Of course, the trip will not be delayed. While Li Yi and his family are walking the Silk Road again, he will slowly come up with the script in his spare time.
"Little Shoes" is not a big cast, and there is nothing too complicated in itself.
In fact, if it were just Li Yi himself, he would not make such a movie. After all, this is an Iranian movie, with local customs and some taboo things, but with Abbas as a native
If the big director helps, then this won't be a problem.
In fact, when Li Yi sent the script of "Little Shoes" to Abbas, Abbas was quite surprised after reading it.
I was surprised by the script and the simplicity of the story. I was surprised that this story is different from other local movies. Although the movie shows the poverty of Ali's family and the hardships in life, it is not like the movies they made in the past.
, to criticize something, to resist something.
The theme of the movie is not the same. Instead, it shows the details of the lives of the people at the bottom.
This made Abbas very emotional, because he suddenly realized that he didn't know when it started. It seemed that local directors like them began to be full of hostility and resentment, and when they were shooting movies, they always like
Embed your own emotions, your own anger and resentment.
So what is shown are all kinds of social injustices, various class confrontations, etc., but they forget that when there are more of these types of movies, it will be difficult to erase an impression, making people feel that their people
I have always lived in dire straits.
So naturally, it is difficult for people to have a good impression of this country.
The story in "Little Shoes" or "Children of Paradise" gave Abbas a sudden realization. Yes, are those things the only ones in life?
Is there no happiness anymore?
Could it be that they can no longer live?
He reflected that he or other local directors seemed to have begun to break away from that class and began to look down on them from a high place. He thought that they should be full of resentment and should rise up to resist, but they never stood up to them.
Think and see how they live from their perspective.
Li Yi was still traveling, so Li Yi left the film preparation work directly to Abbas. Abbas took the initiative to assist Li Yi and serve as the deputy director of the film.
After Li Yi finished his trip on the Silk Road, Abbas had almost finished preparations over there, and Li Yi took over the filming directly. The movie itself is not a big production, it is even a very simple movie, and Abbas has
This local snake helped me, so I could definitely finish the photoshoot very quickly.
The fact was just as Li Yi thought, but what he didn't expect was that when he arrived, he found that not only Abbas was there, but also several well-known Iranian directors came over and wanted to join the crew.
Li Yi, who had so much work for nothing, naturally wouldn't refuse.
In fact, "Little Shoes" is really just a low-cost movie, but it cannot stand up to this movie. It is indeed quite different from the movies made by many local directors in Iran. Coupled with Li Yi's own international influence, so
These people are also very happy.
The shooting went very smoothly!
The filming of this movie was completed in just over a month, and the subsequent editing can be said to have surprised Abbas and other directors. Although some media reported that Li Yi's movies rarely waste scenes, they thought it was
It was a publicity stunt, but after the actual cooperation, they realized how crazy Li Yi was.
They are also directors themselves, so they naturally know that it is impossible to do without wasted footage.
But in Li Yi's case, it was the fact.
Under the strong request of Abbas and others, "Little Shoes" will participate in the "Dawn Film Festival", the largest international film festival in Iran.
Perhaps few people in China know about this film festival. After all, the three major European film festivals and the Oscars are currently the most influential film festivals.
In fact, Li Yi was not very clear about this film festival. After learning about it, Li Yi discovered that this film festival was really influential, although the requirements of the film festival were quite special at first.
First, the film festival must have direct contact with Iranian films;
Second, the film festival must give Iranian films new prestige and vitality;
Third, the film festival must contribute to the study of the annual development of Iranian films;
Fourth, the film festival must help enhance the status of film artists in society as a whole.
Of course, "Little Shoes" definitely fits the bill.
The "Dawn" International Film Festival has been held for thirty-five times so far. The number of viewers has increased from 180,000 in the first session to more than one million. The number of cinemas showing films and the number of participating films have also increased steadily. It has played an important role in promoting Iran's film industry.
Development has played an extremely important role. The annual film festival is organized by official film professional institutions such as the "Farabi" Film Foundation, is still held under the guidelines of the "Islamic Cultural Guidance Ministry", and attracts more and more media participation
, in addition to the support of unofficial and even overseas institutions such as the "Iranian Film Foundation", its influence has gradually expanded, and it can be called the largest international film festival in West Asia and the Islamic world.
