After Yuan Qiaoqiao told Sister Kuan that her movie "Going Home for the New Year" was shortlisted for the main competition of the 56th Venice International Film Festival, Sister Kuan insisted that she must go to Venice with her and reported her height. After getting her measurements, she also asked someone to make her clothes in Xiangjiang and mailed them to her before she went to Venice.
Until she got on the plane, Yuan Qiaoqiao was still a little confused.
At the moment, there are no direct flights from the mainland to Venice. If you leave from the imperial capital, you have to transfer in Rome or Milan; if you start from the magical capital, you need to transfer in Paris. Zhang Yuan and his party set out from the imperial capital. In addition to producer Marco Muller, they were accompanied by two people from Xi'an Studio and a translator, plus the two leading actors Yuan Qiaoqiao and Li Bingbing, a total of Seven people.
Yuan Qiaoqiao paid for her trip at her own expense. Although she didn't ask, Li Bingbing should be the same as her, but she expressed deep doubts about whether the two people in the system paid for themselves.
Sure enough, her suspicion was correct. Later she learned from the director that the investor actually provided the basic expenses for five people to go to Venice. However, because of the existence of these two people, she and Li Bingbing, the two starring actors, tragically .
As for what those two went to Venice for, whether it was to help them win awards or sell films, or Yuan Qiaoqiao asked the director, but got no answer, only a helpless shrug and a spread of hands.
In the afternoon of August 29th, Italian time, the film "Going Home for the New Year" group arrived at the hotel where they were staying. They had just put down their luggage, and before they had time to take a breath, producer Marco and Director Zhang went out. Yuan Qiaoqiao and Li Bingbing were arranged to live in the same room. She took her things into the room, tidied them up, took a shower, ignored Li Bingbing, and went to bed to get jetlagged.
After sleeping for more than two hours, Yuan Qiaoqiao was woken up by the alarm clock when it was time for dinner. When I got up, I saw that Li Bingbing was not in the house and I didn't know where she had gone. When she went to the bathroom to wash up, Li Bingbing came back from outside, said hello to each other, then packed up, went out together to meet the director and the others, and went to the restaurant downstairs for dinner.
At the dinner table, the director briefly introduced the general process of the film festival to everyone. It officially starts on September 1st and ends on September 11th.
The film festival is mainly divided into three parts: opening ceremony, film screening time, and closing ceremony. The opening ceremony is usually very short, but there is a red carpet show, where many well-known movie stars can be seen; after that, there is free screening time for journalists, audiences and filmmakers to watch the films. The source of the films in the film festival is divided into two parts , some of them signed up to participate in the exhibition themselves, and some were invited by the organizers; the last part is the closing ceremony, which is the awards ceremony. There is also a red carpet, but most of the people walking on this red carpet are shortlisted, and they may be in this movie. Some of the award-winning crews in the festival are celebrities invited by the organizing committee.
The film festival is not just about these two red carpet shows. Almost all events held during the festival, large and small, have red carpets. As long as you are willing, prepare twenty or thirty dresses, and you can wear them in any way you like. It doesn't matter.
But relatively speaking, unless it is a very newsy event, it is not interesting even if you go. Of course, if you contact the media yourself and spend money to send news reports back to your country, they do not count.
Comparatively speaking, the opening and closing red carpets are the two most important red carpets of the film festival, and the latter is more important for actors whose works have been shortlisted. In comparison, the former is just a passing scene, slightly Just think about it.
Although the movie "Going Home for the New Year" was shortlisted for several important awards such as Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress, it was a coincidence that "No One Less" directed by Zhang Yimou was also shortlisted for these awards. Several awards.
Although Zhang Yuan¡¯s previous films have won several international awards, his reputation and status are far behind Zhang Yimou¡¯s, both internationally and domestically.
In addition, the previous film "No One Less" withdrew from the Cannes Film Festival in May this year due to dissatisfaction with Cannes Film Festival chairman Gilles Jacob's accusation that the film was suspected of being a propaganda film for the authorities. This allowed the Venice Film Festival to invite Zhang Yimou's high-profile film New films entered into competition.
In this regard, Alberto Barbera, chairman of the Venice Film Festival, believes that it is "extremely precious", so in terms of topic and influence, "No One Less" crushes "Going Home for the New Year" to death. Both international and domestic media focus more on the former.
In the next few days, the director and producer were very busy, visiting all parties, promoting the film, and looking for film producers. The two people from Xi'an Studio were wandering around with their translators. Soon, Li Bingbing also joined their group, leaving Yuan Qiaoqiao alone.
She has nothing to say about thisI feel that Li Bingbing can be as friendly with people in the system as he wants, and it has nothing to do with her. For her who can speak English as her mother tongue, there is no language barrier for people who go abroad, and she feels more comfortable walking around on her own.
Venice is indeed known as the "Water City". It has beautiful scenery and unique scenery. There are many historical monuments in the city. All the scenery here is inseparable from the water. Waterways are criss-crossed and bridges are spread out in length. The Venetian waterways are the streets of the city. There are no cars, bicycles, or traffic lights. Boats are the only means of transportation in the city. All transportation except small boats is expressly prohibited.
When Zhang Yuan knew that Yuan Qiaoqiao went out early and came back late every day not to go to the movies, he said with great emotion, "You are not a filmmaker." His words were filled with regret.
Yuan Qiaoqiao was confused by what she said. She didn't go to the movies, but neither did Li Bingbing. Why did Zhang Yuan only talk about her and not Li Bingbing? She didn't understand.
In fact, it is very simple. Although in "Going Home for the New Year", Li Bingbing was stimulated by Yuan Qiaoqiao, and she worked hard to figure out the role. In addition, the director and the guidance of the old actors in the film made her follow the lead. followed in her footsteps, but as the director of the film, Zhang Yuan knew very well that Li Bingbing was a hard-working actor, but not a talented one.
In this movie, the policeman played by Li Bingbing is the promoter and guide for the prisoner played by Yuan Qiaoqiao to go home, so the two people's performances must be at the same rhythm. If one person's performance is outstanding and the other is inferior, it will cause emotional distress in the film. The imbalance makes this movie unwatchable. Therefore, in order to let Li Bingbing play this role well, he spent a lot of effort on her, so that he had no energy on other actors.
The actors who play Yuan Qiaoqiao¡¯s parents in the play are veteran actors. Their acting skills have been honed over many years of acting experience. There is no need for him to say much. As long as they state the requirements, their performances can basically meet the requirements.
What surprised Zhang Yuan was Yuan Qiaoqiao. As an underage actor, she had no problem playing the young Tao Lan. It's rare that after being imprisoned for seventeen years, one's appearance can be aged through makeup, but the eyes, behavior, and appearance cannot be changed by makeup. They have to be performed. The requirements for performance are very high, not even a little bit, but she can. It was very easy to perform what he wanted, and he didn't have to worry about it at all.
Although it still needs to be carved and polished, it is certain that Yuan Qiaoqiao is a piece of rough jade. Since she has this talent and acting skills, as a filmmaker, Zhang Yuan does not want her to waste her talent and understanding.
Whether you sign up for a film yourself or are invited by the organizing committee to be screened in the film festival, even if the actors in the film are not shortlisted for the best actor and actress, most of them still perform very well.
Screening time, watching a movie, watching the actors perform, and learning from it is a very good opportunity for a filmmaker. But Yuan Qiaoqiao's mind was not on this, so he said this,
After saying this, seeing the confused look she cast, Zhang Yuan knew that what he just said was in vain. She didn't understand what she meant, or she understood, but she didn't want to do that. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com