at all, just like Claire, her best subject is Africa, because it is related to her personal experience, race, colonization, ...... She was inspired to shoot these stories, and while she was interested in commercial films, it was a new game entirely, Claire. Therefore, although the art film circle, especially the Venice Film Festival, is accustomed to rejecting commercial films and pursuing high and low artistry, she herself is not so averse to commercial films, but is very inquisitive*: She has already seen the introduction and trailer of "The Fifth Sally", if this subject matter is filmed by her, it will definitely be handled quite psychedelic, after all, this is a multiple personality, of course, the box office will definitely not be very good, and there will not be too many audiences who can understand it, and she will not choose to integrate into "24 Billy", David. Finch is like that, any film has to be adapted to be dark and tense, and murder and violence seem to be his favorites. However, the opening tone of the new film is still very warm, which is a breakthrough for him, and he always walks in dark and cold tones, which will definitely not be liked by the judges......

With a smile that can't be said whether it is love or mockery, Claire absentmindedly browses the scenery at the beginning of the film, as a director, her focus on the film is different from that of film critics, film critics look at the atmosphere, and the director looks at the camera movements: Finch's iconic camera movement, Finch's iconic camera movement, Finch's iconic ......

"Merde, don't tell me this is really Christopher," she looked at the old bloated Dave in the movie with regret, "Finch is such a wreck, if I can get Christopher-"

Claire has never hidden her admiration and fascination with the male body, she had a "Forbidden Love in the Army" a few years ago, and a lot of the scenes in this film are depicting the wonderful seduction of the male body. Confused, she must have been quite disgusted by Fincher's behavior of 'ruining' Christopher, and even fantasized about Christopher's appearance in "Forbidden Love in the Army", so she refocused and began to appreciate Fincher's directing technique.

"Oh, Christopher has made great progress...... after all, after watching it, Claire has a strong feeling about Christopher's promotion, "His last film was a war movie, right?" The performance can only be described as mediocre, without many highlights, but the charm is invincible. And now this Dave, if it weren't for knowing in advance that it was him, I'm sure, 90% of people wouldn't recognize it. Not only did he change his appearance, but he also changed his temperament. ”

Unconsciously, she had adjusted her sitting posture, with a more serious posture, holding her chin and seriously pondering Christopher's performance, "It's just a rebirth...... Am I missing a few of his films? It's hard to imagine that he would have such a different performance in the two films before and after - is Finch his best partner? ”

It is not for nothing that she said this, some actors' charm and acting skills can be maximized in the hands of a particular director, such as Tim. Burton and Johnny. Depp, the cult style of the two is simply made in heaven and hit it off. So Christopher, who is mediocre in other films, in David. It's not out of the question that Finch is shining in his hands. Of course, maybe Christopher has a deep accumulation of acting skills before. In Finch's cooperation, the bottleneck was finally broken. In any case, Claire, who only admired his beauty before, is now in a completely different state of mind for him.

"The film is still very interesting, the subject matter is a little shallow, maybe it would be better if it was just 'The Fifth Sally', the self-discovery of women...... Of course, this theme is too dull to get a good box office, and Finch may not be good at it. She habitually speculated on the prospect of winning "The Fifth Sally", "There may not be any good results in the Oscars, the Oscars don't seem to like that kind of film, but anyway, this shooting technique is eye-catching, very fresh, Christopher's performance is also very eye-catching, hélas, these Yankees, there are always acting geniuses emerging among them, and the most important thing is that Christopher is so handsome......"

In her mind, the film had already played out to the scene where Dai Rui appeared, and David's soothing and freehand shot drew a slight proud chuckle from Claire: in the eyes of she, a master of slow motion, David's technique must have a lot to improve.

However, Jennifer. Jefferson's performance made it impossible for Claire to maintain her sense of superiority: "This is really Jennifer. Jefferson? When did Finch become so good at training actors? This is unreasonable, after "Fight Club", Pete and Norton's acting skills have not been reborn......"

