1283 Cannes
The train carriage is gently swaying, and the golden sunlight penetrates the windows and falls on the table. The temperature in May has gradually begun to get sultry, and the sound of the air conditioner is slowly ringing in my ears. It is warm, lazy, and I don’t know. Before he knew it, he began to nod and doze off. Finally, he leaned his head on the edge of the window, pushed the baseball cap on top of his head down slightly, and fell into a drowsy sleep..
“Wow”.
A burst of exclamations filled the carriage. Renly woke up from his sleep, pulled up the brim of his baseball cap again, rubbed his groggy eyes, sat up straight, and looked around. , and then you can see that all the heads in most of the carriage are gathered at the window on the right..
Turning his head, he penetrated the clear and translucent golden color. Unexpectedly, the pure blue color without any impurities hit the depths of his eyes..
The blue sky spread out endlessly, as if you could catch the gliding trajectory of the dolphins under the water ripples. But after blinking, the mint blue deepened little by little, turning into peacock blue, navy blue, Deep blue, all waves and trajectories disappear in the endless blue, even the golden halo above the water is dyed with a light sky blue.
The sea level and skyline just disappeared, and the whole world faded into blue.
Renly knew that the French Riviera was here.
The winding and rugged coastline outlines the magnificence and magnificence of the blue, which is intoxicating, heartbreaking, and even more heart-warming. Only by embracing this blue can we truly understand what a kind of blue is. Color can be so fascinating, it turns out that a color can be so colorful, it turns out that a color can be so pure and simple.
This is not Renly's first visit to the French Riviera, but he still can't help but let out a sigh every time..
The miracles of nature always make language pale and human beings small.
Just nestling next to the window lattice, quietly admiring the blue, all the complexity and cumbersomeness disappeared, and I couldn't help but slowly indulge in it, everything became simple, the whole brain, the whole world, the whole universe was just The remaining piece of blue is a calm blue, with no joy, no sadness, no worries, no hatred, just endless blue, and my mind calms down..
Entering the territory of the French Riviera, this also means that Cannes is in sight.
The 66th Cannes Film Festival will officially kick off tomorrow. Journalists and fans from all over the world have gathered in Cannes, a small town on the Côte d'Azur..
When people mention the three major film festivals in Europe, Berlin is the most political, Venice has the longest history, and Cannes is the most famous. There is no doubt that the Cannes Film Festival is now the largest film trading market in Europe and the largest movie-watching market in Europe. The most prosperous and influential comprehensive film festival and the most popular film screening place.
Every year, more than 400,000 viewers flock to this small town just for this annual movie festival..
But in fact, Cannes is a small town with less than 70,000 people. Here, there is no developed industry, no lively tourism, and no graceful natural scenery. The whole world knows that Cannes has three " S", the sun (SUN), the sea (SEA) and sex/sensation (SEX), but people who have actually been to Cannes know that those are just hype gimmicks.——
When it comes to the sun, the yachts in Monaco are the most pleasant sunbathing spots; when it comes to the sea, Eze is the best overlooking point to appreciate the blue of the Mediterranean; when it comes to sex/sensation, the beach/sky/body/beach not far from Nice is the most beautiful place for Europeans. like.
In other words, the French Riviera, as a top resort, has countless towns and beaches that are more suitable for enjoyment, relaxation, and vacation than Cannes..
As for Cannes？
This is just an ordinary town with rough beaches, hot sunshine and inaccessible people. If it were not for the Cannes Film Festival, no one would come to visit it all year round; but the fact is that because of the Cannes Film Festival, this town has become blue. A jewel on the coast that rivals Nice.
1946In 2017, the first Cannes Film Festival officially entered the stage of history. Then, a brand new member was added to the world's top resorts: Cannes; of course, more importantly, the world's top film event Among them, an important member was added again.
Tall green palm trees outline the beauty and comfort of the straight coastal road. Five-star hotels, luxury brand flagship stores and luxury casinos are lined up along the road, showing the wealth and wealth of Vanity Fair; while private bars, private beaches, private Yachts and private clubs occupy the beach, making it a top party venue for big spenders..
White buildings, blue sea, green shrubs... Cannes, which seems mediocre and ordinary, has become exquisite and elegant..
When people mention the Cannes Film Festival, pioneering innovation and keeping pace with the times are undoubtedly the most important labels. After experiencing the turmoil and exploration in the early days of its establishment, and the interruption and rise of the "May Storm", they quickly found the right choice. status, gradually gaining a firm foothold in the international.
