1312 Event program released
After browsing the manuscript again and confirming that it was correct, Sean Levy immediately uploaded the manuscript to the official website of "Empire" magazine.
As frontline film critics, they must race against time. Every minute and second is very precious. If he had followed his usual schedule, he would have returned to the hotel non-stop, washed and slept, and recharged his energy for tomorrow's work; but today , all the work has been completed, but Sean is not sleepy at all..
Sitting in my seat, holding a beer, the image of "drunken country folk songs" always comes to my mind involuntarily..
For Sean, "The Ballad of Drunken Country" is a perfect movie that has a lasting aftertaste even when you click it..
Not just because of the script or photography or performance, but because of the unique temperament exuded after every detail is completely put together, poetic and moving, light and profound, beautiful and sad; but what is even more valuable is that the end of the movie The stamina and reflection that followed were truly beyond imagination..
Now, the graceful and melodious folk melody seems to be echoing in my ears again. If I close my eyes, I can go back to Greenwich Village in the 1960s, with its clean and misty streets, poor but kind people, and those Losers carrying guitars and singing in bars, but they are happy.
Sean was a little curious. What were the opinions of other film critics on the official Cannes Film Festival program?？
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As the world’s largest film trading market, the Cannes Film Festival’s official program system is also intricate..
Some film works have been watched by the market before their official premiere, and all the copyrights have been sold out, which also makes the expectations of reporters and film critics rise steadily; while for some works, the opposite is true. After the premiere, reporters and film critics Only after the enthusiastic reviews from film critics come out will there be further reaction from the market..
In addition, the official film review list can also be divided into many types, one is French media and European media headed by "Cahiers du Cinema", one is mainstream media in the UK and the United States, and the other is Latin American media headed by Mexico - —This list is also called the Apicat list, and there is another list of media from the three countries in East Asia..
Each list has its own special reference meaning.
Relevant marketers in South American markets such as Brazil or Argentina are naturally more willing to refer to their own "Apica list" when purchasing copyrights; and when considering the Oscar's best foreign language film seed candidates, the lists of British and American media are The correct reference object, the "Cahiers du Cinema" rating does not have much reference value.
It is precisely because of this that Chinese media are often prone to bias when reporting on the Cannes Film Festival..
For example, they reported that a work was a big hit at Cannes and won high scores in the venue publications. However, when the final award results came out, the work did not win, but another work with a mediocre reputation won the award. , so everyone was full of questions, "What's going on?" Then they shouted "shady" one after another, and even started to fight against injustice on a large scale..
The premise is that the three major European film festivals all have a jury system. The personal aesthetic taste of the judges is the key to determining the award. The program score represents the media's opinion, which does not mean that a high score in the program is a guarantee of winning. At the Cannes Film Festival, there are quite a few cases where the highest score in the program ends up leaving empty-handed..
But even putting this aside, the aesthetic tastes and venue ratings of different countries and regions are also different. When reading news reports, you must clearly understand that this is the list of each region. The simplest and most intuitive example It is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", which has been criticized by countless British and American media. It is the most outstanding Chinese martial arts movie since the new century. However, for Chinese audiences, this is a masterpiece, but it is not necessarily the best one..
Therefore, if you stand outside the wall and look at flowers in the fog, if you want to see clearly, you must keep your eyes open, otherwise you will still be an outsider after all..
However, among the many program scores at the Cannes Film Festival, there is only one official program.
Countless media reporters come to Cannes every year, and every year the film festival officials will select ten film critics, representing different viewpoints from different regions and different media. Every year, the media selected for the program will have or Big or small changes ensure that more new ideas and changes can be brought to the venue program.
In other words, the official program emphasizes an average.
This year, France's "Liberation/Liberation" and "Prototype" magazines, Britain's "Sight & Sound", "Daily Telegraph" and "Screen" magazines, the United States' "Los Angeles Times", Russia's "Medusa" magazine, Germany's "Die Zeit", Japan's "Film Weekly" magazine, Thailand's "Bangkok Post" and so on. A total of ten media received invitations to form the media rating group for the official program..
Each media will send an authoritative professional film critic to give ratings as a representative, with four stars being the highest and zero stars being the lowest. If you miss the premiere, you are allowed to leave the job; every day, they must update their ratings in time and ensure that the second Tomorrow morning, the official program will be released in time.
