"Matthew, this is Monica Bellucci, an excellent actress I discovered in Cannes. When I go back, I can ask Linda to sign her!"
On the second day, Wu Jianye found Matthew Murphy and introduced Monica Bellucci to Matthew Murphy.
Matthew Murphy nodded seriously and said: "Director Wu, please don't worry, I will definitely tell Manager Linda about this when I return to Hollywood!"
Monica Bellucci on the side could not hide her excitement at this time. She originally thought she would only get some financial feedback, but she did not expect to be favored by Phantom Entertainment.
The bet was right!
As a contracted actor of Phantom Entertainment, she felt that her efforts last night were definitely worth it, and she even made a lot of money...
Then Monica Bellucci said that Wu Jianye could stay with Wu Jianye during this time in Cannes. Wu Jianye thought about it and did not refuse, but he did not let her follow her during the day. After all,
During the day, he spent more time with Zhao Fei, Mu Deyuan and others.
It’s best if fewer people know about this kind of thing.
.......
In fact, there is not much difference between the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. They are both touring exhibitions with films and program scores.
After contacting the organizers of the Cannes Film Festival, the screening of "The Last Emperor" was also confirmed.
Outside the screening hall of the "The Last Emperor" Cinema Palace, many people were queuing up under the sun, dripping with sweat. Most of them were Asians, including some media from RB, Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, as well as some film critics from other countries.
, journalists and film producers from all over the world.
In the eyes of outsiders, Cannes is an awards ceremony, but in the industry it is the largest trade show for film producers in the world.
In May, film dealers from all over the world gather here to search for movies that make people’s eyes shine.
Wu Jianye is not an unknown person. Let’s not talk about his achievements in music. Let’s just talk about the film industry. He won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival and is still somewhat famous in France and even Europe. As for Mr. Chen...
.....Forget it, they are just bratty brothers here.
In the screening room, many people were waiting for the start of "The Last Emperor". There were both expectations for Wu Jianye and curiosity about the movie.
The life of the last emperor of China has a natural gimmick in Europe. Coupled with the best-selling novel of the same name in Europe, many people have very high expectations for this movie.
After the movie started, the audience was not disappointed.
The Forbidden City at dusk.
Puyi's destiny is not under his control.
Turbulent times.
There is also love that Europeans like...
and shocking war scenes.
The movie begins with the death of Cixi in 1908 and ends with the death of Puyi in 1967. The time span is as long as sixty years. These sixty years are almost a major change that occurs once in a thousand years in Chinese history.
From the perspective of the rise and fall of dynasties, the film goes through the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China, the period of melee war between Beiyang warlords, the period of Kuomintang rule, and finally enters New China.
From the perspective of major historical events, it experienced the Revolution of 1911, the Northern Expedition, the Puppet Manchukuo, the Anti-Japanese War, the founding of New China, and that turbulent period. Therefore, this movie almost condenses the entire magnificent modern and contemporary history of China.
At the same time, all of this was concentrated on Pu Yi. Such a perfect combination of historical events and individuals shocked the audience at the scene.
"This film is the best film I have seen in Cannes this year! No one!" Jean-Michel Vodon, a film critic for French "Cahiers du Cinéma", couldn't help but say.
After the movie ended, there was applause in the screening hall. This was not polite applause, but applause from the heart out of love for the movie.
Wu Jianye looked at the applause of the crowd and felt extremely satisfied in his heart. Why is he so obsessed with making movies? Because in the movie, not only can he control the fate of everyone in the movie, but he can also control the fate of everyone who watches the movie.
Because of your ability, I think deeply about, jump for joy, and cheer for this movie.
This is different from business success.
After the screening, many film producers approached Wu Jianye and expressed their love for the film, hoping to buy the right to screen the film in their country.
However, Wu Jianye just smiled and refused. The film festival has not ended yet, how could he sell it now? Besides, all those who come forward now are small film producers, and real blockbuster film producers will not appear at this time.
of.
