Chapter 1325

Among the three major European film festivals, the position of the chairman of the jury is crucial. In the process of selecting awards, all judges will discuss and vote to ensure the final agreement, but the chairman must shoulder the responsibility of coordination and control, especially when differences arise, they must show their determination and domineering.

In the selection history of the top awards of the three major film festivals, there have been many cases in which the aesthetic taste of the chairman of the jury determines the awards. There have been many cases in Cannes Film Festival in the past decade alone——

The "White Ribbon" in 2009, the "wheat wave" in 2006, the "Fahrenheit 911" in 2004, and the "elephant" in 2003 are more or less under great controversy, but in the end, they are all the result of the strong decision of the jury chairman, and even criticized as "arbitrary".

Time will tell if they made the right choice.

On the other hand, if the chairman is not strong enough, but is manipulated by the judges, even wavering, so that the overall collapse, it is also a disaster for the award selection.

Cannes Film Festival in 1997 is the most typical representative.

Isabelle Adjani, the legendary French actress, is the chairman of the jury, but her aesthetic taste for the film is not enough, and at the same time, she does not have enough strength and expertise to suppress other judges, which leads to a heated argument and complete collapse in the process of discussion.

At the seminar, Isabel pretended to be generous and asked all the judges to communicate in English. This is not the official rule of Cannes, because some judges are really poor in English. They are allowed to use their own language to communicate and complete the discussion with the help of translators or translators or other judges.

Isabel chose English confidently in order to show her generosity and strength, but it became a short board when she argued with other judges——

Because her English is not very good, thinking speed and refutation ability are far from enough.

What's more, Tim Burton, Mira Sorvino and Mike Lee are all English speaking judges.

At the same time, Mila sowino, a student of the Department of East Asian Languages and literature at Harvard University, speaks fluent Chinese. She has written papers on Chinese and won prizes. As a result, she became the English translator of Gong Li, another member of the jury.

In addition, Nanni Moretti, the Italian director, is an unspeakable virtuoso who knows how to speak and persuade; Mike Lee, who had just taken off the palms of gold the year before, was even more arrogant and arrogant. His persistence and field of art were among the top in the whole European continent. Naturally, he did not pay attention to Isabel.

What's worse, the first work discussed by the jury was Wong Kar Wai's "spring burst". As soon as it came up, Isabel said that "this is not a good film"; But then, each of the judges expressed their opposition one after another, and gave countless praise to the film, even believing that it was one of the best works of the year.

Isabel couldn't get off the stage immediately, so she began to lose her temper.

After the internal discussion, at the public relations party, Mike Lee did not shy away from the media and angrily yelled, "this is the stupidest woman I have ever seen!"

At the 50th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, Isabel's favorite "don't forget" won the jury award. Nanni's Iranian film "cherry flavor" successfully countered the situation that most of the judges didn't like, and won the golden palm with "eel" supported by Mike——

This is another double yolk.

Giles Jacobs, chairman of the festival, is also very dissatisfied with the result. They have been trying to avoid the double yolk of the golden palm, but this one happened. But Isabel could not suppress the other judges, and eventually Giles could only accept it. After the film festival, Giles was also full of complaints.

In addition, "spring burst" won the best director award.

Later, Isabel became the laughing stock of the media.

Therefore, the position of the chairman of the jury is crucial. In general, people will think that the palms are the concentrated embodiment of the aesthetic taste of the chairman of the jury, and their names are closely linked with each session of the palms.

So, how does Steven Spielberg choose?

……

"Sure! I'm sure

There was a cry from the media center, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on the speaker. The bustling discussion disappeared without a trace. A quiet environment allowed the speaker to spread the voice without any effort.

"Venus in fur is out. They're not on the list."

"Ah Emily subconsciously raised her hands and began to cheer and celebrate. Then she realized that she was not alone. All the other reporters around her were clapping their hands in celebration, as if she had just completed a feat. The collective jubilant atmosphere rolled up in the media, and her eyes were not bright.

"I'm sure you won't show up on the red carpet!"

"Wow." Everyone breathed a long sigh of relief for the rest of their lives“ The word "after robbery" seems to be a bit inappropriate, but at this moment, everyone has such a feeling in his heart, just like avoiding the cesspit, and then avoiding the puddle in a dangerous and dangerous way.

"But... 'beautiful city' and 'Holly' are still uncertain."

"Oh." Almost the whole audience was unanimous, and everyone sighed with regret. "The beautiful city" and "Holly" were just released in the last two days. The whole crew still stayed in Cannes, but no one could know why they stayed. This also means that there are still eight crew left in Cannes.

There are only seven awards. If it's eight works, it means there is a double yolk? The competition of palmetto is becoming more and more fierce, and the suspense is also growing. So, which work will become cannon fodder?

When we realize that everyone's attitude is so synchronized, a ridiculous joy comes to our face, and everyone laughs together.

This year is not a big year, or even a small year. The average quality of the works can only be said to be above the standard. "Adele's life" and "drunken folk songs" lead the way with absolute superiority. When the Film Festival ends, there are only two works that finally reach three points or more.

Because of this, all the attention is focused on these two works. No matter which one wins the golden palm, it means that the other one will lose; But if... Just if "the beautiful city" or "Holly" wins, then these two works with more than three points may become cannon fodder.

Such a situation may not appear in the Oscars, but it is common in the three major European film festivals. In other years, people's heartache and strangulation may not be so strong, but this year, these two works are at the top. Once they become cannon fodder, it's really heartbreaking.

That's why all the journalists responded so consistently.

After a little relief, the tension began to spread again. Now, they have nothing else to do but wait quietly to see if the "beautiful city" crew will attend the red carpet at the closing ceremony tonight.

Once present

The waiting time is very hard. Even one second seems very long. The reporters in the media center can only force themselves to calm down and share the gossip of Cannes front line for the first time, and then brush up the endless topics on Twitter and Facebook to distract their attention.

But it's not so easy for Emily. Even the heated discussion on the social network can't distract her. She has no choice but to start thinking about how to write the manuscript after the award ceremony. However, when she thinks about it, she can't help but start thinking about it. If the Golden Palm Award is awarded to the "beautiful city", she can't help thinking about it, So what does that mean?

The more you think about it, the more nervous you are. The more you think about it, the more irritable you are.

Finally, Emily simply took out her mobile phone, put on the earphone and began to listen to the original voice of "drunken folk".

At the previous press conference, the Cohen brothers mentioned that the movie soundtrack was actually released online earlier than the movie, and can be purchased online and offline.

Emily finished the order in the first time. She ordered an album in advance and sent it home. When she got home from Cannes Film Festival, she could receive it; And also bought the entire album online, the past two days time again and again cycle, thoughts completely immersed in the mood of the film, unable to extricate themselves.

Among the albums, Emily's favorite is Langley's singing. It's not about movies, it's about movies.

In the beginning, it was because of the work "drunken ballad", which always felt that there was a singer named Levine Davis in real life; But gradually, Emily fell in love with the sadness and bitterness in the folk songs. Then, she bought the album Don Quixote online and became deeply addicted to it.

No doubt her favorite song is "the beast". Everyone says that there is a sad story behind this song. Even if she doesn't know the whole story, she can't help but sigh every time she listens to it, as if she can catch the helplessness and anger behind the sentence "so grass your dream".

Now, she finally understood why the Cohen brothers chose Langley to play Levine Davis.

Then the crowd in sight suddenly began to stir. Emily took off her earplugs, followed everyone's line of sight to the TV screen hanging on the wall, and quickly stood up, because she realized——

The red carpet is on!