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"The winner of the Best Actress Award at the 58th Cannes International Film Festival is——"

“Hannah Laszlo, Free Zone!”

"The winner of the Best Actor Award at the 58th Cannes International Film Festival is——"

"Tommy Lee Jones, 'Three Funerals of Escada'"

Awards were awarded one after another, and "Love" missed out on the Best Screenplay, Best Actor, and Best Actress awards one after another.

But all the members of the crew became even more nervous.

As we all know, the Cannes Awards has a principle: a film should only win one award at the closing ceremony!

The more it fails to win these awards, the closer "Love" will be to the final grand prize!

Finally, the award presenters began to unveil the third to last grand prize.

"The winner of the Jury Prize at the 58th Cannes International Film Festival is——"

Wu Yuan clenched his hands and kept saying silently, "Don't be me, don't be me."

Liu Yifei on the side also chanted along, "Don't be senior brother, don't be senior brother."

Perhaps God heard their prayers, and the award presenter announced the list of winners.

“Congratulations to Jim Jarmusch, Broken Flower!”

Director Jim Jarmusch from Ohio, USA, won the Jury Prize in Cannes.

Jim Jarmusch is a very good artistic film director.

But what impressed Wu Yuan deeply was that when he was interviewed by the media at the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, he humbly said that he was a student of Hou Hsiao-hsien.

Regardless of whether it is a compliment or a courtesy, being able to say that he is a student of a Taiwanese director should be unique among American directors.

But his "Broken Flower" was really good.

While the luxurious acting cast is the icing on the cake, the ordinary plot is once again transformed into magic by Jarmusch's originality. Winning the Jury Award also proves Jarmusch's directorial ability.

Watching Jarmusch deliver his acceptance speech with tears in his eyes on the stage, Wu Yuan also began to think in his heart.

According to his memory, at this Cannes Film Festival, Jarmusch was supposed to win the Jury Prize, and the Jury Prize was Wang Xiaoshuai's "Green".

Now both of their awards have been downgraded.

Among the invited crew present, only his "Love" and the Dardenne brothers' "Children" have not yet won awards.

And there are only two grand prizes left.

Two French filmmakers in suits and ties walked onto the awards stage holding an envelope.

"The winner of the Jury Prize at the 58th Cannes International Film Festival is——"

The crew of "Kids" and "Love" were all staring nervously at the envelope that was being opened slowly.

Liu Yifei said plausibly: "Don't be senior brother, don't be senior brother!"

However, this time the prayer was unsuccessful.

After the two presenters paused for a moment, they shouted in unison: "Wu Yuan, "Love"!"

"Congratulations!"

The crew of "The Kid" and the crew of "Love" are all happy.

The crew of "The Child" was sure that they would win the Palme d'Or, and they were so excited and happy that they couldn't contain their excitement.

The crew of "Love" felt that it was good to win the second jury award, and everyone looked happy and hugged Wu Yuan to celebrate.

Only Wu Yuan and Liu Yifei were a little disappointed.

Liu Yifei is disappointed because in her heart, her senior brother is the best one and he deserves the Palme d'Or crown.

Wu Yuan was disappointed because he knew that the movie "Love" won the Palme d'Or on its original track.

There are almost no major changes in the version he shot, and the lighting, composition, and some deep meanings that should be given to the picture are also given.

But he still missed out on the Palme d'Or.

"Hey, I'm still too young after all." Wu Yuan sighed in his heart.

He knew that a big reason why he missed out on the Palme d'Or was his age.

Winning the Palme d'Or before the age of 23 is such a terrifying record that it even makes people question the fairness of Cannes.

Therefore, even if "Love" has the ability to compete for the Palme d'Or, the judges on the jury will be cautious and cautious in this regard.

No matter how good the movie is, it will be difficult for the judges to ignore Wu Yuan's age and give him a risk-taking honor.

This is no longer simply a disagreement with the venue, but may affect the reputation and credibility that Cannes has established over the past few decades.

For Wu Yuan, youth is sometimes an advantage, and sometimes it is also the biggest disadvantage.

Sure enough, when Wu Yuan hugged the crew members and was about to go on stage to receive the award, Mr. Gilles Jacob, the chairman of the film festival, also took the initiative to step forward and hug Wu Yuan.

"Daniel, you are still young and there will be many opportunities in the future. Don't be discouraged." Jacob whispered in Wu Yuan's ear.

