Chapter 565: A movie that can be made as soon as possible?
The way Gil Toledo looked at Li Yi made Li Yi's hair stand on end.
"Because I have also heard a story about the Cinema Paradiso, but I have always thought that the Cinema Paradiso only exists in people's memories, but I didn't expect that there is actually a Cinema Paradiso here!" Li Yi said with a smile.
"This is amazing, Li, can you tell me what kind of story it is?" Gil Toledo asked excitedly.
Xu Nannan on the side also looked at Li Yi in surprise. It can be said that the case has been really solved now.
She had never known why Li Yi came to Sicily to travel, but kept looking for inexplicable small villages and towns. Now she heard Li Yi's words, and she suddenly understood.
It turns out that Li Yi once heard a story about the "Cinema Paradiso". It was probably because the village and this town were mentioned in the story, that's why he specifically came to look for the Cinema Paradiso in that story.
Unexpectedly, he actually found it.
Therefore, she is also extremely curious, what kind of story is this story?
Li Yi briefly told the story of "Cinema Paradiso".
Xu Nannan was fine, but Gil Toledo was so excited that he almost jumped up.
Because, this story, he felt a very familiar feeling.
It's the same church, the same priest, the same Cinema Paradise, but the only difference is that the protagonists of this story are a movie projectionist and a child.
What surprised and delighted him even more was that all of this was very similar to the story about "Cinema Paradiso" that his grandfather told him.
"Li, this story is great. Have you ever thought about filming it?" Gil Toledo looked at Li Yi with hope.
Xu Nannan didn't know what she was thinking of, but her eyes lit up involuntarily, and then she looked at Li Yi expectantly.
Li Yi shook his head, nodded again and said: "This story, after all, belongs to someone else. At that time, I had never even been to Sicily, let alone whether there was a Cinema Paradiso here. In addition, I am Hua
It’s not that convenient for Chinese people to shoot an Italian movie.”
"This time I traveled to Sicily, I just wanted to see if there was a village like the story, if there was a town like the story, and if there really was such a Paradise Cinema. I had been disappointed before, because in that story
I did not find Cinema Paradiso in the village mentioned, and there was no cinema there at all.”
"Later I came to this town again, and I didn't expect that there was actually such a Paradise Cinema. Then I met you so magically while filming. After listening to you telling the story of your grandfather and Paradise Cinema, I knew I was in the right place.
It’s a place.”
"It's just that such a movie is not that easy to make, and I don't know anyone in the film industry here..." Li Yi shook his head.
Although "Cinema Paradiso" is a low-budget feature film, its requirements for actors are very high.
Especially for the male protagonists of the film, Duoduo as a child and Duoduo as an adult, it can be said that the requirements for their acting skills are very high.
Especially as a child, Duoduo was quirky, naughty, and yet smart. It was not easy to find a young actor who could portray such a feeling.
"Li, I happen to know a famous Italian director. He also served as the chairman of the jury of the Venice Film Festival, and he lives in Sicily. I think if you are willing to make this movie, we can definitely find Berto
Director Manning, help!" Gil Toledo said.
"Berto Manning?" Li Yi was quite unfamiliar with this name.
In fact, it's not surprising that he didn't know this famous Italian director. The main reason is that he is in the literary and artistic film industry. Although Li Yi seems to have won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, in fact, he is still a commercial film director and a literary and artistic film director.
There really isn’t much intersection in the circle.
"Lee, please, it would be great if Cinema Paradiso appeared on the big screen, and I believe everyone will like this movie! Director Manning, if I knew you were going to shoot Italy
I will definitely be very happy about the movie." Gil Toledo looked at Li Yi and said with expectation and hope.
"And don't you think this is God's arrangement? You happened to hear the story of Cinema Paradiso, came to Sicily, and found Cinema Paradiso here...Li, this is simply great.
,Amazing!"
"Isn't that too presumptuous?" Li Yi was actually quite moved.
If this director Berto Manning is really a famous Italian director as Gil Toledo said, then if the other party is willing to help, it will indeed get twice the result with half the effort.
Moreover, the other party actually lives in Sicily, plus there are "stories" that Li Yi has heard, and he encountered the Cinema Paradiso in the story in a small town in Sicily, etc. It can be said that it is indeed magical.
It will also become a good story if spread out!
"No, how is it possible? Director Manning is the most hospitable, especially for a director like you. He will be very happy to see you!" Gil Torredo said quickly when he saw Li Yi was a little moved.
However, he was telling the truth. Li Yi won the Double Egg Golden Palm at the Cannes Film Festival. In fact, it was not just Li Yi who benefited. His fame in the literary and artistic film circles also increased, and he also received heavy awards recognition.
At the same time, the Cannes Film Festival will definitely benefit a lot. The three major film festivals in Europe are still very serious.
And Berto Manning is an Italian director who once served as the chairman of the jury of the Venice Film Festival, so he will definitely be extremely happy to poach the corner of the Cannes Film Festival.
Especially for a director like Li Yi, who has great influence in China and even internationally, if he can become a direct director of the Venice Film Festival, even if he is not a direct director, as long as he is willing to bring a movie, and still
For Italian films to participate in the Venice Film Festival is a huge gimmick in itself.
And the huge market in China will definitely focus more on the Venice Film Festival because of Li Yi.
Therefore, Gil Toledo is confident that Bertolt Manning will definitely be extremely happy if he knows that Li Yi is visiting.
Li Yi still underestimated the influence of his Cannes Palme d'Or, especially his influence in the European literary and artistic film circles.
It can be said that both the Berlin Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival are eyeing the Cannes Film Festival. After all, they are all in the three major European film festivals, and in recent years, the Cannes Film Festival has become the most influential film festival among the three major European film festivals.
This is obviously something they don't want to see.
