The promotion at the film festival is also diverse. Compared with the slightly traditional European actors and the more reserved and shy Asian actors, the performances of Hollywood stars are particularly eye-catching.
For example, at the press conference of "The Cruelty", the two protagonists in the film, the new Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress, Catherine Zeta-Jones, changed her bloated look from the Oscars ceremony and turned into a fashionable look.
The hot mom, with long hair shawl, had the same hairstyle as in the film, and wore a black short-sleeved silk dress. When she appeared on the stage, she kept blowing kisses amidst the cheers of the fans.
George Clooney, on the other hand, wore the same black shirt and light gray casual suit, with his iconic charming smile always on his face. While he was speaking, a young girl with crutches suddenly walked out of the press box.
Picked up the microphone and told Clooney that she was twenty-eight years old and still couldn't find the ideal man to marry. "Unbearable Cruelty" was the most relaxing and interesting movie she had seen in Venice so far. Asked Clooney if he could let her
Are you happy to marry her?
As the girl spoke, she took out a piece of white gauze, draped it on it, and handed over a white flower ball. Clooney smiled and pretended to stand up, took the white flower ball, kissed the girl on the cheek as a gift, and then handed the flower ball to her.
The ball was thrown into the audience, causing cheers and applause from the audience.
To a discerning eye, this would appear to be a pre-planned routine, but the audience enjoyed it and the media was naturally happy to add an interesting tidbit to this film festival.
For example, the night before, Nicholas Zhao Si, bah! When Nicolas Cage entered the premiere, he suddenly turned around and ran away, frightening the bodyguards around him. As a result, this guy actually ran to the street and along the roadblock.
The railing shook hands with the enthusiastic and cheering audience.
This undoubtedly increases the audience's goodwill towards the star, and at the same time, it can gain space and build momentum for the movie.
In contrast, if you follow the self-advocating introduction on the domestic Baidu Encyclopedia, it is the nominee for Best Actor at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival, the winner of the Best Newcomer Award, and the 38th Golden Horse Awards.
Best Newcomer, Best Actor, nominated for Best Actor at the 55th and 56th Cannes International Film Festival, nominated for Best Actor at the 60th Venice International Film Festival, and nominated for the film "Incense" in the Upstream Competition Unit
"He Xin, the male protagonist, is much more miserable.
This guy is currently holding a stack of brochures and handing out advertisements on the street.
Many movie fans recognized him. The only thing that made him feel more relieved was that those foreigners no longer chased him and shouted: "Rotten fish! Rotten fish!" as they did a few times before. Of course, it is not ruled out that there are also small children.
In part, as the number of movies he starred in increased in Europe, most audiences still remembered his name "Congratulations!"
Every time he shook hands with everyone enthusiastically, took photos cooperatively, signed autographs, then handed over a brochure, pointed to the theater behind him, and stammered to these foreign movie fans: "Wely new movie!"
Some movie fans were really generous and went directly to the ticket window to buy tickets.
Of course, as the motherland becomes increasingly powerful, film festivals are indispensable for domestic film fans or tourists. Seeing He Xin posting small advertisements there, they were excited and shouted: "Hey, Brother Qiang, are you busy?"
As usual, he handed over the small advertisement, and then said: "Brothers, please give me a face and help support me!"
"Hey, Brother Qiang, I'm really sorry, we are still with a tour group here!"
"..."
However, there were some who showed up, and they beat their chests loudly and said excitedly: "Brother Qiang, look at what you said, it's necessary! We're just here for you!"
Until it was almost 2:30 in the afternoon, when the official premiere of "Incense" was about to begin, He Xin and Ning Hao quickly packed up and stood at the door to greet the guests.
The only guests he has invited so far are Li Miaoxue, Lin Jiaxin and Huang Yuetai from the "Landscape of Love" crew, as well as Liu Ruoying, a judge of the Upstream unit. Originally, he wanted to invite Xu Anhua, a judge of the main competition unit, through Li Miaoxue to come over to build up his momentum.
If we talk about relationships, Guan Jinpeng can be considered Xu Anhua's student, and Li Miaoxue, who is Guan Jinpeng's student, should strictly speaking be considered the old lady's disciple.
