Chapter Five Hundred and Eighty-Three Premiere of 'Tale of Two Donkeys'
On September 5th, many movie fans, tourists, media people and film-related people lined up in long queues in front of the two cinema halls of Lido Island Cinema Palace.
The Cinema Palace contains most of the institutions. The Venice Film Market, media center, press conference hall, etc. are gathered on each floor of the Cinema Palace.
If moviegoers do not have an invitation letter from the organizer, they need to apply for tickets with corresponding certificates. In Venice, it is not only Venice, but also Cannes and Berlin. The types of certificates are roughly divided into media certificates, market certificates and
Film festival certificates. Among them, the white, pink, blue, and yellow media certificates have been talked about by many people in later generations, and the priority of these certificates in many cases is also the same.
During the film festival, a film from the main competition unit will be screened simultaneously in one or two or three screening halls of the Cinema Palace every night, mainly to see the popularity of the film.
For example, French director Abdei Kesisi's "Millets and Mullets" premiered the day before, and "Excerpts and Revisions", a film about the Iraq War directed by Brian Palma, a Hollywood director who looks a lot like a "truck driver"
, these two critically acclaimed films premiered simultaneously in the three theaters of the Cinema Palace.
The eleven-day film festival has already passed its halfway point. Twenty-two films have been shortlisted for the main competition. Counting the premiere of "A Tale of Two Donkeys" tonight, sixteen films have appeared.
The film festival has a journal that provides some information reference for journalists, movie fans and tourists. It has a very practical column for scoring the participating films. The scoring is divided into two groups: professional film critics and public judges from audience sampling surveys.
The rule is a five-star system.
If each star counts as one point, it seems that the professional judges and the public judges have reached a high degree of unity in terms of "who is the best movie". They both chose "Millet and Mullet" by French director Abdei Kexisi. The professional group
Ten people gave the film 36 stars; ten non-professionals gave the film 38.5 stars.
The second place in the professional group was tied for two films, both with 34.5 stars, namely "The Love Story" by the French New Wave master Eric Rohmer and "The Love Story" by Brian Palma.
Excerpts and revisions".
Two Hollywood movies, "I Wasn't There" starring Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger and George Clooney's "Heroes Are Not Here" ranked fourth respectively.
fifth place.
There is no way that there are as many as eight Hollywood films shortlisted for this film festival. No wonder once the shortlist was announced, it was questioned by all parties, thinking that this was flattering to Hollywood movies. You must know that the three major European festivals have always had an anti-Hollywood tradition.
Of course, every film festival often relies on Hollywood stars to gain popularity, which is another matter.
Surprisingly, "A Tale of Two Donkeys" actually ranked sixth with 30.5 stars, tied with the suspense film "Detective" starring Michael Caine and Jude Law, becoming the highest-rated film among the four shortlisted Chinese-language films.
"Lust, Caution" and "Sun", which were previously touted as "Lion Winners" by the domestic media, ranked ninth and eleventh with 28.5 and 25.5 stars respectively.
As for "Help Me, God of Love" from Wanwan director Lee Kang-sheng, it ranked second to last among the sixteen films.
However, in the non-professional public selection, "The Sun" ranked sixth with 27 stars, and "Lust, Caution" still ranked ninth with 25.5 stars. "Help Me, Love God" also rose three places, ranking tenth.
two.
Since "A Tale of Two Donkeys" has not premiered yet, there is no rating for the non-professional group yet.
It is worth mentioning that both groups gave the lowest score to the Italian-French co-production "A Bad Reputation". He Xin actually went to see this film, which tells the story of a young man with mental problems who wants to kill him.
The story of parents. Although the dialogue requires Xiao Douding to help translate, in terms of viewing experience, it is much better than the confusing "Sun". I don't understand why the score is so low. Maybe European audiences and film critics
People probably also have a tendency to worship foreign things.
Once the ratings were exposed, the foreign media were pretty good, but the domestic media reporters were shocked. At the same time, they started asking for interviews with the creators of "A Tale of Two Donkeys," even a newbie like Tong Yali.
Speaking of which, this is also her first time attending the Venice Film Festival. Compared to Kong Wei, one of the heroines in "The Sun", Tong Yali is a bit too low-key.
