At 4 p.m., half an hour before the premiere of "Pieces of a Woman."

The front of the Cinema Palace was already crowded with people in line.

According to the original arrangement of the festival, "Pieces of a Woman" premiered in a medium-sized theater of the Palais des Cinémas, but the enthusiasm of the audience and the media for the film was so high that the premiere tickets were sold out in 5 minutes, and the audience strongly demanded that "Pieces of a Woman" be added to the festival.

After two adjustments, "Pieces of a Woman" premiered in the largest theater with a capacity of 2,000 spectators.

At half past four, the red carpet ceremony began.

The stars of this year's film festival are dim, but "Pieces of a Woman" still attracted many guests to help.

Alberto Barbara, president of the festival, and Paolo Balata, president of the Venice Biennale, were the first to appear on the red carpet.

Director Zhang Yimou brought actors Liu Yifei, Zhang Yuanjun, He Saifei, Tan Zhuo, and producer Wang Changtian on the red carpet.

As soon as the creators appeared, they were cheered by all the media and audiences on both sides of the red carpet.

Liu Yifei's dress today is from Michael Kors' Pre-Fall 2015 collection, clasping her husband's fingers and greeting the media and audience on the red carpet generously and confidently.

"How can you have so many fans in Venice?" The audience cheered for Liu Yifei significantly more than Zhang Yuanjun.

"No way, who called us charming." Liu Yifei smiled.

"Yifei! Yifei! A boy by the guardrail shouted to her, waving a signature pen and a photo of Liu Yifei in his hand.

Liu Yifei heard it, took a look, and walked over with a smile.

"Ahh Yifei! The audience here saw Liu Yifei walking towards them, screaming wildly.

Liu Yifei first glanced at the boy and said with a smile: "I remember you, you also called me last time in the China Gold Event." ”

"It's me, it's me." This guy is "a man Liu Yifei can't reach", "You can sign it for me this time." As he spoke, he handed the photo and pen to Liu Yifei.

Of course, Liu Yifei had to meet his request, and when she looked at the photo, it was a photo of her double braids, and said with a smile: "This photo is so early, I haven't seen it for many years." ”

Liu Yifei also asked him: "Is it a business trip, a school trip, or a break to Italy?" ”

"I'm here to see you."

Unexpectedly, Liu Yifei said: "That's not necessary, it's very expensive to come to China, I have a lot of activities in the past two months, let's see you in China." After saying that, he returned the pen and the photograph to him.

Liu Yifei couldn't bear to let down other fans, and took the initiative to say: "Let's take a photo together." ”

Fans of this piece shouted excitedly.

is still this "man out of Liu Yifei's reach", he came to see the film festival and brought a selfie stick: "Use mine and use mine, my phone has good pixels." ”

Liu Yifei raised the selfie stick, stood with her back to the audience and fans, and tried to put as many fans as possible into the frame: "Ready, 1-2-3." ”

Click!

Liu Yifei returned the phone and selfie stick to him, and said to other fans: "Look for him for photos." ”

Liu Yifei signed two more fans before returning to the red carpet.

In the red carpet press conference later, the creators were briefly interviewed by several domestic and foreign media.

Local Italian media asked Zhang Yimou: "Why do you like women's themes so much?" How is Pieces of a Woman different from your previous women's films? ”

Zhang Yimou said: "I feel that there is a magical power in women, a power that is different from that of men, and I hope to explore this power through the lens of film.

"As for what you said, the difference between "Pieces of a Woman" and the women's movies I made before, I think the biggest difference is the difference in Zhou Ning's growth environment. Zhou Ning is different from my previous heroines, she is a typical urban woman in the new era, while my previous heroines have rural areas and special occupations, of course, "Return" is an old man, Zhou Ning's growth and living environment is completely different from theirs, so what she thinks and expresses is also different from them. ”

A reporter from the domestic film network threw the question to the heroine Liu Yifei: "What is the feeling of working with Zhang Yimou for the first time." ”

"Very excited." Liu Yifei picked up the microphone and said, "I still didn't believe it when I received the confirmation call from the crew, and I asked them three times, really, really, really, don't make a mistake." I think any actor would be so excited when they receive a confirmation invitation from the director. ”

Zhang Yuanjun was asked a very interesting question: "Is it because the heroine is his wife who plays the male protagonist in a female-themed movie?" ”

Zhang Yuanjun said with a smile: "Not only actresses want to cooperate with director Zhang Yimou, but also male actors." Zhang Yuanjun was about to lie later: "The crew first confirmed Yifei, and then came to ask me, saying that it is more natural for real couples to act, and it is necessary to get familiar with other actors once, I said that I am the screenwriter of this play, so I won't act, but the crew has been talking to me, and then I agreed." ”

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this drama was saved by Zhang Yuanjun for his wife, but the scene still has to be said like this.

A reporter from The Hollywood Report asked Zhang Yimou, "What were the biggest challenges and problems encountered in filming?" ”

Zhang Yimou sold Guan Zi: "I won't say it now, you will have the answer when you go in and watch the film." ”

The reporter took good care of everyone who attended the premiere, the director and the actors talked about the creation and crew of interesting things, and the producer Wang Changtian talked about some things about the promotion and investment of the project, and everyone got the shot.

After the press conference, everyone entered the Cinema Palace to watch the movie.

As Zhang Yimou said at the press conference, Zhou Ning, as a woman in the new era, her growth and living environment are different from all the women Zhang Yimou has photographed before.

Therefore, when the first shot of "Pieces of a Woman" appeared on the screen, many professional reporters and film critics were a little unable to see that this was Zhang Yimou's work.

The movie started at 6 minutes and 43 seconds, that is, the big-bellied Liu Yifei reacted and leaned on the stove, and some sensitive film critics found the problem.

Why didn't the director cut the shot?

It wasn't until 30 minutes and 06 seconds that Zhang Yuanjun rushed out of the room wearing a T-shirt and shorts, a total of 23 minutes and 23 seconds, and Zhang Yimou cut the next shot.

The immersion of this long shot is very good, and many viewers did not react, but many professionals and veteran fans have seen it.

At the end of the long shot, Zhang Yuanjun brought the doctor in.

The screen went black, and the title was released, "Pieces of a Woman".

The title of the film has been transitioned for almost 10 seconds, and the audience is already buzzing with discussion.

After 88 minutes, the subtitles are finished, the screen goes black, and the viewing ends.

The audience erupted in thunderous applause!

There are those who shout the director's name, and there are those who shout the heroine's name!

The president of the Biennale, Paolo Balata, took the lead by standing up and applauding the crew, and the audience of 2,000 people stood up one after another.

Zhang Yimou led the creators of "Pieces of a Woman" to stand under the screen and bowed to the audience to thank him.

The applause continued, and the creators kept bowing to the audience.

“Crystal！” A shout came from the audience.

Liu Yifei's tears welled up at once, blindfolded, and she was still trying to control it.

Five minutes later, the applause died down and the audience left the venue one after another.

"In Cannes in '09, I was how you feel now." Zhang Yuanjun gently hugged his wife's waist, "At that time, I thought that it would be worth it for me to die in the theater immediately." ”

Zhang Yuanjun amused Liu Yifei who wanted to cry but couldn't cry in one sentence: "What can't die, it's hard to hear and die." ”

"Is it worth it?" Zhang Yuanjun asked softly.

"It's all worth it." Liu Yifei nodded. (End of chapter)