Emily Chen sat up straight, looked around and quickly scanned the scene.
At this time, the hall of Lumiere is full of lights but dark. The sight can't be transmitted at all. We can only see the dense and turbulent crowd, just like the dense and lush forest. The whole hall is full of seats, but the audience can still be seen in every corner, It's like a 2000 person screening hall crammed with 6000 people.
Emily strongly doubts that she can't even find a place to stay now?
Involuntarily, Emily breathed a sigh of relief and was glad that she had come to line up early today. Although the huge queue was too exaggerated, the throughput of lumier hall was a little reassuring after the entrance——
This is a film festival. There is no seat number; Instead, they will be seated according to the order of arrival. In addition to a small number of seats reserved for members of the cast and the jury, other guests also took their own seats; So, with great luck, Emily found a place on the first floor. She didn't need to go to the second floor. The condescending viewing experience more or less affected her viewing experience.
In fact, the whole first floor is full of people, and everyone takes it for granted that there is no place here. Many media who came in before Emily consciously went to the second floor; But Emily chose to stay on the first floor, only to find that there are still a large number of vacant seats. It seems that we are still too conscious and too abide by the order, and "politely" reserved the space on the first floor.
Of course, Cohen brothers' works are not visual effects oriented. But at the end of the day, it's lucky to be able to stay on the first floor.
"It's really crazy today, isn't it?" Right hand side of the direction came a hearty conversation.
Emily didn't think much about it. She took it for granted that it should be the chatting of her peers. She also showed a smile and said with a smile, "I thought that the Leonardo DiCaprio scene was exaggerated enough. I didn't expect that this one was the real climax. I think Fu Mao must regret it now and should put this one down again."
Turning her head, Emily noticed the people around her. She was a little stunned, but she didn't have time to control the banter. She blurted out, "I'm very curious now. What's the experience of being a Langley hall?"
"He's right there. You can ask him directly." Steven Spielberg sat down in his chair, his eyes twinkling with the mischievous light of an old urchin. He leaned forward and yelled to the left of the front row, "Hey, lenley, this lady has a question about you. What's the experience of being lenley hall?"
Emily's head can't turn around. Subconsciously, she follows Steven's eyes away. Then she sees lanli, who is politely apologizing and moving to the center seat.
Hearing the voice, Lan Li raised his head and outlined a shallow arc in the corner of his mouth. "I have answered this question in an interview with the new york times before. If you are interested, you can have a look at it."
"No! Official perfunctory answer, poor comment. " Steven did not hesitate to start tucking up the slot, and even make complaints about booing.
But lenley shrugged calmly, "Hey, that's the right to be lenley hall." With that, his head tilted slightly, showing a trace of satisfaction. Then he turned his head and sat down in his seat.
Emily and Steven exchange a look. They both pause for a moment. Then the radian of the corner of their mouth rises at the same time. Steven spreads out his hands and looks helpless. "I guess that's the right answer."
Emily chuckled and nodded her approval.
The most wonderful moment of Cannes Film Festival lies in this. After the media reporters smoothly line up for admission, they can become ordinary members of the screening hall.
As we all know, the area in the center of the screening hall is the best place for viewing experience. Generally speaking, this area will be reserved for the judges, crew members and important guests; Outside the area, it is completely open, and every audience can choose to sit down freely.
They can sit next to a jury member and watch the jury member's viewing up close - is he asleep? Did he shed tears? Did he yawn? Is he absorbed? Did he get up and clap? Does he like it or hate it?
They can also watch the movie together with the members of the cast. They can hear the noise of beer hitting the bar, guests talking, bartenders pouring alcohol, waiters coming and going, wine glasses touching each other... Without explanation or explanation, all the audience in the whole screening hall are really in the bar.
"Gas light cafe, 1961.".
A microphone appeared on the big screen, without formal and grand introduction. The melodious and light melody just like the gurgling water flowed down slowly, and no one was seen. First, I heard the sound. Between the camera movements, the golden light bit by bit outlined the face and figure of the despondent man with a beard in the dark.
"Hang me, oh, hang me, I will die soon."
Involuntarily, a thin layer of goose bumps appeared on the surface of Emily's skin.
On the huge screen, the handsome and decadent, vicissitudes and gloomy man is humming in a low voice. His hoarse voice tells the story without language or expression, and the noise and boredom in his mind have gradually settled down.
It's as if I carry my luggage and follow his steps to an unknown journey. After being weathered, I still stagger forward, leaving only a lonely figure, walking alone on the barren and magnificent road.
Time in that winding melodious melody slowly began to flow back.
2013, 2012, 2011... 2000, 1999... 1990... 1980... 1970... The last time is slowly fixed above 1961. The era of war devastation, the era of ideological emancipation and wanton bloom, the era of scarring and struggling.
The story began in 1961 at the gas lamp cafe.
Under the lens of the Cohen brothers, the entire Lumiere hall turns into a gas lamp cafe, and every audience present becomes a customer of the cafe, enjoying a folk song performance.
Interestingly, in 1961, when folk songs were popular, people were used to it because there were so many similar singers; In 2013, the era of the decline of folk songs, because no one cares, cultural fault, people are indifferent. Invisibly, the gas lamp cafe and the Lumiere hall seem to break the boundaries of time and space and illusion, and complete the seamless connection.
At the end of the performance, customers in the cafe gave polite applause.
"Have you ever sung this song with Mikey?"
"Yes."
"Boy, you were such a mess last night."
"Yes... I'm sorry, Papi. I'm an asshole."
"I don't care. It's just music. One of your friends is in the back alley. "
After the performance, the singer came to the bar, chatted with the bar owner, and then came to the back alley.
The comer was a tough guy dressed as a cowboy in the West. There was no face in the dark back alley, but it was certain that they were not friends, because the other party came for the mess last night and beat him hard; Then he left the singer in a mess and went away.
Emily showed her surprise and admiration with a slight jaw.
It seems that the Cohen brothers have the ability to outline the background of the story and the image of the characters in a few strokes. This time, with lanli, their skills will undoubtedly go up to a higher level. Just at the beginning, the story has shown an outline.