Chapter 45： Sundance Film Festival

Sundance International Film Festival, the name is transliterated in English, the literal translation should be Sundance Film Festival (Sundance.Film.Festival), this independent film festival founded in 1984, this year is already the 17th year, has long been It has grown into an independent film festival that attracts attention all over the United States and even the world.

On January 18th, Park City, located in the Great Salt Lake Valley, Utah, became lively again because of movies. The founder of the Sundance Film Festival, Robert Redford, is here waiting for everyone in the world who has a heart hidden in their hearts. Independent filmmakers whose stories are told. The peaceful Park City was originally just an obscure ski town next to Salt Lake City, but after 17 years of development, it has become a mecca for independent films. People with all kinds of dreams come together again in Park City - filmmakers want to be discovered, **** people want to be recognized, big stars want to be sought after, groupies want to meet George Clooney, in the "City of God" Sundance The grotesqueness exuded in it is not just the brilliance of the movie.

"Bei, are you sure we won't go to watch the opening film 'Indecent Love'?" Teddy Bell asked, but he had already followed Gu Luobei's pace.

Park City, where the Sundance Film Festival takes place, is simply too small to accommodate fans from all over the world, so most people live in Salt Lake City. Gu Luobei and Teddy Bell came to Salt Lake City by train two days ago in order to participate in the Sundance Film Festival. Independent filmmakers from all over the world and fans from all over the world have made the cold and windy Salt Lake City a holy place for carnivals. Yesterday, the Sundance Film Festival kicked off a ten-day carnival with the film "Indecent Love".

The Sundance Film Festival is divided into two parts. The first nine days show the participating films, allowing all film lovers to enjoy this visual feast, and it is also a process for independent filmmakers and film distribution companies to seek opportunities for each other; the last day is The film festival came to a close with the awards ceremony.

Gu Luobei and Teddy Bell also attended yesterday's opening ceremony, but instead of watching the opening film, they went out drinking with the new friends they met yesterday. After entering Park City today, Gu Luobei took Teddy Bell to watch the movie of his heart.

"Yesterday I heard that 'Imperial Love' has been well received, and the word of mouth is very good." Teddy Bell had also inquired about the news before coming, and he was also looking at the film screening arrangement manual issued by the organizer, which clearly stated A list of movies played on every big screen every day. "Death Illusion" has its premiere tomorrow -- and it's also the film's first public appearance.

After Gu Luobei watched today's movie schedule, he already knew it, "There must be a lot of good movies here at Sundance. If we want to watch it, we may not be able to watch all of them from early to late." The Dance Film Festival is a party for independent film lovers. There are absolutely countless films worth watching. Today, there are more than 70 films that have entered the official screening of the film festival. This is also carefully selected by the staff of the film festival from more than 2,000 registered films. It can be said that they are all excellent, and it is definitely a difficult task to watch them all. "So let's choose to watch it. Remember the 'Memento' I recommended to you last time? Let's watch this in the morning, and then watch this in the afternoon." After that, Gu Luobei was in Teddy- Bell's movie list pointed to the movie at 3:00 p.m., and it was a "believer".

"Ah, the one you and Annie watched together before Christmas?" Teddy Bell was still very impressed. After Gu Luobei and Anne Hathaway came back that day, they both praised "Memento" There is no end, but today Gu Luobei actually recommended it again, and decided to go to the cinema for a second time, which also made Teddy Bell look forward to the movie. "It was this movie that you invested two hundred dollars in, right?" After receiving a positive reply from Gu Luobei, Teddy Bell put away the brochure and walked forward unswervingly.

Unlike Gu Luobei's deserted appearance when he went to the cinema last time, there are many viewers watching "Memories" today. Standing in the crowd, you can see that many people are heading in the same direction as the two brothers Gu Luobei. On the right side of the entrance of the theater, a small group of people gathered, about a dozen people. Gu Luobei looked at the crowd, and the figure of Christopher Nolan immediately came into sight.

At the Sundance Film Festival, the communication between filmmakers and audiences and film critics has always been the most anticipated link before and after a film is broadcast. Although independent filmmakers have different ambitions, the desire to communicate and make better works is the same.

Although "Memento" was released in the United States, France and the United Kingdom before the Sundance Film Festival, and was well received by professional film critics, this did not affect Christopher Nolan's idea of ​​​​exchanging opinions with the audience.

