The Cannes International Film Festival in France is about to begin.
Li Yi and the "Hunting" crew arrived in this small town early.
In fact, Li Yi returned to Cannes with "Hunting", which also attracted a lot of attention in China.
This is actually related to the fact that in recent years, due to various reasons, the scale of the domestic film market has soared, and commercial films have become mainstream.
And due to some well-known reasons, domestic filmmakers and domestic films are rarely able to make any particularly big gains in the three major European films.
This is why Li Yi, one of Europe's three major Grand Slam winners, will attract so much attention when he competes in Cannes again.
The Cannes Film Festival, as one of the three major film festivals in Europe, although with the commercialization of operations, its influence seems to be less than before, but a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, not to mention, the Cannes Film Festival is still the three most commercialized in Europe.
China's most successful international film festival.
It is ironic to say that the films in the main competition section of the film festival all flaunt art, but the international influence of the Cannes Film Festival has actually left the other two major film festivals behind because of its commercial success.
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In fact, over the years, Chinese-language films have been seen every year at Cannes, but almost all of them have not won any major awards, only encouraging awards.
It also caused a sharp decrease in domestic attention to Cannes and even the three major European film festivals.
"Why have Chinese-language films rarely won the three major European awards in recent years? Not to mention major awards, even silver awards are rare?" Some domestic netizens wondered.
"There are many reasons. The juries of the three major European film festivals are more inclined to showcase films that reflect European culture and values. Therefore, when Chinese-language films place too much emphasis on the domestic market and audience tastes, they may lose their place at international film festivals.
competitiveness.”
"Haha, China's control over film types, scale, etc. is becoming more and more strict. In the past, many of the award-winning directors' films were banned, but now you want to try making a banned film?
In fact, the attitude of the three major European film festivals towards Chinese films is not consistent, but is affected by a variety of factors. Although there have been brilliant achievements in history, in recent years, due to the single film type, excessive commercialization and cultural differences,
and other issues, so it is normal for Chinese-language films to be left out in the cold on these international stages.
Of course, as well as domestic directors, as long as they control the domestic market well, they will be able to make ends meet, so there is no need to please the judges of the three major European film festivals."
"Is there any hope for Li Yi this time?" Someone was curious.
"Definitely, you can definitely win the award. After all, the three major European Grand Slam winners still have some respect. As for whether they can win the Palme d'Or, it's hard to say!"
"It's guaranteed! The prize in the main competition unit is guaranteed, it just depends on what award you get. Of the three major film festivals in Europe, Cannes is the most successful in commercialization, but in fact, in terms of award selection, it also depends on "human feelings and sophistication"! Hehe
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There was a lot of discussion in the country.
In fact, Li Yi is relatively confident about whether "Hunting" will win the award at Cannes, but it is hard to say whether it can win the Palme d'Or. In fact, Li Yi's "Hunting" still has the advantages.
On the one hand, he himself can be regarded as a direct director of Cannes, and on the other hand, the theme of "Hunting" is actually quite popular.
Of course, Li Yi didn't have such strong expectations.
Now for him, whether he can win the Palme d'Or again is really not that important.
"Hunting" has already booked its spot in the main competition section of the Cannes Film Festival early on.
Of course, the specifics will depend on the final performance of the film and the preferences of the judges.
Li Yi's return to Cannes after many years is a big gimmick. In fact, there are several Chinese-language films coming to Cannes this year, but none of them entered the main competition. They were all non-main competition.
After all, "Hunting" is not a Chinese-language film, although the director is a Chinese director.
But for domestic audiences and media, it is enough.
In fact, if it weren't for the fact that it was Li Yi who came to Cannes this time, I'm afraid it wouldn't be enough to attract so much attention. After all, although the influence of the Cannes International Film Festival is still there, it is definitely not as good as it was back then for the country.
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On May 16, "The Hunt" will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
In fact, as one of Europe's three major Grand Slam winners, Li Yi's movies are already one of the biggest hits this year.
On that day, several "Hunting" movie tickets had already been sold out.