Moreover, the price did not meet Wu Jianye's psychological expectations.
What makes Wu Jianye more happy is that when "The Last Emperor" was screened, Wu Jianye met Gil Jacobs!
"Director Wu, you are very welcome to attend the Cannes Film Festival!"
Gil Jacobs is in his fifties and always wears his iconic suit, with a bald head unique to Westerners, with mountains and forests surrounding the sea.
"Mr. Jacobs, it's me who should thank the Cannes Film Festival for giving me this opportunity!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
Facing this future boss who will serve as the chairman of the Cannes Film Festival in the future, Wu Jianye still showed full respect.
Some people in later generations will call Gil Jacobs a fighter for artistic independence and a Bole in the movie palace.
The Coen brothers, Dardenne brothers, Angelopoulos, Quentin Tarantino, Jane Campion, Lars von Trier, Abbas, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Wong Kar-Wai and others became famous in Cannes and became famous all over the world. Here is
All thanks to Jill Jacobs.
But now Gil Jacobs is not the chairman of the Cannes Film Festival, but the film selection director of the Cannes Film Festival. He also founded the film market of the Cannes Film Festival and also created a focus unit to allow unconventional films to have more exposure.
With more exhibition space, the Golden Camera (Camera d'or) award was created to encourage directors who participated in Cannes for the first time.
Gil Jacobs personally came to the screening of "The Last Emperor" and was obviously very optimistic about the movie. Of course, there was also an intention to win over Wu Jianye.
Although the Cannes Film Festival has always shown itself to be superior to the Venice Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival, it still has to fight for the people it deserves.
And Wu Jianye is the person they need to fight for.
"'The Last Emperor' is a very good movie, which can be seen from the screening score." Gil Jacobs said with a smile.
The ratings of the films that have entered the official competition this time have been released. The rating of "The Last Emperor" is 3.5, second only to the 3.6 of the most popular "Under the Berlin Sky".
Full score 4 points, 21 movies in total!
Then Gil Jacobs introduced Wu Jianye to a man standing next to him.
"Director Wu, this is Martin Kamitz from French mk2. He is also very interested in the movie "The Last Emperor". I think you can have a good talk."
Gil Jacob said to Wu Jianye with a smile.
This made Wu Jianye feel joyful in his heart. He finally knew why Gil Jacobs would be respected by so many people in later generations. It was like a timely rain on Song Jiang. Although Wu Jianye did not have his own channels to contact Europe.
theater chain, but now that Jill Jacobs can bring Martin Kaltz, Wu Jianye is a little touched.
mk2 is a famous French art cinema chain with 58 theaters and 95oo seats in France.
France's art cinema chain is a unique art film management system in the world, a veritable "French exception". Its origins can be traced back to the 1950s: At that time, a group of idealistic small cinema managers in the Latin Quarter of Paris suddenly
Fantasy, distinguishes and supports theater operators who are committed to defending high-quality films known as "auteur cinema", "experimental cinema" or "art cinema" from their peers. "Art and Experimental Cinema"
The logo was born and gradually evolved into a movement that celebrates excellent films.
mk2, a cinema chain company, was born out of France's "French Art and Experimental Cinema Association". France's "Art and Experimental Cinemas" are usually run by independent practitioners.
Most of them have a firm philosophy and sense of mission for film art. They believe that film is an art that needs to maintain diversity and an independent spirit. They cannot completely let commercial theaters and their backstage consortiums control people based on money and the market as the only criteria.
Appreciate the fun and "format" it.
They do not pursue profit as their pursuit, but regard the production and dissemination of high-quality videos as the joy of being in this industry.
Therefore, they placed their business bets on the curiosity of the audience and new talents, and consciously resisted the operating methods of commercial theaters.