Without showing any dissatisfaction, Wu Yuan nodded vaguely and stepped onto the podium.

Taking the trophy engraved with the crew of "Love" and his name from the hand of the grey-haired award guest, Wu Yuan stood in front of the microphone, looked around at all the guests present, then held the trophy and smiled in Chinese said:

"Director Kego, congratulations, you are still the only director in China to win the Palme d'Or."

Wu Yuan believes that among those who are paying attention to this Cannes Film Festival at this time, Director Kege is definitely the one who pays the most attention.

He not only hopes that Wu Yuan will win the Palme d'Or, but also doesn't want him to win it.

domestic.

The news that Wu Yuan's "Love" won the Grand Jury Prize was spread wildly on the Internet through news alerts as soon as possible.

"Famous Chinese director Wu Yuan won the Jury Prize at the 58th Cannes Film Festival for his film "Love"!"

Portal websites such as Sohu and Sina, and even the official website of the movie channel, immediately published this text message on the front page.

"Director Wu won another award?"

"What is the Grand Jury Prize? Which award is more powerful than the Best Director Award he won in Berlin?"

"It was just announced that "Blue and Red" won the Best Director Award. What is this Jury Prize?"

There was an immediate uproar on the domestic Internet.

Most young people surfing the Internet don't actually understand the specific value of these awards in Cannes. They only know about the Best Film and Best Director awards.

However, there are always some enthusiastic netizens on the Internet who can answer questions carefully.

Soon, someone commented under these comments:

"The most important award at the Cannes Film Festival is the Palme d'Or, which is equivalent to the Best Film Award."

"The second most important award is the Jury Prize, which ranks second only to the Palme d'Or among all the films shortlisted for the main competition!"

"As for the Jury Award, although it is only one word different from the Jury Grand Prize, it is actually a consolation award."

"Because the awards in the main competition are mostly decided by the jury through discussion and voting, but it often happens that a film that a certain judge supports does not get the approval of other judges. At this time, the Jury Award, which is the Special Jury Award, is usually awarded. .”

"In terms of gold content, the Palme d'Or is first, the Jury Prize is second, the Best Director Award is third, and then the Jury Prize."

"That is to say, at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Director Wu won second place with "Love", and Director Wang's "Green" won third place!"

Yes, because of the appearance of Wu Yuan's "Love", Jarmusch was unable to win the Grand Jury Prize.

However, several of the judges liked his film very much, which led some judges to unanimously demand that Jarmusch be awarded the Jury Prize.

This resulted in "Green Red" not receiving the Jury Award, but instead winning the more valuable Best Director Award.

As for why the jury did this, I can only say that the maverick jury makes it really difficult for people to understand their brain circuits.

After some manipulation, two mainland films won the third and second place at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

On the other side, the home of director Kege in Beijing.

Through some methods, Director Kego can directly watch the live broadcast of the Cannes Film Festival at home.

Naturally, he also saw the first words Wu Yuan said on the podium.

"This brat!" Director Kege pointed at Wu Yuan on the TV and laughed and cursed.

Chen Hong, who was sitting next to her, also smiled, "Director Wu was right."

Chen Hong knew very well what kind of character her husband was like.

What Chen Kaige attaches most importance to is the Palme d'Or he won for "Farewell My Concubine". He is also the only domestic director to win the Palme d'Or.

This is something he will be proud of his whole life.

If someone breaks this "only", it is impossible to say that Director Kego will not be sad and sad.

Fortunately, for now, he still keeps this one and only, and the golden body is still there.

Watch the live broadcast.

On the awards stage in Cannes, Wu Yuan held the trophy in his hand and began to speak seriously about his acceptance speech, this time in English.

"I am very grateful to the film festival for awarding me this award. This is the highest recognition for me."

"I know that many people think that I am too young and that I should not appear on this stage, let alone receive such an important award."

"But what I want to say is that the movie does not stipulate a certain age before filming."

"As long as you like movies and love movies, you can make your best movie even if you are 18 years old!"

"I would also like to thank my alma mater, Beijing Film Academy, for their cultivation, my doctoral supervisor, Mr. Xie Xiaojing, and China Film Group."

"Finally, I would like to thank my actors for their impeccable performances."

"Thank you to Teacher Wu Yanshu, Teacher You Benchang, and Teacher Gong Li. You are the best actors in China. Without you, there would be no such real "Love"."

