Chapter 785

Just on the first day of publicity, lanli felt back pain. However, he was not sure whether it was the illusion of old age caused by the vicissitudes of life of two generations or the physical pain felt by his body. But he was sure that at 10:15 p.m., when all the interviews finally came to a certain stage, he had to stand up and move his body, Even after walking all day, or practicing martial arts all day, I don't feel so tired.

Standing in front of the French window of the hotel room, looking at this quiet and solemn City, most of the urban areas have fallen into the darkness and entered the night mode early; Only the little lights hidden under the thick night, enjoy and wantonly continue to revel. Potsdam square is one of them.

In one of the three major film festivals in Europe, it's absolutely the biggest regret to waste time in a room like this. So, lanli changed a light and low-key clothing, simple black T-shirt with black jeans, plus a black motorcycle jacket, quietly left the hotel room.

On the wet streets, the voices of young people's eloquence reverberate, but it seems a bit lonely, as if the whole city has fallen into a deep sleep, leaving only lonely people dancing, even without background music. Across the street, Langley came to the cinema in Sony Center again. Instead of deliberately selecting films, he bought a ticket with the closest screening time at random. Then he quickly entered the screening hall and disappeared into the busy crowd.

It's interesting to exchange views with fans; But at the same time, it's fun to enjoy the movie alone.

After entering the screening hall, Lan Li took out a poster about the movie, found a place in the corner, sat down, and then began to browse the information of the movie“ It's just the wind, "a work directed by Benedek fliegauf, a Hungarian director. These two names are totally unfamiliar. I have never heard of the director or watched the film.

One of the biggest charms of the festival is to find out the obscure films that he has never heard of or watched. Sometimes he can see works from small countries such as Algeria or Lithuania.

After reading the introduction carefully, Lan Li looked up and saw two figures walking up the steps. They stopped two steps in front of Lan Li and seemed to be discussing whether they should sit beside him.

Lanli realized that there were two movie introductions on the seat next to him, which should have been left after the last movie. If he didn't know why, he thought it was lanli who occupied the seat for his friends. He quickly picked up the two small posters and politely signaled, "this is empty."

During the conversation, lanli saw the faces of the two people at this time. Because of the backlight, a ceiling lamp just projected from the gap between the two ears, so that only a vague outline was left on his face. He could not see clearly, but he had curly hair all over his face, a hairy little flat head, and the iconic Western Cowboy moustache, Just one outline is enough to recognize: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen.

He is one of the most famous brothers in Hollywood. He is also the banner character of American independent film and the representative of black humor film.

For ordinary audiences, "no country for old people" is undoubtedly a thunderbolt, as is "earth thunder", which completed the reversal of the Jedi in the Oscar nomination stage last year; But for senior fans, the works directed by the two brothers when they were young are enough to rank among the greatest in film history. "Blood labyrinth", "Barton Fink", "ice blood storm", "murder green toe" and "raise Arizona", each of which is a masterpiece!

The great thing of the Cohen brothers is that they bring black humor independent films into the public's view, but they still maintain the self style of independent films. Even the "no country for old people" who won the Oscar is one of the best films that won't win the Oscar. Moreover, their support for independent films has never changed, and they appear on time at the Sundance Film Festival almost every year.

Langley has always been very fond of the Cohen brothers' movies. In their lens language, they are always full of satire and regret for the reality, but they never lose their sense of humor, which is really rare; Unfortunately, Langley never had a chance to meet these two brothers in Sundance or trilliuride. Unexpectedly, he met them in Berlin today.

The smile at the corner of his mouth began to rise. Lan Li stood up and said, "good evening."

Joel and Ethan both stopped and looked. Joel is a big brother. He's a little taller and has a long cheek; Ethan is a younger brother, with a small flat head and a beard, like kiwi fruit.

The American directors' Union stipulates that a film is not allowed to have two or more directors signed, so as to avoid the situation that some directors are only nominal, but do not really contribute; Unless another person doesn't belong to the directors' Union, this has led to a lot of disputes in history. So, in name, Joel is the director and Ethan is the producer, but in real life, there is no clear distinction between the two brothers' work. A few years ago, the U.S. directors' Union revised and adjusted the relevant regulations, after which the Cohen brothers were able to sign a director at the same time.