People have been hyping it since "The Sun" was shortlisted. After arriving in Venice, I could not wait to send more than ten or twenty press releases to major domestic online media every day.
"Kong Wei made an appearance in Venice, and foreign reporters praised him for his international star style!"
"Kong Wei's premiere of "The Sun" was so charming that she was praised as a sex goddess!"
"Kong Wei appeared in the special issue of the film festival, and her red carpet image shocked the Venice Film Festival!"
"Kong Wei accidentally met a Hollywood superstar and was praised by the leading actor of "Lost in Translation"!"
He Xin always feels particularly embarrassed every time he sees this kind of title on the Internet. Just like Fan Xiaopang became a judge at Cannes in the previous life. During that time, she almost occupied all the headlines of online entertainment news, but after all, Fan Xiaopang
Fatty is still the judge.
This Kong Wei is no stranger to He Xin. When he took Tang Wei to audition for the role of Yao Anna in "Painted Soul", he rejected the character who was still called Kong Yishan at the time.
In fact, in the movie "The Sun", her role as Jiang Wen's wife and Zhou Jun's role as the crazy mother are really ordinary. They are simply not the same dimension as Cheng Chong's wet desire and wanton innocence.
When domestic netizens see titles like this, their first impression may be that another international star will appear after Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi. And He Xin, who is actually in Venice, is not only attracted by such eye-catching titles.
I felt embarrassed, even ashamed.
The so-called film festival reprints are originally advertising in nature, and you can get them if you pay; there is also the so-called Hollywood superstar, Bill Murray, the actor of "Lost in Translation", which is roughly equivalent to domestic comedians like Pan Changjiang.
An actor who is also a gold medal and a green leaf.
Starring in "Lost in Translation" and being nominated for the Oscar for Best Actor was the highlight of his career as an actor (Pan Changjiang also won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor). But in the United States, this man is more of a talk show host
, a funny and ugly variety show star like Song Xiaobao in later generations.
The so-called Hollywood superstars are just self-promoting.
Tong Yali, like He Xin, has a language barrier. She can only learn about film festival news through domestic websites. Every time she sees news with this kind of title, her lemony face makes people feel sour.
There was no way, who let someone show up with an agent who was a master of hype, and the executive agent and assistant beside her was also a rookie like her.
However, as the scores were announced, the situation immediately reversed. Facing an endless stream of reporters, the two rookies were already happy.
And Diao Yinan, who has always been elegant and shy, actually followed suit. It wasn't because reporters came to visit him because of the score announcement, it all stemmed from the congratulations that the national master had when he was attending the premiere reception of "The Sun" that day.
That new sentence.
"Your movie is very good!"
As the chairman of the jury, the National Master will definitely not say such words casually. There is only one reason, that is, "Two Donkeys" is very promising to win, and this award is not light.
The Golden Lion Award will definitely not be considered. Such an award is too sensitive, and the National Master will definitely not give any hint. The Actor Award is obviously impossible, otherwise the National Master will definitely not say that the movie is very good, and it will definitely be He Xin
You acted very well.
Then the only important awards left are the Silver Lion Award for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Technical Contribution or the Jury Prize.
In addition to the best technical contribution, which is often referred to as the best photography, the other three awards are related to Diao Yinan, who is both a director and a screenwriter. As for the jury award, of course the director will win it.
Among these three awards, the Silver Lion Award for Best Director and the Grand Jury Prize are the most likely. If it were the Best Screenplay Award, Guo Shi might not have specifically hinted at it. After all, Guo Shi himself is a director and not a screenwriter.
No matter which award, as long as he wins it, Diao Yinan is definitely qualified to become another leading figure in the so-called sixth generation of directors in China.
In contrast, He Xin, whom the reporters most wanted to interview, deliberately avoided it. If he couldn't avoid it, he just did it perfunctorily. This was not because he was deliberately showing off, but it was really inconsistent with his relatively cold style. No.
It's like our Diao Dao has lost his power in one fell swoop.
At this moment, Director Diao was wearing a black formal suit and a small bow tie, standing at the door of the cinema with a cheerful face to greet the filmmakers who came to support him.
Tong Yali also dressed up deliberately today, looking very happy in a red suspender dress.
