Chapter 1032

Tailored.

That's Ethan's words. It's absolutely incredible that the Cohen brothers tailor a work for Langley.

In the Hollywood film industry, it is not uncommon for top directors to tailor a work or a role for a particular actor. The most straightforward example is "Kill Bill", which is Quentin Tarantino's work for UMA Thurman.

But for the time being, apart from the unpleasant first meeting between the Cohen brothers and Langley, Langley is only 22 years old, rising very fast, but he is still too young to become an inspiration Muse of art creators. It is not so easy; What's more, they have no friends at all.

Even though George Clooney, who has a close relationship with the Cohen brothers, has cooperated with many works, such as "three kings of escape", "burning after reading", "long live Caesar" and "true love and false love", he still has not been able to get such treatment. But now, Langley has given them inspiration and such special treatment.

This... Is really a huge accident.

Sitting in the passenger seat of Andy, can not help showing a confused look. Compared with the surprise and joy, it's more confused. In the timeline he doesn't know, has the friendship between lenley and the Cohen brothers been so deep?

Then, Andy looks into the rearview mirror and catches the surprise and stupefaction of Lan Li's eyes. With a little peace of mind, it seems that Lan Li knows nothing. So Andy looks at the Cohen brothers with great interest. What medicine are they selling in their gourd? What's the matter with today's job invitation?

Ethan and Joel obviously didn't expect the horror of the bomb they threw out. They exchanged a vision, and they both had similar joy and joy. They were completely immersed in the brainstorming of artistic creation. You and I pieced together the clue blueprint of the whole story.

"I mean, you're one of the sources of inspiration, an important source! In addition, we also looked up a lot of materials, and went back to Greenwich Village in the 1960s. We learned from the autobiographical memoir "mayor of McDougall Street" of folk singer Dave van ronk in the 1960s to tell the story of that time

"Dave van runck, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, Joan Bates, Bob Dylan... They all fought hard in Greenwich Village, bumping into walls, breaking their heads and rushing around, not for success or glory, just to find their own value."

"Of course, we also learn from the album Don Quixote and the folk dilemma in the background of the whole era; Finally, we created a virtual folk singer role based on you and van Loong, and placed him in Greenwich Village in the 1960s. However, we will not tell the story of how he achieved success, not even his biography, but the story of the whole era and the whole tide through him. "

"Now, we are thinking about the title of the movie, 'Don Quixote' is a good choice. As you said in the album, it's a lonely place that can't go back, and don Quixotes are trapped in the same place, but in addition..."

"In addition, we are also considering an album by Van Loong called 'inside - Dave - Van - ronk'. Maybe we can use the hero's name and take 'about xxx' as the title."

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The whole conversation is in a fragmented state. It's hard to sort out a thought or context. It's like opening a box of jigsaw puzzles and pouring all the pieces down. The amount of information is huge, but people can't start it.

For those laymen or young people who don't understand folk songs, the 1960s, Greenwich Village or the cultural tide, it's even more unfriendly. One after another, strange words keep jumping out, and they understand every word. But after putting together the whole paragraph, they can't understand the whole story, Not to mention the meaning behind the story.

It's like a letter from heaven.

That's because the Cohen brothers talked in this way. A brainstorming broke out between Joel and Ethan. All the information was released like a meteor shower. The whole carriage was filled with their voices, but only their voices. No one could intervene. It was extremely difficult to keep up with the rhythm.

Although the eyes of the Cohen brothers always fall on lanli, they seem to be explaining to lanli, and they also seem to be inviting lanli to join them; But the rhythm of their conversation is very fast, and the excited and crazy temperament really makes people unable to get involved and immerse themselves in their own world.

Until the end, Joel and Ethan look at lanli at the same time and cast their eyes to ask, which gives lanli room to intervene.

Joel couldn't wait to ask, "so, what do you think?"

