Chapter 940 Can’t Laugh
Occasionally, I have the feeling that I have forgotten something but I just can’t remember what it is. I stand there racking my brains but still get nothing. That feeling. It's really annoying but there's nothing you can do about it.
Just like now.
Emmanuel was a little sad. She always felt something was wrong but couldn't explain the reason. She struggled with herself and thought hard, but it seemed to be fruitless. Just when she was about to give up, she heard the words of other photographers. Exclaimed:
Where is the crew of "Mystic River"?
Emmanuel took a breath, and all the thoughts in his mind surged. The next second, the other photographers around him also woke up one after another. The red carpet incident just interrupted their thoughts unexpectedly, so that they were completely distracted. Off track, forgetting one more important thing.
What about Clint Eastwood?
Originally, everyone thought that the "Elephant" crew was the penultimate to appear, and the "Mystic River" crew was naturally the last one. Judging from the status of the cast and crew, tonight's award ceremony will be a star-studded award. It must be them, and this arrangement is reasonable. They are all waiting for the final climax.
But now, the on-site staff actually informed that the red carpet is over?
What does this mean?
...No way.
The "Elephant" crew was the last one, and the "Mystic River" crew was not recalled.
What is going on?
As they looked at each other in confusion, thoughts abounded, Emmanuel looked around and could clearly see the turmoil in his brain beneath the stunned masks.
All day today, there was no news about the recall of the "Mystic River" crew. It was just reporters' speculation based on previous years' practices and the situation of the crew stationed in the town of Cannes. In addition, the film was officially released at the official venue. The third position in the magazine naturally leads to the conclusion, and the jury should not miss it.
However, is there a possibility that the crew of "Mystic River" was not recalled in the first place?
So——
In other words, tonight the jury has recalled a total of five crews, and the five crews will divide the seven awards. At least two works will win two each. Awards.
Among them, including the "Cortright Family".
H.
The collective gasped, and one or two of their brains froze in place.
Patrice Xiahou is causing trouble, and it's a big deal.
This is Italian absurd comedy, right?
During the exchange of gazes, everyone lost the ability to react. They needed to be quiet.
This year, major media have been complaining and complaining that the average quality of the entries in the main competition unit is unsatisfactory. The upper limit is not high and the lower limit is blurred to the center of the earth. It is disgusting to see.
Not only the media, but also film critics, distributors, filmmakers, etc. are all in this situation. Even the distribution market is in a sluggish state and there is no interest.
From this perspective, the jury held the spirit of preferring nothing to nothing and did not recall the seven crews in vain. Their pragmatic attitude is admirable. Even if a work wins multiple awards, it is better than filling it with bad films. The award was vacant, but the jury members still cherished feathers.
Seven awards, six crews, even if the "Cortright Family" is included, things don't seem to be that bad, but instead make people look forward to it.
Deserves recognition.
However, things are different now.
Seven awards, five crews, and still including the "Cortright Family", the whole situation is turned upside down. Countless permutations and combinations come to mind, but none of the possibilities can relieve the anxiety-
Can't laugh. From another perspective, it is not just that "Mystic River" was eliminated. The real core message is that in the predicament of such poor average quality of works, the jury still ignored the works rated first and third in the official venue journal and refused to recall them. The compromise makes people exclaim that they cannot understand it, but at the same time they have to admire the integrity of the jury and look at it with admiration.
As the chairman of the jury, Patrice Jahou is worthy of being a French director. He has a clear distinction between love and hate. If it doesn’t work, it means it doesn’t work. Once again, it shows the harshness and strictness of the French in the arts.
Although but——
"The Curtright Family"? Is this serious?
While admiring and admiring, an ominous premonition arose spontaneously. In the manner of Patrice Javier, if he really likes the "Cortlet Family", he will award the Palme d'Or to this official film. It is not impossible to publish works with an average score of 0.3.
Stomach burning, even just a possibility, is enough to make reporters collectively explode.
All of a sudden, on the red carpet, the mountains roared and the tsunami roared, and the ground shook.
One second, the media was still marveling at Anson's perfect handling of the red carpet incident; the next second, they were so distraught that one or two of them wanted to explode on the spot.
Buzz buzz, buzz buzz.
The entrance to the Film Palace was boiling like boiling water. It was extremely lively and noisy. I had never seen such a grand event during the entire film festival.
Emmanuel looked around and looked around. Amidst the shock and astonishment, he actually felt a sense of joy. A film festival is a film festival, and it is different after all. Even the reporters temporarily put aside entertainment until they died. His style is to focus on movies one by one and show his love for movies wholeheartedly. Any disturbance about movies may also cause an uproar.
Photojournalists are no exception.
They also sincerely hope that excellent films can be recognized and create a breeding ground for the birth of more artistic films. That desire and urgency are so pure and so simple.
Despite this, it seems that Cannes like this has never been seen before.
After all, controversy, even provocation, has always been the attitude of Cannes, and it is also the attitude of the three major European film festivals in the face of art.
But...but, what happened to the "Mysterious River"? Is Clint Eastwood so disliked?
Audiences who are really familiar with movies should know that "Old Cowboy" Clint Eastwood is a typical conservative. His movies often carry a strong personal imprint, with a kind of moisturizing and delicate touch. The value of telling one's own story in a silent way; while the three major European film festivals are generally biased toward liberals, so although Clint has been shortlisted for the main competition of the three major European film festivals more than once, so far he has not received anything.
However, "Mystic River" is slightly different. From the narrative theme to the core of the story, it is different from Clint's previous directorial works. The old cowboy who is over 70 years old has begun to soften and rethink life. Thinking about childhood, these changes are also reflected in his directorial lens.
If "Dogtown" is too provocative and sharp, shouldn't "Mystic River" deserve recognition for its gentleness? What's more, even "Elephant" has been recalled, what happened to "Mystic River" and "Dog Town"?
Moreover, in the Directors' Fortnight winners list announced in advance yesterday, "Mystic River" won the highest award, the Golden Horse Award. This is the best affirmation.
This is the first time Clint Eastwood has received recognition since attending Cannes four times.
However, in a sudden turn, "Mysterious River" was once again excluded from the main competition unit.
I don’t understand, I really don’t understand.
The place was bustling and the discussion couldn't stop at all.
Not only the red carpet, but the journalists in the press conference room also learned the news. They were stunned for a moment, and all the unreasonable things became clear. However, the acceptance of the truth did not increase. After a brief period of shock, , all of them entered crazy mode.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Excuse me, can I use swear words?
(End of this chapter)