Ethan is a producer - at least officially. He is more gentle and smiling. At this time, he noticed lanli's polite greeting. He was a little surprised, but he still showed a smile at the corner of his mouth and nodded.

Joel, on the other hand, is a director in name. He has a sharp character and a hot temper. As soon as he frowns, he shows his impatience and says, "who are you? Do we know each other? "

Lan Li blinked, but didn't respond. What's the matter with such a sharp attitude? Just as he was about to answer, Joel turned around the next second, turned his back to Lan Li, and left directly in the opposite direction. It's no longer a matter of attitude. It can even be said that it's a matter of making your face clear.

He didn't remember any kind of confrontation with the Cohen brothers, let alone when he offended Joel Cohen. What the hell is going on?

Ethan didn't leave. He stopped at the same place and looked at Joel. Then he looked at lanli. A helpless smile appeared on his face. He nodded to lanli apologetically. Then Joel's voice came from behind, "Ethan, here's a seat. Come here." Ethan didn't explain anything or say anything more. Although he was polite, he also put on a cold and alienated attitude and politely turned to leave.

First Joel, then Ethan.

Lanli really doesn't remember how he offended the two bigwigs of the American independent film industry. The scene was a little awkward for a moment. Because the two brothers had turned around and left, lanli was embarrassed alone. However, in the upper class society, it was only a small matter to deal with such embarrassment, and Lan Li immediately lost his countenance.

More curiosity than embarrassment.

"... that's a guy who is full of copper smell and fishing for fame... It must be... I tell you, at this time, all kinds of means are used to make it out... How can it be... Don't believe it, see..." in the quiet screening hall, Joel didn't deliberately speak loudly, but also didn't mean to whisper. With a trace of disdain and rejection, he spread through the air, It's in Langley's ear.

"... Harvey Weinstein can't believe the words of the media... You can believe it too... OK, OK, quiet, quiet, the movie is about to start..." then there is Ethan's words, some fragmented fragments of words, because Joel interrupted, listening more carefully, and then the words were cut off, but not quiet, but two audiences appeared.

The two viewers, who looked like senior fans, excitedly came to the Cohen brothers and expressed their love for their works. This time, the Cohen brothers did not change their face at all. On the contrary, they talked to them with a gentle and smiling face.

Although the information is incomplete, it is not enough to put together the whole picture; But the key information is enough to make a judgment.

It seems that now Hollywood has become a powder keg, and the competition of college public relations has ignited the flames of war. In fact, Lan Li is a little curious. Everyone splashes dirty water on each other, scolds each other, and slanders each other. Behind one set, face to face another set, the scene is absolutely wonderful.

However, curiosity is just curiosity. Lan Li doesn't know or disdains to inquire. Hollywood is a big dye vat, with endless rumors. If every piece of news has to be answered, the actor should just switch to public relations or paparazzi.

Quiet down, Lan Li re focused on the big screen, just a short time, the lights dimmed, the film began to show.

Surprisingly, this is a wonderful film.

Ironically, the film tells an interesting story: in a small village, a family is killed by a poisoned hand, and the murderer leaves the scene soon, so no one knows the whole story. Another family, who lived not far away, was unharmed in the accident, but the speculation, isolation, accusation and vicious sight in the village made them live in fear.

This is a bit similar to the Danish film "hunting", which is full of praise and destruction. Gossip can often become an invisible executioner. However, in this film, the real creation of a river of blood, shock slightly inferior to "hunting", but it is still worth pondering.

From the movie back to reality, the association is really interesting. When leaving the screening hall, Langley slowly fell behind, while Joel and Ethan walked in front of the audience.

As he was about to leave the screening hall, Ethan raised his head and his eyes were in contact with lenley.

Lan Li showed a polite smile and nodded; Ethan pauses a little, doesn't respond, doesn't say, takes his eyes back, walks away with Joel and follows the crowd.