Among the three major film festivals in Europe, Cannes is the most international film festival. In terms of the number of Palme d'Or awards, the United States is far ahead with eighteen times, followed by Italy with twelve times. As the host country, France only has nine times. In addition, the United Kingdom has eight times, and Denmark and Japan have four times each..
Cannes is the most friendly film festival for Asian films. Films from China, Japan, South Korea, Iran and other regions are very popular here. Among them, in the twelve years from 1988 to 1999, Chinese-language films were even more popular in Cannes. An indispensable part that shines here time and time again.
Cannes is also the most commercial film festival, opening its doors wide to Hollywood commercial films, and vividly showing the simplicity and approachability of films. This has also made Cannes the largest film trading market in the world - and Toronto is only Can be regarded as a rising star.
In short, Cannes has bravely taken a step forward, breaking the boundaries between art and commerce, breaking down the boundaries between countries and regions, and breaking down the boundaries between awards selection and marketing, from film selection to judges, from From media to publicity, we are at the forefront of the times and keep up with the pace of globalization..
In this way, Cannes has triggered countless controversies, especially fierce criticism and criticism from traditional European art creators, including rejection and contempt from local French filmmakers. The commercial attributes are covering up the essence of art; but no one can deny the success of Cannes and the formation of It creates a virtuous cycle, and countless excellent works are eager to appear on the Cannes stage..
In every year's registration stage, Cannes' applications are ahead of Berlin and Venice in terms of quantity and quality..
Now, Berlin has begun to set up a foundation to support German films, and the awards are mainly political and artistic; Venice has always been subject to local constraints and hopes that Italian films will receive more recognition, which in turn affects the international influence of the film festival. .Among the three major European film festivals, they are gradually falling behind Cannes..
People are criticizing the Cannes Film Festival. For example, this year's opening film chose the American "The Great Gatsby". Everyone knows that this is another compromise between Cannes and Hollywood. Leonardo DiCapri Ao's presence has ensured a bright star lineup, but obviously, they did not consider the quality of the movie or even the artistic level..
But people are also looking forward to the Cannes Film Festival, because the lineup of registered works is very strong. After the final main competition list was released, it triggered a heated discussion. Among the twenty entries, there are those worthy of discussion, worthy of attention, and worthy of excitement. The works already occupy half of the world, and the remaining half can often reveal surprises..
No one can say no to Cannes.
But interestingly, Cannes is the only one of the three major film festivals that is not fully open to the public..
what does it mean？
When audiences attend the Berlin Film Festival, Venice Film Festival or Toronto Film Festival, they are the main body of the film festival. They rush back and forth to various venues every day, carefully arranging their own movie viewings, lest they miss someone. The latest work of a master or a certain actor. Watching a movie is a painful torture, but it is also a happy torture..
However, the Cannes Film Festival only has one film palace as the main screening venue. The main audience is the media and the market, while ordinary audiences can only grab very, very few tickets..
The Cinema Palace was officially put into use in 1949. It is an ancient building with a total of six floors and 25 screening halls of different sizes. However, these screening halls are very, very small. The smallest one can only accommodate 20 people. Thirty people. The largest Lumiere Hall is the only exception. It can accommodate about two thousand people. The overall spatial layout is very limited..
A part of the screening room is specially reserved for the film market. To put it simply, it is the marketing personnel, copyright purchasers and publicity and distribution personnel of major film companies. Each film will be scheduled for multiple repeated screenings for market personnel to watch. , and make a decision whether to purchase the copyright.
Part of the screening hall, as a media venue, only allows reporters to enter. Sometimes, the media venue is screened in-house, even earlier than the premiere, so that reporters can watch the movie at the first time and write film reviews for subsequent interviews and publicity. Lay the foundation and leave time for reporters to write articles.
Part of the screening hall is used as a premiere venue, that is, a red carpet screening. People entering the screening hall are mainly special guests, sponsors, jury judges, professional film critics, media reporters, etc. Among them, the main competition is specially screened The Lumiere Hall of the film, which is also the only theater where audiences are allowed to enter.
In other words, there is only a hall of 2,000 people that can accommodate the audience, and there are only two or at most three shows a day, so ticket sales cannot be fully open to the public; but this is the Cannes Film Festival, which can attract more than 2,000 people every year. Four hundred thousand spectators flocked to.
This is Cannes.
Comments