"Ed, there are a lot of London media at the scene, not many American media, but we can't rule out that there are some that Colombia has not received. If there are any reports, you have full authority to deal with it immediately, and don't expand the matter..."
Ronald called Ed Bastian, the new president of the New York Daily News, in the hotel and told him to take immediate measures to suppress any gossip that Julia Roberts and Radziwill were competing for seats at the premiere.
Many London reporters at the scene saw the chaos caused and Julia Roberts crying afterwards. Fortunately, this matter involved Prince Charles and his wife, so their reporting was limited.
Colombia's public relations department, with Sony's channels, immediately started working and achieved remarkable results. Basically, there was no newspaper report worth mentioning about this news locally.
Fortunately, this incident occurred in London, and not much transoceanic news actually reached America. Second-tier actresses like Julia Roberts, and fake aristocrats like Radziwill, are still not newsworthy enough.
Ronald was a little annoyed that something like this happened at the premiere. Columbia was also very dissatisfied with director Herbert Ross. After the two parties communicated, they gave him an ultimatum. The next 40th West Berlin Film Festival
Festival, his wife Radziwill was not allowed to attend.
Herbert Ross, in turn, protested against Columbia. As a film director, he considered it a humiliation for his wife not to have a front-row seat.
Behind this, how much is the old director's own face and how much is his wife's reluctance, it is difficult for outsiders to verify.
Colombian officials held a meeting and decided that the restless Duchess of Radziwill should no longer be allowed to go to West Berlin to cause trouble. There is no prince and his wife to act as a shield. Once the reputation of this movie is damaged, it is likely to have an impact.
to the upcoming Oscar nomination battle.
Herbert Ross, an old Jewish director, was also getting older and stronger. Seeing that Columbia would not relent, he simply went home and no longer attended the premiere of "Steel Magnolias" in West Berlin.
"So you are going to attend the opening film of the West Berlin Film Festival on his behalf?" Diane visited Buckingham Palace in London, and then went to Princess Diana's palace with Shirley MacLean, Julia Roberts and others.
David Emanuel's clothing store ordered several dresses.
Anyway, Ronald paid the bill, and the women were very happy. Diane felt that she was famous in the circle of Hollywood actresses, and felt very proud. She was going to go back to Beverly's house to rest.
Ronald happened to go to West Berlin to be a judge for his film festival. Seeing that Ronald's schedule was very busy, Diane was a little worried and helped him give instructions on which outfits to wear for the opening ceremony and the award ceremony.
"Your supporting role is expected to be nominated. Of course I have to cooperate with the film crew..." Ronald picked up another coat and asked, "How about this one for the opening screening of Steel Magnolias?"
"Okay...it looks pretty..." Diane knew that the film crew had also applied for the Best Supporting Actress spot for Julia Roberts, but she didn't have high expectations.
Several middle-aged actresses in this movie are Oscar statuette holders, stealing a lot of the protagonist's role. Therefore, the heroine Julia Roberts and the hidden heroine played by Diane are all based on the female characters.
Supporting roles will increase the chances of being nominated and winning some awards.
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As soon as he arrived in West Berlin, Ronald felt that the atmosphere was very different from the previous times he had been here. The famously rigid Germans now seemed to have become Latin Americans from South America, dancing to disco music on the streets.
People can be seen everywhere.
"Ronald!"
When he arrived at the hotel arranged by the organizing committee, Ronald heard someone calling him.
Turning around, he found that it was Michael Ballhaus, the director of photography for "Working Girl".
"Michael!" The two hugged enthusiastically in the lobby.
West Berliners, who are not so openly affectionate, looked at the two people as if they were familiar with each other. After all, in recent months, scenes of family members who have been isolated for decades hugging and crying together can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Michael Ballhaus is a famous German director of photography who has collaborated with famous Hollywood directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ronald Lee. This year is the 40th anniversary of the West Berlin Film Festival, and it is also the East-West Berlin Film Festival.
The first session after the free movement of Berlin.
The organizing committee searched around and found him, one of the biggest names in the international film industry, to be the chairman of the jury. He and Ronald were still colleagues this time.
"The opening film was also invested by your company?" Michael Ballhaus also heard about Herbert Ross's refusal to come to the film festival for the opening screening. He was originally very sorry, but when he heard that Ronald was coming to attend, he immediately
Forgot Ross.