"Of course, there is also the cute little granddaughter Liu Yifei in the movie. The granddaughter she plays becomes the ray of sunshine that illuminates the world in the last dark period of Caihua's life."

"You are the cutest actor in my heart."

Off the stage, Liu Yifei smiled so happily that Yahuazi even laughed. Although she was not praised for her beauty, she was not bad at being cute.

After a lap of thanks and a final thank you to the crew behind the scenes, Wu Yuan took the trophy and bowed off the stage.

Instead of going backstage for an interview, Wu Yuan returned directly to his seat.

Liu Yifei took the trophy immediately and touched the name engraved on it with great treasure, "Wow, this trophy is so heavy. Isn't it made of real gold?"

It was the first time for Liu Yifei to participate in such a heavyweight award. In the excitement, she made the same confusion as Wu Yuan when he first participated in the Berlin Film Festival.

Wu Yuan smiled and took back the trophy, "It's not made of pure gold. These things are all gold-plated."

The following awards ceremony has nothing to do with the "Love" crew.

The final Palme d'Or was won by "Child" from Belgium.

The next day, film-related media from all over the world rushed to summarize and report on this Cannes Film Festival.

Obviously, Wu Yuan, who won the jury award at the age of 23, became the center of the topic.

Major newspapers and online media around the world are choosing between the Dardenne brothers holding the Palme d'Or and Wu Yuan holding the trophy as their news cover.

Media in Asia and North America almost always put Wu Yuan on their covers, reporting that he became the youngest winner of the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes history.

Domestically, CCTV and movie channels even made special reports on Wu Yuan, and all the interviews in Cannes that had been prepared long ago were released.

[Winning the Cannes Jury Prize at the age of 23, his legendary journey has just begun! 】

[Genius or madman, why did "Love" win unanimous praise from the Cannes judges? 】

[The youngest winner of the Cannes Grand Jury Prize in history, he grasps both business and literature with both hands! 】

Wu Yuan, who is already very popular in Asia and North America, has once again graced the covers of mainstream media magazines in countries on both sides of the Pacific.

Add heat to the fire, add heat to the heat!

Wu Yuan, who was at the center of the topic, had no breathing space at all. The day after the show ended in Cannes, he was ready to fly back to North America to work.

For the overseas distribution rights of "Love", Wu Yuan left behind a senior employee from Light and Shadow Times, and he and Director Han stayed in Cannes to continue negotiating sales.

The film's domestic release date has also been set, and it falls on the National Day on October 1. Anyway, Wu Yuan doesn't have much pursuit of the film's box office, so it might as well be released on a quiet schedule.

It's just that some things can't be avoided if he wants to.

As soon as he came out of the hotel, Wu Yuan was blocked at the door by reporters from all walks of life.

"Director Wu, what is your biggest feeling during this trip to Cannes?"

"Director Wu, other directors have announced their film plans for the next two to three years in Cannes. Can you please reveal your new film plans?"

"Director Wu, when will "Love" be released on a large scale in Europe? European movie fans can't wait!"

"Director Wu, please say a few words!"

These European reporters are pronouncing the word "Wu" more and more slippery, and they also know that calling "Director Wu" in China is a sign of respect, and they no longer pronounce Daniel.

But this did not affect Wu Yuan's attitude towards them at all.

He really didn't want to accept any interviews right now. After winning the award yesterday, he was caught by the domestic reporter army and interviewed him from six o'clock in the afternoon until one or two o'clock in the night. He kept saying some gossip.

Now that he is exhausted physically and mentally, he just wants to get on the plane and have a good sleep. He doesn't want to chat with these reporters at all.

Fortunately, the hotel's security was strong enough to escort the members of the "Love" crew onto the arranged bus and directly to Nice Airport.

Here, the crew members will be divided into two groups, taking the connecting flight back home and the connecting flight to the United States.

Wu Yuan took his assistant, mother and daughter Liu Xiaoli and Liu Yifei, and boarded a flight to Los Angeles, USA.

What?

Why are there Liu Yifei and her daughter?

"My mother took me to Los Angeles to visit relatives. My aunt is in Los Angeles!" Liu Yifei said with a sweet smile.

Facing Liu Xiaoli's helpless look, Wu Yuan nodded with a half-smile: "That's it!"

Winning the Palme d'Or at the age of 23, I really can't convince myself.

Even if someone really has this level, the jury will not take such a big risk and award the Palme d'Or for the first time.

Let’s get the Palme d’Or next time.