King of Hollywood

"You mean... I have to be ugly to show off my acting skills?" Kate stared at Adrian in a daze, as if she didn't understand what he was talking about. The two were sitting in a house near the Brandenburg Gate. Afternoon tea in the cafe.

"Because you are beautiful, Kate. Sometimes people are more likely to notice your looks than your acting skills. They will say, you are a vase." Adrian spread his hands.

"What about you? Do you think so too?" Kate bit her lip and asked a little unhappy.

"Of course not," Adrian laughed. "However, people generally think so, and this has become their consensus. It's unfair, but you have to accept it."

"So you arranged this role for me now?" Kate couldn't help but sigh.

"Yeah," Adrian looked at her carefully, "Of course, if you don't like it, I will pay attention to other roles for you. The key is, what do you want, Kate, to gain people's approval by honing your acting skills? Do you still enjoy the joy of acting? Even if you go to CalArts to study systematically, you have to find your own way, always be an actor or develop behind the scenes."

Kate tilted her head to think for a long time, and finally shrugged: "Okay, I see, anyway, let's talk about it after I graduate this year and apply to CalArts."

Adrian couldn't help laughing out loud, and then waved his hands under Kate's gaze: "Then let's talk about it later, the weather is rare today, so why don't we go shopping in Berlin."

As it was said in Venice last year, all film festivals are festivals in some way, and Berlinale is no exception. Since it is a festival, you can definitely have fun everywhere. Just like in Venice, Adrian took Kate and spent five days shopping around Berlin. Alexanderplatz, Unter den Linden and other must-see places for tourists are all I didn't let it go, and even made a special trip to East Berlin, and walked around the unfinished Berlin Wall. Except that the weather in Germany is relatively cold in February, you need to wear thicker clothes, and watch the situation about the Persian Gulf on TV from time to time, everything is good.

As for the movie, it was naturally left to Lavern. This time, he participated in the name of a film company, so Adrian was more relaxed than when he was in Venice. Being a boss has this advantage.

As one of the 11 major A-level film festivals evaluated by the International Film Producers Association, and this is the first time after the reunification of Germany, although the political atmosphere of the Berlin Film Festival is strong, it still attracts many filmmakers from all over the world. come to participate. Even if most people Adrian has never heard of it, there are always a few who know it.

"It's really... how should I put it... It's scary, and it's also very good. I never thought her acting skills would be so good... God, that's Lachris!" and Adrian came out of the theater arm in arm Kate was talking about something when she suddenly saw a woman surrounded by a group of reporters on the street and couldn't help but screamed.

"You should call her Ms. Jodie Foster." Adrian shook his head involuntarily, "Don't make such a fuss, okay?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Kate grabbed his arm and pointed to another person surrounded by him: "My God, Professor Hannibal!"

Finally, she heard Adrian's words and lowered her voice a lot.

"Do you need to sign in the past?" Adrian asked jokingly.

"Well... no need." Kate finally came back to her senses, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Ed, after all, I just watched the movie just now, it's so exciting, it's inevitable that some..."

"I know, it's okay, this is indeed a wonderful work, and I dare say it will be one of the best works in the United States this year, and it may even win the best movie Oscar." Adrian did nothing gesture, and then he thought of something and laughed: "However, Director Demi might be criticized by some feminists."

"Why?" Kate asked curiously, and at the same time another voice sounded: "Why?"

Adrian turned his head following the sound, and a middle-aged man with slender eyes and a beard was standing diagonally behind him, looking at himself curiously.

"May I ask who you are?" Adrian felt that the other party looked familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was for a while.

"Jonathan Demme." The other party smiled and said his name.

Adrian couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "So it's Director Demi, I'm really sorry, I hope you don't think I'm targeting you."

"It's okay," the other party smiled and waved his hands, "You can call me Jonathan, I just want to know why you came to this conclusion—by the way, you are?"

"Adrian Cowell." Adrian introduced, "This is my girlfriend, Kate Beckinsale."

"Adrian Kewell? That genius director?!" Jonathan showed a look of surprise, as if he didn't believe it.