"I invested part of it. Anyway, I am an American imperialist capitalist. I came here mainly to sell tickets for the movie... Fortunately, the West Berlin Film Festival was kind and gave me a jury status."
Ronald teased, as a commercial film director, he was not very popular in West Berlin. Although "Steel Magnolias" was used as the opening film, it did not participate in the main competition unit of the film festival's Golden Bear Award, a Hollywood competition film.
, to Oliver Stone's "Born on the Fourth of July," and Australian director Bruce Beresford's new film "Driving Miss Daisy."
"Don't say that. In fact, it is the honor of the West Berlin Film Festival to invite you to be a judge this year." Michael Ballhaus was very serious. He pointed to West Berlin in the night outside the window and said, "Now in the cinemas in East and West Berlin
There must be screenings of your "Dirty Dancing" and "Break Dancing" here.
The first thing many women from East Berlin did when they arrived in the west was to go to the cinema and watch a big-screen version of Dirty Dancing."
"Why?" Ronald was also surprised. His movies had already flowed into East Germany through video tapes. How come so many people came to watch them on the big screen?
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "I tell you, this is the first time for many women in East Berlin to feel that deep, wet, and eager feeling from the bottom of their hearts. It's like something is slowing down.
Slowly sprout..."
"Oh, Ronaldo..."
Ronald was chatting with Michael Ballhaus when a voice came from the side. Only one person was seen, raising his hands in the air, cheering all the way, walking flexibly through the guests in the bar, and was about to hug Ronald when he came up.
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"Roberto!" Ronald recognized the Italian movie star Roberto Bernini, who was serving as a judge with him this year. He also raised his hands and wanted to hug him. Bernini's body language was too exaggerated.
, they also swayed from side to side when hugging, making others think that the two of them were performing wrestling.
"Ronaldo, good! Bullshit! Hahahaha..."
Ronald's Italian and German were very poor, and Bernini's English was also very poor. The two of them started chatting word by word, and they had a great time chatting.
Roberto Benigni just completed a new film "Sound of the Moon" by the Italian film master Fellini last year, and rarely played a serious protagonist (although the film is an absurd comedy).
After he left Hollywood for so many years, Hollywood directors began to invite him to star in Hollywood movies. As someone who had worked in New York, he still wanted to open up in the American market and gain recognition.
With this idea, Roberto Benigni will certainly not miss the opportunity to have a good relationship with Ronald. When filming in Italy, he does not have to deal with Hollywood, but when he returns to Hollywood, Ronald will be a great help.
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The three of them drank a little too much, and Bernini became a little more excited and started to jump on the table to sing Italian songs. Ronald and Michael Ballhaus had to help him down, and then each took an arm and sent him back to the room.
After opening the door, Michael Ballhaus handed Bernini over to his wife Nicoletta. Seeing the two starting to communicate loudly in Italian, Ballhaus knew that nothing serious was going on and quickly asked Ronald to go back to his room.
go to bed early.
"Director Luo?"
Ronald got out of the elevator and was called again, but no one called him that except the people in Xujiahui, right?
"Aren't you that...my grandfather?" Ronald recognized him and called him Director Luo. He was the male protagonist of the film "Red Sorghum" that won the Golden Bear Award in Berlin by Yimou, the one who peed in the wine vat.
The actor is called Wen Jiang.
"Hey, it's me, Director Luo. I was filming Director Xie's movie in Qingpu that year, and you happened to be on the crew of director Spielberg next door. We even met." Wen Jiang looked at each other and recognized each other.
Even though he could speak Chinese, he was very happy and thought, "This foreigner seems to be a master of China..."
"Ah, yes...I remembered, are you here this time?"
Ronald remembered that when Spielberg was filming "Empire of the Sun", Director Xie from the crew next door had moved the entire bluestone road to the location...
Life is difficult for Chinese-language films, and there is not much funding. The last time Red Sorghum won the award, only the heroine Miss Gong participated in many activities...
"I am working with Director Xie this time...not Director Xie from Xujiahui, but Director Xie from Youth Film Studio. Our film is also participating in the main competition this time..."
"Oh..." Ronald didn't expect that the movie starring this actor would participate in the main competition of the West Berlin Film Festival for the second time. "Looking for a place to drink?"
"Hey, let me ask you... Director Luo..." Wen Jiang wrapped the leather strap of the camera around his hand and invited Ronald to dinner.
