"Dalian by the Sea" was screened

The screening day of "Dalian by the Sea" is the morning of the third day of the film festival, which is scheduled at 9 o'clock.

This time is not very friendly for the average viewer.

It's so cold now that the average audience is either going to work or snuggling up at home.

Those who have the time are reluctant to get up and watch movies at this time.

But the chief judge of the jury, James. Shamus and judge Greta. Gerwig got the news and told them to come over sooner, otherwise there might not be a good seat.

James and Greta were both surprised by this.

Both of them are from beautiful countries, they have known each other for a few years, and this time they went to the cinema together.

At this time, the sky is overcast, the clouds are dense, and the cold wind is mixed with a little raindrops.

Passers-by on the street were in a hurry.

No one has a spare time to stay.

There is no sunlight and the view is too dark.

Even though it was daytime, the car had its lights on and the car honked incessantly.

Greta rolled her eyes, her displeasure palpable.

As long as you have eyes, you can see Greta's bad mood.

She is Chinese New Year's Eve, and compared to Hollywood's hot actresses, she entered the industry very late.

It was about twenty-three years old before he acted in his first movie.

That movie was not popular, and Greta, as an actor, was not well-known in the beautiful country.

However, she has another three layers of identity, she is also a director, screenwriter, and producer.

Among them, as a screenwriter, she shows unparalleled talent.

"Stairway to Love", "Countless Nights and Weekends", "Solace in the Northland", "40 Daydreams" and many more.

These works made Greta very popular with the academic school in Hollywood.

Therefore, although Greta is not very famous, she is very strong.

As a talented woman with personality, she hates not being able to sleep until she wakes up naturally.

However, this is the first time she has been a jury member at three major European film festivals, and the idea of this position is very compelling.

She endured it anyway.

James understood that young people like to sleep until eleven or twelve, so he smiled and said, "Greta, you should get up early, the movie we went to see was "Dalian by the Sea", this is Lee's movie. ”

Li ...... That commercial film director? ”

Hearing this, Greta answered softly.

James was stunned, "His films do have commercial elements, but he still has a good balance between business and art, and the last few films are very exciting." ”

"I think it's too commercial, and I don't like it very much."

James nodded, "Okay, let's go over and have a look." ”

He likes Ang Lee very much, and the most important thing is that Ang Lee's movies are very delicate and sincere.

Lee Shengyao's films do have a strong commercial element, even "Parasite" and "1937", including last year's "Three Billboards", for the sake of story tension, there are also a lot of commercial settings.

As the chief seal of the jury of the film festival, it is natural to be as fair and objective as possible.

Everyone has different preferences, though.

Gretta's personal hobbies, he doesn't have much to say.

Let's take a look.

Soon after, the car arrived at the Faro Cinema in Berlin, where James and Greta showed their ID and entered the cinema.

At this time, all the films shown today have not yet been officially screened.

The staff is anxiously preparing.

Many fans have not yet entered the theater, and they can see that some theaters have no audience, and some theaters have a very large audience.

Among them, there is no one in the No. 8 theater where "Dalian by the Sea" is screened.

James was a little surprised, he thought that the words "Lee Shengyao" should attract many people who love movies.

But I didn't expect this to be the case.

At this moment, a staff member stepped forward and placed a sign in front of Cinema 8.

I saw two lines of words written on the sign - "Dalian by the Sea" was transferred to the No. 15 theater for broadcasting, please forgive me for the inconvenience.

James was puzzled, "What's going on?" ”

The staff shrugged and rolled their eyes at James, "Is it hard to understand?" "Dalian by the Sea" is so popular that Cinema No. 8 is a medium cinema hall with 200 people, and Cinema No. 15 can accommodate 1,000 people. ”

The Berlinale organizers are certainly not fools, they just want to make money.

Since so many viewers wanted to watch "Dalian by the Sea", they put the movie in the hall.