The audience group of art cinemas is also quite unique. They are not fashionable movie fans influenced by advertisements, but real art lovers. The age of this audience varies depending on the specific film, but they usually read "Le Monde",
"New Observation" magazine and "Cahiers du Cinema" are mostly intellectuals or college students.
95% of the reason why these audiences value art cinemas is because of the film selection, and they almost never care about the comfort of the theater facilities. The existence of a group with a common interest in film art has formed the survival soil of French "art films".
This unique French art theater system that aims at quality stands out.
Not only that, the French government is also very supportive of local literary and artistic films. The number of literary and artistic cinemas in French cities has been set at a very high ratio based on the number of local residents. The more residents there are in a city, the higher the ratio will be.
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At the same time, there is also a certain amount of financial support every year as a national subsidy mechanism.
It is precisely because of this support policy for "artistic theaters" that fully embodies the will of the country's cultural policy that French films, which are favored by movie lovers around the world, can be protected from the strong attack of Hollywood in the United States and survive.
There are innovative exhibitions from time to time.
Obviously, without "art cinema", French directors such as Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, and Ozon may not have achieved such outstanding achievements and reputations today, and French audiences may not have the opportunity to appreciate Woody.
A "Hollywood alternative" like Allen.
"Hello, Mr. Kamitz, it's an honor to meet you!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
"Director Wu is so polite. I also like Director Wu very much. I was amazed by your "Raise the Red Lantern" before. It's just a pity that I didn't have the opportunity to talk to Director Wu directly at that time. It's really a pity.
!" Martin Kamitz shook hands with Wu Jianye with a smile.
"It's not too late to see you this time!" Wu Jianye said with a smile.
Speaking of "Raise the Red Lantern", Wu Jianye was a little curious. The Cannes Film Festival had already started, but he still hadn't seen Harvey Weinstein. Logically speaking, this man should not give up on Cannes.
of film festivals.
The three of them found a cafe and sat down, and without much pleasantries, Martin Kamitz directly proposed to buy the right to screen "The Last Emperor" in France.
But it's a pity...
"Mr. Kamitz, I personally thank you very much for enjoying the movie "The Last Emperor", but I'm sorry, the film festival is not over yet, and I don't want to discuss the issue of the screening rights of "The Last Emperor" in advance!"
The European market has always been very clearly divided between art theaters and commercial theaters. If "The Last Emperor" is released in mk2, it will basically say goodbye to European commercial theaters.
This is not what Wu Jianye hoped for. Although this movie is more inclined to art films, Wu Jianye still hopes to make a breakthrough in commercial theaters.
For example, the three major commercial theater chains in France, Gaumont, Badai, and the Film Industry Alliance, are the departments that Wu Jianye really wants to fight for.
Because Wu Jianye didn’t want to leave Chinese films to the European market, so they could only be art films.
As for why Martin Kaltz was not rejected directly, it was naturally because he was concerned about Gil Jacobs’ face.
And the most important thing is that at the Venice Film Festival, Wu Jianye had a big quarrel with Sun Jiarui because of this matter. Naturally, it was impossible for him to make this mistake.
Martin Kamitz frowned slightly. It was not that he had never come into contact with Chinese filmmakers, but Wu Jianye was the first to refuse them directly.
But then Martin Kamitz felt relieved. After all, no film that can participate in the official competition will sell its copyright in advance!
Then the three of them chatted about the so-called film art for a while, and then they separated.
When it came to contacting the European market, Matthew Murphy took the lead and was later contacted by Wu Jianye. This was also to avoid being contacted by the Hollywood film companies who came to purchase the film, thinking that Phantom Entertainment had begun to get involved in the European business.
At the same time, Matthew Murphy will also be responsible for the public relations of the film "The Last Emperor" in Cannes.
As I have said long ago, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are fights.
The so-called award ceremony is never as fair as it seems.
The reason why Harvey Weinstein in later generations can be so arrogant in Hollywood is because he can use various behind-the-scenes operations to get more impression points for his films from the judges.
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