Chapter 724: The Ownership of the Palme d'Or

After the premiere of Inglourious Basterds, Harvey Weinstein threw a celebratory party, and Duke came to the hotel where the party was held.

Very interesting movie.

Standing across from Quentin Tastineau, Duke also admired the guy's ideas, especially at the end of the film.

Quentin Tastino is a very smooth director who knows how to deal with interpersonal relationships. He immediately said, This is the Jewish counterattack I imagined, although I made up all the stories. , but this is the ending I want.

Harvey Weinstein kept laughing beside him, and Duke nodded slightly.

Brad Pitt on the other side said in a timely manner, Quentin came to me alone and chatted for several hours. I felt as if I was intoxicated by him, and I put on the military uniform a month later.

He then said to Duke, You know, Duke, there is a golden sentence in Cannes now, saying that Fury Road is a repertoire between wild rock and an opera. After watching the whole film, I think This can't be more praiseworthy! How did you do it?

Smiling, Duke said, That's one of the original concepts for this film, it's about whether you can keep chasing and add enough things along the way. The editing of the film is a big job, you need to find it. the inner melody of the song, and then once you've got the beat, you can't let it go—you've got to hold it all the way, and stuffing it in takes a bit of skill.

Brad Pitt nodded solemnly and said, I really hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate.

There will be. Duke replied with a polite word.

Quentin Tastineau and Brad Pitt went to other places for entertainment, but Harvey Weinstein did not leave. He is a seasoned businessman and seemed to have something to say to Duke.

Wait until there is no one around. The fat Jewish man suddenly said, Duke, I was on the phone with Robert Rodriguez last night, and I heard the news that a woman is trying to encourage the judges to target your Fury Road.

His words are not without the meaning of selling well.

Thank you! Duke nodded slightly. I know that.

In fact, the Cannes Film Festival has been going on until now, and all the films participating in the competition unit have been unveiled, but compared to the surprise brought by the opening of Fury Road, the rest of the films, whether in the media or in the audience, Responses were very general.

But the awards of the film festival cannot be concentrated on a certain film. The style of the three major European film festivals is far more obvious than that of the Oscars.

In a large conference room, the judges of this year's film festival gathered together and were discussing about the awards.

Among them, the ownership of the Palme d'Or is the same as every session. A dispute arose.

I think 'Fury Road' is the most suitable film, it was the most popular film during the festival.

Robert Rodriguez strongly supports the films from Hollywood, This is a particularly typical visual film, and its story is based on its pictures. Its pictures have the essence of two words—convincing!

But it has too little literature and drama, and no connotation! British playwright Hanif Quresi suddenly said lukewarmly. This kind of movie from beginning to end is synonymous with bad movies.

Hmph... Robert Rodriguez sneered disdainfully at first, and then said, Too little drama? No connotation? The bones in this egg are really not very good. The purpose of the movie is to attract attention. Duke needs to be so stupid to add more drama or something. I guess there will be a lot of curses in movie theaters all over the world!

Hanif Quresi wanted to say something again, but Isabelle Huppert raised her hand to stop her. She said directly, I think Fury Road is very suitable.

She is the chairman of the jury. Although she can't decide the award with a single word, if she is really determined to promote this movie, no one else can stop her.

Besides, everyone knew she was a feminist.

After Isabelle Huppert made it clear, Hanif Qureshi shut up, and most of the people stopped talking.

Sitting next to the conference table, Natalie Portman's eyes flickered. In order to achieve her own goals, she used to run among the judges in private, but now the result was like this, which made her very unwilling.

I think this is inappropriate! She reminded slowly, Have you all forgotten that the most basic criterion for film festival awards is artistry, and I can't see any superficial films like Fury Road? It's artistic.

Hearing this, Robert Rodriguez couldn't help but glanced at Natalie Portman in surprise. In Hollywood, Jewish people are known to like to stick together, especially when dealing with foreign forces. Consistency, such as the banning of Mel Gibson and other events, and Duke Rosenberg and Natalie Portman can be said to be two famous Jewish people in Hollywood...

What is this woman going to do? He couldn't help frowning slightly.

