As the artistic director of the Jose Film Festival, Wu Yang reads a huge amount of films every year, which is unimaginable to ordinary people.
Being able to sit in the position of art director actually shows how high his aesthetic vision is.
In top film festivals like the Jose Film Festival, not every film in the main competition is a good film, but for every film, you can know the reason why it was shortlisted. You don’t After reading it, I will express doubts about "Why is this shortlisted?"
Every year, there will be internal discussions in advance about which film can win the award and which film can become a classic in film history. These are things that everyone will discuss. In this year's main competition section, the favorite films of their internal film selectors, apart from the three films that Evan Gardi told Lu Yanhe, were Lu Yanhe's "Love Letters".
Because "Love Letter" is clean enough, simple enough, and does not play tricks. As a debut film by a new director, it does not show off skills and presents a kind of simplicity that returns to nature.
Wu Yang doesn't know how the audience will choose the awards this year. He secretly hopes that "Love Letter" can win an award so that Lu Yanhe's first film as a director can receive sufficient recognition at the Jose Film Festival.
Wu Yang hopes that Lu Yanhe can become a direct descendant of the Jose Film Festival. Even if he cannot attract all his projects to the Jose Film Festival for competition and world premiere, at least the first choice will be Jose films. Festival.
After all, compared with the West Tour International Film Festival, which focuses on experimental and artistic films, the Jose Film Festival focuses on awards for the audience. Lu Yanhe, a talented director and actor who has become famous all over the world, is certainly one of the creators Wu Yang hopes to win over.
For the premiere of "Love Letter", Wu Yang is actually looking forward to his first wave of feelings after watching the movie.
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"It's not uncommon for actors to transform into directors, but it's really rare for such a young actor to transform into a director."
This time, Toshihide Konishi, a special commentator for Japan's "Film and Television Weekly" Invited by the "Film and Television Weekly", I came to the Jose Film Festival as a special reporter of the media to be responsible for reporting on this film festival.
Japanese film critic Nagayama Kazuzo, who used to be active at international film festivals, was not invited by any Japanese film media this time and came to the Jose Film Festival as a special reporter——
< br>As for why, everyone said that Nagayama Kazo was an embarrassment to the Japanese film industry.
Xiaoxi Junxiu also felt that Nagayama Kawasan was embarrassed.
Lu Yanhe, who was constantly attacked by him, has now relied on one film after another to reach the position of one of the most watched young actors in the world. With his backing on the Asian market and his success in the European and American markets with "The Mist", he is one of the very few young actors in Asia who has won the attention of the world.
Onishi Junxiu himself actually likes Lu Yanhe because he feels that this actor has pursuits and artistic realm. He has good taste in selecting movie scripts and roles. Except for the two TV series he acted in at the beginning, which were relatively vulgar, the other dramas are not very common in current film and television dramas.
However, Toshio Konishi is still not very optimistic about "Love Letter" directed by Lu Yanhe.
After all, being a director is so different from being an actor.
Onishi Junxiu even feels that the requirements of a good director are much higher than those of a good actor - otherwise, why are there so many good actors and so few good directors?
Of course, this is Lu Yanhe's directorial debut. According to the conventions of the film industry, a person's debut film will always be viewed with the most tolerant attitude.
High demands should be placed in the future, and encouragement should always be given the first time.
Unless it sucks.
But they were all shortlisted for the main competition section of the Jose Film Festival, so it shouldn’t be too bad.
Xiaoxi Junxiu's mood is half looking forward to it, but half not daring to look forward too much, which is quite contradictory.
He sat down in the screening room and waited for the movie to start.
People around are talking about Lu Yanhe, Chen Bige and this movie.
It can be seen from the attitudes of the people around us that everyone’s expectations for this movie are actually very high.
This is the charm of big stars.
Onishi Junxiu felt a little jealous for no reason——
Why are there no actors like Lu Yanhe in Japan?
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After the theater went dark, the sound of everyone's rustling gradually faded away to nothing.
Everyone adjusts their state and enters a calm viewing state, waiting for the movie to start.
And this process didn’t take long. After a while, the movie screening started.
The first shot of the movie is a vast expanse of snow.
Quiet, solemn.
The beginning of this movie is the funeral of Huai Jingshu.
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When she was in high school, she had a male classmate with the same name as her.
Because of this incident, the two of them were always teased by their classmates.
The more this happens, the more... the distance is deliberately maintained.
When we were riding bicycles home together at the school gate, we would look at each other in a hurry and move away immediately.
From the front and back positions in a classroom, every time the eyes pass by the area where the other person is, they are as timid as a deer.
This is the most ordinary youth story. You don’t know what the boy who is always expressionless is thinking in his mind. You always feel that his eyes are very deep and you can’t see any emotion in him.