For Jenny herself, her Dai Rui is the result of opening a golden finger, she has the humble nature of an Oriental, and it is impossible for her to be immersed in the sense of accomplishment of 'I am amazing' when she watches the movie, and what she sees are all shortcomings, but for Claire, just the first personality Dai Rui to appear, is already radiant, so that she can't take her eyes off - Jennifer's performance in "Pirates of the Caribbean", "The Love Notebook" and "The Devil Wears Prada" is indeed eye-catching, But those three screen characters, in Claire's opinion, the charm together is not as good as Dai Rui's elfness, almost at first glance, she was attracted by Dai Rui's grace and purity across appearance and gender, and couldn't help but half-stand up, trying to find traces of the film's post-processing from another angle.

"Of course, soft light was added, but that's not the main reason. Her own temperament is the key, it's a pity that this girl starred in a commercial film! Claire was already fully excited, "If I could get her, I would release her to Africa, what a remarkable contrast between her purity and the wilderness of Africa......"

She shook her head and continued to focus on the movie, "Is this the side that Fincher unearthed for Jennifer?" It's incredible, she's been in the industry for almost four years, right? How can there still be such an innocent side? Normally, this kind of temperament can only exist in girls who have not entered the circle...... Did Jennifer have special effects makeup? No, this kind of temperament is not something that makeup can play. How could she? - Dai Rui definitely made her one of the most special actresses of her generation. ”

Although Christopher's transformation is almost reborn, he has suppressed his charm and retained Dave's tension, although this is also rare, but it is not at the same level as Dai Rui's performance difficulty, after all, it can still be done from being attractive to being unattractive, eating fat and disfigured are all ways, and from one charm to another, it is not something that everyone can do, Claire doesn't care what other judges think, as a director, She has been completely conquered by Jennifer: she has not worked with excellent actresses, a very important job of the director is to use various means to tap the charm of the actors, so that the actors' performances can achieve the desired effect, it can be said that in the director's view, the actors are just chess pieces manipulated by them, and every director may have the experience of wanting to strangle the chess pieces...... Like Jennifer, it is completely rare to have actors who show the most suitable side of the film in each film. And her performance in "The Fifth Sally", just the role of Dai Rui, has already made Claire's eyes shine - Jennifer's plasticity is so strong, almost what the director wants, she can present, this kind of almost infinite possibilities, which director doesn't like?

Of course, as a psychological thriller, the plot of "Sally" is still very interesting, Chris's performance is also very story-telling, Claire seems to be divided into two parts, one part admires the director's rhythm and Chris's performance, and the other part carefully observes Jennifer's performance, she is almost restless waiting for the appearance of the second personality, who will the second personality be? It's a pity that she didn't read the original book, just read the synopsis......

Although there were already psychological expectations for the next few personalities, when Nala, Belle, Sally, and Ginny appeared one by one, Claire was still rude - even Roger. Albert could notice Jenny's features, how could she miss it? With the personality switch and reborn micro-expressions, body language and gait, the composition is a completely different temperament, although many experiential masters can also do this, but it is not an exaggeration to say that their performance is not as thorough as Jennifer, although the next few personalities are not as amazing as Dai Rui, but in the case of frequent appearances and personality switching, she has not once confused the names and personality traits of each personality, which is not only the embodiment of the director's skills, but also the result of the actor's excellent performance. Claire knew very well that if Jennifer's performance didn't reach this level, Finch would definitely not take such a bold cut......

And when the plot progressed to Jennifer's cadenza section, the section where the personality in the library was continuously switched, Claire directly pressed the pause, stood up excitedly and paced back and forth: such frequent switching, without changing the tone, makeup and clothes, all relied on the actors' facial expressions to change, vividly showing five completely different and independent personalities, allowing the audience to easily identify which personality dominates the body after the personality transformation, before tonight, She never felt like any actor could do that. - The camera is continuous, and Finch doesn't edit it at all, which is Jennifer's coherent performance in front of the camera, which is entirely a manifestation of her personal strength.

How did she do it? How could she possibly do that? She's - she's crazy!

