Chapter 669 Chairman of the Jury

The Cannes Film Festival is simple and complex. It is simple, it is a program that is similar every year; it is complicated because the background of Cannes, like Hollywood and the Oscars, is full of various factors under the table.

On the surface, however, the Cannes Film Festival was as glamorous and lively as it was.

For foreign filmmakers and local residents, the biggest feature of the Cannes Film Festival is the loud noise and high decibel levels. The organizers of the Cannes Film Festival also admit this. As long as a movie is released, many people will gather. Everyone is happy, whether the movie is appetizing is the second, the key is to find the right feeling of 'going to a lively place to watch a movie'.

Maybe Cannes is an ideal place to watch movies, and everyone who comes here knows how to 'have fun'.

During the film festival, the streets and waterfronts of Cannes are filled with the sound of movie fans. Crowds of movie fans and tourists are laughing and greeting each other to the cinema and restaurants. There are voices of praise and criticism of movies everywhere, and tourists around them will also perk up their ears to listen. , from time to time peek at the fans of Tan Xingzheng, this feeling makes the 'movie critics' very happy.

The sound in the cinema is more 'elegant' than on the street, because when a movie is shown, the characters always speak some 'foreign language' that even most audiences do not understand, such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic, among which The sound of the music is also classical or modern, it may be the sound of nature, or it may be unbearable noise, and the 'film diversity' advertised by the Cannes Film Festival can be reflected in these sounds.

Of course, there is also an indispensable mix of sound, that is, the sound of Hollywood. In today's globalized world, it is difficult to find a film festival without the impact of Hollywood films.

In addition to participating films such as Brokeback Mountain and Sin City, Hollywood is also good at holding various activities such as premieres, exhibitions, retrospectives, film dealer meetings, etc., and Cannes has already regarded Hollywood films as the highlight and focus. , American English in various accents echoed around the pompous and expensive giant advertisements.

There is also the clamor that no film festival that advertises elegance and art will lack. Filmmakers from all over the world market their products.

Many films that were not shortlisted in the competition section of the Cannes Film Festival will also be screened during the film festival, such as Kung Fu, Wuji, Myth, Underworld and so on, which Ryan is very familiar with in his previous life.

Business-oriented Hollywood will not miss this opportunity. DreamWorks' War of the Worlds and Miramax's Sin City almost wrapped the Carlton Hotel where guests stayed with posters.

The most exaggerated is Stephen Chow's Kung Fu. This film is at the highest point of Cannes, and a huge poster is erected, which can be seen in almost every corner of the small town of Cannes.

Before opening,

Ryan once had people approached Stephen Chow, but the other party offered $15 million for the North American rights. Let him choose to give up without hesitation.

Today's Cannes Film Festival is not what it used to be. The whole world's film industry has been impacted by Hollywood. Europe has long lost its position as the world's film center. Even if the French never admit it, the Cannes Film Festival It is an indisputable fact that it is increasingly difficult to attract big-name movie stars.

Maybe that's one of the reasons they invited Ryan to be the chairman of the jury.

In the evening, the red carpet ceremony of this film festival officially kicked off. As the chairman of the jury, Ryan and eight other members of the jury. It first appeared on the red carpet, and judging from the distribution of members of the jury, it is enough to witness the impact of Hollywood on European film festivals today.

In addition to Ryan, the judges also include the new Oscar actress Hillary? Swank and Mexican-American actress Salma? Hayek, two orthodox Hollywood members. In addition, Bai Dove Wu, a director known to the world only through Hollywood, can be considered to have a part of Hollywood background.

The red carpet is not long, and it is more suitable for female stars to show their demeanor, after the members of the jury routinely take photos. I walked up the steps of the Palais des Festivals.

In fact, the biggest highlight of the red carpet is the judges, not only Ryan, but also the new Oscar winner. Compared with them, there are very few movie stars who have world-renowned fame.

People like Jessica Alba, Molika Heravat, Kim Hee-sun, Gao Yuanyuan, etc., are estimated to be as far from Cannes as their hometown from their world-class influence.

Because of the language barrier with some judges, and there is no translation here, Ryan spends most of the time communicating with Hilary Swank, who is standing beside him. It is also true that a female man can make a name for himself in Hollywood by virtue of not outstanding conditions. A smart guy who veiled his support for Hollywood movies.

