Chapter 941: Accidents
Crazy, crazy, completely crazy.
The press conference room entered midsummer in a second. It was not only hot and dull, but also torrential rain poured down. The bustling noise turned into bursts of roar that continued to hit the eardrums. The whole world was spinning, as if everything was accelerated ten times. Fast forward, the vision is completely blurred.
I originally thought that this year’s Cannes Film Festival would be crazy and exciting enough. The trilogy of “Elephant”, “Dogtown” and “Brown Rabbit” was controversial throughout the ten days of the film festival, and there was no break. ; Who could have imagined that the real ultimate move is yet to come, and the jury has been accumulating strength, just waiting for this moment.
There is no "Dogville", no "Mystic River", the two biggest, most blockbuster and most eye-catching works in Cannes this year are both eliminated!
Things suddenly became unpredictable.
This! It’s so exciting!
So, who gets the Palme d'Or?
Carl Rivette had a breath stuck in his throat: Anyone can take it, but not the "Cortright family", that's all he could ask for.
The brain is a mess, the amount of information is overloaded, and I don’t know how to react for a moment. Thousands of threads of thought are popping out crazily. I can’t catch it and can’t think clearly. In the end, I can only barely catch it. Hold on to a life-saving straw, put your hands together and pray silently, hoping that this year’s Cannes will not be a disaster.
"No, no, no, no, no, no."
There was a muttering of prayers in his ears. Karl didn't know why, so he turned around and looked over, only to see Nicholas Flynn doing it silently——< br>
I never thought that reporters from the New York Times are the same?
Nicholas noticed the burning gaze and raised his head to meet it.
Karl was stunned, "Don't want the 'Cortright Family'?"
Nicholas nodded silently, "No 'Cortright Family'."
Exchanging glances, laughing in a tacit understanding, and without continuing the exchange, they both looked back and focused on the TV screen.
There is no live TV broadcast at the Cannes Film Festival. The awards ceremony is simple and just awards. It ends in thirty minutes, unlike the Oscars, which last four hours.
But in the press conference room, the TV screen broadcast the Lumiere Hall simultaneously, allowing the media to track the awards ceremony in real time.
After a brief opening, without pleasantries or politeness, the chairman of the jury, Patrice Chahou, announced the beginning of the closing ceremony and award ceremony——
Present the award directly without wasting any time.
The first one awarded is the Jury Prize, which is equivalent to third place.
"Five p.m."
H.
Slightly unexpected, the first award caught everyone off guard, because many people predicted that "5pm" might win Best Actress or Best Screenplay, but it turned out to be third. Jury Prize?
Seriously? The official score is 2.5, but it doesn’t look like third place.
But having said that, there have been enough surprises throughout the Cannes Film Festival, and the official program has no reference value. There is no need to make a fuss. Imagine that the "Cortlet Family" is in the Lumiere Hall. , the Jury Prize for “5pm” already deserves a round of applause.
What's more, five works are competing for seven awards, and at least two works will win two trophies. There is no need to be surprised at this moment.
Ho, ho ho ho!
In the first moment, Nicholas already applauded the crew of "5pm". A little slower than half a beat, Karl also applauded.
This is a good thing. Good thing!
However!
This year's Cannes is destined to take an unusual path. Although everyone has been mentally prepared and even though people are already looking forward to the unexpected, they are still bombarded by bombs. This is much more exciting than a roller coaster.
Best Screenplay, "Invasion."
Best Actress, "Invasion".
Best Actor, "Far and Away."
Eh? ah? What?
Accidents came one after another, so much so that the exclamations were forgotten. Unexpectedly, the first work to win two trophies was "Barbaric Invasion"! And it's not a top three award with a minor award, but Best Screenplay and Best Actress!
Unexpectedly, the Best Actor award actually went to Double Yolk. The two male protagonists of "Far and Away" both won the award, beating not only "Mystic River" but also "Elephant" and "Elephant". The Curtright Family.”
The situation suddenly became complicated.
Originally, people speculated about the Palme d'Or from "Far Away", but now that he has won the Best Actor, and it's also a double yolk, the possibility of winning the award has plummeted.
Originally, people speculated that "Elephant" would win Best Actor and "The Cortrights" would win Best Screenplay, but now all speculations have been overturned.
For a long time, due to the small jury system of the three major European film festivals, awards have completely depended on the aesthetics of the jury and their ability to internally argue -
Some judges have excellent debating skills and are determined and unyielding. If he/she defends his/her own aesthetics, the works he/she likes may be able to win awards.
Some judges are peace-loving, mellow personalities, and do not like conflicts. They often express their opinions but refuse to argue, and their voices may be buried.
Occasionally, the chairman of the jury becomes a puppet and has no control over the trend of the awards, such as Isabelle-Adjani; occasionally, the chairman of the jury is absolutely strong and turns the jury into a single-minded party. Like Quentin Tarantino.
Everything is possible, the variables are elusive.
Naturally, it is more difficult for the media to predict awards; but generally speaking, once the closing ceremony and awards ceremony begins and the crew is recalled, it will be relatively easier to predict the awards. The reason is——
Performance. script. director.
The recipients of these awards are relatively easy to predict. Based on these four awards, if we simply rank the top three, the deviation will not be too large.
But!
Like this year, the four awards announced so far have all exceeded expectations. It can be called a small upset, subverting the situation again and again. It is also rare to see. Everyone inside and outside the press conference room was stunned.
Now, of the five crews recalled tonight, only "Elephant" and "The Cortright Family" are left without awards for the time being; and there are still three awards:
Best Director . Jury Prize. Palme d'Or.
Sitting in rows to eat fruits, how to distribute them?
Considering that "Invasion" has already won two awards, and "5pm" has already won the Jury Prize, the best results are already out.
"The Cortlets" won the Best Director, and "Elephant" or "Far and Away" competed for the Jury Prize and the Palme d'Or, or "Elephant" won the Jury Prize and "Invasion" the Palme d'Or. .
This is the only acceptable outcome in this chaotic situation.
If the best director is not "The Cortlets", it means that "The Cortlets" will either be the Grand Jury Prize or the Palme d'Or——
Is this some Cannes horror story?
If you think about it seriously, Bertrand Briere has been in the industry for more than 45 years. The last time he won an award at the three major European film festivals was way back in 1989, when he won the Jury Prize at Cannes. Winning a Best Director trophy for the first time in recognition of his contribution to French cinema, it seems that it is not so difficult to accept that the chairman of the jury, Patrice Chahou, expressed his respect.
Especially compared to the results of the "Cortright Family" reaching the Palme d'Or.
So, the best director is the best result, yes, that’s it.
The answer is the lesser of two evils, and although things are very, very difficult, they find a way to rationalize themselves.
In an instant, the entire press conference room was silent, everyone held their breath, and even their hearts briefly stopped beating.
(End of this chapter)