When he came out of the cinema, Brandt, like other moviegoers, had a look in his eyes that revealed a vague reflection, his steps were slow, and his face was slightly solemn.
He is very grateful to his friend Dennis for immediately recommending this movie to him. As a member of the Berlin Film Festival, Dennis has the right to vote and recommend. "The Truman Show" allowed him to see the pinnacle of a literary film.
Although this movie is labeled as a light comedy, the profound connotation displayed by the movie is not just about making people laugh, but also the deep thinking left after watching it.
The life that I thought was perfect and happy was actually arranged early in the morning and was used as a topic for people to talk about after dinner.
I don’t know that the stormy sea is actually just a shallow layer.
Little did he know that the rainy night when his father left him many years ago was just a disguise that the crew tried their best to disguise.
I don’t know that first love, marriage, work, and family members are all arranged, and even the entire community is artificially set up.
These all foreshadowed the ending of The Truman and made the whole movie instantly sublime.
Brandt also admired Truman in the movie. How many people can still love it after knowing the cruel truth of life?
How many people have the courage to tear through the mask of hypocrisy?
The world kisses me with pain and wants me to repay it with songs?
No, more people may choose to end their lives after knowing the truth, or they may be willing to pretend to be ignorant and keep pretending silently.
Of course, as a professional film reviewer, although Brandt is very optimistic about the film, its shortcomings are still obvious, that is, there is insufficient suspense and it may not be able to attract young audiences to watch it continuously.
It might be better if the audience is not told at the beginning that The Truman Life is fictional.
But even so, looking at the entire world film history, this kind of film is unique and can leave a mark in the history of film.
It was precisely because he saw the value of this film that Dennis, a member of the Oscar Film Review Committee, personally recommended it to him.
At the end of the film, when Brandt saw Truman struggling to survive in the artificial storm, he was deeply moved. However, when he saw the mast piercing the sky, Brandt felt extremely poignant.
This may be the artistic conception the director wants to express!
Brandt suddenly wanted to get to know the director of this movie, and of course, he even wanted to get to know Truman in the movie.
Two days later, Brandt personally recommended the film to the Berlin Film Festival review committee in his own name, recommending it to participate in the Berlin Film Festival.
About a week later, when "The Truman Show" was gaining momentum at the global box office, Wang Rui, General Manager of Legendary Pictures, received an invitation letter from the Berlin Film Festival, which read "The Truman Show".
"The World of Doors" has been shortlisted for the main competition unit and will compete at the Berlin Film Festival in Germany from February 9th to 19th, 2001.
"Did you send the tape?"
Li Qing, who had just finished recording a variety talk show, heard Wang Rui's phone report and asked a little strangely: "Don't the Berlin Film Festival only accept unreleased films? "The Truman" has been released for more than half a month."
Li Qing originally thought about submitting to the Berlin Film Festival, but he was rushing to release the film in the New Year, so he canceled the idea. After all, he also knew the tempers of the three major film festivals, but unexpectedly, the Berlin Film Festival took the initiative to send an invitation.
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"That being said, there are actually exceptions in history, even though the film with the exception is more than thirty years old."
Wang Rui said excitedly: "But since the Berlin Film Festival has taken the initiative to invite it, doesn't it mean that "The Truman" has a high chance of winning the award? Boss, this opportunity is not to be missed, and it will never come back. Come on!"
Legendary Pictures has only been established for a short period of time. So far, it has only released two films: "Westward Journey" and "The Truman Show", plus "The Untold Secret" and "Titanic" that are currently being filmed, as well as the just-initiated project
"The Story of Hachiko" has only five movies in total.
Although "Westward Journey" was well-received and a box office hit, it was only released in China. As for the three major domestic films, the Golden Rooster Award, the Golden Horse Award, and the Academy Awards, the award ceremony deadlines for the first two have expired. "Westward Journey"
” is not even qualified to be nominated for the Golden Rooster Award, because this film was shot by Hong Kong director Liu Weilin. Although it is a co-production between Hong Kong and Mainland China, the Golden Rooster Award is not interested in including it.
The Golden Horse Award was a little more modest. In November last year, "Westward Journey" was nominated for Best Screenplay, but it was only a nomination. In addition, Li Qing was busy recording the new album at the time and did not participate. In the end, Sun Shan lost this award.
As for the last Academy Awards held in April this year, it seems that there is not much suspense about winning the award.
After all, Liu Weilin is the number one commercial film director in Hong Kong. Since it is a commercial film, it is naturally for the purpose of making money, so his chance of winning an award is lower than any other artistic film director on the market.
Although "Westward Journey" is eligible to participate in the Academy Awards, neither Huayun Film and Television nor Hanhai Media thought about winning the award at all when they first produced the film.
Therefore, Legendary Pictures as a whole has actually never won a single trophy.
If "The Truman Show" can win the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, it will definitely be a huge boost to the morale and reputation of the entire company.
Of course, in Wang Rui's view, even if it is not the Berlin Film Festival's highest honor, the Golden Bear, but only a Silver Bear, it would still be pretty good.
The main awards of the Berlin Film Festival are the "Golden Bear" and the "Silver Bear".
The "Golden Bear Award" is awarded to the best feature film, documentary, scientific and educational film, and artistic film.
The "Silver Bear Award" is awarded to the best director, actor or actress, screenwriter, music, photography, art, youth work or feature film with special achievements, etc.
In addition, there are International Criticism Awards, Special Jury Awards, etc.
Every year, dozens of countries participate in film competitions. There are nearly 200 films participating in the competition. However, only 25 films can be shortlisted for the main competition, including 18 participating films, 5 participating films and two non-competing films.
Special screening of videos.
The words on the invitation letter sent to Legendary Pictures by the Berlin International Film Festival are obviously congratulations on "The Truman Show" being shortlisted for the main competition unit. This means that "The Truman Show" has been the last to arrive, and has moved from
It stood out among nearly 200 films and was shortlisted for the Berlin International Film Festival Award.
"Go, definitely go."
Li Qing was also a little excited. He seemed to have smelled the possibility of winning an award. You know, "The Truman Show" was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in its previous life.