Chapter 2112

The large-scale film production process of large-scale production companies is always extremely complicated and complicated, and the preliminary preparation may take one or two years or even more; And post production may take a year and a half or even longer. In addition, it takes a lot of time and energy to shoot. It's not surprising that a movie usually takes three years from project approval to release. It's not surprising that the "Avatar" series has been waiting for a lifetime.

But in the face of such a situation, lanli is still a novice.

"Jurassic world" had been around for more than a year and a half before, but most of the time it had nothing to do with lanli. It was a tangle and repetition within Universal Pictures. After signing the contract in black and white, the film started shooting in less than four months. During the busy award season, lanli basically did not experience any waiting.

Now "Grand Theft Auto 1" is different. It signed a contract in January, but it hasn't seen the script in September. Then it is expected that the shooting time will be further delayed. I feel that I can't see the end of the waiting, just like I can't see the end of the marathon. When I'm tired, I can't help but feel absurd.

"According to the common sense, this is the precursor of the imminent collapse of the project. No wonder the directors and actors have changed one after another in the preparation process of so many projects. The final version and the original intention of the project are far from each other. But I guess you won't give up Star Wars easily

Randy's ridicule makes Andy feel helpless. However, just as Randy said, his mood is special and contradictory for the "Star Wars" series. At this time, he knows that Randy is joking, but he can't laugh at all. "How, do you think this is bad news and may be messed up?"

Andy's worry about gain and loss is really rare, which makes lanli's mood more relaxed. "I don't know. I haven't seen the script yet, remember? If I could predict, maybe in January, I would not sign the contract and we would not be in such a dilemma now, don't you think? "

"Langley... I'm not kidding. I'm serious." Andy rolled a big white eye. He's really not in the mood of joking.

"I'm serious too, Andy. I never make fun of my work." Andy choked because he was telling the truth, but then he said, "good. Now we can discuss the possibility of applying for termination."

Andy can't help holding his breath.

Sitting at the end of the phone, lanli could clearly notice Andy's breathing. The tension and anxiety was never seen before, "ha ha." Lanli burst out laughing, "Andy, I'm joking. Take it easy. Everything can be decided after the script comes out." Just as Andy was a little relieved, Langley continued, "if you want to terminate your contract, it's time to let Matthew out."

"..." take a deep breath, Andy, take a deep breath, "..." Andy kept telling himself in his heart, and then said very seriously, "may I hang up?"

Lan Li's smile is full of bloom. Sure enough, people who have the heart of a child are always very cute. "Sorry, Andy, now back to the point. You call me today, you can't make complaints about Catherine Kennedy. So what kind of work is it?

"Yorgos lanthimos. Have you heard his name? " Andy also converged, back to business, tone and tone are back to normal.

Engels lansmus, a native of Greece, can be regarded as a late maturing director, because the Greek film has completely declined in modern times, and the whole film production environment is far from excellent, which also limits the rise of Engels to some extent. It was only when he was 28 years old in 2001 that he made his debut "my best friend".

Of course, compared with those directors who were only enlightened at the age of 40 or 50, it's more appropriate for him to become famous when he was young, because from his debut, he gradually formed his own style, creating the absurdity and irony in the play with cold wide angle and abrupt music, and the black temperament always permeates it.

In 2009, oggs directed his third work, "dog tooth", which was shortlisted as a concern unit of Cannes Film Festival, and won a concern award, which made the silent Greek film reappear in front of the world for many years, and finally entered the top five of the best foreign language film Oscars of the next year, and established its reputation in the industry.

After that, oggs rose rapidly step by step, and in just ten years, he was listed as one of the outstanding creators in the new century with Paul Thomas Anderson, Wes Anderson and other directors.

Oggs is not a high-yield director. From 2009's "dog tooth" to 2019, he has only six works, including "dog tooth".