He Xin originally thought that it would be no problem to invite the old lady to come over to support him, but it turned out that the old lady had made an appointment with the other judges to watch the Russian film "Return" that was shortlisted for the main competition and premiered at the same time today. He could only ask Li Miaoxue to say something.
Feel sorry.
Of course, Ning Hao, his wife, and Xiao Douding, the translator, did not hang out in the market for nothing during this time. They actually hooked up with a few small film producers to come and watch.
Moreover, they improvised and started distributing leaflets everywhere in the morning, which also had a great effect. There was no neglect that He Xin was most worried about. Many reporters from the media came with press cards. The three
The theater with a capacity of 100 people was actually full.
As the show time was approaching, He Xin and Ning Hao, who were standing at the door to greet guests, were about to retreat. At this moment, a tall, polite and decent foreigner walked up. He walked straight up to He Xin and spoke in blunt Chinese.
He said hello: "Nihao, congratulations!"
"Uh, hello, who are you?"
He Xin quickly shook hands with him, but he was a little confused. This man didn't look like an ordinary movie fan, but more like an official of the organizing committee or a film developer.
The foreigner shrugged, and then a string of foreign words came out, which sounded a bit like English, but He Xin couldn't understand it at all. He smiled apologetically to the foreigner and quickly asked Ning Hao to call Xiao Douding to translate.
Xiao Douding first exchanged a few sentences with the foreigner in English, and then switched to French mode easily. During this process, He Xin noticed that Xiao Douding's eyes lit up, and then quickly introduced him: "Boss, this is
Mr. Dutron, Vice President of MK2!”
"Oh, it's Mr. Du, hello! Hello!" He Xin was stunned for a moment, then quickly reached out his hand again and greeted the other person warmly.
He and Ning Hao had been looking forward to the call from MK2 before, but they didn't expect that it would be in this way, and the person who came would be the vice president!
Mr. Du?
When Xiao Douding was translating, he obviously curled up the corners of his mouth slightly to show his disdain for He Xin's old-fashionedness.
Duteron seemed to have anticipated He Xin's reaction. With a reserved smile on his face, he shook hands again and said, "Hey, I'm looking forward to your new work."
Only then did He Xin realize that now was not the time to talk. Everything had to wait until after watching the movie. People from MK2 should have seen the movie before, but listening to the tone of Mr. Dutron, he should
I haven’t seen it, but I guess I want to confirm the quality of the movie myself?
He and Ning Hao quickly welcomed people in first. The invited guests and media reporters were all sitting in the first two rows. When Duteron walked into the theater, the foreigners sitting in the first two rows suddenly caused a slight commotion.
A small film producer even stood up quickly and greeted the vice president of MK2 with a smile on his face.
But Duteron's expression was always calm.
Seeing this scene, He Xin and Ning Hao glanced at each other subconsciously. Excitement appeared in their eyes almost at the same time. It seemed that Duteron had a good background. The more he explained the matter of selling movies in this way, the more excited he became.
Very promising.
Shortly after sitting down, the lights in the theater dimmed and the screen came on.
"Incense" finally had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
He Xin had only watched the rough DVD before, and even after re-grading the color and sound effects, he didn't have time to watch it yet, and he was looking forward to it.
At the beginning of the film, a country road divides the scene into two parts: the gray sky and the snow-covered yellow land. A tree suddenly appears in the camera, and then a high-pitched and melodious folk tune comes, and then a tree appears in the camera.
A tricycle drove through the field. He Xin, who had a shaved head and was wrapped in a tattered cassock, was sitting in the car. The camera swept across and in the morning mist, there was a scarecrow wearing a torn cotton hat in the white field.
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Oncoming is the kind of loess, dilapidated and backward China that Western audiences are familiar with, similar to the kind of loess, shabby and backward China in the movies of Zhang Yimou and Jia Kechang.
Duteron, who was originally very calm, saw this beginning, his eyes brightened obviously, he sat up slightly and started to appreciate it seriously.
Nanxiaozhai Village is a village where every household raises and kills sheep to make a living. He Xin is the only monk in the only temple in the village.
It's just that he was not a pure monk or a pure believer from the beginning, and he did not strictly abide by the rules: he took back the non-vegetarian instant noodles and joked about his sister with the butcher who killed the sheep.