When did he suddenly have more interactions with you?
Did he get the wrong test paper, or was he angry at those who were heckled?
When he rushed down the slope on his bicycle and put a paper bag over your head in a playful manner, you were so angry that vivid emotions finally appeared on your face.
When he stood by the window of the library, the white curtains dancing in the wind brought about changes in light and shadow on him. What were you secretly looking at?
When your father passes away at home and you haven’t been to school for a while, he suddenly appears at your door and asks you to return the book "In Search of Lost Time" he borrowed. When you look at him, the emotions revealed in that moment Laugh, what did you think of?
You said that most of your memories of him are bad.
Then why, after he suddenly transferred school and left, when his classmates pranked him by placing a vase on his desk that would only be placed after a person dies, you walked over so angrily and smashed it to the ground. ? -
What about you? Zheng Ni.
When your boyfriend passed away unexpectedly and you walked across the white snowfield in a black coat to send him to his burial, what did you think of?
When you took over the photo album of his youth from his mother and saw his youthful face in the past, you suddenly wanted to write a letter to his address back then. What to say?
Were you shocked when you suddenly received a reply? Wait, same name and surname? How could it be such a coincidence?
This girl with the same name as your boyfriend also knows your boyfriend.
Are you interested in that past period before you appeared in his life?
Little by little memories, along with a letter, gradually reveal the two lives of the two of you with a boy.
When you stand next to a busy street and see a face that looks exactly like yours, at that moment you instantly realize who she is. How do you feel?
——Are you a substitute?
This is a question that can never be answered.
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One is the past and the other is the present.
The person who can connect the present and the past is dead.
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Many people have emphasized that movies are not just stories, they are the art of pictures, the art of sound, and the art of combining various technologies to stir the audience's emotions.
The visuals, soundtrack and rhythm of the movie "Love Letter" are all clean and calm, flowing like still water.
Even the sunny and out-of-the-box pictures in youthful memories have the amber-like texture of time, like old photos.
While Lu Yanhe was writing this script and filming this movie, he was actually thinking about a question frequently: why is a simple movie like "Love Letter", which can even be said to be similar to many youth movies, so popular? Become such a special classic?
I couldn't figure it out even after thinking about it. I just kept thinking about it and sank into it, feeling sad and regretful.
When a letter from afar awakened the memory of the female Huai Jingshu, she began to collect clues from the past, gradually awakening her memories of the boy in high school. If she hadn't had a fear deep in her heart, How could he be so devoted to searching for objects and information about him after so many years?
Lu Yanhe did not expect that the movie he almost vomited in the computer room would be screened in Jose and he would watch it again.
Chen Bige played two roles in the movie, and played the two roles of the female Huai Jingshu and Zheng Ni very well.
One is a bit introverted and quiet, while the other is a bit more lively.
They are not completely different, neither in appearance nor in dressing style. This was Lu Yanhe's request. This was what the original movie was like at the time, and Lu Yanhe himself agreed very much with this approach -
It is too film-like to distinguish two people who look exactly the same by their appearance. . Moreover, from a selfish point of view, Lu Yanhe did not want them to look like two people at first glance. He hoped that the reason why Huai Jingshu liked Zheng Ni would become an ambiguous mystery.
The final destination of this movie is not love itself, but the beauty and loss of the memory of love in the big container of life.
Lu Yanhe handled two relationships based on this tone.
Whether it is the youthful secret love between the female Huai Jingshu and the male Huai Jingshu, or Zheng Ni’s positioning of the relationship between the adult male Huai Jingshu.
Lu Yanhe gently held Chen Siqi's hand in the darkness.
Chen Siqi’s fingers also squeezed Lu Yanhe’s palm.
——How are you?
——I'm fine.
When several female high school students came to the female student Aijiki with the book "In Search of Lost Time", they asked her to read the back of the library card. When she turned over her library card and saw her portrait on the back, at that moment, surprises and memories came flooding back in the sunshine. After many years, he passed away, and she realized that he was really Liked her.
When he came to her doorstep with "In Search of Lost Time" before transferring to another school, was he here to confess his love? Did he have anything to say? Was it because he saw the black armband on her sleeve and knew that a family member had died, so he didn't say anything in the end?
Nothing is known anymore
She smiled brightly in the sun, laughing until tears came out, and wiped them away gently.
A bit regretful, but not sad.
It's just a letter from many years ago that she just received today.
Opportunities in life are always like this.
I can only ask: How are you?
The only answer is: I'm fine.
He has been sleeping under the mountains.
None of our questions can be answered with certainty. However, there is always a relationship in life that is meant to be remembered.
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The movie ends with that bright, tearful smile.
