Special feature of 1905 film network With Viann’s blinding floral quilt dress showing off, the 68th Cannes International Film Festival officially kicked off on May 13th, French time. This drama has just begun, and many comments have swarmed in. Some people think that Cannes is now stepping down from the altar of "noble Leng Yan" and relying more and more on Hollywood star Bo Shantou; Some people think that European directors have gradually been "assimilated" and abandoned their own characteristics. They only know how to make English films hard, and even more, new blood is scarce. It seems that they are all familiar faces. Are these slightly old-fashioned views somewhat relevant to Cannes this year?
The stunt of Hollywood stars was often mentioned in the past, and now once American films win the lottery in Cannes, it is also conducive to the momentum of the subsequent award season, so big studios naturally flock to it. This was supposed to be beneficial to both sides, but it is obviously ulterior motives to put on the words "Bo Shantou lowers the artistic threshold". In fact, the quality of American films that can enter the Palme d ‘Or list is usually not weak. For example, last year’s Hills Maria and The Fox Catcher received a good reputation, and this year’s finalists Macbeth and Carol also had good pictures. This year’s opening film in Cannes specially selected Emmanuel Beckett’s "Hold Your Head High" from French female directors. Compared with last year’s "grace of monaco" star Cass, Beckett, a director whose popularity is extremely limited in French-speaking areas, was chosen for the opening. The organizing committee has deliberately avoided the label of "sticking a star". In terms of new blood, Cannes has always attached great importance to maintaining the "clique" of old friends, but when it comes to encouraging new people, it does not hesitate. For example, this year’s main competition unit has a Hungarian director’s debut "Son of Sol", which has attracted a lot of attention. In the final analysis, the controversy about Cannes’ artistic standards will fall back to the main competition list. What are the themes of the films competing for the Palme d ‘Or this year, and what are the general styles of the shortlisted films? We analyze it one by one by region.
【Asian power]
Hou Xiaoxian’s Ten Years VS Jia Zhangke’s One and a Half Months Hirokazu Koreeda’s "Hai Jie Diary" continues to be warm.
Mountains may depart by Jia Zhangke and Nie Yinniang the Assassin by Hou Xiaoxian were shortlisted in Cannes this year, which greatly increased the attention of Chinese media. Zhao Tao’s green TADASHI SHOJI dress on the red carpet that opened earlier is particularly elegant and stunning. As the absolute heroine of mountains may depart, Zhao Tao will present an emotional epic of love separation spanning 26 years from 1999 to 2025 in the new film, and it is very promising to compete for the throne of Cannes for the fourth time with this film. "mountains may depart" actually didn’t start until the end of February this year. Jia Zhangke’s team "shot and cut one day" in one and a half months, and it has passed the domestic review. In addition to Zhao Tao, the film also gathered powerful actors such as Zhang Aijia, Zhang Yi and Dong Zijian. Jia Zhangke just served as the judge of the main competition unit last year. At the beginning of this year, he received the Golden Carriage Award, the lifelong achievement of the "Bi-week Director" unit of Cannes Film Festival. This new work was shortlisted for the main competition unit shortly after it was completed, and it was really loved by Cannes. It is no wonder that MK2, the French company responsible for overseas film distribution, is full of confidence in the overseas sales of mountains may depart.