Of course, it may not be comparable in scale and influence to other mainstream large-scale international film festivals. Since 2015, the film festival has been divided into two parts. The original cycle in February each year is for Iranian domestic films, while foreign films are
Enter the international section in April each year.
The two parts include Asian Film Competition, International Film Competition, International Short Film Competition, International Documentary Competition Unit and Iranian Film Competition, Iranian Short Film Competition and Iranian Documentary Competition.
Li Yi naturally had no objection to this.
The first screening of "Little Shoes" was naturally not a public screening, but an internal screening.
However, it was not just local Iranian directors and film and television practitioners who were present. In order to expand the influence of this film, great Iranian directors such as Abbas also invited many international film practitioners to the scene.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Of course, many people actually come here because of its reputation.
After all, each of Li Yi's "travel movies" can be said to be excellent.
It has even won many awards, including "Cinema Paradiso", "Spring of the Cowherd" and "Heidi", which have gained great popularity.
Therefore, this time the movie "Children of Heaven" (Little Shoes) naturally attracted many people.
Including Li Yi's die-hard fans from China, Du Xianghai, Zhou Qingquan, Liu Fei and others who came from afar.
In fact, they were not surprised at all that Li Yi suddenly made an Iranian movie. After all, Li Yi had a criminal record, and traveling and making movies had become another label for him.
Soon, the movie started to show.
Seeing the trilingual subtitles of "Director Li Yi's Work" appearing on the big screen, the scene burst into roaring applause.
Yes, "Children of Paradise", also known as "Little Shoes", has three subtitles, one in Chinese, one in English, and one in Persian.
Soon the movie plot begins.
During the day, the sun was shining brightly. In the shoe repair shop, an old shoemaker placed a pair of pink girls' shoes on his knees. The front cover of the shoes was inlaid with bows of the same color. With his old hands, he took the brush and touched the cracks in the shoe uppers.
He applied some glue on the shoe, and then began to thread the needle and thread to sew the cracks in the shoe upper together. Finally, he placed the shoe on the shoe support and knocked it with a hammer.
The old shoemaker handed the two shoes to the boy sitting aside: "30 yuan."
The boy's name is Ali. He is about eight or nine years old, with dark complexion and a pair of big, clear and innocent eyes.
Ali handed over the money in his hand, and the old shoemaker took out a few coins and gave them to him: "Change your money."
"Thank you." Ali stood up and walked out.
The old shoemaker smiled kindly: "You're welcome, goodbye."
Ali left the shoe shop, took out a black plastic bag as he walked forward, and put the repaired shoes in it.
The scene changed and we came to a bakery. The business of the bakery was booming and there was a long queue at the door.
The worker hooked out a large naan cake from the furnace and threw it on the low table. Ali knelt beside the table, folded the several cakes he bought one by one, stacked them one by one in the bag he brought with him, and tied the cloth
bag, and then hand the coins in his hand to the worker.
Ali left the cake shop and walked a few steps before he came to the vegetable shop diagonally across the street. There were many wooden crates and some rotten plastic bags piled up outside the shop. He leaned the cloth bag on the box and took the black plastic bag.
The bag was stuffed into the gap between the boxes and then walked into the store.
Ali: "Hello, Aka, I want potatoes."
The boss was busy counting the money. Without looking up, he took a black plastic bag and handed it over. Ali took the bag and went back to put potatoes. As soon as he packed one or two, the boss said: "Not those, pick the potatoes."
The ones below.”
Ali reluctantly took out the big potatoes and put them back where they belonged, then squatted down to pick out the potatoes the size of ping pong balls.
At this moment, an old man who was collecting scraps for exchange came to the door of the store with a trolley and greeted the boss: "Hello. Can I collect it?"
When the store owner nodded in agreement, he loaded the torn plastic bags and notes into the car, and finally threw the black bag containing Ali's shoes into the car.
"Goodbye." The old man collecting rags said goodbye and left.
Ali searched for a long time but couldn't pick out a few decent potatoes, so he simply grabbed some at random and put them into a bag, stood up and handed them to the boss.
The boss picked up the bag and weighed it with his hands: "65 yuan."
Ali: “My mother said we’ll settle it together.”
The boss frowned a little: "Tell her that you can't take credit anymore. At least come and pay off some first."