In 2010, as a producer rather than a director, and in person to participate in the performance of the work "Edinburgh", shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival main competition, and finally won the best actress award; In 2011, "Alps", who wrote and directed by himself, was once again shortlisted in the Venice main competition and won the best screenwriter award; In 2017, "the death of the sacred deer", the best screenwriter award of Cannes Film Festival main competition.

Then, in 2018, for the first time, he directed a non Scriptwriter's work, "beloved", which quickly became the first peak of his career. First, he won the jury award and the best actress trophy at the Venice Film Festival; Then he won ten nominations at the Oscars, including a series of nominations for best picture, best director and two best supporting roles, and finally won the Best Actress Oscar.

It's no exaggeration to say that the rising speed of Argus is very rapid and fierce, almost every shot can return with a full load, and he hasn't failed since "dogtooth". The whole creative inspiration is in a peak state, which seems to have become an indispensable part of the European film field——

Then he got a firm foothold in the world of English movies. Not all European art directors are able to break out in the English film market.

Here we have to mention the first English work of Engels: "lobster".

This work, which was shortlisted in the main competition unit of Cannes Film Festival in 2015, is set in a fictional near future society, and the marriage and love of residents are strictly controlled. According to the regulations, single people are to be transferred to a hotel, they must find a matching partner within 45 days, the loser will be transformed into a kind of optional animal, and be exiled to the forest. In order to extend the 45 day period, the singles in the hotel will go to the forest to hunt other runaway singles.

The whole background of the story continues the black absurdity of Eugene. From the "dog tooth" to the later "death of the deer", Eugene is always good at digging out a small part of the contemporary society, grabbing out the problems, and then setting up a strange to almost magical framework, giving the story a utopian perspective, and then reflecting the social problems, This is undoubtedly the symbolic feature of his works.

Because the style of his works is so distinctive and unique that it becomes a symbol. Like the audience think that this is the interpretation of the social team, and the audience can always get inspiration from it; Those who are not interested in it think that the story of Eugene is too absurd and strange, so that they lose the sense of reality and can not show the real style of the director; As for the annoying audience, they think the story is a mess.

However, it is undeniable that the "beloved" in 2018 was the first time that he tried to shoot other people's plays, which also made many audiences sigh: without the cold and strange texture of "Besieged City", it seems that he is not Argus. Some people like him, and some people reject him. But after all, he still misses the distinctive and unique Greek director, The stranglehold of the audience has not been able to prevent this work from becoming the footstep of breaking the shackles of the minority and entering the mainstream. Undoubtedly, it has become the first peak of his international fame and made a great breakthrough in his career.

By the way, "lobster" was released in 2015.

At the moment of 2014, with his "dog teeth" and "Alps", he has won countless attention. He has entered a short creative precipitation period. It took him nearly three years to find inspiration and polish the script. Then he left his familiar Greek film industry and went to the UK to find opportunities to open up his career, Lobster was born in this context.

As a matter of fact, at this time, Augus has gained a firm foothold in the European continent. He does not lack actors who are willing to cooperate. The only difference is whether he can fully match his expectations, which also makes "lobster" have a very good cast of CASS: Colin Farrell, Rachel Weitz, Ben Wishaw, and so on Olivia Coleman, Leia Saidu and so on.

In the United States, the reputation of oggs is still relatively limited, only the professionals in the industry are more familiar with it, but the general public is still very strange, which is the reason why Andy raised such a question.

"Yes, of course." "He has a very good reputation in the west end," lenley said in an understatement

Andy was surprised. "Oh, so? After hearing about the director, I went to see his "dog tooth" and was shortlisted for the best foreign language film Oscar. I didn't expect that he had already made a name in Britain. "

"We can put aside the issue of film aesthetics in Europe and the United States for the time being and get down to business." Lan Li pulled the corner of his mouth and chuckled.

This joke also made Andy laugh happily, "I can accept it. Before the topic begins, I give in. " Andy doesn't think he has any chance of winning if there really has to be a debate.