And He Xin, who wears an off-white ultra-thin casual suit and khaki trousers, has a relaxed and casual style.
At another public entrance not far away, movie fans also lined up in a long queue.
Obviously, the exposure of the excellent ratings in the program has made the film "A Tale of Two Donkeys" a lot of fans' expectations.
This is where Xiao Douding is a thief. The premiere of "A Tale of Two Donkeys" was relatively late, but she was the first to win a special session for the media, film critics and film producers before the opening of the film festival. Not only did she make the film producers
Seeing the movie in advance will also have a certain impact on the ratings of the program. If "A Tale of Two Donkeys" is screened the day before its premiere, the already dazzled media and film critics may not be able to give such a high rating.
point.
After all, during the main competition section, there are also Horizon Section, Non-Competition Section, Future Golden Lion Section, Master Screening Section, Midnight Screening, etc., and nearly two hundred films are released intensively.
To be honest, compared to the Oscar-level "Lust, Caution" directed by Li Eucalyptus, the main venue, which can accommodate more than a thousand people, was packed with people, and it was shown in two theaters at the same time. The premiere of "A Tale of Two Donkeys", which has always been very low-key, was so
The grand occasion is already quite rare. There are also two theaters, but the theaters are slightly smaller, one with 500 people and one with 300 people.
However, this is also more than the screening scale of "The Sun" which only had a 500-person auditorium when it premiered. Not to mention the premiere of "Help Me, Love God" directed by Bay Wan director Lee Kang-sheng.
At the end of the screening, more than half of the audience left the show early.
Don't look at the hype of "The Sun", it is just to fool the domestic audience. In Venice, the name Jiang Wen is nothing at all, and even in terms of popularity, it is not as good as Tony Liang, the leading actor of "Lust, Caution".
After all, he is still the best actor in Cannes!
Although Diao Yinan can only be regarded as a newcomer in Venice, the name He Xin is not unfamiliar to the hardcore film fans who have attended the festival. Especially for films such as "Lan Yu", "The Little Seamstress" and "Incense"
, is a relatively popular Asian film among European art theaters.
The chairman of the organizing committee, Lao Ma, who is known as "the one who loves most Chinese movies and American independent films" naturally came to support him early. The chairman of the organizing committee of the Venice Film Festival is elected every four years, and this year is the last year of Lao Ma's term. Four Chinese films
Movies, eight American independent films were shortlisted, which is absolutely unprecedented in the history of the three major European film festivals. Lao Ma must have wanted to take advantage of the last film festival of his tenure. However, according to Italian locals in the past two days
According to the latest media reports, Lao Ma is likely to make an exception and be re-elected as chairman of the film festival every four years.
The National Master did not come, probably to avoid suspicion. However, Alejandro Gonzalez, one of the judges, did come. This director who later won an Oscar and is known as one of the three Mexican heroes in Hollywood
, is no stranger to He Xin.
When he and Ning Hao came to Venice for the first time with "Incense", they met the director of the film "21 Grams" which was shortlisted for the main competition and helped Sean Penn win the best actor award.
At that time, Alejandro Gonzalez was only a slightly famous American independent film director, and his popularity in Europe was not even as good as that of Lou Ye and Wang Xiaoshuai. After watching "Incense", he was very excited and specially stayed here.
I came down to find He Xin and Ning Hao and introduced themselves, so we got to know each other.
But things are different now. Last year, the drama film "Tower of Babel" directed by him not only won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the Golden Globe Award for Best Picture in the Drama Category, but also won the Best Picture Award in one fell swoop.
Nominated for seven Oscars, he has become an internationally renowned director.
His arrival immediately caused a commotion at the scene. The guy first congratulated Diao Yinan politely, and then gave He Xin a big hug.
“Man, I loved ‘The Legend of Two Donkeys’ so much, I can’t wait to watch it a second time.”
After hearing this, He Xin roughly understood the reason why the Imperial Master hinted to him. He was surprised and moved at the same time.
He kept saying in English with an obvious Chinese flavor: "Three grams of oil! Eat three grams of Wai Rui Ma!"
"Man, even though you did a great job in the movie, the best actors in my mind are Black Six and Black Seven. Their performances are really great, haha!"