"Okay." Ali agreed happily, and then walked out of the store to pick up the things he put on the box.
He picked up the cloth bag, but when he lowered his head, he found that the black plastic bag was missing! He looked around and couldn't find it, so he had to put down the things, kneel on the ground and put his head into the gap to grab it. Unexpectedly, the wooden crate collapsed and was placed on the ground.
The plates, vegetable baskets and other things above also fell down one after another, and tomatoes and other vegetables were scattered all over the floor. Ali stepped aside timidly, not knowing how to clean up the mess in front of him.
At this time, the boss heard the sound and rushed out: "What are you doing? You are making a mess. Are you crazy?"
Ali argued aggrievedly: "My sister's shoes are missing."
"Go away, get out of here!" the boss cursed angrily, bending down to pick up vegetables.
Ali still refused to give up: "I just put it here..."
"I told you to get out!" The boss was still angry and picked up a tomato and threw it at him. Ali was so frightened that he didn't care about taking his own things and ran away.
The boss picked up the plate with tomatoes and returned to the store. Ali took the opportunity to run back and pick up what he had left behind. Upon seeing this, the boss grabbed the big broom next to the door and rushed out: "Why don't you get out?!"
Ali picked up his things and ran away.
This opening scene surprised many people because it was a little different from many of Li Yi's past movies.
However, as always, there is no beating around the bush, it is a very plain and true narration of one thing.
Ali helped his sister repair her shoes, but when she was buying potatoes, the shoes were taken away as rags by the rag collector.
Out of breath from running, Ali turned down the narrow alleys and jumped down a threshold. The courtyard in front of him was his home.
Before he reached the entrance of the courtyard, Ali heard a burst of noise coming from inside.
The man said: "If you don't pay the rent and still use so much water, the orchard will run out of water!"
The woman replied: "I have a pile of clothes to wash."
The man said again: "I don't care!"
Ali stopped and listened outside the door, and recognized the voices of his mother and landlord. He pushed the door open a crack and stepped in cautiously.
The camera shows a close-up of the exterior of Ali's house, which is a large courtyard shared by several households. There is a large round pool in the center of the yard, and the yard is filled with clothes, sheets and other things. It is full of life, and at the same time, it also makes people understand that Ali's house
The living environment is not good.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ali’s mother and the landlord stood opposite each other, obviously they were arguing about water.
Mother: "Don't you wash things?"
The landlord was very angry: "Why don't we wash the neighbor's carpet too? It's convenient anyway."
Mother: "Why don't you listen to my explanation?"
"I will be killed by you. If I haven't paid for five months, the orchard will wither." The landlord complained as he walked out.
The mother was reluctant: "Don't you have a family?"
Landlord: "I'm warning you, this is the last time."
Mother: "It's time to ask a man to take care of you and stop coming here."
Ali walked to the bottom of the steps and was about to take off his shoes and enter the house. His mother, who was crouching down to wash the carpet, saw her son coming back and ordered: "Ali, ask Sarah to put the baby to sleep, and then go peel the potatoes."
Ali said nothing and walked up the steps glumly. He did not enter the house directly, but looked inside through the glass window on the door.
In the room, sister Sarah was sitting on the carpet facing the door. She put her little brother between her legs and rocked it. Sarah smiled happily when she saw her brother coming back.
Ali pushed the door open and entered the room, went straight to the low cabinet, pulled out a newspaper from underneath, opened the bag and put the cake on it.
Seeing that her brother was silent, Sarah couldn't help but ask: "Ali, have you brought my shoes?"
Ali deliberately changed the subject: "Mom said she would peel potatoes after the baby fell asleep."
Sarah asked: "Did you go get your shoes?"
Ali: "Take it."
Sarah couldn't wait: "Has he fixed it?"
Ali: "It's fixed."
Sarah listened and put her brother on the blanket. Ali secretly glanced at her actions and saw her standing up to walk out. He hurriedly stood up to block her way: "Where are you going?"
Sarah: "I want to see my shoes."
At this point, Ali had to tell the truth: "Your shoes are missing."
"Liar." Sarah thought her brother was teasing her and didn't believe it at all.
Ali was so aggrieved that he almost cried: "I didn't lie to you. I went shopping and the shoes disappeared. I looked everywhere but couldn't find them."
