Bai Xuemei, a university graduate, followed two "medicinal herb merchants" to the mountains to collect medicine, and the next day, she woke up at a farmer's house with her money and documents gone.

The family spent 7,000 yuan to buy her as a daughter-in-law, and the 7,000 yuan, the old bachelor in his 40s has saved for more than ten years.

The beginning of "Blind Mountain" is very concise and plain, without musical foreshadowing, and the shots are as simple as ever, revealing coldness and hardness like a documentary.

This is Li Yang's consistent attitude, he doesn't like to wrap movies with too much emotion, and when the picture is quiet, the heat inside will naturally burst out.

When filming "Blind Well", he was interfered too much with Chu Qing, and this time he finally got his wish.

On the morning of the 24th, the theater was full of hundreds of people. Western audiences were thrilled with the subject matter of abduction and trafficking of women, but after 10 minutes, they found that they could not bear to watch it.

Bai Xuemei was tied up in the house, and her "husband" Huang Degui invited the villagers to drink outside the house, and he even said this in the toast: "Whoever doesn't drink this wine will be beaten as a single for the rest of his life, and his son and grandson will also be beaten as a single, and he will still be a single in the next life!" ”

What's even more frightening is that there are still a few children leaning at the window, looking at Bai Xuemei who is struggling on the kang.

The first few nights, Bai Xuemei kicked the short Huang Degui out of the door, and the man failed to make it. This made him unable to raise his head in the village, and even the loyal old father rebuked, "You can't handle a woman!" ”

So on the same day, the old father and mother helped hold down Bai Xuemei and asked the son to get it. After finishing it, Huang Degui happily sat next to his father, and his father handed a cigarette approvingly.

Although the old mother understood that this was wrong, she knew that 7,000 yuan could not be spent in vain.

Law and morality are worthless in their hearts, they have their own reasons and their own confidence, just like Huang Degui shouted: "If you go to prison, whoever marries a daughter-in-law doesn't spend money!" ”

“……”

The audience was silent, I have to say. Li Yang grasped it very accurately. You know that those peasants are illiterate and legally illiterate, but you still have irrepressible anger.

Next, Huang Decheng, who is a teacher in the village primary school, appears, he is Huang Degui's cousin and one of the few literate people. He sent Bai Xuemei a few magazines to relieve her boredom, and seemed to care about her sister-in-law.

The audience was expecting a turnaround, but soon after, Huang Decheng got Bai Xuemei's body in the name of rescue. The little knowledge he had more than the villagers had been used for even more shameless acts.

And that's not all. In the film, many seemingly good-natured people appear one after another, such as tax collectors and postmen.

The tax collector looked at Xuemei, who was patting the window and calling for help, and said, "This is a family matter, we can't take care of it", turned his head and took Huang Degui's various miscellaneous taxes, and said Brother, you are very blessed.

The postman was just as polite to everyone, he accepted the old hen given by Huang Degui, and then handed Xuemei's letter for help to the other party. Huang Degui said that it was troublesome for you, and he said that it was not easy for you.

Afterward. Bai Xuemei finally used her body as the capital, and exchanged fifty yuan from the commissary boss, and the boss asked him for forty, and she took the money. But he still didn't run away.

She ran for her life again and again, and the audience looked forward to it again and again, and this expectation was finally destroyed again and again.

Even if the police came. took out his gun, but there was no way to stop the siege of the villagers. Huang Degui fiercely asked the police to hold a gun against him, constantly shouting, "Fight here!" Hit this one! ”

At the end of the film. Xuemei's father found this place, but was beaten by Huang Degui. Bai Xuemei finally picked up the kitchen knife and slashed at Huang Degui.

The next second, the black screen, the end.

"Hoo ......"

It took about half a minute for Gong Li to recover from her suffocating state and let out a long breath. Looking around, everyone's expressions were very depressed, as if their hearts were blocked in a panic.