Without any hesitation, Gu Luobei took Teddy Bell and walked towards Christopher Nolan. It was a pleasure for loyal fans to have the opportunity to communicate with the director. The most anticipated thing at the Sundance Film Festival is more exciting than the release of "Death Illusion".

Christopher Nolan, a 30-year-old traditional British man, still carries the British gloom and restraint in his bones, and the rich dark style can be seen from the films he shoots. In fact, Christopher Nolan is not a man who is good at dealing with people. At this point, his wife Emma Thomas is mostly responsible. But if it is for the film, Christopher Nolan is still willing to overcome his shortcomings and try to communicate with the audience and get more opinions. "Memento" is funded by fans who amass a dollar and a cent.

At the Sundance Film Festival today, "Memento" was highly sought after, which did not make Christopher Nolan complacent, and still hoped to get more feedback, but unfortunately, the audience's questions did not let him see On the bright side, it was all endless praise and questions about the plot, which made Christopher Nolan a little frustrated.

Suddenly, a clear voice came from the crowd, and the content of the words made Christopher Nolan cast his eyes, "Nolan, Leonardo's wife was injected to death by himself, right?" This should be a question sentence Yes, but the affirmative tone in the words made Christopher Nolan impressed.

The boy in front of him was wearing an emerald green jacket. The zipper was not fully pulled up. You could see the white crewneck sweater inside. His short hair was messy in the wind. There is a sense of unassuming freedom up and down, "Why do you think so?" Christopher Nolan's stiff smile finally loosened a little.

"At the end of the movie, Leonardo's wife is leaning on his chest, and he already has tattoos on his body, and it says 'I'm done' on the heart, and personally, I think it's It's the ideal picture in Leonardo's mind. That is to say, he hopes that he will avenge his wife, and that his wife will not die and rely on his arms." The person who came was Gu Luobei, in fact, he had never had this mystery before. To make it clear, after watching it with Anne-Hathaway last time, I thought about it carefully, and then I felt that it should be like this.

Christopher Nolan's exhausted spirit was instantly lifted, and this is the person who really understands his films. In his films, every picture and every detail has a role. If you don't look carefully, you can't really describe the whole world in his mind.

Christopher Nolan carefully looked at the appearance of the boy in front of him at this time. The blue eyes reflected a clear luster in the afternoon sun, and the confident smile on the corner of his mouth had a kind of ruffian recklessness. A kind of wanton youth and wildness, full of freedom.

"Evidence, can you give some evidence?" Christopher Nolan took Gu Luobei's words and asked with great interest. At this time, a dozen people around were excited. Christopher Nolan was listless just now, but now he was instantly excited, and the two of them were discussing the deep problems of "memory fragments", which made these loyal fans also excited. Oh In fact, there are two scenes where the wife is murdered in the movie, and the two times are different. "Gu Luobei is very confident in what he said. In fact, he is neither a director nor a screenwriter. The answers to the mysteries in the movie are all his own speculation. If I have the opportunity to communicate directly with Christopher Nolan today, it is natural to have an upright discussion. Yes. , it's a discussion, not a consultation. "The first time Leonardo did not hold a gun, he was knocked out immediately after entering the bathroom, and a bottle containing a blue substance was broken; the second time Leonardo took a gun , after entering, he fired a shot, and then was pushed and hit the mirror. "

Following Gu Luobei's words, the surrounding audience were recalling the details of the movie, but Christopher Nolan looked at Gu Luobei seriously and listened attentively. Teddy Bell, who was standing on the side, seemed to be listening to a book because he hadn't seen the movie yet, but he didn't reveal his thoughts on his face, he just stood there quietly and listened. Teddy Bell always loves and admires Gu Luobei. He is confident, flamboyant, uninhibited, and free, but he is not blind or proud. For his younger brother, Teddy Bell has always had a kind of blind belief in his heart, as if all problems will be solved. It is easy to solve, as if all the rules are dismissed.

"Besides, there is one detail that needs to be paid attention to in these two scenes," Gu Luobei's eyes were communicating with Christopher Nolan, and the ruffian smile at the corner of his mouth became bigger, "This is the first time. It was he who pinched his wife's butt, and the second time was an injection. At least we can know that Leonardo's thoughts are chaotic, and we can even boldly guess that Leonardo is rejecting real memory!"

Gu Luobei's powerful words made Christopher Nolan's eyes burst with excitement.

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