Chapter 165 Need to change
After walking the red carpet, little Gilbert and Sophie Marceau entered the theater. Many celebrities from the French film and cultural circles came to the premiere. Sophie Marceau served as the introducer to help little Gilbert recognize people.
"Hi, little Director Gilbert." An old man with gray hair and unshaven beard came over and said hello.
Sophie Marceau introduced at the side: "This is director Jean-Luc Godard, who has made films such as "Pierrot le Fou", "La Ville Alfa", and "Carmen Named".
After listening to the introduction, little Gilbert shook hands with Jean-Luc Godard: "Hello, Director Godard."
"Welcome to France, little Gilbert."
"Thanks……"
After this, Sophie Marceau introduced French directors such as Claude Chabrol and Luc Besson to Little Gilbert.
Little Gilbert didn't know most of these people, there was only one Luc Besson, whom little Gilbert was familiar with, the director of "The Killer Isn't So Cold".
Unlike most French directors who are arrogant, Luc Besson seemed to respect little Gilbert, a director from Hollywood.
He himself has made a name for himself in Hollywood and has made a name for himself. He clearly understands the differences between French movies and Hollywood movies. There is still a gap.
"Director Gilbert Jr., your "The Island" and "Speed" are films that I have watched repeatedly. Your talent in film is simply unparalleled." Luc Besson praised.
"Thank you, you're not bad either. I've watched your movie "The Killer Isn't Too Cold" and it was very impressive."
The two of them socialized with each other and ended the conversation.
A person next to Luc Besson said to Luc Besson: "Are you too polite to him? He is just a popcorn commercial film director."
Luc Besson shook his head and said: "It is these popcorn commercial films that have conquered the French film market. If French films still want to find their own way, it is inevitable to learn from Hollywood next door.
We should integrate into Hollywood like the Italians and the British. "
Luc Besson's words are very pertinent, but French filmmakers who insist on independence do not buy it. What's the point of being a follower? Our French films should represent European culture.
To tell these savage people from North America what real movies are.
Most French filmmakers have a cowardly mentality. Usually when Hollywood movies are released in France, they call on French movie fans to support domestic movies and not to go into theaters and contribute to the box office of Hollywood movies.
I don’t know if movie fans are obedient, but many French filmmakers have not gone to the cinema to watch Hollywood movies in order to maintain their unique sense of pride.
Therefore, when evaluating, it is difficult to make an objective and fair evaluation without a general understanding of the situation.
But today is different. Today is almost the first time for many French filmmakers to watch a Hollywood movie live.
Before the premiere screening, Tom Hanks chatted and laughed with the starring actors: "I can almost predict how surprised people will be when they see this film."
"Yeah, I'm afraid no one of them could have imagined that little Gilbert would make such a wonderful and profound film." Vin Diesel, who attended the premiere, also said.
Even if a popcorn director doesn't make popcorn, he's still a good hand.
Tom Hanks took over this movie partly because the script was really good. On the other hand, it is because of little Gilbert's outstanding achievements in the past.
If he wants to establish his position in Hollywood, it is not enough to be an Oscar winner. Tom Hanks must have sufficient commercial results. Cooperating with a director like Gilbert Jr. is undoubtedly a very good choice.
"Emmanuelle, this way..." Sophie Marceau waved, and a woman with a thin frame and eyes that seemed to be able to talk came over.
Compared with Sophie Marceau, who is tall and has long legs, this woman looks relatively petite. She is quite stunning at first sight, and one can't help but wonder if angels are in the world.
In fact, this woman actually filmed a movie called "Angels in the World".
"Emmanuel, let me introduce to you, director Gilbert Landrini." Sophie Marceau introduced both parties: "Little Gilbert, this is Miss Emmanuelle Béart."
Little Guibert shook hands with Emmanuel Beard: "Hello, Miss Beard, I have seen the performance in "Angels in the World", which was very impressive.
I heard that you also collaborated with Tom Cruise on "Mission: Impossible", congratulations. "
Emmanuelle Béard looked very funny: "Thank you, Sophie, for inviting me to attend the premiere. When I thought it was your movie, I couldn't wait to come.
I am very much looking forward to watching the movie for a while. "
"Okay, I hope this movie won't disappoint you..."
After exchanging a few words, Emmanuel Beah went to find a seat and sit down.
Little Gilbert talked to Sophie Marceau: "Is this the French beauty you want to introduce to me?"
"Yes," Sophie Marceau looked enthusiastic: "How about it, our French beauties are not worse than those in your family, are we?"
