Chapter 650： lively

"Well...it's very difficult to do...hiss..." A middle-aged man in his forties with thinning hair frowned and pondered.

The King of Sunglasses said indifferently, "They've all come looking for them, so it's not easy to refuse - it's just that we need to think carefully about how to distribute them."

The middle-aged man who talked to the King of Sunglasses is Chen Huizhong, a financial executive of Zedong Film Company and a producer of films such as "2046".

The relationship between the two includes both superiors and subordinates, as well as good friends.

Chen Huizhong raised his head to think for a while, and then said after a long silence, "Didn't Director Ken Rocky also invite you a few days ago? They've all come to test it out, so it won't be easy..."

Then helplessly said: "We can't afford to offend those people, and we can't refuse the kindness of closeness. Therefore, we must get more awards to write articles."

"Well." The King of Sunglasses is not stupid. If he didn't know how to flatter people and say good things, he would have been beaten to death by investors. "Then, you can fill the vacancy with performance awards, which is the least risky."

"That's the only way." Chen Huizhong nodded, "Also, Palme d'Or... Who are you going to vote for?"

"Choose one of the two anti-war themes that is the most popular. I think the other judges think the same way. There's nothing wrong with going with the flow."

"It's possible..."

After the opening ceremony, the atmosphere of Cannes about movies began to gradually become lively.

There are cinemas, beaches, auditoriums and even the plazas in the film palace all over the city, as well as the films arranged by many independent filmmakers who promote themselves at their own expense. There are hundreds of films every day, which can be called a real film festival.

Of course, the one that attracts the most attention from the audience and the media is undoubtedly the official film list of the film festival.

The organizers also have a set of arrangements for the screenings of each competition unit. The basic rules are based on the reputation of the film director and the audience of the subject matter, so that the screening activities that last for more than a week will not be too bland and cannot be missed. one.

This morning, when Lehmann was free, he personally stared at the scheduling issue of the non-competition unit.

According to the system and the favors received, although it was very troublesome, nothing went wrong.

Just after the film was released, it attracted film lovers one by one.

In other words, during the Cannes Film Festival, fans have a lot of freedom in choosing films.

One day's cinema plus roadside screenings, the number is extremely large. I like to watch it wherever I like, and occasionally find a favorite one, which can also make people feel happy.

Of course, most of them here just can't even meet the threshold of theatrical screening, and there are too many strange narratives.

But after all, this kind of atmosphere is what many movie lovers like.

On the other side, Liam is also rushing around with people, scattered to find films with potential distribution, so that he can buy the copyright and make some profits in the North American market.

The distribution company's requirements for the number of film sources are quite high. After all, there is no distribution task, so they still have to pay wages, and it also wastes manpower and market space. Therefore, a trading platform like Cannes is still in great demand by Blue Butterfly Pictures.

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Cinema Palace, at the main competition unit.

There was a long queue in front of a large-scale and exquisitely decorated auditorium.

Everyone communicated warmly and waited for admission.

Not far away, an old gentleman with gray hair watched this scene with satisfaction.

This morning, there were a total of two movies lined up at the main competition venue, one of which was "The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves" directed by this old gentleman.

Yes, the old gentleman's name is Ken Loach, a British director, born in 36 years, graduated from the Law Department of Oxford University.

After all, this is his fourth Cannes competition.

In the early years, as a rookie director, I didn't have much connections, so I often ran with me—not just Cannes.

This run is more than twenty years.

Running from middle age to old age, I haven't been able to wait for a Palme d'Or.

Such regrets, missed nominations and missed appointments, have long since become his obsession.

Fortunately, in this session, the organizing committee finally paid attention to him, and arranged his film on the first day after the opening, which is enough to understand the deep meaning behind it.

However, what is slightly unhappy is that another exhibition hall not far from the cinema, the film "Return" directed by Pedro Almodóvar is also attracting the support of many audiences.

Ken Lodge knew very well that this year's Cannes Film Festival was the one who threatened him the most with winning the Grand Prix.

And whether it's a comparison of seniority or something else.

——From the selection of the first two films scheduled on the first day, we can see a little hesitation and hesitation of the jury.

Ken Rocky took a few deep glances and watched the team gradually disappear. The remaining audience who didn't enter the venue dispersed again because they lost their seats, so they looked away and walked into the exhibition hall on their own side.

About half an hour later, the story was getting better, and no one left the audience in the exhibition hall, and the retention rate was quite good.

This makes Ken Lodge, who has been paying attention to this matter a little easier.

——The movie does not have the advantage of impressing the audience, but it will really leave the audience on a large scale. Films with similar reactions every year rarely win the final prize.

After all, Ken Rocky is old and has limited energy. In addition to secretly rejoicing for a while, he quickly devoted himself to the film he worked so hard to shoot.

Even though he was very familiar with it, he couldn't help but think about the story and the process.

The setting of "The Wind and the Wheat" revolves around what happened in the Irish War of Independence, after the drama.

Mainly through the painful experiences of three ordinary young people in this, it reproduces the heavy history of the Irish in this special period from the perspective of different people, as well as the thick ink in the **** chapter brought by the British colonization.

In other words, this is a British director showing that history with a gesture of facing history squarely.

What is rare is that the narrative **** is not crooked.

Don't criticize, don't agree, don't wash the ground.

Even because of this elaboration of social issues and some concern for the people at the bottom - mainly sympathy for the Irish.

He was also dubbed "suspected of treason" by Good News Entertainment, and it was mainly the British media that said so.

Of course, the urination of the British media has never been afraid of making big troubles.

This kind of misinterpretation can only be regarded as a small daily means.

Ken Loach himself didn't take it seriously.

He is 70 years old, and he wants nothing but movies and some obsession with awards.

Even if the Sun newspaper publicly criticized, saying that "The Wind and the Wheat" is a film that supports the Irish Republican Army, and the purpose of the film is to ruin the reputation of the United Kingdom, he still unswervingly showed it in Cannes.

Is it wrong to face history squarely?

Ken Loach's purpose is only to tell people not to start an unjust war, and only to compare it to the Iraq war.

Whenever there is an internal conflict, don't always think about using external war to divert it. This is what he wants to express.

War is just a continuation of politics, it is not an end, but a means.

"The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves" tells such a story with the resistance of three people at the bottom.

And in the internal screening, it was recognized by most of the judges.

The struggle of the Republican army inside forced the British army to sign a treaty to stop bloodshed.

However, the initial victory was only a superficial phenomenon, and soon the internal cleansing and civil war broke out. The so-called fighting side by side was just a continuation of the struggle for power and profit.

The style of the film is serious and realistic The filming is still very good.

And what has happened has already passed, and Ken Lodge himself still has a very respectful attitude towards history.

Oh, and it is also worth mentioning that in the starring lineup, Srian Murphy (the Scarecrow in "Mystery of the Shadow") has appeared.

After the screening, Ken Lodge saw that the audience was still discussing enthusiastically, and his heart was as happy as eating honey.

For a director, there is nothing more satisfying than being loved by the audience.

He got up with joy, slowly and deliberately joined the crowd, and occasionally chatted with a few familiar judges.

Everyone's mouth is righteous, but their hearts are full of selfishness. Among them, there are too many contacts and contacts.

Ken Rocky is also very adaptable to this kind of rhythm.

For others, the desire to award awards or not is far less strong than the desire to make benefits for themselves and make relationships.

Ken Rocky sighed a few times inwardly, and joined it very naturally.

He missed the Palme d'Or over and over again. For him, he really hoped to win it once.

Not for anything else, just for the scenery and satisfaction at this moment.

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