Compared with mountains may depart, which was finished by Jia Zhangke in one and a half months, Nie Yinniang the Assassin by Hou Hsiao-hsien is a big project, which took 10 years from preparation to filming and cost 450 million Taiwan dollars. Nie Yinniang himself is a more magical figure.[Click to view the prototype interpretation of Nie Yinniang]However, Hou Hsiao-hsien’s story "paying attention to realism" has made many changes. In the film, Tian Ji ‘an, Nie Yinniang’s former lover, appeared, while Nie Yinniang was assigned by the master Shen Ni to assassinate Tian Ji ‘an. Fangyi Xu, a dancer, plays the twin roles, namely, Shu Qi’s master and princess. Judging from the latest exposure footage[Play clip]Nie Yinniang’s rescue of Tian Ji ‘an’s wife has been misunderstood, which is expected to present a lot of emotional entanglements, including the scene in which the smoke from her body also has a strong magical atmosphere. After filming "Nie Yinniang", Shu Qi bluntly said that he was very tired: "Usually, when filming with Hou Dao, you have to wait until the movie comes out before you know how the ending is, but when filming, it is actually quite painful, because I don’t know if I have met Hou Dao’s requirements, and I have to find many ways to stimulate some fantasies in my head. It’ s very hard to test your head in literary drama, and it’ s very physical in martial arts. " Hou Xiaoxian was shortlisted for Cannes seven times and won two prizes. This "Assassin Nie Yinniang" is his first attempt to convert film into digital production, and the whole special effects are produced by a local team in Taiwan Province. In this year’s classic unit screening of Cannes Film Festival, there is also "Xia Nv" starring Feng Hsu and Shih Chun 44 years ago, which also echoes "Assassin Nie Yinniang" from a distance. Nowadays, Nie Yinniang the Assassin is well-known in the "Cannes Most Expecting List" of major foreign media. The film will be shown on April 21st, Cannes time, and mountains may depart is on April 20th. We look forward to the response of the two Chinese films.
In Asia, apart from China, The Diary of Sea Street by Japanese Hirokazu Koreeda is also very interesting. The film was officially unveiled yesterday as the first screening film in the main competition unit. Hirokazu Koreeda’s "Like a Father as a Son", which won the jury prize two years ago, still leaves us with thoughts about family ties. This year’s "Diary of Haijie" once again brings out warm and delicate family ties. The film is adapted from the famous cartoonist Yoshida Akimi’s masterpiece of the same name, showing the time that Xiangtian’s sisters spent together after their father died. More importantly, Ayase Haruka, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho and Suzu Hirose are the four oxygen beauties in The Diary of the Sea Street, and the pleasing index of the lens has reached a new level. Judging from the first wave of film reviews at home and abroad, Diary of the Sea Street is mild and graceful, but slightly depressed. Variety commented: "Diary of the Sea Street is very delicate and elegant, and can be regarded as the successor of KonIchikawa’s Fine Snow." "Hollywood Reporter" thinks: "Although Diary of the Sea Street is obviously different from the exaggerated plot of" Like a Father Like a Son ",several actors give people a natural and pleasant impression, and the picture also conveys the feeling of mutual trust between sisters."
[French home]
Only two of female directors’s works are old French films, digging the hidden side of human nature.
There are five French films in the shortlist of this year’s main competition. Among them, jacques audiard, the director of Wandering Dipan, was nominated for the Palme d ‘Or for Rust and Bone and The Prophet, and the Prophet won the jury prize at Cannes Film Festival in 2009. This time, "Wandering Dipan" was also written by Odia himself, telling the story of a Tamil fighter in Sri Lanka and two women who pretended to be a family and fled to France. It is said that some Indian filmmakers also participated in the filming. The Wandering Dipan will be officially released in France on August 26th after it was shown in Cannes.
Margaret and Julian and My King are both works by female directors, from Valérie Donzelli and Ma? Wenn respectively. Only these two female directors have been shortlisted for the Palme d ‘Or this year, and they are both actors’ transformation directors who are "acting well and guiding". It is only in the past five years that their directed works have appeared in the public eye. Among them, Ma? Wenn was shortlisted for the Palme d ‘Or in 2011 with Detective, and finally won the jury award, among which the objective calm narration and social realism were impressive.
The plots of Valley of Love and Market Law are both interesting. The Valley of Love tells that Isabel and Gerald go to Death Valley in California for a strange invitation. They haven’t seen each other for many years. The invitation came from their photographer son Mike, who committed suicide six months ago. The Valley of Love, starring issbelle huppert, the former winner of the Palme d ‘Or, and Gérard Depardieu, is, after all, basically a 90-minute film in which an old actor fights his acting skills in the desert. Market Law centers on a 51-year-old man getting a new job after being unemployed for 20 months, but his job soon makes him face a moral choice. Stéphane Brizé, the director, and vincent lindon, the main actor, have worked together in The Dying Spring before, and the affection between mother and son is very exciting. Whether the Market Law can make people’s choices fresh and fresh will wait for the comments after the screening in Cannes.
