Chapter 531 French Rose, Italian National Treasure
In front of the Cannes International Film Festival Film Palace, you can see the red carpet laid out by the organizing committee at a glance.
Movie posters can also be seen everywhere on the streets, and the "Transformers" model "Bumblebee" has become a street scene.
However, affected by the global economic crisis, the French government canceled its official sponsorship of 72,000 euros for the film festival this year.
Not only that, Cannes hotel and yacht bookings have dropped, and many parties have also "cancelled".
Although there are many Hollywood film companies coming, they are all tightening their belts and are cautious in selling films.
However, well-known international directors still chose Cannes, and they also highlighted the brand of this film festival.
This film festival has gathered a group of masters who have won the "Golden Palm".
For example, the genius director Quentin Tarantino brought the film "Inglourious Basterds" starring Brad Pitt and set during World War II.
Jane Campion, who won the 1993 Cannes Grand Prix for "The Pianist", brings "Star".
Almodóvar, who won the Best Director and Jury Prize for "All About Mother" in 1999, this year brought the film "Broken Embraces" starring Penélope Cruz.
The new film "Finding Eric" by Ken Loach, winner of the 2006 "Palme d'Or", was also shortlisted for the competition again.
Coupled with Chinese filmmakers such as Li Eucalyptus, Johnnie To, and Tsai Ming-liang, the Cannes Film Festival is still full of attractions despite the financial crisis.
At the opening red carpet show, the main focus was first on French local stars. In addition to the 9 members of the jury who appeared at the end, the biggest international movie star was undoubtedly the Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actress and British star Tilda Swinton. .
French famous directors Lelouch, Varda and others were welcomed by the on-site host and interviewer, Chairman Jacob, and French Minister of Culture Ms. Albane also came to congratulate and walked the red carpet as stars.
When asked how they felt about the selection of animated films, the stars all expressed that they liked this type of art and were full of expectations for Pixar's big productions.
However, the big stars expected by the media such as Sophie Marceau, Brad Pitt, Cantona and others failed to arrive on the opening day. This made the fans watching and the media waiting attentively They were slightly disappointed.
Although the starlight was slightly dim, the nine-member jury, mainly female movie stars, appeared on time, which still brought a small climax to the red carpet.
Shu Qi, who was wearing an aqua blue evening dress, particularly attracted attention. The live camera focused on her smile many times, and the background music in the hall was also rich in Chinese elements.
Mrs. Pan and the Italian beauty Argento are also the targets of reporters' film waste. In contrast, the chairman of the jury, Hubert, looks calm and majestic. She is worthy of being an award-winning female artist.
This red carpet show ended with the opening of the opening film crew as in previous years.
Although the cartoon is wonderful, there are no star actors to support it. All we can see is the funny appearance of the two directors, one fat and one thin.
This year's Cannes has kicked off in this gloom, but according to past trends, big-name stars will arrive in France one after another in a few days, and it will take some time to warm up to the climax.
For example, Wang Shu arrived in France a few days before the closing awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival.
When the youngest Oscar-winning director in history comes to Cannes, he must be one of the handsome guys. When he comes here, many media come after him.
In this regard, Wang Shu refused to accept anyone who came, and kept accepting interviews from the media to answer questions.
He is here to promote "Life of Pi", which is convenient for him, Gill and Fox to promote the movie.
With his arrival, this Cannes International Film Festival once again reached a climax.
The youngest Oscar-winning director in history, this stunt is no small feat.
"Shu, have you come to Cannes?"
In the afternoon, Wang Shu received a call from Monica.
She is also at the Cannes Film Festival right now, promoting the thriller "Don't Look Back" with Sophie Marceau.
This film did not compete in the main competition, but was a special screening film.
The so-called special screening is nothing more than using the Cannes stage for publicity.
The movie "Don't Look Back" brings together two national treasure-level female artists in Europe, Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci.
On the surface, the two appear to be intimate.
In fact, Sophie and Monica refused to give in to each other.
On the set, the director needs to follow their mood when shooting.
In terms of publicity, a poster featuring themselves should be produced for each of them.