Everyone has selfishness and their own standpoint, and Robert Rodriguez is no exception. Apart from being a Hollywood movie, Fury Road's style is also very much in line with his appetite.

He immediately asked, Miss Portman thinks the movie is more suitable for the Palme d'Or?

Natalie Portman glanced at Isabelle Huppert and said, The White Ribbon shows the darkness caused by the hypocrisy of human nature, and it alludes to the origin of German fascism and its subsequent historical trend. This film not only Presented entirely in black-and-white, with no soundtrack at all, the sheer cinematic artistry of it goes way beyond Fury Road.

After finishing speaking, she looked at Isabelle Huppert again.

Isabelle Huppert was also a little hesitant and didn't speak immediately. The discussion ended here, and there was no answer to Palme d'Or in the end.

After the meeting ended, other judges left one after another. Natalie Portman deliberately left behind. When Isabelle Huppert was about to leave after packing up the materials, she suddenly stood up and walked over.

Is there something wrong? Isabelle Huppert asked, looking at her.

Natalie Portman showed a kind smile and said, Someone asked me to tell, don't forget who the director of White Ribbon is.

Isabelle Huppert was silent. How could she forget that the director of this film was Michael Haneke, who was kind to her.

Seeing the other party's expression, Natalie Portman's smile deepened, and she turned around and walked out of the conference room.

She remembers very clearly that in 2001, Michael Haneke won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival for The Piano Teacher, and even Isabelle Huppert, the chairman of this year's jury, won the award in one fell swoop. The queen's throne.

Back in the room, sitting on the sofa and closing her eyes, Natalie Portman couldn't help but think of some scenes when she got along with Duke. After having a substantive relationship with her, she was thrown aside like trash.

Want to take the Palme d'Or? It's not that simple!

It is true that one person is not popular with everyone, and the same is true within Hollywood.

The frenzied response of Fury Road in the media has been directly fed back to various movie fan groups. Because it will not be released until May 22, North American movie fans will undoubtedly be whetted by the crazy hype of the media. After the launch of ticket reservations, the number of pre-sales has soared.

This of course raises concerns for some.

The news I just got...

In the office, an assistant reported to David Ellison, The pre-sale amount of Fury Road has reached 30 million US dollars!

David Ellison frowned and asked, Where's our Tintin Adventure?

The assistant glanced at him, and then said cautiously, Less than... less than 10 million dollars.

The frown deepened. David Ellison knew what he had to do. The current $30 million pre-sale of Fury Road is really nothing compared to Transformers and Dark Knight, but it is for Pretty scary for an R-rated movie.

What's more, it is far ahead of the The Adventures of Tintin that it invested in.

Some time ago, Spielberg declined some of his requests. It was obvious that this Jewish old man could compete positively with Duke Rosenberg, but he didn't want the competition to break through their respective bottom lines.

Spielberg just cooperates with the normal publicity release, and if he wants to do more, David Ellison still has to rely on himself.

He pondered for a moment and said, Intensify the public relations with the media. Apart from continuing to promote The Adventures of Tintin, let them focus on mentioning that Fury Road is a feminist movie!

The assistant was not an idiot either. He immediately understood David Ellison's intentions and said, I'll ask the public relations department to contact the relevant media.

David Ellison has asked a special person to watch this film. In fact, the feminist color in it is not particularly strong, and it is not very offensive, but some organizations are always blind and aggressive. The degree of bewitchment can always make some irrational behaviors.

It’s true that the feminist movement is on the rise, but the opposition is still strong, and it’s still a question of how many men in this world really support the feminist movement. zoom out.

As for the Cannes Palme d'Or, he doesn't have any connections in the European film industry, so he basically has no influence. Fortunately, the Palme d'Or does have an impact on North America, but the influence is not particularly large. In this regard, overseas markets should be more worried.

However, David Ellison is very clear that with the strength of Sky Film Studios, its influence on overseas markets is too weak, and he can only compete with Duke Rosenberg in the North American market.

Besides, the other party has always been unpopular in the European film industry, and may not win the Palme d'Or. (to be continued ~^~)

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