However, this is only the program scoring group for the main competition unit. One-of-a-kind units, Directors’ Fortnight units, etc. are not within the scope of the review and scoring..
Early in the morning, Emily got up in a daze under the urging of the alarm clock, but her brain was still in a trance vacuum state. Even after brushing her teeth and washing her face, there was still not much improvement. A small cup of espresso After the coffee entered my stomach, I woke up a little bit..
However, she was so excited last night that she lost track of time while standing in the tavern chatting with other colleagues. Adding all up, she only slept for more than four hours, and now she feels like she can fall asleep standing up. , just like a foal.
“God! Renly Hall exploded! Renly Hall exploded！”
There was an excited scream in her ears. In an instant, Emily was startled, walked forward quickly, and asked energetically, "Is that LeVeon Davis?"？”
“Yes yes yes! God! I really love movies! "The other party didn't care at all that Emily was a complete stranger. He couldn't wait to start sharing, and handed over the official venue brochure that still smelled of ink..
The movie catalog is a table with a quadrant list. The vertical axis is the name of the movie, arranged in the order of release time; the horizontal axis is the name of the magazine and film critic, arranged randomly after being disordered..
Before the official opening of the film festival, the form has been printed out, leaving blanks waiting to be filled. Therefore, every day, you only need to scan the bottom row of star rating signs to see the specific ratings of the latest movies..
Emily stepped forward, took the official venue brochure, and quickly came to the bottom row. After a simple glance, she couldn't help but start screaming, "It exploded! It exploded! Ahhhhhhhhh , It exploded! Renly Hall exploded!" He shouted, his feet began to stamp on the spot excitedly, and the joy that burst out could not be suppressed at all..
The three strangers who were having a heated discussion just now also laughed happily..
“I said, this movie will definitely explode in Cannes. The French media will absolutely love it..”
“I was originally worried that the United States would not like it too much, but now it seems that the 'Los Angeles Times' is still stable. I wonder what the prospects for the Oscars will be next year..”
“What surprised me the most was Germany. The Times actually gave it a perfect score of four stars. God, I thought they didn’t understand folk songs or poetry. Don’t tell me that philosophy is also part of poetry, and don’t tell me either. What history? The tastes in Berlin and Cannes are just different..”
“What's going on with the Russian and Thai media? They're the ones holding us back！”
The chattering discussion was endless, and unknowingly, more and more people were participating in the discussion. All of Emily's sleepiness was immediately swept away, and she repeatedly greeted the friends she had just met, "Don't worry about these details. , we will find out after looking at the detailed comments. To be honest, I have been worried that the British media will not like it.……”
“impossible! "The three people shouted in unison. The uniform voice was so loud that it shocked Emily. The four people couldn't help but look at each other and were slightly stunned. Then they burst into laughter..
One of the tall and thin boys said, "The British media are just crazy about Renly right now, okay? When I watched the premiere yesterday, I sat with a few British film critics, and they all started shaking with excitement. Hands on, people who don’t know better think they are suffering from alcohol poisoning..”
Amidst the complaints, Emily opened the event journal and began to flip through it quickly. There was an urging voice in her ears, "Read it, read it directly. We didn't have time to read it in detail just now..”
Emily read aloud without hesitation, "The Coen brothers consciously reduced the focus of the narrative and focused all the camera focus on LeVeon Davis. They treated this character with undoubtedly tenderness and tenderness. Gentleman, inviting every viewer to follow in his footsteps as he wanders through Greenwich Village in the 1960s, and then begins to wonder: why this man can be such a jerk and remain unrepentant？”
“God！”
Before Emily could finish reading, everyone began to roll their eyes collectively, and began to curse and curse with a look of hatred..
“Did he understand it? "He didn't understand at all, okay?" "If LeVine is an asshole, what about Ray Charles?" "It's so stupid to have such a comment in the venue book."？”
“Wait, wait, it's not over yet." Emily said loudly, stopping everyone's complaints and continued reading, "But the problem is, you can never take your eyes away from that man. Because You will find vulnerability and pain in him. As much as I hate to admit it, Renly Hall has done it again..”
A smile gradually bloomed at the corners of her mouth, and Emily read aloud, "This is a comment from Mr. Anton-Dolin of the Russian 'Medusa' magazine, who gave it three stars.”
By the way, the venue score of "Drunk Country Ballads" is 3.6.
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