Become a dramatist from today

"Is this a gay movie?" Sarif suddenly asked.

Conan Bolin was startled and apologized first, "Sorry, Sarif, I don't know the content of the movie either."

The poster of "Farewell My Concubine" is occupied by Huang Baiyou, followed by Yuan Xiangshi and Li Menglu. I thought it was two men competing for one woman.

Sarif is a clear-cut "Kongtong member", and Conan Bolling led him to watch the movie, so he apologized.

"Mr. Conan Bolling is fine." Sarif felt no discomfort at all while watching the movie. The main reason was that this Chinese actor performed the artist's highest pursuit.

The highest pursuit - to become one with the work.

There was thunderous applause at the scene. Although in the current environment, there will be polite applause for good or bad works, but the applause at the scene depends on the quality.

"Whoosh whoosh-"

When the ending song played, the audience applauded enthusiastically. Yu Mo and the other leading actors came on stage to say a few words.

"His performance is great, and this work is also great. It can be said that it was jointly created by Yu and Standing." Marco Muller commented.

Generally speaking, a movie will be judged as a "director's work". To be more specific, it is a work in which the director expresses his own thoughts.

But Ma Ke commented on "the works of Huang Baiyou and Yu Mo". It is conceivable that he praised Huang Baiyou's acting skills.

While Marco was thinking, he heard the actor next to him having questions.

"But there's a problem with the movie - I can't understand it." Sarif frowned, "I might have to watch it again."

"What?" Conan Bolin motioned to Sarif to speak directly.

"In the part where Cheng Dieyi was criticized by the crowd, he kept his head down and kept silent at first. It wasn't until Juxian picked up the sword from the fire that he lost control of his emotions." Sarif didn't understand this part.

"I think the loss of emotion was due to Cheng Dieyi's breakdown and discovery that the person who knew him best was actually Juxian." Conan Bolin frowned as he spoke, feeling that something was wrong.

"I'm sorry to interrupt the conversation between Mr. Conan Bolling and Mr. Sarif," Mark Mueller said, "I have a different opinion about the plot."

It's rude to suddenly interrupt someone else's conversation, but considering everyone knows each other and the atmosphere of the festival is all about in-depth conversations about movies, it's understandable.

"Mr. Mueller, please speak." Conan Bolling said, and Sarif next to him also made a sign of listening.

"This sword also has a different meaning to Duan Xiaolou. When Cheng Dieyi wanted to sever ties with his senior brother, he gave the sword to Duan Xiaolou." Marco said, "And when the senior brother was arrested, Juxian took the sword again. Ask Cheng Dieyi for help."

"So, Juxian saves the sword by saving Duan Xiaolou, the overlord in the play," said Marco. "Cheng Dieyi can't stand others helping his senior brother, because in his heart, he is the one who helps his senior brother, and his senior brother Duan Xiaolou is the one who saves the sword." The small building can only be completed by him."

The analysis is reasonable, which can also explain why Cheng Dieyi suddenly broke out and began to reveal that Juxian was once a prostitute in Huamanlou.

But...a bit far-fetched? Sarif has this mentality.

Marco seemed to be able to see what Sarif was thinking, "Standing's performance has great continuity and expansion. Before he lost control of his emotions, he stood still and looked at Juxian's eyes, and looked at the half-length photo taken with his senior brother at the wedding banquet. The photos are very close.”

The half-length photo was taken when Duan Xiaolou and Cheng Dieyi were together as children.

"Really?" Sarif was stunned and looked at the director, as if he was asking Zundu.

Conan Bolling said, "I didn't pay attention. Mr. Mueller's answer suddenly made me realize that it was a more reasonable explanation than I thought."

"If Mr. Sarif reads it again, you can pay attention to this paragraph." Marco said.

"I will definitely watch it," Sarif said.

A layman sees the excitement, an expert knows the rules, and Sarif is an expert. Although the plot of the movie is not so smooth, the shooting sequence is not based on the plot, but basically based on the schedule of the actors and the schedule of the filming locations.

Even the scene of being judged by the masses may be filmed before the scene of the senior brother's wedding banquet.

To put it more simply, you need to know more about the character so that your actions and actions can be "contextualized."

"If it is true as Mr. Mueller said, then Standing seems to have lived a second personality." Sarif muttered to himself.

While they were talking, it was time for the audience to leave; after all, there were other films to be screened at the festival.

Visconti, the editor-in-chief of "Movie" magazine, is not familiar with Yu Mo, and he doesn't want to crowd in the crowd. He will interview Wen, Standing and Yu Mo again when it's not so busy.

Visconti's current point of interest should be answered by an acquaintance nearby. When he walked out of the cinema door, he saw an acquaintance - Pei Wen.

He had interviewed Pei Wen before and walked up to say hello. The latter also had an impression in his mind. After all, "Movie" is the most authoritative film publication in Europe and the United States, and Visconti, as the editor-in-chief, is also a big boss.

"In the opera they sang in the Geris movie, which king in Chinese history is the king in it?" Visconti asked.

"..." He thought the editor was here to interview him, but he didn't expect to ask questions about "Farewell My Concubine".

"The name of the country is [West Chu]," Pei Wen said perfunctorily, directly replacing it with pinyin: xichu, just like the names of the characters in the film are all pinyin dieyi, xiaolou, juxian.

"Who did he lose to, and what was the final outcome? Did he surrender, or what?" Visconti asked again.

It can also be regarded as cultural promotion.

A Peking Opera movie has actually made foreigners interested in the background stories of Peking Opera characters. I have to admit that this is the success of the work.

Pei Wen roughly told the story of Xiang Yu's suicide in Wujiang River, including his refusal to go to Jiangdong and his body being quartered after committing suicide.

Even though he hates Huang Baiyou, when foreigners are interested in the history of his country, Pei Wen will still tell it seriously.

"Understanding the background of the story, my evaluation of "Farewell, My Concubine" (English title of Farewell My Concubine) is even better." Visconti said, "Duan Xiaolou is just a false king after all. He cannot become the real king. There is no way. Without returning to his hometown, Wu Jiang committed suicide. He knelt down and compromised. Perhaps from the beginning, this opera only had the real Concubine Yu and no real king."

Indeed, if you know the historical story of Farewell My Concubine, you will have a deeper understanding of this movie. In the movie, it becomes "Farewell My Concubine".

"My only question now is whether Yu can win the Golden Lion." Visconti said.

"Can Standing win the Best Actor Award at the Venice Film Festival?" Pei Wen suddenly asked.

"Oh, my friend, are you asking what 1+1 equals?" Visconti asked.

The meaning is obvious. Huang Baiyou won the Venice Film Festival, isn't it a sure thing? There is nothing worth discussing.

Pei Wen was speechless. It was the same last time. Truman was hailed as the Best Actor among Best Actors and won the Cannes Best Actor without any dispute.

But this time, after the premiere, moviegoers already had the answer in their minds.

Without him, it's too strong, and the champagne will be opened at halftime.