Chapter 1068： role value

~Date:~Oct 26~

During that time, Evan Bell was very busy. He first determined the shooting of "perfume", and then had a dispute with Bernard Isenger. After finally persuading Bernard Isenger, Evan Bell Went to see Lee Kelleher again, and Xiao was able to get the first ally for utube.

After finishing these things, Evan Bell has been busy changing the script of "Perfume" before the "Night Banquet" crew came to the door, and the post-production of "Little Sunshine" was also carried out simultaneously. And less than three days after the ** anniversary, Evan Bell persuaded Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman to join the "Perfume" crew at an astonishingly fast speed, Bernard- Before Isenger even had time to figure out the situation, the two big-name actors had already flown to France to start learning French.

Not really systematically learning French from scratch, of course, but based on scripted lines, learning pronunciation, usage, intonation, etc. They have a month before and after to understand the lines in the script thoroughly, and then show it in front of the camera through performance.

Exactly how Evan Bell persuaded Dustin Hoffman and Aaron Rickman, none of the three parties said, and Bernard Isenger is not quite sure. When Bernard Isenger asked the two actors, they only said that it was a rare script, and that it was a rare opportunity to work with Evan Bell. Then Bernard Isenger went to ask Evan Bell again, and Evan Bell just joked that "I am very charismatic", which made Bernard Isenger completely helpless.

In fact, Evan Bell persuaded the two top actors, and there was no grand process. He just chatted with the two actors over the phone. Soon after the call was hung up, he got an affirmative answer from the two actors.

Dustin Hoffman or Aaron Rickman. They liked the script of "Perfume" itself, and expressed a strong willingness to act. Bernard Isenger has already completed the work in this regard♀ It is also the most difficult part of the whole work - getting the actors to understand the script. The desire to produce performances is becoming an obstacle. In fact, it is the French dialogue, which makes both actors hesitate. After all, the challenge of appearing in a film in a completely unfamiliar language is not as simple as imagined.

So, when Evan Bell called the two actors, he simply omitted those tedious processes. Just asked a question, "What do you think is the value of the character?" This question was not actually asked to wait for an answer, just an introduction, and Evan Bell then asked himself.

Evan Bell believes that the real value of a character is actually making the story complete. In a comic hero movie, if there is no foil to the villain, how can the hero be so good? A strong opponent can make the hero's victory more brilliant.” If the hero is just a "character" without a soul, then he cannot win the love of the audience. Superman's sincerity and shyness, Batman's dark and gloomy, Spider-man's youthful kindness... These are all indispensable factors in the role. And the real value of these characters is to make this heroic story complete. If the character itself is incomplete. The story has become fragmented, and no matter how powerful the hero is, even if it is adapted into a movie, there is no supporter.

For Alan Rickman, these remarks are actually deeply touching. In the "Harry Potter" series of stories, Professor Snape is a presence that cannot be ignored. The media even believed that although Professor Snape didn't have many scenes, every minute he appeared in //Book Fanlou's fastest text update without advertisements// was crucial. Without Professor Snape's inner struggles, and his important role in the story, the "Harry Potter" series would not have been as exciting later in the story.

But for Dustin Hoffman, he has more ideas. On the phone at the time he said, "If it's a biographical film like 'A Beautiful Mind', and the whole story is actually the life of John Forbes Nash, then the characters don't serve the story, but the story flows with the characters. ."

To this, Evan Bell replied, "Why is the 'Beautiful Mind' the life of John Forbes-Nash? Not the life of any other mathematician? Forbes-Nash's characters are derived from the center, if the characters change, the story also changes; if the characters change, the development trajectory of the story is bound to change."

Although these words are a bit convoluted, Dustin Hoffman still understands what Evan Bell means.

The characters and the story complement each other, and the story exists on the basis of the characters, but the characters are also a supplement to the story. The background and character of the characters can reflect the core content of the story. There is no way to separate the two. What Evan Bell wants to emphasize is the supplementary role of the character in addition to the story. Whether it is the protagonist or the supporting role, or even a stranger passing by, they are all part of the story and make the story more complete.

Evan Bell's real purpose in telling this topic is to emphasize that every element of the character is different, and the story is different. And French is an element that must exist in Grenouille, and an indispensable link in the "perfume" story.

Evan Bell expresses some of his understanding of the historical background of the script, which can help Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman understand why French dialogue is a more appropriate choice, and, Why the two of them are still the best for the role, even with the French dialogue.

Alan Rickman didn't listen to Evan Bell finish his speech, he just heard Evan Bell introduce the background of the character of Antoine Richis, for example, he is from Gera, Provence, France. The second senator of the city council, for example, he was the wealthiest merchant in the Grasse region, such a nobleman, in the eighteenth century, the use of French was a manifestation of their noble status, and Antoine-Riches has always been. Consumers can enter the upper class, naturally it is surrounded by French.

Afterwards, Alan Rickman planned Evan Bell's rhetoric and nodded in agreement to the request for the performance. Although Alan Rickman and Evan Bell both starred in "Love Actually," the two did not meet at all during that performance. However, both of them are British-born actors, Alan Rickman is still very fond of Evan Bell, and he finally joked, "This time I don't have to play the villain anymore, on the contrary, I Still a victim. "Before, Alan Rickman often played villain roles, which gave both the film company and the audience a fixed idea of ​​his image, so he was able to play Antoine Richie in "Perfume" This role really moved Alan Rickman very much.

As for Dustin Hoffman, after listening to Evan Bell explain everything, he paused and asked, "Evan, tell me, did you adapt this script?" For Evan - Dustin Hoffman is not surprised by Bell's seriousness and carefulness, because he has always believed that this is one of the necessary qualities of a good actor and a good director. After all, every actor cannot be so comprehensive, and must be constantly Learning knowledge is integrated into the story. But Dustin Hoffman appreciates Evan Bell's focus.

"Oh, no, I only participated in some of the revisions. In order to make the psychological transformation of the protagonist more convincing, it is also to make the theme of the film closer to the original." Evan Bell explained honestly, "The most important adaptation The work, Bernard did."

Dustin Hoffman smiled. "I'd like to believe that speaking in French is a better option. But you'd better give me enough time to learn the pronunciation of the lines and understand the meaning of the lines. If I I wouldn't agree to start up if I wasn't prepared."

This gentle but stern remark made Evan Bell laugh completely, "I promise."

In fact, the character played by Dustin Hoffman, Giuseppe Baldini, is a perfumer and a businessman. It makes sense that he can use English. Of course, this shrewd businessman is in the original book. Among them, he has been committed to dealing with the upper class, and even successfully met His Majesty the King by relying on the perfume prepared by Grenouille Therefore, French as his first language is also a reasonable explanation. Now Dustin Hoffman has also agreed to take over the script, which is crucial for the "Perfume" crew.

With French dialogue, if he loses a strong cast, then Bernard Isenger will really not repay the film's entry into the American market. Fortunately, although Evan Bell directly caused such a situation, it was also Evan Bell who personally guaranteed that the situation would not fall into the most dire situation.

Evan Bell stayed in New York to do post-production on "Little Sunshine," and then got busy with a bunch of other things, including a "fact-fiction (t-n music video shoot. And a group of actors led by Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman have arrived in Paris early to start the preliminary preparations and learn French, which is not an easy task.

When Evan Bell arrived at the end of July, both Dustin Hoffman and Alan Rickman said that although the French of the lines was no problem, it would still take some time for them to combine the performance, and it may be In the process of shooting, we must continue to find feelings. Fortunately, "Perfume" is based on the story of Grenouille, and Evan Bell's French has absolutely no problems, so the previous shooting was not affected in any way.

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