"It seems to be called that...by the way, which newspaper is it from?" Adrian rubbed his chin and looked at Kate.

Because of the phrase "my girlfriend" just now, Kate, who was holding his arm even more intimately, thought for a while: "The Los Angeles Times!"

Although "Memory Fragments" was screened at the film festival, Adrian was surrounded by reporters from tabloids, and the next day these newspapers only focused on guessing the plot, and what will happen next day. The answers of Dennis and others carried out the exaggerated interpretation they needed, but it does not mean that there were no other well-known film critics watching that day.

"This is not an ordinary work. There are quite a few films that use flashbacks as a technique, but there are not many works that are thought-provoking and thought-provoking like "Memory Fragments". If you think that this film is similar to Adrian Like the one a few months ago, it would be a big mistake if it is full of endless '**' and black humor. Although there are many '**' in "Memento", but, believe me, it is as good as "Two Smoking Barrels" is far from enough.

Okay, just kidding, let's talk about Adrian's new movie next. To sum it up, the hero of the story suffers from rare amnesia, and can only remember what happened within a few minutes, so that he doesn't know whether he is chasing someone or being chased while running. For him, life is fragmented, but in this fragmentation, he always wants to avenge his dead wife.

It sounds like a clichéd story, but Adrian told it in his own way. There are two lines in total, one in color and the other in black and white, and they go on at the same time. At the beginning, you may feel a little confused and puzzled, but when the story develops, you will be attracted unconsciously. Please forgive me for not being able to disclose more plots. I can only say that if the story is told in a narrated way, it will be very mediocre, but it will be different immediately after being edited by Adrian in a special way. Yes, especially the reveal of the ending will surprise many people.

This is a very complex work that requires constant thinking. If you want to experience a brain storm, then wait until the movie is released to see it. Although I haven't met director Adrian Cowell, but with his ability to produce these two similar but different works in a short period of time, he can be called a ghost. "

This is a film review by the famous American film critic Ronnie Gross, which was published on the second page of the entertainment section of the "Los Angeles Times" two days after the release of "Memento" - "Los Angeles Times" and "Los Angeles Evening News" although only a little Different, but the former is one of the three major newspapers in the United States, which is not comparable to the "Los Angeles Evening News".

As early as last year, after "Two Smoking Barrels" was released, Gross praised it as a good story, so he became a little interested in Adrian. So after rushing to Berlin to participate in the film festival this time, I specially attended the premiere of "Memento".

After Gross's film review was published, journalists and film critics from other countries and regions also expressed their views. Although there were always a few negative reviews, there were more voices of praise. The ingenious editing of "Memento" is not only an eye-opener, but also the content of the story has a certain depth, which is naturally liked by film critics.

Now Adrian is no longer a new director a few months ago, and those published film reviews are not like Venice that stayed in the corner of the last page, so they have attracted more people's attention, Jonathan Demme It is one of them.

"Yesterday I just went to see your "Memory Fragments" at the Rosser Theater. It is very exquisite and can be called a ghost." Jonathan Demme showed a serious expression.

"You have won the prize, Director Demi. Your "Silence of the Lambs" is much better than mine. It not only fully grasps the context of the novel, but also adds many details that cannot be expressed in the novel. In addition, Hopkin The superb acting skills of Mr. Smith and Ms. Foster, I believe they are definitely one of the most powerful contenders for the best film Oscar this year!" Adrian said flatteringly.

Jonathan laughed happily, and he couldn't help feeling a little more fond of Adrian.

"Call me Jonathan, Adrian." Jonathan reached out and shook his hand. "Nice to meet you."

"Me too, Jonathan." Adrian nodded with a smile.

"Just now you said that this movie may cause criticism from feminists, may I know why?" Jonathan said, looking at the noisy crowd around him, and then changed the subject: "Why don't we change the place, Adrian, we The crew has a small party at the Concord Hotel, would you and Miss Kate be willing to attend?"

Adrian glanced at Kate beside him, and then at Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster and others who had gotten rid of reporters and fans not far away.

"With pleasure," he said to Jonathan.