The melodious, quiet music sounded again.
The auditorium was so quiet that no one made a sound.
Chen Siqi covered her face with her hands and gently wiped away the tears with her fingertips.
Lu Yanhe took a deep breath and adjusted his emotions.
This movie still has such great potential.
Until the lights in the screening room turned on, Lu Yanhe heard several heavy and sighing sounds from around him.
He immediately looked at Chen Bige and was shocked. Chen Bige's face was filled with tears at this moment.
There was applause.
Wan Xin hurriedly took out a tissue from her handbag and wiped away the tears from her red eyes.
So many people had red eyes.
Wu Yang stood up first, walked to Lu Yanhe, and applauded him.
Lu Yanhe also stood up with other members of the crew, turned around, and faced the others behind him.
He looked in disbelief and found that Li Zhibai's eyes were also a little red.
He originally thought that the movie "Love Letter" was not Li Zhibai's cup of tea.
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"This is a masterpiece. I really didn't expect that "Love Letter" would be such a movie."
Come to the premiere Juliana Lawrence greeted Lu Yanhe and held Lu Yanhe's hand. Her eyes were so big that even Lu Yanhe felt a little scary at close range. There was a sincere light in her eyes. Of course, for an actor, you can never Know whether the sincerity in her eyes is real or fake.
She said sincerely: "You shocked me so much, Lu, that you actually made such a pure love movie."
Lu Yanhe: "..."
This sentence "Purelove" shocked Lu Yanhe.
He did not expect that in the eyes of Julianna Lawrence, this movie told a story of pure love.
After that, people kept coming to express their love for the movie to Lu Yanhe.
Lu Yanhe communicated and expressed his thanks one by one.
After that, we have to complete the photocall session, and then there is the press conference.
This is a regular part of the film festival, and it is also the time when a film crew gets the most exposure.
Many small crews who lack their own publicity capabilities can only rely on official links to obtain reports from various media around the world.
Lu Yanhe is not sure how popular this movie is now.
Because usually what you say to him face to face will definitely be good words.
Except for a very small number of people like Nagayama Kazuzo, generally no one will directly run up to someone and say:
——I don’t like your movie, it’s too rubbish.
As one of the most watched film crews at this year's film festival, the media at the press conference was so full that they could hardly sit down.
When Lu Yanhe and the others entered the venue, the applause and cheers were very enthusiastic, which made Lu Yanhe feel a little relieved.
This trend shows that the media is still satisfied with the movie.
In fact, the subsequent questioning session also proved that Lu Yanhe’s judgment was correct.
Everyone is more interested in this movie than their own work. Many people are very interested. Why did Lu Yanhe make such a movie? Have you ever had a similar experience when you were studying?
Lu Yanhe couldn’t laugh or cry.
This is also a characteristic of this type of movie. It is easy for everyone to think whether this is adapted from a real experience.
Because the emotions in the movie are so clean and pure, they even feel real.
This is not how a youth idol love movie is shot - even the part where the man is pregnant with Jing Shu and the girl is pregnant with Jing Shu actually has such an atmosphere.
However, everything remains at a superficial and fruitless position, which makes this subtle secret love that has just begun to ferment disappear quickly.
People's inner emotions were aroused in this way.
“This is your directorial debut. Do you have plans for your next directorial project?”
"Not yet." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "This time filming "Love Letter" made me realize a lot of my own shortcomings. My ability and experience are not enough to be a director, so let's accumulate more."< br>
“What are your future filming plans?”
“I will participate in the filming of a Malaysian film.” Lu Yanhe said.
After a few questions, someone asked Li Songfan -
His role in this movie is actually quite important.
"We heard that you are a very famous and respected actor in China. Why did you choose to participate in a work directed by a newcomer and play such a role in it?" The person who asked the question was from Singapore and was Chinese. He said directly of Chinese.
Li Songfan said: "I have long wanted to cooperate with director Xiao Lu, so when he called me, I basically had already made up my mind. No matter what, I would cooperate this time. Act in this movie Before, he told me that this was not a leading role, but I said it didn't matter. In fact, I am better at acting in movies. In recent years, I have been mainly acting in TV series. I am very happy to be able to shoot this movie with you. In this crew, everyone has a very comfortable shooting atmosphere. Although Director Xiao Lu is This is his first time as a director, but he already has a very clear idea of what he wants the movie to be like. It's clear, this saves everyone of us the trouble of having to try out the effects over and over on set. Today is the first time I've seen the complete film of "Love Letter", and it's very different from what I imagined when I was shooting it. The feeling of the movie is far beyond what I imagined when I saw the script.”