However, he is a believer in Buddhism. He repeatedly emphasized that the whole village must have a temple to kill sheep, which shows that he believes in the karma of Buddhism, believes in the profession he is engaged in, and believes that the Buddha in this temple can protect his livelihood.
, so at first the monk worshiped the Buddha. Although he moved casually when worshiping the Buddha, it was clear that he was sincere and fearful. The monk had faith. The monk looked content. In the process of repairing his shoes, suddenly, the Buddha statue collapsed! What the monk believed
The livelihood security has collapsed, and the monk is uneasy. He needs to find a way to repair everything to ensure his livelihood and faith.
He Xin went to the county town for the first time: he discussed countermeasures with the butcher. He was cute and simple and decided to ask the government for help.
However, when he went to the religious office for help, he hit a wall because people were looking for new beliefs and his beliefs were not taken seriously. The monk's face was full of disappointment.
He Xin was even more shocked by the cultural relics office's disregard. The butcher, the section chief of the religious relics office, the cultural relics office Xiao An, and his second cousin all persuaded him to return to secular life, but He Xin still insisted on his own principles: to be a monk and do what he should do.
matter.
He Xin went to the county town for the second time: He also discussed countermeasures with the butcher and was thinking about the photo of the butcher’s sister. He decided to ask his elder brother for help, which might be a good idea. He also carried the window frame to the cultural relics office. Here he not only wanted to ask for help from others, but also hoped for himself.
Try to keep your livelihood and your faith.
His senior brother persuaded him to invest in his own temple and give up the old temple in the village, but He Xin still insisted: "The village is full of sheep-killers, so there must be a temple."
He still insisted on his faith, which was not easy. He was caught by the police while begging for money, and he met several prostitutes who wanted to donate money to her. He helped a young man deceive his girlfriend, and then started setting up a fortune-telling stall, and was severely beaten by gangsters.
The next day, on his way back to the village, He Xin was taken away by a driver to see a doctor. At this time, he learned to deceive people and eventually defrauded him of 3,000 yuan to recast the Buddha statue.
The Buddha statue was rebuilt, and He Xin consecrated the Buddha statue. He looked happy because he had gained a new means of livelihood and understood how to develop the temple well, but at this time he was told that the temple was going to be demolished.
The design at the end of the film is very clever: in front of the temple wall with the big word "Demolish" painted on it, the monk stares into the distance, and the sound of chanting is played from the loudspeaker. The picture gradually changes to a long shot. This is a Hou Xiaoxian-style empty shot.
People, but facing the bleak yellow land...
The picture quality of the movie is completely different from the rough DVD version I watched before. The colors are full and the sound quality is clear, which is in line with the characteristics of a movie.
But while watching, He Xin keenly noticed that Ning Hao had made some edits and fine-tuning. For example, the first time he entered the city, there was a scene of a roaring fire. At this time, it was still coal brought by people.
He didn't have time to set up. When he discussed the matter of his second cousin with the coal puller, he was still the same monk who insisted on his faith.
The second time he entered the city, the scene of the bustling scene appeared again. At this time, the base had been set up and was about to be completed. He was riding a bicycle and excitedly rushed to the cultural relics office holding the window frame removed from the temple. The Buddha statue seemed to have
Got hope.
Then there were two more shots of a prosperous fire: one was when he prepared the merit book and started to make alms, half of the fire was set up, and the Buddha statue seemed to see hope again.
Another scene shows that when his fortune-telling business was over, the fire had already started, he was counting the money, and it seemed that he had received the Buddha statue.
In the end, he was robbed by hooligans and had nowhere to go. At night, people lit a fire in the square. The fire was soaring into the sky and it was very lively. People's desire for an improvement in life and the pursuit of material life were at their most enthusiastic at this time.
And he looked frustrated. At this time, he had lost his faith.
Ning Hao seemed to use a strong fire to create something from scratch, and at the last moment of ignition, he completed the process of a monk firming up his faith at the beginning, then losing his faith step by step, and finally collapsed!
"Did you revise it again later?" He Xin turned his head and asked Ning Hao beside him.
The guy smiled slyly and said: "Well, I changed it a little bit. I was thinking that since I was going to participate in an international film festival, there must be something that foreigners can understand..."
But before he finished speaking, he heard from behind: