Chapter 1755： Arrive in Berlin

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Evan Bell has always been very fond of Berlin, a city full of history. Berlin is generally a very solemn and cold city, but hidden in the streets and alleys, you can see the scars of history. If Berlin is An old man, then he must be a charming old man with indifference on the outside, but with countless stories in his heart. The film festival located in this city seems to be more or less infected with the characteristics of the city. It is as if the hospitable Toronto has become the largest film trading market in North America; the romantic Cannes is the location of the most lively film festival in Europe; the beautiful Venice is striving to find a balance between business and art.

And Berlin, the solemn and profound Berlin, the film festival here also has the strict temperament of the Germans, and has become the most professional and coldest film festival among the three major film festivals. The Berlin Film Festival has always been famous for its heavy and rigorous style. Here, it always pays enough attention to serious films with political themes. The theme must be deep enough and the style must be sharp enough. This is the aesthetic value orientation of Berlin.

In fact, among the three major film festivals, the Berlin Film Festival, which has always been mature and stable, is the youngest. Venice gave birth to the film festival in 1932, Cannes founded the film festival in 1939, and Berlin had to wait until 1951 to usher in the film festival. the film festival. In the political environment at the time - Germany was still divided into two parts, East Germany and West Germany, political support and mediation became the core theme of the Berlin Film Festival. Since then, the youngest Berlin Film Festival has possessed a calmness and depth different from Venice and Cannes.

Walking on the streets of Berlin that seemed to be carved out by a giant with a knife and axe, and breathing the cold air of Berlin in winter, Evan Bell seemed very comfortable. Away from the turbulence created by the Super Bowl in the United States, enjoying the tranquility before the Berlin Film Festival officially kicked off, it is more relaxed and freehand when traveling.

Although Evan Bell has been resting for the past few months, the feeling of being at home writing the script, doing the recording, and the feeling of walking on the road with the bag on the back. are quite different. Evan Bell still likes to wander in his bones, slow down, calm down, look at the scenery around him, and leave the circle he is familiar with. Go to an unfamiliar area and feel the magic of the world. Even in the same city that you have been to, you can taste different flavors in different seasons and in different moods.

Evan Bell once came to the Berlin Film Festival in 2003. At that time, he was a rookie actor who had not been on the scene for a long time. Compared with the achievements in film, the popularity of the album "Two" was much higher. , and he originally came to Berlin with the "Adapted Script" crew. The Berlin Film Festival. Evan Bell is not the main character.

However, the first Berlin experience still left a good memory. Evan Bell met Paul Haggis here and brought the "Crash" script to Eleven Studio, and also achieved the first in the history of Eleven Studio. Best Picture Golden Man.

Speaking of Paul Haggis, Evan Bell has not contacted him for a long time. Since the unhappy parting at the celebration banquet, the two have never seen each other again. In the past two years, Paul Haggis has been doing very well. "The Banner of the Fathers" and "Letter from Iwo Jima" are his works, and "007: Casino Royale" and "007: Quantum of Solace" are also his attempts in the commercial field.

Last year, Paul Haggis picked up the guide tube again. Filmed "The Dilemma (also translated: Battle in the Valley of Elah, with Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, James Franco and other outstanding actors, this film is in the awards season. The middle voice is also good. It's just a pity that the original "crash" has disappeared, and the depth and control of the work are not good enough. The media generally regrets the rapid decline of Paul Haggis' screenwriting ideas, and some of them think that Paul Haggis Spent his energy on commercial blockbusters, which also left him with insufficient energy to focus on scriptwriting.

I don't know, what will the next time Evan Bell and Paul Haggis meet? Could it be the Oscars this month?

Different from the rush that I came to Berlin last time. This time, after Evan Bell finished the Super Bowl performance, he flew directly to Berlin the next day. There are still three full days before the 58th Berlin Film Festival, which opened on the seventh day, which is enough for Evan Bell to make Being able to take a good look at the city can be considered a short-term tour.

For people, mentioning Berlin may have many different impressions. But the Berlin Wall is a part that almost everyone will never forget. Today's Berlin Wall is no longer politically significant, and children born after the 1990s have never experienced the horrors under the Berlin Wall during the Cold War. People once again come to the preserved Berlin Wall, even if they understand what the ruins represent. However, relatively speaking, the symbolic significance is far greater than its own historical significance. For more people, it is just a tourist attraction. Tourists stand in front of the graffiti on the wall, taking pictures and nostalgic, it seems that this is the greatest significance of the existence of the Berlin Wall.