It wasn't until the host came to the stage to enliven the atmosphere and Li Yang and others waved their hands that everyone broke out into strong applause and cheers. Followed by media interviews and audience Q&A, Li Yang first talked about his original intention and process of shooting:

"I've always felt that Chinese characters are great, and if you look at the word 'blind', it doesn't mean that the eye is blind, but that the eye is dead, these are two concepts. Everyone knows why a woman is sold to a place, but she just can't escape. Cinema explores this question, about those who are watching. ”

"Last year, I went to Jintang and Zhongjiang, which are areas where there is a lot of trafficking in women. In the past, some rescue operations were charged, 1,200-1,500 yuan per person, but the department could not charge a fee, and it was collected in the name of these auxiliary police. ”

"Women who have been trafficked are often reluctant to be interviewed...... Most of the rescued people don't want to go home, because it's a shame, and they even look down on their families. Some went out to work, and some even went back, and they couldn't get married anyway. ”

“……”

Everyone is a little stupid, but they didn't expect that reality is more cruel than the movie, so that it presents a very strange scene, there is no lively atmosphere of communication, just a calm and restrained question and answer.

"We all know that "Blind Well" has not been approved for public release so far, so will "Blind Mountain" repeat the mistakes of the past?" A foreign journalist asked.

"In fact, before coming to Cannes, "Blind Mountain" had already passed the review of the Film Bureau."

Li Yang pondered for a moment and continued: "I think the current system is more advanced than before, at least we can communicate with each other, instead of simply ordering you. For example, there are several places, they asked me to change them, and I said that I can't change them, what is the reason...... And they said, oh, then don't change it. ”

"If "Blind Mountain" can be released, do you have any expectations for its box office?" Another domestic journalist asked.

"Well, there must be, but I also know it won't be high. When I was filming in southern Shaanxi, I went to a video store, and I asked if I had sold "Blind Well". The boss said that it had been sold, and it was very popular, and there could be thousands of copies. I loved and hated at the time, what I hated was that our boss Chu didn't get a penny, and what I loved was that the mass foundation had been laid. ”

"Haha!"

Everyone finally smiled, and then, Fang Yimin from Nandu stood up and asked a very practical question:

"The theme of "Blind Mountain" is very cruel, are you worried about falling into the trap of public opinion of 'showing outsiders the ugliness of the house'?"

"Oh no, I'm not worried at all."

Li Yang was righteous, and said with a smile: "If everyone thinks that the image of Chinese in foreign countries is not good, it is all exposed by Chinese movies, then it is inevitable to exaggerate its role." Maybe it's because we're not confident and nervous when we say something in the movie. ”

Finally, the reporter of "Variety" closed and asked: "This time Chu did not play the leading role, do you feel any regrets?" ”

Li Yang glanced at Chu Qing and joked: "I think he is still a very good boss when he is not the protagonist!" ”

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"Li Yang once again shows that he is a master of cinema who creates tension on the screen." - "The Screen"

"It's a film that has no exit, and the ending of the film is very successful, sudden, amazing, intense." - "Variety"

"There may be technical and artistic problems with the film, such as the lack of a more elaborate organization of the plot, the fact that it looks a little loose and unreliable, and the depressive atmosphere that 'Blind Well' creates. But this movie alone is too illustrative and too expressive, and it can show the director's heart of paying attention to the corners of the world. -- "Old Beijing Daily"

"Blind Mountain" has been praised by the media and audiences, and every screening will attract warm tribute.

Of course, the domestic reports should be more restrained, not mentioning the details of the film and the ending of the overseas version. They were more interested in the news of Chu Qing's award, because it was safe enough.

In comparison, Diao Yinan and "Night Train" were forced too hard and ended their Cannes premiere quietly.

In general, two of the three films have been successful, and the probability is extremely high, and many filmmakers have come to inquire about the copyright of "Midnight Kiss" and "Blind Mountain".

With Chu Qing and Deschanel here, the results of "Midnight Kiss" in France and even Europe can be expected. On the North American side, however, it was a bit more difficult, with only one small company being very sincere and finally taking away the American distribution rights.

"Blind Mountain" is much more popular, with MK2, Baidai and Gaomeng competing.

This trip to Cannes can be regarded as Chu Qing's shortest and busiest one. In the blink of an eye, on the 25th, he was finally able to sit down and have a good chat with Old Monster Xu. (To be continued.) )