In terms of language, the film should be half French and half Italian...
The crew must achieve a balance in all aspects, and neither of the two national treasure-level female artists can afford to offend them.
Beautiful, sexy and equally bold, Sophie Marceau and Monica Bellucci have many similarities.
In terms of fame, the two are equally matched.
In terms of beauty, both of them have their own merits.
Although the "French Rose" and the "Italian National Treasure" are no longer young at this time, no one is willing to lose in the competition of aura and status.
In "Don't Look Back", Sophie and Monica play the same role. The former plays the writer Jenny in a normal state, and the latter plays an exotic woman imagined after schizophrenia. It is said that two beauties are acting together on the same stage. In fact, there is very little intersection between the two in the film. Most of them are shot separately, and one person plays half of the plot.
Director Marina de Van once revealed in an interview that Sophie Marceau on the set was very changeable, her actions were sharp and neurotic, and it was difficult for the camera to capture her eyes and expressions.
Monica Bellucci is very different. She is more dedicated and very dedicated.
But in terms of the shooting order, Monica refused to give in and had to ask for her scene to be filmed first.
The director complained endlessly about this: "Monica played the role of Sophie in the future, so I didn't know how Sophie would act and shot Monica's part first. This was really a chore. Served.”
After the film was completed, the promoters produced a poster for each of them featuring themselves.
The poster featuring Sophie Marceau naturally has Sophie in the foreground, with her name above Monica.
The poster featuring Monica Bellucci is exactly the opposite.
Moreover, the two actresses appear in black dresses on the poster, and their POSE is exactly the opposite of the title of the film, they are both looking back.
In short, although they were filming the movie together, the roles were not given to each other.
Although the two seemed to be inseparable, they worked very hard in promoting the movie after arriving at the Cannes Film Festival. Not only did they hold hands for the media to take photos, but they also acted quite ambiguously.
Later, Sophie Marceau explained her relationship with Monica in an interview. She simply summed it up in one sentence: "They are not the same kind of people."
As for the differences between the two She also pointed out the places one by one.
The first thing Sophie Marceau did after filming was to take off her makeup, while Monica Bellucci had to put on makeup suitable for a dinner party.
Sophie Marceau likes to wander around in her free time, while Monica Bellucci is keen on being alone.
Sophie Marceau likes to chat with other people, while Monica Bellucci rarely talks.
The two refused to give in to each other. Sophie Marceau mentioned the matter unilaterally, and Monica would naturally not be left behind.
So, after filming the movie "Don't Look Back" with Sophie Marceau on the cover of the French magazine "Paris Match", she responded to the reporter's interview: "I I feel that being appropriately nude is a very natural thing for me, just like I really like sunbathing on the beach. However, I felt that Sophie Marceau was a little uncomfortable at first, but when the two of us officially started shooting The atmosphere is very good, very free and open. We were able to complete this shoot because we trust each other. I don’t think I could take a full-length photo with other actresses except Sophie.” Even though I said politely at the end, “Except. Sophie Marceau, I can't take a naked photo with other actresses,' but the previous words had already implicitly expressed a lot of things.
Now, since Monica Bellucci is in Cannes, Sophie Marceau must also be there.
"Coming." Wang Shu responded.
"Do you have time in the evening? Let's have dinner together." Monica said with a smile.
"Okay." Wang Shu.
In fact, as soon as he arrived in Cannes, he had already received invitations to cocktail parties from many producers, but he had no plans to go.
Now that Monica has called, there is a reason not to go.
It's not that he went to the reception without dignity, but that a beautiful woman invited him.
In the evening, Wang Shu met Monica with exquisite makeup in a high-end restaurant.
"Shu, long time no see." Monica stood up immediately when she saw Wang Shu and gave him a warm hug.
Wang Shu could not help but smell the perfume on Monica's body, and responded with a smile: "Long time no see."
The two sat down and ordered some food, Monica Ka asked with a smile: "Shu, how is the filming of "Pi" going?"
"Not bad." Wang Shu responded with a smile.
The two of them chatted and ate, having a great time.