The staff sighed, "My daughter also wanted to come and see it, "Dalian by the Sea" was originally planned to be screened, in order to let more fans see the movie, the organizer has communicated with Li that there will be two screenings, one this morning and one afternoon. ”

James nodded dumbly, he didn't expect "Dalian by the Sea" to be so popular.

Greta pouted, "This is a commercial film." ”

She then walked to Hall 15.

When Greta and James arrived at the No. 15 theater, they found that the fans were all young little sisters, and they knew at a glance that they were mainly student girls.

"How so?"

The two of them entered the theater with suspicion, only to find that there were a large number of Luhan fans inside, and many of them even brought support banners and scarves.

“WTF？”

"What's going on?"

Neither of them knew Lu Han, so they found a place and sat down, and soon other judges came over, and everyone whispered to each other.

James and Greta then understood that Lu Han was a very popular Korean group idol, and he performed in "Dalian by the Sea".

When Greta heard this, she sneered, "I knew that it was another very commercial movie." ”

Soon the main creator of "Dalian by the Sea" came, and Li Shengyao led Lu Han and Zhang Songwen into the theater, and Lu Han's fans immediately cheered.

Greta shook her head, clasped her hands on her chest, and looked disgusted, "Is this watching a movie?" Or watch the fan meeting. ”

James didn't expect this to happen.

He can only pray that after the movie is screened, Luhan's fans can be quiet.

Otherwise, how would the judges watch the movie with such a noise?

Won't this affect the score of "Dalian by the Sea"?

If the films of the two Palme d'Or winners cannot enter the final competition, it will be a loss for Lee Shengyao and the Berlin Film Festival.

About five minutes later, "Dalian by the Sea" officially began.

Although Luhan's fans are young, their quality is not bad, no one is noisy, and everyone is quiet at this time and watches the movie seriously.

Seeing this, James breathed a sigh of relief.

He then set his sights on the film.

As a veteran filmmaker, he has watched many movies, and there are no movies that can excite him now.

However, as a person who loves movies, he is still looking forward to new movies.

"Dalian by the Sea" shows the snowy world at the beginning, and the male protagonist slowly enters the line of sight, this male protagonist is quite handsome, moderately figured, well-dressed, and looks like a fanned person, such a person should have friends, status, and like to socialize.

However, the actor is different, the place where he lives is very simple, the place where he works is also lifeless, and there is a deep sorrow in his eyes that cannot be dissolved.

At the beginning of the movie, the audience was given a small suspense, why is such a decent actor so sad, and what has he experienced?

Such a plot arrangement is not unusual, and many movies will use it.

Greta pursed her lips, leaned back, and whispered, "Sure enough, it's a commercial movie." ”

Although James and Greta have known each other for a long time, although the Hollywood school admires Greta, even though the two have gotten along well in the past.

But James didn't think Greta's mentality was good.

As a judge, you naturally have to be fair and impartial, you have to be as objective as possible, you can't find faults, you have to look at the merits.

Just that setting, he thought it was great.

"Greta, I want to ask you seriously, you are a judge of the film festival, you should evaluate a film more comprehensively, not just an art film to ask for the participating films.

What's more, the Berlinale organizers have never said that as long as art films, not commercial films. ”

When Greta heard this, she snorted and nodded, which was considered a response.

When James saw this, he felt uncomfortable.

But now is the screening time of "Dalian by the Sea", and he can't say much, so as not to affect other people watching the movie.

The film then progresses to the next level.

explains why the male protagonist is so sad, it turns out that because of his problems, one of his children died in the fire.

He has been in grief ever since, and he has thought about killing himself.

However, he also has an older brother, and his brother encouraged him to be strong and live, and in order not to disappoint his living relatives, he has been holding on and trying to live.

But he never forgave himself, his grief could not be removed, he had always been so sad.

It was at this time that his older brother died, and according to his brother's suicide note, the elder brother hoped that he could take care of his nephew and become a guardian.

The actor knows his current situation and that he is not fit to be a guardian.