"Pull me down, you are a proletarian film artist, I am a US imperialist capitalist, I beg you..."
"Hey..." Wen Jiang thought about it, this guy's tongue is sharper than many people in China, so it doesn't matter if you get closer to him.
The two found an Italian restaurant, ordered a lot of salami, and a bottle of brandy, just like they did in Xujiahui, and got two sets of knives and forks to eat.
"Why did you change your career to become a photographer?" Ronald asked curiously as he saw him holding a domestically made Seagull camera and never leaving it.
"Hey, why don't we go abroad? I bought a camera and took some photos to show to my mother..." Wen Jiang said casually and put the camera on the dining table.
After three rounds of drinking, Ronald saw that he never mentioned his movie, so he took the initiative to ask:
"What movie are you entering in competition this time?"
"Heixue..." Wen Jiang thought to himself, I can't take the initiative to bring it up, it seems unreasonable. You have to bring it up so that I can talk.
"Black snow? What's the theme?" Ronald didn't understand and thought it was about environmental protection.
"Actually, Director Xie changed the name to Ben Ming Nian. It is a custom among us Chinese people..."
"I know what zodiac year is, it comes every twelve years..." Ronald asked him not to explain.
"Yes, Heixue is the name of the original novel. We're afraid you foreigners can't understand..." Wen Jiang took a bite of sausage and drank a sip of brandy. The food of the American imperialist capitalists is really good.
"Okay, I'll pay attention..." Ronald also raised his glass. This Wen Jiang is a smart man and must know his identity as a judge.
"Hey, thank you. I respect you!"
"However, I saw that there are no posters of yours at the film festival venue?" Ronald took a sip of brandy and asked Wen Jiang again.
"Hey, we don't have much money, so we only printed twenty posters. Everything is expensive here in West Berlin. I also bought adhesive strips in the morning, and Director Xie and I put them on. After I finished them, I felt like
Guys, you can't even see it if you're far away.
Your Hollywood is very wealthy. That Spanish director Pedro Almodovar, whose movies were distributed by your Hollywood company 20th Century Fox, put up a big billboard at the intersection opposite the venue.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The movie poster shows a heroine tied up..."
"That's 'Tie me up, tie me up.'" Ronald also saw the big poster, which was several stories high. Then he pondered for a moment, "You can't do it with only twenty posters. Movie
The festival must build momentum, otherwise the judges may not watch your film very carefully.
By the way, have you finished the subtitles this time?"
For foreign language films at the film festival, you either need to make subtitles, re-print the copy, or find someone to perform simultaneous interpretation on the spot. But if you can't get the first impression outside the venue, the Chinese-language film is likely to be missed.
"This time we spent a lot of effort and went to Japan for printing and printing to get the foreign language subtitles..." Wen Jiang quickly explained.
"Well, you go quickly and find our Daydream company's office at the film festival and tell them that I asked you to go." Ronald thought for a while, took out a business card and handed it to Wen Jiang.
"Tell them that I think Daydream can consider introducing this film to America for screening, so that they can prepay some publicity costs... You should hurry up and increase investment in promotional materials..."
"We are a national system, and export copies must be coordinated by China Film Group..." Wen Jiang raised another practical question.
"Just say that a film producer has taken a fancy to it and invested in publicity in advance, and then we will talk to China Film Group..."
"Hey, thank you, Director Luo. I'm going to tell Director Xie the good news right now, but how should I tell him?"
"Just tell Director Xie that I am a friend of Director Wu of West Film Studio. Director Xie understands." Ronald patted him on the shoulder and offered to help him if he could.
"Hey, thank you... I want to thank you on behalf of Director Xie. I am in China and I only obey two directors, Director Xie and Director Yimou. I understand what they said and I can learn something..."
Wen Jiang drank the brandy in one gulp, and then happily went to the inn to tell the good news to Director Xie.
"Hey, I forgot my camera..." Ronald looked at the seagull camera Wen Jiang had forgotten on the table.
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"The opening film will be shown simultaneously on both sides of the Berlin Wall..." The next day, Michael Ballhaus came over to introduce Ronald's schedule. They would all attend the West Berlin screening of "Steel Magnolias."
The next week will be the time for the jury to watch the film, discuss (quarrel), and decide on the final Golden Bear and many other awards.