Rewind back and forth and read this paragraph more than ten times, Claire's emotions calmed down, she took a deep breath, slowly sat back in her chair, and pressed the play button again, "God, I can't even bear to finish reading it now......"

To be honest, after that, Claire only had a superficial taste of the plot, and learned where the plot was progressing now, and she didn't have much interest in Fincher's intentions, techniques, and metaphors. She spent 80% of her energy on Jennifer, and the remaining 20% was attracted to Christopher, Christopher's performance was indeed excellent, throughout the treatment and trial process, his presence was like a needle in the sea, stabilizing the emotions of the audience and Sally, and his change of mentality and performance advancement were also charming, when the shock of Jennifer's rapid switching personality gradually subsided, Claire also began to face Christopher's excellent performance, she had some faint regrets: "It's a pity, Christopher's performance is very limited by the role, and although he is also very good, he is completely unable to compete with Jennifer...... This is a movie that belongs to Jennifer, in addition to the genius of the quick change of personality, Sally's performance is too layered, too delicate, the part of personality fusion and conflict, can be included in film history as a classic, words simply can't express my appreciation for her - if I can work with her, if I can have her ......"

On the TV screen, the film had finished playing, and the subtitles were scrolling to me on the completely black screen, but Claire didn't move at all, she still sat in her chair, roaming her thoughts: if she worked with me, what would I do with her? Yes, I'm definitely going to take her to Africa, maybe I should have designed her to be in urban riots with a young black man......

It was a long time before Claire came back to her senses, shook her head regretfully, and cut off her wandering thoughts—for her, who had never left the French film industry, and Jennifer. The possibility of Jefferson's cooperation is very small, don't look at her fame in France, and even invited to be a jury member of the Venice Film Festival, but in Hollywood she is just a nobody: Claire also knows very well in her heart that the three major international film festivals are actually the self-entertainment of international filmmakers, and Hollywood does not buy it at all, even if she takes the initiative to invite Jennifer to cooperate with her, eight times out of ten. Nine, this invitation will not be approved by Jennifer's agent at all. Without awards and box office, Hollywood stars wouldn't have cooperated with her......

Besides - Claire smiled self-deprecatingly - she also knows very well what Jennifer in this film means to directors, no director doesn't want to get such a malleable actor, not to mention that her acting skills are so superb, after the release of "The Fifth Sally", Jennifer may become the hottest actress in the world, there will be many directors who want to work with her, and there are more popular than her Claire, and she can't win much attention at all.

"If only I could make commercial films, then I can go to Hollywood......" I don't know how many times, this resentful thought once again crossed Claire's mind, but she still shook her head and dispelled this irrational thought: Claire knows best whether she has the talent to make commercial films.

Living in the film industry, if you can't accept that there are many people in the world who are more talented than yourself, people's psychology is easily unbalanced, Claire quickly got rid of the slight loss and sourness, she looked at the TV back to the standby page, and then looked at the stack of discs waiting for her to read, hesitated, or pressed the play button. "Let's watch "The Fifth Sally" again, I didn't pay attention to the plot just now......"

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In addition to the judges who were able to get the disc in the first place, the participants of the Venice Film Festival had to wait patiently for the screenings arranged by the festival to see the various films sent to the exhibition, film critics, film journalists, film dealers, and film lovers...... The 19 films in the non-competition section are more anticipated than the 20 films in the competition section, because these are almost all blockbuster films of the year, and they are exhibited at the Venice Film Festival to expand their influence. Most of the exhibitors were not immune, and they were definitely looking forward to these first-time productions for the public.