Evan Bell stood in front of the remaining remnants of the Berlin Wall and looked at the colorful graffiti works on the wall. He didn't take out his camera to take pictures of nostalgia, but just used his own eyes to quietly imprint the scenery in front of him, deeply. deeply in his mind.

Although it was February, the number of tourists pouring into Berlin was not small because of the Berlin Film Festival. At this time, there were many tourists in front of the "East Side Gallery" of the Berlin Wall. Evan Bell didn't do any exaggerated cover-up today, just wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, covering most of his cheeks, and walked upright on the street, but he has not been pierced at present.

Looking at the graffiti on the wall, Evan Bell didn't have too many thoughts in his mind, just simply admired the paintings. Since Evan Bell stops and goes all the way, unlike most tourists who just come here to take pictures and nostalgia, stop for a while and then leave immediately - this is just a wall, there is really not much to appreciate slowly - so Evan Bell The whole process of wandering is very slow, it is like treating this place as a gallery.

When Evan Bell walked in front of the famous "Brother Kiss" painting, Evan Bell felt that the painting was not necessarily very artistic. One of the most famous works on the Berlin Wall, this graffiti by Dimitri Vrubel depicts former Soviet leader Brezhnev kissing East German leader Erich Honecker mouth to mouth scene.

As far as Evan Bell is concerned, compared to the artistry of the painting itself, the political meaning of "Brothers' Kiss" is obviously more abundant, which is why this graffiti can attract the world's attention after the combination of the graffiti and the Berlin Wall.

Although Evan Bell was a little disappointed with the painting, he still stood where he was and looked at it seriously. Because this "brother kiss" was officially erased during the renovation of the Berlin Wall in 2009. Although Dimitri Vrubel later created another painting with a similar theme, it was no longer "Brother Kiss" after all.

In many cases, art is like this. In the long river of history, its unique existence makes it more precious. Rare is the most precious thing in any field, but in the field of art, it is even more so.

"So, you like it." A slightly mocking female voice sounded in Evan Bell's ear.

Evan Bell took his eyes back from the graffiti, followed the sound, and after confirming the source of the sound, Evan Bell didn't say much, just put his eyes on the graffiti again, "No, I don't like it. it."

"Oh? Why?" The woman's voice rose slightly, as if she was a little surprised by Evan Bell's answer. She didn't look at Evan Bell, and her eyes were locked on the "Brother Kiss" in front of her.

"Because I'm not German." Evan Bell raised his eyebrows and said, the words with subtext made the woman next to him chuckle. Evan Bell went on to say that UU reading "It can also be said that although everyone says that the Jews rule the world, you still don't like people to mention that you are from Jerusalem, which is a truth." One thing It has caused everyone's discussion, but it does not mean that everyone likes it, including the parties involved. That's what Evan Bell conveyed.

The smile on the corner of the woman's mouth rose, "I am indeed from Jerusalem, I just hate that they made me appear in the Holocaust work." She corrected Evan Bell's language error in her words.

Evan Bell shrugged indifferently, "You know what I mean." After a pause, Evan Bell leaned slightly in the direction of the woman, "It's like if someone asked me to play an infatuated man, I would also would get bored."

Hearing Evan Bell's cheeky words, the woman's expression was just stunned, then she rolled her eyes helplessly, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was really helpless, "Trust me, you are not so convincing as an infatuated man, this is acting skills. Something that can't be made up for."

Evan Bell pouted, "You should really watch 'True Love Comes First'." This sentence made the smile on the woman's face fully bloom, and there was really no way to take Evan Bell.

The two did not continue their conversation, but just stared at the "brother kiss" in front of them, as if a flower would grow on the wall if the two stared at it for a longer time. After a while, Evan Bell loosened the shoulder line, "Very good, I give up, I still can't see the artistry of this pair of graffiti, I think I need to leave these two middle-aged men." It was only this time that Wen Bell looked at the woman beside him, "I plan to move on, how about you? Miss Portman."

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