Zhang Yuanjun and the crew of "Looking for the Dragon" arrived in Cannes the day before the opening of the festival.

The crew is stationed at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, the official hotel of the film festival, and Zhang Yuanjun and Liu Yifei also stay in Zhang Yuanjun's theme suite on the upper floor of the hotel as usual.

After packing his luggage in the room, Zhang Yuanjun left.

He's going to a jury meeting.

The meeting lasted for more than three hours, and after the meeting, Zhang Yuanjun did not return to the hotel, and went directly to the restaurant to meet his wife.

"Pierre's words imply that we take care of French cinema." Zhang Yuanjun reveals a secret to his wife.

It's no secret that Cannes favors local cinema to a greater or lesser extent every year, but this year Pierre hinted at it more obviously.

Liu Yifei said with a smile: "Last year's film festival did not receive any French films, and this year, Pierre will leave the award in France." ”

There's nothing wrong with that, as long as you don't go too far, the media won't say anything.

While eating, Zhang Yuanjun said that this year's judging work is very stressful: "This year is the first time that Pierre Lescur has been the chairman, and the intention to reorganize the pattern is very obvious. ”

Judging from his actions such as rejecting some films of famous directors, putting some of the films of famous directors in the non-competition unit, replacing them with Mesozoic directors who have not yet formed international influence, and increasing the share of local French films, Pierre Lescourt wants to reshuffle the film festival.

Jacob has been president for more than 30 years, and his influence on Cannes and the world film industry is so profound that it is difficult for Pierre to form his own festival landscape.

is also because of Jacob's resignation, this year's film festival is not full of stars, and there are not many famous directors, it is a small year.

Before the opening of this film festival, several judges already felt that this year would be a year of chaos, and the judges probably could not escape the fate of being scolded.

"Whoever asked you to take this job, if you don't take it, there will be nothing." Liu Yifei doesn't pity her husband at all.

"It's not that I can't wipe my face, I'm a Cannes descendant, everyone has come to the door, and it's the first year to be the chairman, so I can't help but agree." Zhang Yuanjun is also difficult to do, but he can also think about it, "Anyway, I'm just a judge, not the chairman, even if I am scolded, I can't be scolded." ”

This kind of thing is wrong, no matter how it is evaluated, it depends on who can quarrel with whom in the background. Of course, off-the-field factors should also be taken into account.

On the afternoon of the 13th local time, the 68th Cannes International Film Festival opened.

The eyes of the world's film media will once again be on this kind of town.

Zhang Yuanjun will appear in the finale with the jury, and he will not be able to appear on the red carpet with the crew of "Looking for the Dragon".

Fan Bingbing came again, appearing in a printed white robe, with the charm of a little woman in his domineering spirit.

Zhang Xinyu also came, wearing a set of red and green Northeast cotton jackets that he didn't see and made a "stunning" appearance.

But her goal of attracting attention has been achieved, and because the dress characteristics are too distinct, it has indeed caused a slam in the foreign media.

Anyway, the Chinese media who watched the live broadcast in China and the Chinese media present said that they were "already blind".

The appearance position of the crew of "Looking for the Dragon" was in the middle, and as soon as the six people appeared, they caused cheers from the media at the scene.

“Liu！ Liu！ ”

“Crystal！”

I'm sorry, even though Xia Yu is a Venice actor, his stardom in Cannes is not as big as Liu Yifei.

There are also French fans on the red carpet who want Liu Yifei to sign autographs!

"Super Body" and "Pacific Rim" sold well in France, and Liu Yifei also has some French fans.

Liu Yifei is wearing Dior's summer haute couture today, with a pink over-the-knee skirt on a white background, a small waist with a dew, and she is cute and cute.

The final appearance of the jury, led by the Coen brothers, the president of the jury, and nine judges appeared on the red carpet.

The appearance of the judges pushed the atmosphere of the red carpet to the climax.

"It's a lot of pressure," Mr. Zhang said in an interview with domestic media on the red carpet, "but there is also a lot of responsibility." We had a meeting last night, and we all talked about pressure, responsibility and glory. ”

In an interview with the French media, he said: "Every judge has his own likes and dislikes, and I will watch each film carefully and give my most honest evaluation."

"Of course, I will speak up for my favorite films."

The nine judges stood at the highest point of the red carpet and took a group photo.

French Rose Sophie Marceau held Zhang Yuanjun's arm, and Zhang Yuanjun also turned slightly sideways to look more intimate.

The judges waved down and turned to enter the Cinema Palace.

This year's film festival favors local French films, which can be seen from the opening film, the opening film is the French film "Head High", directed by the Frenchman Emmanuel Beckett, and at the same time, Beckett is also the heroine of the main competition film "My King"!

This is also an important evidence of the attack on this film festival by many film media.

If you want to favor French movies, it's not like this, even if it's a little covered. It's not going through the back door, it's coming in through the gate.

As is customary, the opening ceremony lasts about half an hour.

Tonight's host is the famous French actor Lambert Wilson.

The live cabaret performance paid homage to the classic movie "Ecstasy".

Then, Lambert Wilson began to introduce the judges.

The first to appear is the big fat Toro.

Zhang Yuanjun came out after Xavier Dolan.

"The next one is, Chinese actor, Zhang Yuanjun."

When Zhang Yuanjun appeared, the applause in the audience was obviously a little louder than the previous ones.

Liu Yifei applauded in the audience.

Zhang Yuanjun walked out of the backstage, stood in front of the stage, and waved to the audience.

"Your husband is so handsome." Huang Bo laughed.

Liu Yifei said: "It's okay, it's average." ”

"Next up is Sophie Marceau."

In France, her introductory words don't need to be written, her name represents France.

The last to appear was naturally the Coen brothers, the presidents of the jury.

When the two brothers appeared, the audience gave them a standing ovation, which was a unique honor for the chairman.

The nine judges all appeared, and the big screen began to play the film clips of this year's main competition unit.

In the end, Lambert invited Julian Moore, the actress of the previous year, to present her with the actress trophy, and she was absent from the award ceremony last year.

Julian Moore is the second actress to win three major European Grand Slams – the first being Juliette Binoche, who won Cannes in 10 years to complete all three Grand Slams.

After presenting the trophy to Julian Moore, the opening ceremony is over, the Cannes Film Festival is officially in operation, and Zhang Yuanjun will start the intense review work tomorrow.

"Cannes Opening Ceremony Red Carpet: The Most Chinese Stars in History, Only One Official Live Broadcast"

On the afternoon of the 13th, French time, the 68th Cannes International Film Festival opened in the French town of Cannes. The jury of the main competition, led by the chairman of the Coen brothers, and the crew of the opening film "Heads High" made a collective appearance, and 16 Chinese filmmakers, including Fan Bingbing, Huang Bo and Liu Yifei, walked on the opening red carpet, which surpassed the 14 Chinese movie stars in Cannes in 2013 and set a record high. China's famous actor Zhang Yuanjun is one of the judges of the main competition this year, but in the live broadcast of the official TV station in France, except for Zhang Yuanjun, only Liu Yifei signed autographs for fans, and other Chinese movie stars failed to get the camera, which is a pity. ”

If you are not convinced, who calls the right to speak in the hands of others.

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