As the chairman of the jury, Ryan has a great say in the attribution of film awards, just like last year's Palme d'Or, without the support of Quentin Tastino, it would be hard to say that Fahrenheit 911 Can get the most important award at the Cannes Film Festival.

After chatting a few more words with Salma Hayek, there was a huge cheer on the red carpet. The French man's love, Sophie Marceau, stepped onto the red carpet.

Then, a scene that surprised everyone happened.

The French actress wore an evening dress with deep V suspenders on the shoulders. When she walked to the middle of the red carpet, either intentionally or unintentionally, the suspender on her left suddenly slipped off, and Sophie Ma, who went into battle in a vacuum Suo immediately vented, but the actress, who has always been bold and unrestrained, did not panic. After Shi Shiran cleaned up, as if nothing had happened, he continued to wave to the fans on both sides and walked forward.

But after this scene happened, almost all the reporters surrounded her.

Although I often admire each other's naked body in movies, it is not bad to witness it with my own eyes occasionally, not to mention that after the filming, the sales of tomorrow's newspapers will definitely increase a lot.

The last person who stepped on the red carpet was the main creator of the opening film Brokeback Mountain. Compared with the last preview, Ang Lee's spirit was much better. After the news that Ryan was the chairman of the jury came out, he was very impressed. The confidence of the film has increased a lot.

The main cast of the film is like the previous life. Miss Anne Hathaway, who is still unknown because Ryan took the Princess Diaries, reappeared in this film and embarked on the so far. The heaviest red carpet.

I heard that this is a gay theme? came the voice of Hillary Swank.

A very good movie. Ryan cooperated with the reporter arranged by the organizer, and after taking a photo with the female man, he continued, It will start immediately, and you will know after watching it.

After a brief opening ceremony, the opening film Brokeback Mountain kicked off, and compared to when Ryan watched it a month ago, the film must be all finished, except for Jack Drizzt and Ennis DeMarna said. In addition to the unrequited pain and love, the charming scenery displayed in the film is also eye-catching.

A same-sex couple who couldn't get together because of secular prejudice ended in tragedy.

Although he does not support homosexuality, Ryan is not disgusted with this film. Ang Lee uses subtle and ingenious methods to show the fiery but long love between two men.

Ryan is not clear about other people's senses, but in his previous life, some people around him changed their attitude towards homosexuality because of this movie, and many people gradually changed from disgust to understanding and sympathy.

A great movie with a huge impact.

After the opening film, Ryan, as the chairman of the jury, accepted a joint interview with reporters.

Mr. Jenkins, I heard that The Best Time, one of the participating films, has not been completed yet?

The reporter mentioned a Taiwanese movie. A few days ago, there were people who hyped the director of the movie who wanted to learn from the King of Sunglasses, and did not show his work until the last moment.

Sitting on the stage, Ryan looked down, the press conference room was densely packed with reporters, he casually took a microphone, and after attracting everyone's attention, he said, You should go to the completion progress of The Best Time Ask the director, if the film doesn't make it to the premiere on the 15th, the jury will disqualify him.

In this regard, he has already reached an agreement with the organizing committee and other judges.

A lot of people are criticizing the last festival for being swayed by politics, I don't know what you think.

Glancing at the reporter, Ryan said, The jury's criteria for judging awards is the film itself and nothing else. Artistic criteria are the highest criteria for this jury to judge films.

As the most famous actor and producer in Hollywood. A French reporter asked, When you judge, do you tend to favor American movies?

As I said, art is the highest standard. Ryan said calmly, The factors we consider will not include geographical and political factors.

Mr. Jenkins, what do you think of the opening film Brokeback Mountain? Another reporter stood up and asked after being named by the host.

Until the results of the awards are announced. Ryan resisted the look of rewarding him with you're a fool. I won't judge any entries.

Then do you think Chinese films have the potential to win awards? For example, Qinghong. The questioner was obviously a Chinese reporter.

First of all, I haven't seen any Chinese films competing in the competition yet.

Ryan has always treated reporters equally. Secondly, please don't ask such questions again. I will not evaluate any entries until the results of the awards are announced.

As the chairman of the jury, it is undoubtedly a very stupid way to publicly evaluate an entry before the award is awarded.

In the next few days, in addition to exchanging opinions with other judges, Ryan spent most of the time watching the entries. Although many movies made him drowsy, as the chairman of the jury, he couldn't be like the previous Oscars. Voting with your feet is irresponsible. (To be continued..) ()