Nathan, sitting in the back seat, has completely burned his head. He is dizzy and has no idea what the Cohen brothers have just said. He only hears a lot of strange names, and then... There is no then; Nathan casts his eyes at Roy, only to find that Roy has an enigmatic expression on his face. He doesn't speak or move. It's uncertain whether Roy understands or doesn't understand.

Fortunately, they don't need to understand, as long as Lan Li understands.

That's the question. Does Langley understand?

"I think that when George sland gets the news, he should be so excited that he just faints." Langley said, half jokingly, that this time it was the turn of the Cohen brothers to be confused: George Slade? Who is that?

Instead of explaining, Langley pondered for a moment.

In fact, he didn't understand; To be more precise, he did understand, but could not understand the fanaticism of the Cohen brothers.

The wave of ballads in the sixties, the wave of rock and roll in the seventies, and the hippie culture that was active in that era deeply influenced the whole process of American history——

The most simple and crude example is that Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and others all bear the deep brand of that era. Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, James Cameron, Martin Scorsese and other directors all bear the indelible mark of that era, as well as film, music, literature and even politics.

Lanli knew the rise and fall of that era and the ups and downs of those waves, but he was only a spectator, not a participant. At least, not like the Cohen brothers.

Joel was born in 1954 and Ethan was born in 1957. Like Spielberg and other golden directors, they all really went through the 1960s and 1970s, and gradually began to form their own artistic pursuit in the 1980s. Folk wave, rock wave, hippie culture, all of them flow in their blood.

Lanli, however, is just a spectator. From the records of books and images, we can trace back the glory and madness of that era, just like the story of "midnight Paris". Everyone is dissatisfied with real life and places his spirit in a perfect golden age; And people in every age are escaping from reality and fantasizing about another golden age.

For the generation of lanli, they will always miss the brilliance and brilliance of the 1990s; As for the generation in the 1990s, they never forget the blooming of a hundred flowers and the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the 1980s; Similarly, for the Cohen brothers, they always recall the purity and simplicity of the 1960s and 1970s.

In a sense, the soul depths of lenley and Cohen brothers are similar. They miss the source of their own artistic inspiration and stick to their inner paradise. They just show different characteristics of the times. Now they wake up their resonance through the carrier of folk songs. This reminds Langley of George strand, the old man who missed the music market in the 1980s.

After a little joke, Lan Li didn't plan to explain. He changed the topic with a smile and went on.

"Once upon a time, music and movies were the carriers of art, carrying the ideas and flexibility of creators, the emotions of life and the weight of society. At that time, the dream was pure and simple, just to realize self-worth; But now, music and movies have gradually become the carriers of Commerce, shouldering the burden of interests first and entertainment to death, and struggling. As a result, dreams have become complicated and confused. Are we chasing fame and wealth or freedom? "

"Once upon a time, dreams made life bearable. Even though they were struggling in poverty and hardship, they were still looking forward to the land of Greenwich Village; But now, dreams make life intolerable. The cruel reality makes dreams impossible. Washington Square is still Washington Square, but it has been surrounded by McDonald's and Starbucks. Bars like Pioneer Village have gradually disappeared in the long history. "

Langley's eyes fell on Joel and Ethan. "So, you want to tell the story of those years, those simple years. Everyone rushes into the tide like a moth to the fire and becomes a part of the whole era. "

"Of course, not everyone can succeed. There is only one Bob Dylan, but behind him, there are a hundred or a thousand people with the same dream. The only difference is that some people insist, while others give up. Times have changed, those who gave up before, after all, chose to give up; And before those who insist, it seems to have chosen to give up. That turbulent era will never come back. "

Lan Li's words with a touch of sadness, let Joel and Ethan show a very excited look.

Joel's big mouth almost screamed, "God, God! That's as like as two peas. Exactly the same! How is that possible? God, this is your movie. I'm serious, lenley. I'm serious! Please be sure to play in this work, be sure! "

This work of the Coen brothers is still fresh in Langley's memory, because it is his favorite Coen brothers, and the name of the film is "drunken folk".