While the two were chatting, Wang Shu noticed Monica's eyes glancing toward the door of the restaurant. He looked back curiously and saw Sophie Marceau.
Sophie Marceau did not come alone, there was a man beside her.
Wang Shu didn’t know who the man was.
When Wang Shu turned around, Sophie Marceau happened to look towards where Monica was.
The man next to her noticed Sophie Marceau’s eyes and looked towards where Monica was.
As we all know, Monica and Sophie came to Cannes to promote their co-starring movie "Don't Look Back."
As two heroines in a movie, it is impossible to pretend to be passers-by when they meet in a restaurant.
Otherwise, there will soon be rumors that the two are not at odds.
The man next to Sophie knew this and looked at her and asked, "Who is dining with Monica?"
Then he asked, "Would you like to go over and say hello?"< br>
From where Wang Shu sat, the two of them could only see his back and could not recognize him for a while.
“Go.” When Sophie Marceau heard this, she saw Monica waving and immediately responded.
The two walked to where Monica was and said one after another: "Monica, what a coincidence."
Monica stood up with a smile and replied: "What a coincidence."
Wang Shu couldn't continue sitting at this moment, so he also stood up.
As he stood up and turned around, Sophie Marceau and the man next to her recognized him instantly.
“It turns out to be a tree.”
“Hello, I am Sophie Marceau.”
"Hello, I'm Tom Giles, producer."
After the two saw Wang Shu, they quickly extended their hands politely and introduced themselves.
Although Sophie Marceau is the "French Rose" and a beauty known all over the world, she is still an actor.
Wang Shu is the youngest director in history to win an Oscar.
No matter how big-name actors meet big directors, they are usually more polite.
Because for actors, there is no guarantee that they will be spotted by a big director, and then they may be able to star in a work that can be ranked high in their career.
"Hello, I am Wang Shu."
Seeing the two people being so polite, Wang Shu responded politely by extending his hand to shake hands.
"Shu, I have heard of your name a long time ago. I have never had the chance to meet you. I didn't expect to see you here today." Tom Giles said with a smile.
Wang Shu didn’t know this person at all, but he still smiled and said, “Hello.”
What follows is an environment where several people are polite to each other.
After finishing her courtesy, Sophie Marceau glanced at Monica, then turned her gaze to Wang Shu, and said with a smile: "Shu, the two of us will not disturb you and Monica for dinner. Okay, let’s talk in detail later.”
“Okay, let’s talk later.” Wang Shu answered with a smile.
After Sophie Marceau left, Wang Shu smiled and teased: "Monica, if I remember correctly, you and Sophie Marceau came to Cannes to promote the movie "" "Don't Look Back", why don't you look familiar?"
Monica did not explain the real reason, but responded with a calm smile: "Even though she and I collaborated on the same movie, However, there were not many actual contacts during the filming process.”
"She and I play the dual personalities of one person. The crew filmed my scene first and then hers, not at the same time."
Wang Shu knew this in his heart, and he also knew it. Why did Monica ask for her scene to be filmed first?
A person's dual personality, if Sophie Marceau shoots it first, then Monica needs to play another personality based on Sophie Marceau.
The two refused to give in to each other, and Monica naturally would not give in.
In addition, there are more intrinsic reasons.
That is, Monica's performance mainly uses her own unique charm to penetrate into the hearts of the audience, giving people a more real feeling.
Sophie Marceau is known for her restrained and enduring beauty, as well as her superb acting skills, and is able to show deep emotions and complex psychological changes in different types of roles.
Therefore, in terms of skills, Monica cannot compare to Sophie.
Monica's performance style relies entirely on her own unique charm to give her character the ability to gain traction in people's hearts.
Sophie, knows better about acting skills.
In comparison, Sophie has a wider range of roles than Monica.
However, if we talk about whose character can be more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Monica is naturally better.
So, if Sophie Marceau’s scene is shot first and Monica’s scene is shot later, then Monica will have a hard time coping with it, and she will lose her because of the need to compare Sophie’s performance. The performance will be more realistic.
(End of this chapter)