However, his brother's funeral was always held, so he returned to his hometown after a long absence.

He met his former best friends, met his nephew, and met his ex-wife.

The nephew is an energetic and very popular young man.

He remembered that a long time ago, he, his nephew, and his brother had a good relationship and went out to sea to fish together.

He tried to change himself for the sake of his nephew, and he looked for a job in his hometown.

But the fact that he killed his own children is known to everyone in the small city.

No one wants to hire him, and he is helpless, realizing that he can no longer live in his hometown.

After my brother's funeral.

He met his ex-wife again, at this time his ex-wife was pregnant, she had remarried and had come out, and she persuaded the male protagonist to come out.

Inexplicably, he was very sad and he broke down.

Only then did he realize that after so long, only he had not come out.

He didn't know if it was right, but he knew he couldn't accept it.

He can't live with his nephew as if nothing happened, whether it's in his hometown or in the city where he used to work.

He had a serious conversation with his nephew, stating that he could not be his nephew's guardian.

After getting the understanding of his nephew and others, he visited a good friend of his brother and put his nephew in the friend's house.

And he left his hometown again, returned to the city where he worked before, and continued to suffer endless sadness.

James looked at the big screen, completely immersed.

It's not that he has an aversion to commercial films, but he has always preferred films with delicate emotions.

"Dalian by the Sea" plays a little trick at the beginning, and then it is a flat and direct narrative, advancing the story with the most sincere emotions.

There are no major conflicts, no major contradictions, no magical coincidences.

The development of the plot is natural and in line with the logic of social development.

The characters in the story are very real.

No heroes, no positive energy.

And the movie is not boring, the sad mood is always there, and the mood is extended.

plus the wonderful performance of the male lead actor Zhang Songwen, as well as the precise and neat production of Li Shengyao.

These elements make the movie very watchable.

There are very few movies that are so straightforward and so fascinating.

When the movie ended, James couldn't help but applaud.

Greta looked at the big screen with a shocked expression.

She doesn't like movies with too many commercial elements, and Li Shengyao's previous movies have been praised by the outside world, but she doesn't like them very much.

However, this "Dalian by the Sea" is indeed different.

It's a completely anti-routine movie.

Ordinary movies must be the hero and his nephew who redeem each other while getting along, and finally live with He Meimei.

No matter how good the movie is, the actor relies on his strong mental strength to complete the redemption alone and shoulder the task of supporting his nephew.

And "Dalian by the Sea" is different, the movie has been mourning, until the end of the movie, the actor still hasn't come out, he is still very sad, he still can't forgive himself.

His ex-wife has gone to the side of the "light".

And he still crouched in a dark corner, grieving alone.

After watching it, the audience has a lingering and sad feeling.

In addition to the small setting at the beginning, "Dalian by the Sea" is driven by emotion, there is no contradiction and conflict, everything is so real.

This kind of setting makes Greta like it very much.

She wrote the script herself and wanted to write such a script.

Greta couldn't help but feel a little ashamed when she thought about her previous thoughts.

Lee Shengyao's movie this time has really made a huge change, this movie does not play with those vain settings, but moves the audience with a sincere story.

"Greta, see, that's the strength of the Palme d'Or winner, and Lee's movie is the best movie I've seen in the past year.

Nowadays, there are very few filmmakers who can tell the stories of small people with such patience.

They always like to use some tall background, which is practically useless.

They forget the most touching emotions, and this movie is different, and I can completely understand the sadness of the male protagonist. ”

Greta nodded, "James, you're right this time, Lee's movie is indeed very good, I underestimated him before." ”

"When the main creator's speech is over, let's talk to Li."

At this time, Li Shengyao, Lu Han, and Zhang Songwen walked to the stage to talk about the production of the film and accept questions from reporters.

Greta has good eyesight, and she finds Lee Shengyao tall and muscular, which is very much in line with her aesthetic.

"Yes, I'd love to learn from him."

(End of chapter)