"However, Yan He, you actually have very few scenes in "Love Letter". This is mainly a story based on the two girls played by Chen Bige as the main perspective. You are the director and screenwriter of this film. Why? Didn't you increase your own role?" This question was asked by a Korean reporter.
Lu Yanhe said with a smile: "Because the premise of this movie is the absence of the character I played. If I appear too much, it will not be a memory, and it will not be as good as what is shown in the movie. It’s idealized and beautiful. The fewer scenes I have, the more I appear in episodic scenes, which is actually left to everyone’s imagination. The more space there is. Only in imagination can one approach an ideal perfection, and if I want to leave such a profound mark on the lives of two girls, I must give them enough space to hold their memories. It’s a good one.”
Lu Yanhe’s interpretation of the role of the male Huai Jingshu made Chen Bige look a bit suspicious.
Chen Bige did not expect that Lu Yanhe's handling of this character's scenes would have such a layer of consideration.
She shook her head and sighed: "To be honest, it wasn't until Yan He said this just now that I realized why he deliberately reduced his role to so few."
" Bi Ge, is it a challenge for you to have one person play two roles?”
“For this movie, it’s actually not a challenge for me to have one person play two roles. The challenge is how to integrate my impressive performance style into the style of the movie itself. "The most difficult thing is how to integrate my past performance style into the style of the movie itself," Chen Bige said, "The roles I played in the past were often... It's a character with a very distinct personality, but the two girls played in the movie are actually very life-like and everyday, which makes the acting style I'm used to a little bit different. I can't find the anchor point. Because I am not the kind of reserved character in the movie. Although the two girls have different personalities, they are actually people with a lot of thoughts and thoughts. When preparing for these two roles, almost every scene requires revealing a lot of inner drama that cannot be reflected in the lines. Only in this way can we truly distinguish them from the details. It was this difference between the two girls that finally made Zheng Ni choose to believe that Huai Jingshu liked her, chose to be with her, and wanted to marry her because she was Zheng Ni, not because of her. She looks exactly like the girl he once liked. "
"Are you saying that Huai Jingshu's love for Zheng Ni has nothing to do with the female Huai Jingshu? "
"I believe there must be a relationship when we first get in touch, but deciding that two people want to be together for a long time is definitely something deeper." Chen Bige said, "At least that's how Zheng Ni, who I play, understands. Of course. , none of us know the final answer, because the male Aijingshu is dead, so there is no final conclusive conclusion on this matter, but there is no final conclusion. Relationships, just like at the end of the movie, when the female Aijingshu herself experienced the threat of death, she found out that the male Aijingshu really liked her, and she was definitely not thinking about regrets. This movie is far from regretful. It's not that simple. "
Listening to Chen Bige's understanding of his role, Lu Yanhe suddenly couldn't hold back his nose.
He discovered that it was not just him who understood the movie. In fact, many people understood the movie in their own way and injected their own interpretations and emotions into it.
Chen Bige's treatment of the two girls, especially why there must be very clear differences in details - Lu Yanhe likes this interpretation very much.
Why did Zheng Ni choose to believe that Huai Jingshu actually loved her, Zheng Ni, so he wanted to be with her?
At some point, when it comes to the future, it doesn’t matter what the facts are, it’s what you choose to believe that matters.
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After the media press conference, Lu Yanhe and the others took a car to the hotel together, where there were two media waiting to interview them.
On the way back to the hotel, Wan Qingqing had already collected the first wave of comments from the media and audiences, saying: ""Love Letter" has received more than 85% praise from the media and 90% praise from the audience. So far, So far, it is one of the movies with the highest praise after its premiere. Only "Paradise" is better than us with more than 92% of the audience's praise. "
Lu Yanhe secretly squeezed his hands and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Moreover, the performances of several teachers have received unanimous praise." Wan Qingqing finished speaking and smiled again, "Guan Suchen, one of our domestic entertainment critics, published an article saying: Lu Yanhe found a group of acting sects, and in such a group In this wonderful movie, he produced a performance that moistens things as silently as an antelope hangs its horns. As a result, he He played a male vase - but it can be said that this will be a vase that Lu Yanhe can never surpass in his acting career. He used the two girls' memories of him to create a youth that can never be overcome for himself. Tombstone.”
Lu Yanhe opened his mouth in disbelief.
Chen Bige also screamed, "This person is so good at describing it! A tombstone of youth that can never be climbed over!"
Lu Yanhe couldn't help but laugh.
It must be said that there are two reasons why Guan Suchen can firmly occupy the top spot among domestic entertainment critics.
"The film evaluation scores from major media outlets will come out one after another later. We are just waiting to see what the scores will be in the program that will be released tomorrow." Wan Qingqing was a little excited.
Lu Yanhe sighed with relief, but the corners of his mouth raised.
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