Cannes in May is buzzing with excitement because of this annual film festival. Tens of thousands of media people, more than 8,000 market booths, nearly 2,000 film screenings, plus countless tourists, make people excited.
I can't help but wonder if this French seaside town will explode with a "boom".
The number of Peninsula filmmakers this year is exceptionally large, because among the twenty films shortlisted for the main competition, there are three Peninsula films. In addition, "Parasite" is arranged as the closing film of this film festival.
This made people living in the Korean Pavilion who were dissatisfied with Lin Chengxun staying alone in the hotel immediately put aside their prejudices against Lin Chengxun, a national hero, and had to treat him specially.
As for Lim Sung-hoon himself, he couldn't be more leisurely. He left the screening work of "Parasite" to Bong Joon-ho and Han Hyo-joo, and he devoted his maximum energy to the screening of the film at the Cannes Film Festival.
inside.
He has watched "The Ghost of Ismael", the opening film of the Cannes Film Festival directed by French director Arnold Desplechin, as many as three times.
I watched "120 Blows Per Minute" five times. Logically speaking, since he gave up holding official press conferences, his popularity will definitely be similar to that of passers-by. But on the contrary, because Bong Joon-ho has been in front of reporters many times every time.
Mentioning that he was the real director of the movie "Parasite" allowed Lin Chengxun to attract the attention of a large number of reporters at the Cannes Film Festival.
This seems to be a matter of gain and loss. He gave up interviews in the peninsula, but he gained a lot of popularity among foreign groups.
Although there is a force behind this that pushes him to increase his influence abroad, it also makes Lin Chengxun feel baffled by how he has become a lonely defender and a pure film worker. He is not greedy.
With all the external distractions, are you looking for the movie in your heart at the Cannes Film Festival?
In the end, Lin Chengxun could only conclude that the power of capital is omnipotent.
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"Why did you come in now?"
In the screening room of "Parasite", Han Xiaozhou frowned and fixed Lin Chengxun's tie. Her eyes were very bright. It was obvious that the high praise of "Parasite" at the Cannes Film Festival made her feel uneasy.
Come down.
"Did you organize the group of foreign students from the Peninsula outside?"
As soon as Lin Chengxun thought about the support banners and shouts he saw just now, he felt ashamed. It was not that he had never seen the rainbow fart of those Peninsula media. When the Peninsula people gained an honor abroad, they could shout a hundred
A rainbow fart with varying intensity.
But now it was Lin Chengxun's turn. He really couldn't accept it, and even if he just shouted, his eyes would pop with sparks.
Aversion to cold!
"Why are we needed? As soon as the Cannes report on "Parasite" spread, they organized themselves." Bong Joon-ho said. He looked at Lin Chengxun's helpless face and happily pulled it.
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"I had a chat with my senior last night, and he said that Chairman Pedro Almodóvar still prefers "120 Beats Per Minute", and "Plaza Libertad" is its strong competitor, but then your "Parasite"
"It has suddenly emerged, and you will never guess whose vote played a key role."
Who else could it be, Sister Jinsuo?
Lin Chengxun complained in his heart, but still put on an "I know nothing, I really want to know" look on his face to match Bong Joon-ho's fun.
As expected, Bong Joon-ho looked at the confusion on Lin Chengxun's face, and his mood was particularly cheerful. He whispered mysteriously: "Don't say it was me. Even Park Chan-wook never expected that he would be Jinsuo, a Chinese."
At this point in time, people are still supporting your "Parasite" at exchange meetings."
Lin Chengxun made a corresponding expression of surprise, but in his mind he was recalling what Jin Huicheng had said, which is where we make our living after all.
Yes, after all, I rely on China for my livelihood.
With Lin Chengxun thinking like this, he put aside all the feelings in his heart and focused his eyes on the screen. At this moment, the lights on the screen suddenly turned on, and a group of cockroaches scattered in all directions.
Ki-taek is such a cockroach-like person, or in other words, the four members of his family are like that. They live in a semi-basement, and they don't dare to go out and scold a drunkard who urinates in front of his window during a dinner party.
However, this life of living like a cockroach ushered in a change one day.
One evening, the family of four still silently watched a drunkard peeing at the base of the window of their home, but the difference was that Min Hyuk, a good friend of his son Ki-woo, appeared here, scolded the drunkard, and sincerely invited Ki-woo to take his place.
I went to tutor the eldest daughter of a wealthy family in English.
Ki-woo was moved, and gained Mrs. Park's approval through illegal means such as making false certificates, and successfully entered a wealthy family.
Then, the parasitism completely begins.
First, Ki-woo introduced Ki-ting, and then Ki-taek and his wife succeeded in parasitizing them. Their family of four seemed to have successfully entered the upper class. The mansion belonging to President Park's family was parasitized, which made them extremely satisfied, except for Ki-taek.