Among these □□ audiences, the film buying team from China Film Group Film Import and Export Company is also one of the few Chinese faces of the Venice Film Festival, and the relationship between the Chinese film circle and the Venice Film Festival has always been very close. This is also one of the most important tasks of import and export companies. -- In China's film market in 2005, imported films were divided into account-sharing films and buy-out films, and account-sharing films were divided into films according to the traditional sharing ratio; needless to say, there was a strict quota limit every year, and because of the limited profit margin (film companies could only take 25 percent of the box office), except for Hollywood blockbusters that were confident in the profitability of the films, ordinary foreign films would not have the intention of seeking a share of the accounts at all. In order to enrich the countries of films released every year, China Film will take the initiative to purchase films from other countries for buyout screening, in addition to profit-making purposes, there are also some cultural strategic considerations. Of course, the three major film festivals have become the ideal places for China Film to buy films, so the task of the film viewing team at this film festival is also very heavy, they have to watch all the 40 films in the feature-length unit.

"The Fifth Sally, Jennifer. Jefferson. Han Yu, the group leader, read the information on the form, "Christopher. Hanks, David. Finch - Oh, there are many famous people, this Jennifer. Jefferson has already made two accounts on the mainland, right? ”

"Christopher. Hanks is also on the two accounts, and the box office is very good, "Several team members also gave back the box office data, although China Film has a background, it is also a business, and it is impossible not to chase profits," but David. Finch...... He and Brad. Pete has worked together. ”

"Oh?" Han Yu's face turned gloomy, "Does he-"

"Without films that dabble in sensitive subjects, social activities are not clear." The group members responded truthfully, "But even if there is, it shouldn't have much impact." ”

"What about the two main actors?" Han Yu asked.

"It has nothing to do with any of these things."

Han Yu exhaled and made a mark on this movie, "If there is no accident, give this film a buyout fee of 800,000 US dollars, it should be profitable, after all, these two leading actors are very famous - I will watch this film myself." ”

Several team members snickered, "Of course, no one is robbing you, Xiao Han, the last time Jennifer's account-sharing film, didn't you push it, can you have such a good schedule?" Knowing you have to go see it, don't pretend. ”

"Go, go, go." Han Yu waved his hand angrily, "Let's go, don't I have good English?" I have a strong understanding! ”

…… In the midst of laughter, the hidden Jennifer fan flipped the table to the next page, "There's another Korean film tomorrow, Xiao Wang, then it's your turn......"

At 3 o'clock in the morning on September 4th, in a corner of Venice, the door of the cinema suddenly opened, and the audience who participated in the midnight screening of "The Fifth Sally" poured out, excitedly discussing the plot and the performance of the actors, and then went to Gondora waiting at the small pier not far away, and returned to the hotel and home, Han Yu was also one of them, his face was still a little pale, and his steps seemed relatively vain, and he was crowded to the dock by the crowd, only to come back to his senses, and slapped his forehead, as if he had made up his mind, Hurried in the direction of the cinema.

"This film ...... Indeed, there is a somewhat bloody plot. After returning to reality from the world of acting, Han Yu has been considering whether to introduce this movie, "but you can cut out some movies that are not suitable for children to watch as thriller promotion, and it will definitely have a box office, after all, the quality of this movie is indeed very good, Jennifer's performance is ...... It is a miracle. Yes, she will definitely be nominated for an Oscar, and it is difficult to say even if she wins the award, if this is the case, there is a reason to persuade the leadership to approve it...... Alas! It's a pity that this film didn't enter the competition unit, otherwise Jennifer should have been able to get a Venice actress, right? ”

Thinking of the end, he returned to being a fan.

Now that he has made up his mind to introduce it, Han Yu no longer thinks about the movie, and begins to think about the offer, he walked into the screening room, glanced at the crowded crowd, and couldn't help but show a slight superiority smile: These European filmmakers, just after the screening ended, competed for it, lest they can't buy it at a good price, for him, it is not difficult to negotiate the price at all, who let there are only two film companies with import rights in China?

As soon as he thought of this, Han Yu was stunned - he actually saw the familiar faces of Shanghai Huaxia Film Company in the crowd, and now he was also anxious, "Lao Huang! Old Huang, you old fox, when did you come - you wait! This film has taken a fancy to our film......"

The author has something to say: Note: The batch of films in the Chinese market mentioned here is generally true, and the list of Venice judges of that year is also-

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