“In the Chinese Year of the Berlin Film Festival, many foreign films have Chinese subtitles for the convenience of Chinese movie fans!”
"The movie poster that says "This film has Chinese subtitles!" has become the most unique sight at this Berlin Film Festival!"
"Chinese elements are the biggest highlight of this Berlin International Film Festival! Many films are specially equipped with Chinese subtitles for Chinese movie fans!"
Domestic media have also reported on the large number of Chinese movie titles, Chinese movie subtitle posters, etc. that appeared at this Berlin International Film Festival.
It can be said that this is a spectacle that has never appeared before.
Because He Shuhua serves as the chairman of the jury, and because Li Yi and other six Chinese directors have films participating in the competition for the Golden Bear Award.
This brought a huge amount of traffic and attention to this edition of the Berlin International Film Festival, and naturally, various sponsors from China also followed.
At the same time, Chinese film producers have gathered together, and there are only a handful of films that can truly compete for awards in the main competition. Most of the films are purely for the purpose of selling films.
And with so many Chinese film producers and so many movie fans from China here, they naturally hope to gain the attention of Chinese movie fans and film producers.
But if there are no subtitles, it will be difficult for Chinese movie fans and film producers to understand many movies. If they can’t understand them, don’t expect them to watch them.
Therefore, this is really not a move by the Berlin International Film Festival Organizing Committee, but a request by film directors and investors.
Cater to buyers and cater to market demand.
Among the three major film festivals in Europe, although the Berlin Film Festival is less influential than the Cannes Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival, the Berlin Film Festival attaches great importance to the screening of films. In terms of audience attendance and ticket sales, the Berlin Film Festival is the third among the three major film festivals.
The best in major film festivals.
This year it is even more outstanding. The main reason is that Chinese movie fans who can travel thousands of miles from China to Berlin are all wealthy people.
Naturally, I will not be stingy with the money for a few movie tickets. At the same time, it has a lot to do with the fact that those movies specially find translators to add Chinese subtitles to the movies in order to cater to Chinese movie fans.
Time is bustling, and it’s February 14th, Valentine’s Day!
Valentine's Day adds a bit of romance to this Berlin Film Festival.
And on this day, Li Yi's much-anticipated "Life is Beautiful" will also officially reveal its true face in Lushan.
"Life Is Beautiful" has a strong cast, starring Hollywood movie kings and popular actresses, plus Li Yi, the winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, the Cannes Palme d'Or, and the Venice Golden Lion Award.
Naturally, it became the hottest film at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.
The screening hall in the Palais des Festivals, which can accommodate thousands of people, was packed with seats.
Of course, nearly half of them are Chinese faces, and the rest are movie fans and filmmakers from all over the world.
Xue Kaishan and other Chinese directors and actors whose works were shortlisted for the main competition also came to the screening room, ready to take a look.
In fact, this year it seems that the media are shouting that the Berlin International Film Festival will usher in the Year of China, but in fact, Xue Kaishan and others are not so optimistic.
On the one hand, it’s because of the theme of this year’s Berlin International Film Festival, and on the other hand, it’s because the films participating this time actually have no advantages.
With He Shuhua serving as the chairman of the jury, it is true that all Chinese filmmakers will not leave empty-handed, but there are only a few awards, and it is really hard to say how many awards they can win.
And the first one to bear the brunt is Li Yi's "Life is Beautiful"!
Although this movie has received a lot of attention, it is actually unfamiliar to both movie fans and Chinese filmmakers.
Because before "Life is Beautiful", not much news was revealed.
Many people are curious about the details of the movie.
It is worth mentioning that "Life is Beautiful", a movie about Jews, naturally attracted many Jewish fans to watch the movie.
Mirto is one of them.
He also has an identity as the editor of Empire magazine.
In fact, Milto is not particularly interested in "Life is Beautiful". Why?
Because the painful history of World War II is unspeakable pain for any Jew.
And people who do not belong to this ethnic group will not understand this kind of pain.
And Li Yi is Chinese. Although Li Yi has made highly praised classics such as "Cinema Paradiso", Milto still doesn't think Li Yi can make this movie well.
The theater quickly became quiet.
The quality of movie fans who can come to the film festival and the Palais des Festivals to watch movies can be said to be relatively high.
Everyone tacitly fell silent after the big screen came on.
Soon, the film's production company appeared on the big screen, and soon after, "Work by Director Li Yi" appeared with Chinese and English subtitles!
In the beginning, a sound montage is used.
Before the subtitles ended, the sound of howling cold wind came from the speakers in the theater.
Then the picture appeared, the sky was cloudless, the blue sky was as clear as a clear spring.
The narration sounded: "This is a simple story, but it is not easy to tell."
The picture on the big screen changed. Amidst the smoke, it was difficult to see the faces of the people inside. You could only vaguely see a man holding a child and walking forward slowly.
"It's like a fable, both sad and happy, but also like a fable, it's incredible!"
Amid the smoke and the howling cold wind, the figure of the man holding the child gradually disappeared around the corner.
This beginning leaves many people a little confused.
Not sure what to say at all?
As a result, the movie does not explain what this opening narration means.
The picture suddenly lit up, and unlike the previous depressing scene of smoke, cold wind, and whistling, the background music here became extremely lively.
"1939, Italy!"
Among the green mountains and green fields, on a road, two young men drove a broken car from the countryside to here.
On the road, Philu, who was driving, chanted excitedly: "I sing what I see, nothing can escape my eyes. I say to the chaos, I am here, I am your slave..."
The other one, Guido, who is also the male protagonist of the film, covered his face with a hat, half lying on the seat, with one leg straddling the car door.
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Philou suddenly muttered in the same tone: "It's speeding like a train, but the brakes don't work..."
As a result, he was so happy that he suddenly shouted loudly to Guido: "The brake doesn't work, the brake doesn't work!"
Interestingly, Guido thought he was still reciting poetry and said calmly: "I heard it!"
"The brakes failed!" Felu shouted again, and he began to look a little panicked.
This time Guido finally reacted and shouted: "Step down!"
The car was driving very fast, but the brakes couldn't stop it!
This bit of humor made many viewers in the theater couldn't help but smile.