The palace of the Cannes Film Festival was abuzz with people.
Li Yi walked the red carpet with the crew members and entered the screening room.
The place was already filled with spectators.
And most of them are invited relevant media people, film critics, etc.
Many of them are media and film critics from China, most of whom are old acquaintances of Li Yi.
Liu Fei, Chen Jingning and his wife!
Film critics Du Xianghai, Zhou Qingquan, etc.
There are also some related domestic media people.
Soon the movie officially started showing.
Compared with the original "Hunting" which was a Danish film, this time Li Yi's "Hunting" is a Hollywood film.
The main language has also become English.
The movie opens in a cheerful, quiet town. In November, a group of people were stripping off their clothes and jumping into the lake to play.
The melody of the music is also extremely cheerful.
It doesn't seem to have anything to do with the bone-chilling cold.
The scene switches to a small town after the rain. The ground is still wet. In the early morning, the actor Lucas is walking on the street. A group of children are playing hide and seek. Lucas appears as the target of the game. The children are hiding behind the tree at the table.
, waiting to play a hunting game with Lucas, who already has a tacit understanding, and Lucas is very willing to cooperate. Here is a seemingly random initiative, which is Lucas observing the children behind the fence...
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So far, everyone still doesn’t quite understand what kind of story the movie is going to tell.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lucas had a great time playing with the children, and the children seemed to like him very much.
Soon after entering the kindergarten, in the messy environment where children were playing, a little boy suddenly said he needed to go to the toilet.
The principal habitually arranged for Lucas to take him to the toilet.
Of course, Lucas had no choice, but after the boy went to the toilet, the child's attitude towards Lucas was a bit frowned upon, because his bossy attitude towards Lucas was obviously a bit too much.
In fact, it has been highlighted here that the children have taken it for granted that Lucas needs to be responsible for all their needs. So when the boy asked Lucas to wipe his butt, Lucas took the boy's take-for-granted attitude verbally.
He made a mild protest, but he couldn't refuse in action. This scene involved more private physiological needs, which was a step deeper than the previous group game. He once again "had to" take responsibility for the child.
After finishing his work at the kindergarten, Lucas came out of the supermarket in the evening and saw Clara standing alone.
"Clara, what happened?" Lucas stepped forward and asked.
"I'm lost!" said the little girl Clara.
"Where are mom and dad?" Lucas asked.
"At home!" Clara raised her head and said.
"I didn't pay attention to how I got lost! I ended up here accidentally," she said again.
She looked helpless.
Lucas decided to send the lost Clara home. It turned out that she was the youngest daughter of Lucas's good brother.
On the way, Clara asked: "What do you like to eat?"
"Venison, maybe?" Lucas replied.
The camera shows the footsteps of the little girl Clara.
"I like fish fingers the most. Why do you work in a kindergarten?" she asked again.
"I used to teach at your brother's school, but then it closed down!" Lucas said.
"My father said you are very pitiful, living alone in a big house!" Clara said again.
"Did he really say that?" Lucas asked.
"Keep your head high and keep your feet down. If you're not happy yet, you're going to get kicked!" Suddenly Clara shouted.
Lucas was amused: "This is what your father taught you?"
"Well, you're going to get kicked!" Clara said cutely.
Lucas's puppy Fanny was running happily in front. Clara liked it very much and asked: "Can I go walk Fanny?"
"Of course, as long as you are willing!" Who can refuse such a cute little girl's reasonable request? Lucas is no exception.
"Try calling it!" said Lucas.
"Fanny, Fanny! Come here!" At Lucas' reminder, Clara shouted the puppy's name loudly.
The camera turned and Lucas sent Clara home.
Clara's father asked her: "Where have you been Clara?"
"Going to the supermarket!" Clara answered while playing with Fanny.
Lucas also said: "I found her there!"
"Dear, didn't I tell you not to leave home?" her father said.
"I'm sorry, Dad!" Clara apologized.
He asked Lucas, "Would you like a cup of coffee?"