Yu Renren.
During a carnival with his family in a mansion, he revealed his plans for the future. He wanted to marry Park Da Hye and join the upper class in a real sense, not just a fantasy.
But the doorbell that followed completely kicked off the theme of the "Parasite" movie.
The first nanny took advantage of the fact that President Park and his family were not at home, and came to the door during a heavy rain just to pray for a way for her husband to survive. She turned out to be a parasite in this mansion, even before President Park and his family moved in.
, it has already parasitized in.
After a dramatic development, the wife of the first parasite died in an underground air raid shelter, while the husband was locked in the underground air raid shelter and watched his wife die without making a sound.
The plot suddenly tightened at this moment. On the other side, President Park's family suddenly returned home, which also woke up the Ki-taek family from their dream of joining the upper class society.
Like cockroaches, they fled out of the mansion that represented the upper class in the heavy rain and hurriedly ran back to their own semi-basement. However, the entire room was flooded due to the heavy rain. In the end, they could only spend time in the stadium.
One night, with those "parasites" of the same class as them.
Then, the climax of the play came, and a scroll-like shot slowly unfolded from left to right. Several different shots revealed all the classes in the play, and then the first generation of parasites (Huang Zhengmin) continued, giving this film
The movie is stained with blood.
Death came so suddenly.
Finally, the entire film begins to tell the story from Ki-woo's perspective. The owner of the mansion has changed, but Ki-taek is still parasitic in the air-raid shelter. Ki-woo crossed the class through his own efforts and bought the mansion. Finally,
I was able to hug my father, although it was only in a dream.
When the movie ended, "Parasite" was not premiered. However, due to the high popularity during this period, domestic and foreign reporters showed great interest in it. Many movie enthusiasts bought tickets to enter, and the attendance rate reached 80%.
Bong Joon-ho deliberately invited many filmmakers, and even eight of the nine judges of the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival came. Except for Jin Suo, who supported "Parasite" at the exchange meeting, she seemed to be
Using such behavior means that I just like the movie "Parasite" and not that I am a Peninsular.
After the movie ended, the audience was quiet. This "Parasite" requires careful consideration to understand what it is about. It took a long time for the audience to get excited and give their full support to this movie that exposes the reality of the rich and poor classes.
Applause. (To be honest, without those interpretive film reviews, I really don’t feel how awesome this movie is. Maybe I’m just a vulgar person.)
Lin Chengxun and Bong Junhao looked at each other, one's eyes were full of calm, and the other's eyes were filled with excitement.
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In the blink of an eye, more than half of the Cannes Film Festival has passed, and most of the entries have been shown. Film critics from various countries finally concluded that if there was not a "Parasite", there would be no need to hold the Cannes Film Festival.
, for a time, "Parasite" seemed to have been approved. (I'm not bragging. There were no recognized masterpieces at the 70th Cannes Film Festival. There were no new works by famous directors such as Haneke, Sargintsev, and Ozon.
You can surpass yourself, so it’s not too much to give this Cannes Film Festival a mediocre rating.)
The event magazine "Nationality Screen" invited media from more than a dozen countries to form an unofficial jury to score the participating films. Needless to say, the top three were "Parasite", which was far ahead and was judged by the Cannes Film Festival.
"120 Beats Per Minute", favored by chairman Pedro Almodovar, and "Plaza da Liberdade," backed by Will Smith, followed closely behind.
As for Peninsula's other two competing films, "Okja" and "After," they were not favored by these media outlets. In particular, "Okja" starring Bong Joon-ho was given the lowest score by seven media outlets.
Ever since, the support for Lin Sung-hoon has become louder and louder. After all, Bong Joon-ho, who co-directed "Parasite" with you, scored zero on his other answer sheet, so the high-scoring answer sheet for "Parasite" cannot be Bong Joon.
Hao made it.
As for the popular candidates for Best Actor and Best Actress, there is not much controversy. European filmmakers are not very fond of the acting style of Peninsula actors. The actor in "Parasite" did not receive a nomination at all. Not surprisingly, the Best Actor will be chosen by Joaquin Phoenix.
I won it with "You Were Never Really Really Really Here"; and the popular choice for Best Actress is Diane Kruger. (You may not believe it, but the next movie I originally planned to write was Joaquin Phoenix's "Joker".
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The days went by like this until the evening of the 27th, when all the twenty films in the main competition section had been screened. The nine jury members gathered here. It was finally time to see the real story of the 70th Cannes International Film Festival.
That night, Bong Joon Ho called Lin Chengxun, completely concealing his excitement, because the organizing committee sent five invitations to the "Parasite" crew to attend the closing ceremony tomorrow. What does this mean?