Chapter 250 Adaptation Rights (14)
Chapter 250 Adaptation rights...(14)
Before the development of the mainland film market, Chinese filmmakers aimed at the three major exhibitions.
Because it is precisely because of them that the international influence of Chinese-language films has been gradually increased.
Hou Xiaoxian, Yang Dechang, A Mou, Poetry Master, and Wang Jiawei all came to the world through the European Film Festival...
Of course, Li Min is an exception!
Li Min made his debut in the United States. Of course, his reputation was also established through the Berlin Film Festival - "The Wedding Banquet" won the Golden Bear...
However, his later fame was accumulated through the Oscars and the American market.
Back to "Outstanding Citizen"...
The timing for Daoming Chen to win the award was so coincidental, it happened to be the closing of the Athens Olympics!
The Chinese team has a record 32 gold medals, ranking second in the gold medal list, and Liu Xiang won the 110-meter hurdles gold medal, which was the first time China won a medal in a men's track and field competition.
Everyone’s patriotic sentiments had nowhere to vent, and then it was announced that the movie had won an award...
What is this called?
Sports and literature and art are blooming!
Win glory for the country!
I guess all the entertainment news in the next five days will revolve around Director Chen and "Outstanding Citizen"...
After all, China Film Group also invested in this film and was responsible for its distribution...
In a sense, it is a good sign, telling everyone that you can still win awards without smearing China!
The media knows what's going on, so they can naturally spread the word...
…
"I was a little surprised at first, but then I calmed down. After all, I still have a judge of size in my heart, and I think I did a good job..."
Director Chen was being interviewed…
"Of course the most grateful person is Xudong. He found me and wrote this book specifically for me!"
"What are your plans next? Should you go to Hollywood or stay in China?"
another reporter asked.
"Of course I will stay in China. I have two scripts currently being filmed, both written by Xudong, and they are more commercial..."
"One is called "Witnessed by All", directed by McDonald, starring Liang Jiahui, Gong Li and me; there is also "The Tailor", we are looking for a director..."
Basically he answered questions from domestic reporters... because he understood them.
But I don’t want to favor one thing over another, so I specially selected a few foreigners to answer the questions. The foreigners were relatively simple and asked about things like ‘how they feel about winning awards’ or ‘what they think about the film festival’…
Director Chen answered one by one...
Then bursts of applause came from over there, and there were probably awards being awarded.
"The best director goes to Kim Ki-duk for "Empty Room"..."
"…oh."
Director Chen simply said "Oh"...
"Mr. Chen, one last question, "Outstanding Citizen" will be released in mainland China next week. How much box office do you think it will have?"
Director Chen smiled: "You shouldn't ask me this question, I'm just an actor..."
"Didn't you discuss it?"
Director Chen was a little speechless. If the situation hadn't been wrong, he might have gotten angry. He said patiently: "...We actors never discuss box office!"
…
"Mike Leigh is the new banner of the London Film Academy, and the chairman of the committee, John Bowman..."
"He's also from the London Film School?"
"He is a visiting professor... Of course, Mike Leigh is also very good. He already won the Palme d'Or at the 49th Cannes International Film Festival for "Secrets and Lies"..."
At the celebration banquet, Wang Qingqiang was comforting Guan Yu...
Except for the Actor Award, "Outstanding Citizen" did not win any other awards.
I'm a bit disappointed, especially since "Vera Drake" won the Golden Lion Award for Best Actress...
It can be seen that it is not just about dividing the cake!
In fact, A Mou's "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" also won the Golden Lion Award and also won the Silver Lion Award for Best Actress to Gong Li...
"It's still not strong enough!"
Guan Fu sighed...
This is the truth. Mike Leigh is quite awesome. In various rankings of the world's top 100 directors, Mike Leigh ranks in the top five!
There is no shame in losing to him...
Wang Qingqiang looked around and then asked: "Where is Xudong?"
"...It seems like I was chatting with a foreigner..."
"Which foreigner?"
Cao Xiwen shook his head: "...I don't know him, I just know he is one of the judges..."
Wang Qingqiang is not very understanding~
The awards judging is over, okay...
"Go and chat with the judges now? What are you talking about?"
What else can we talk about, of course, movies!
Shen Xudong is chatting with director Wolfgang Beck.
Wolfgang Beck's masterpiece "Goodbye Lenin" is one of Shen Xudong's favorite movies.
The plot is very simple, it is a small family story narrated against the backdrop of the times...
In the background of the merger of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Democratic Republic of Germany, a mother fainted because of hard work. When she woke up, it was already eight months. The country she had worked for all her life was gone...
The doctor said it was best not to stimulate her any more, so the son had to do everything possible to conceal the news...
Then while weaving lies, his son fell into deep nostalgia for the Democratic Germany and the socialist system...
You can't say how well shot this movie is. It's just a melodrama, but I really like the romanticization of the story.
Let time and time freeze in a room like this. When my mother walked out of the room and passed by Lenin's head hanging from a helicopter in the sky, that moment was so poetic...
When my mother's ashes turned into fireworks and bloomed over Berlin...it was so beautiful.
A person's life is dazzling in this short-lived fireworks, and the long years are just a hanging curtain.
Wolfgang Beck is happy to talk about "Goodbye Lenin" with the screenwriter from China...
In fact, Wolfgang Beck is an Argentinian director, but he lives in Westphalia, Germany, which belongs to the Ruhr Industrial Area. According to the division, it belongs to the Federal Republic of Germany...
The two discussed a lot of things about the system, all of which could not be written.
At the end, Wolfgang Beck said: "Can you transfer the script of "Outstanding Citizen" to me?"
"…You mean the adaptation rights?"
"Yes, that's the right to adapt... I want to make an Argentinian "Outstanding Citizen"..."
Shen Xudong nodded decisively: "Of course, no problem!"
"Thanks…"
"...I might have to write a script that has some scenes related to "Goodbye Lenin"..."
Wolfgang Beck smiled: "It's okay, just use it..."
Shen Xudong raised his wine glass, and the two clinked glasses...
What script?
Of course it's "Life Events"!
The movie "Life Events" is very good just by watching the clips, but the logic of the whole drama is wrong. I don't quite understand how my father turned into fireworks. Although it is beautiful, but... the logic doesn't make sense. How can the ashes be turned into fireworks?
There was no warning at all, it was Daddy...
The old man liked "Goodbye Lenin" very much and said that he would turn his ashes into fireworks...
It makes sense logically...
While they were chatting, Xu Feng came over and greeted him warmly...