Apparently the two were old acquaintances.
Not only him, Clara's mother is also very familiar with Lucas.
Clara’s mother complained that her husband kept his shotguns lying around, and asked Lucas: “Do you often keep your shotguns lying around too?”
Lucas took out the cup and filled it with a cup of coffee in a familiar manner. While drinking it, he was a little surprised: "My shotgun?"
"I told you, that's not a shotgun, it's a rifle!" Clara's father said.
Seeing Clara running out again, he immediately said impatiently: "Little girl, go back to your room and reflect on it!"
The hostess took her eldest son to buy sneakers, and the host and Lucas took the pie from the oven together.
Suddenly Clara's father asked Lucas: "How are you, your ex-wife and Marcus?"
"It's okay!" Lucas said.
"I know when you're lying when you blink, like this!" he said, winking and teasing easily.
Lucas said nonchalantly: "Really?"
"Don't even think about lying to me, Lucas!" Clara's father looked very confident.
"I only see him once every other weekend!" Lucas said.
"Call Kirsten and leave the lawyers alone!" he said.
At this time the puppy Fanny is barking!
Clara's father was a little irritated and shouted at the puppy Fanny: "Shut up, Fanny!"
Lucas smiled and said: "Who asked you to mention Kirsten in front of it?"
"That's enough, Fanny!" he said to the puppy Fanny who was still barking.
"Do you miss Marcus?" Clara's father asked.
"Of course I miss my son!" Lucas said naturally. In fact, Lucas's background was explained here through the conversation between the two.
He is divorced and has a son!
"Then call Kirsten!" Clara's father repeated.
The puppy Fanny barked again.
Apparently very sensitive to this name.
But the little guy still listened to Lucas's words. He yelled for him to lie down, and he would lie down.
Lucas called his ex-wife, hoping to let his son stay with him for a few more days, but his ex-wife refused.
He was not annoyed but said patiently: "He wants to stay with me more. I have found a job, and he said you have agreed, right?"
"Lucas, what else can he say? He just feels sorry for you!" the ex-wife on the other end of the phone said very quickly.
"What? I'm pitiful?" Lucas asked.
"certainly!"
"Can you be more mature?" Lucas said.
"Don't just take care of yourself!"
"That's it! This is what he wants!"
"You have completely failed to fulfill our previous agreement. You have been banned from calling me!" the ex-wife said mercilessly.
"You never call me, and I can't call you, so how can we discuss it? When can we solve the problem?" he said seriously.
"I'm hanging up the phone!" The ex-wife didn't want to say more.
"When can we discuss it? Kirsten?" Lucas continued.
Unfortunately, my ex-wife hung up the phone.
The puppy Fanny heard her mistress' voice and barked again.
On the other side, Clara was counting the fences and playing, when suddenly her brother ran up with a tablet computer, and there were still some movies that were not suitable for children on the tablet computer.
His friend even showed the tablet to his sister Clara!
This scene made the moviegoers a little stunned.
Some media and film critics were a little confused. However, they all soon understood that this shot must have a profound meaning.
Although she was quickly pushed away by Clara's brother, this scene laid the foundation for her.
Clara squatted on the ground with her hands on her cheeks, looking so pitiful and helpless.
When he went to work the next day, Lucas once again met Clara who was sitting outside the house because her parents were quarreling. Inside, she heard Clara's parents arguing about who should send Clara to kindergarten, while Clara stood there pitifully.
"Are they arguing?" Lucas asked.
Clara nodded.
"Aren't you happy?" he asked.
"No, it's just that he's going to be kicked!" Clara shook her head.
"After I send you to kindergarten?" Lucas asked, shaking his head as he listened to the couple who were still arguing.
Clara nodded.
Lucas called the kindergarten, but they actually thought Clara was missing again. When Lucas mentioned that he could take Clara to kindergarten on the way, he happily agreed.
After getting along again and again, Clara developed a liking for Lucas. She made a small heart-shaped gift with her own hands in kindergarten and stuffed it into Lucas's bag.