"It's indeed amazing," little Gilbert said honestly: "I thought you were going to introduce Isabelle Adjani to me!" "Oh my God!" Sophie Marceau pretended to be surprised: "She is this year You’re forty-one, are you interested?”
"That's wrong. Aren't you thirty years old? I'm still very interested in you." Little Gilbert said.
Sophie Marceau covered her mouth and smiled: "My dear, you are really good at making women happy."
This is just an interlude. After all the guests have almost arrived, the premiere of "Saving Private Ryan" officially begins.
Harvey Weinstein sat in the guest seat, patiently waiting for the movie to start.
Originally, he wanted to watch the internal preview screening, but he was not qualified to interfere with Touchstone Pictures. So Harvey Weinstein approached Michael Eisner and asked for a spot at the premiere.
Even under the same group, Harvey Weinstein still has a desire to compete and strive to defeat "Saving Private Ryan" at the Oscars next year and gain Disney's trust.
When Sophie Marceau and Emmanuelle Béard were talking, they were no longer young women.
If you get close enough, you will find that Sophie Marceau is vividly describing the powerful performance of little Gilbert to Emmanuelle Béard.
Emmanuel covered her mouth to express surprise, while looking at little Gilbert with doubts and expectations, as if she was looking forward to little Gilbert's performance in other aspects.
Luc Besson sat in his seat, ready to appreciate the work of this young director from Hollywood.
If you really want to say it, Luc Besson is actually an outlier in French movies. He was not influenced by the New Wave movement in cinema and made films according to his own ideas.
So he is different from other French directors, and he is not very popular among those French director circles.
However, Luc Besson didn't take it seriously. He still believed that making films he likes according to his own ideas is the way to success.
In fact, he has achieved some achievements in recent years, and his reputation has greatly increased.
Roger Ebert had not attended the critics' preview but was invited to the premiere. As a well-known Little Gilbert fan, Roger Ebert has always been a strong supporter of Little Gilbert's movies.
This made other film critics curious, didn't Roger Ebert always despise commercial popcorn movies? Why support such a director?
A fellow French film critic wrote several reviews criticizing Little Gilbert's films in the French "Cinema" magazine.
"Roger, what kind of film do you think this is? Is it a popcorn commercial film?" asked the French colleague.
"No," Roger Ebert shook his head and said, "I think little Gilbert has reached a bottleneck in the field of commercial films. If he doesn't make appropriate changes, he won't achieve much in the future.
I believe that Little Gilbert himself understands this. Judging from the evaluation of North American film critics, this film can be regarded as Little Gilbert's transformation. "
"Really?" The French colleague said with a distrustful expression: "It is very difficult to transform. Are you so confident in little Gilbert?"
"It's not that I trust him blindly," Roger Ebert said with a smile: "It's just that little Gilbert did it. Maybe you don't know, but little Gilbert started his career in thrillers and horror films, and has also made movies in the science fiction genre. movie of.
This proves that little Gilbert has the ability to be involved in many aspects. He can correctly view the problems he faces and make changes in a timely manner. "
Although he did not win a global box office of US$890 million like Spielberg, little Gilbert has one movie a year and his commercial performance is getting better and better, proving that he is a person with an extremely keen sense of the market.
If he still maintains his past style, Little Gilbert will certainly be successful, but it will soon lead to aesthetic fatigue.
But Roger Ebert's old friend Kenneth Turan actually praised "Saving Private Ryan" for the first time, which made Roger Ebert realize that little Gilbert completed his re-creation in this film. A gorgeous transformation.
A few rows behind Roger Ebert were ordinary movie fans.
This time the fans are mainly French fans, and there are also a few fans who came specially from Italy and the UK. The number is good.
So before the movie started, you could hear fans talking in various languages in the viewing area, creating a chaotic scene.
Among them, a British movie fan and a French movie fan communicated in their respective languages. One understood French and the other understood English, and the two parties communicated without any barriers.
At the premiere, some popcorn and drinks are usually served.
Seeing that the French movie fan was about to eat popcorn and drinks, the British fan stopped him and said: "Man, I don't think you need these things. You will not have time to eat these things because the movie is so exciting."
The French movie fan was stunned and asked: "Why?"
British movie fans seemed very proud: "Because the director of the movie is called Little Gilbert, and his movies will leave you with no time to eat these things."
In this exchange, the titles of Warner Pictures, 20th Century Fox Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, and Melon Studios flashed by.
To the soundtrack created by John Williams, a Star-Spangled Banner flew in the air and the film officially began.
(End of chapter)