Chapter 1062: 1062
January 25, 1995, this is a very special day for the Sundance Film Festival, and it is also a day worth going down in history, because after this day, the Sundance Film Festival began to gradually enter the public eye. Within each year, more and more audiences came to Park City to participate in the film festival, and later, many people even came to make a pilgrimage, thus starting the journey of the Sundance Film Festival to become the world's first independent film festival.
Of course, strictly speaking, it should be the 11th Sundance Film Festival that kicked off this prelude. But January 25 is important because the ill-prepared Sundance Film Festival has been plunged into unprecedented chaos, with the festival's organizers and staff facing a formidable enemy: facing more than seventy The huge interview group of famous reporters and the huge viewing group of more than 600 audience members, the simple red carpet and the cinema were desolate in the cold wind, as if they would be crushed by the noise and heat in front of them at any time.
Although the Sundance Film Festival has passed ten years, each year is more like a family gathering in the field of independent film, small but warm, comfortable and casual; but today, a large number of strange guests broke into this place The private party broke the arrangement and plan of the family party in an instant, leaving the hosts in a hurry.
At this time, the organizers of the film festival were like this. They did not expect that the entrance of the cinema would be blocked by nearly 700 people. Although there was a red carpet to draw a passage, it was difficult for the audience to be separated by the temporary red barrier rope. To distinguish them, the whole scene seems to be a passage connecting the Red Sea and the mainland, and the staff in Moses' hand seems to have insufficient mana, so the sea water on both sides is always in a state of impending collapse, it seems that as long as one is not careful, The entire passage will be flooded.
You must know that the entire Sundance Film Festival Organizing Committee has less than 20 employees, plus the ten security personnel hired every year to maintain the order at the scene. Even if they all go into battle, it will be difficult to stop the tsunami on the scene. General enthusiasm.
All the staff of the film festival organizer looked at each other: what should they do?
Hugo and Charlize stood at the door of the hotel, looking at each other. In fact, this is a hotel, rather a family hotel. It is less than a five-minute walk from the venue for the movie screening. In the small town of Park City, feet are the best means of transportation. Therefore, without any explanation, Hugo could clearly see the hustle and bustle at the entrance of the cinema at this time.
After experiencing the chaos three days ago, Hugo was a little worried about the surging crowd. Although it was not fear and retreat, Hugo couldn't help but worry about whether it would cause irreversible consequences if the scene got out of control. At this time, Hugo finally realized what the top stars called "crowd phobia", not because they rejected these fans, but because the enthusiasm of these fans out of control would make people timid.
Only then did Hugo really feel Leonardo's thoughts after "Titanic" and understand why Leonardo was reluctant to take on commercial films for a long time after 1998 - even not. Willing to make movies.
Hugo originally thought that when he came to participate in the Sundance Film Festival, everything could be controlled. After all, this is the holy land of independent films. In the early 1990s, before the commercial atmosphere had invaded, this place was like a paradise. But Hugo ignores his special status today for independent films, who are no less enthusiastic than those on the Golden Globes red carpet.
Thinking of this, Hugo couldn't help but let out a long sigh, and his brows moved slightly closer to the middle, "Charlize, are you sure you want to walk the red carpet with me?"
As long as he and Charlize appear together on the red carpet, not to mention that reporters will definitely focus on the scandal again, the surging crowd at the scene alone makes it impossible to predict what will happen next.
Charlize's eyes widened when she saw such a terrifying crowd, and the scene in front of her was no less than when she participated in the premiere of "Schindler's List", which was absolutely unimaginable. Hearing Hugo's voice, Charlize drew his attention back, looked at Hugo for a while, and then said, "Are you worried?"
When Hugo returned to the hotel in a state of embarrassment that day, he surprised Charlize, but after the shock, the inexplicable joy made Charlize laugh, and he couldn't stop laughing. Nicholas, Kayla and others all burst into laughter. This made Hugo, Joseph, and Samora both angry and funny, but they couldn't hold back, and they burst out laughing.
So now Charlize immediately reacted when he saw Hugo's worried expression. Hugo shrugged and pouted, with the expression "who knows what will happen" clearly written on his face, which made Charlize feel a little more relaxed.
Charlize couldn't understand Hugo's current mixed psychology for fans, after all, she hadn't experienced it yet. But as a bystander, Charlize had seen the tragic situation after Hugo was besieged or harassed by fans several times, so she could vaguely feel Hugo's worries, but she couldn't understand it deeply.
"Don't worry, there is no official red carpet here today, it's just a... process." Charlize tried to comfort Hugo. In fact, there is no official red carpet at the Sundance Film Festival. Although the floor is covered with a red carpet , but only to allow the crew to have a walkway, and there is no arrangement for fans to cheer and reporters to take pictures, which means that the red carpet does not give any meaning. This is the first time in the history of the Sundance Film Festival that this will happen today.
"Besides, they also know what happened a few days ago, and they will definitely pay attention now. Besides, the main committee also called Joe and Samora, and they will definitely do a good job in security." Charlize followed. Speaking of, Joseph and the others met with the main committee 30 minutes ago to discuss how to arrange today's premiere.
Typically, a Sundance premiere is more of a networking event than a promotional occasion. Before the movie starts, the reporter will have interview time, and then the main creator will briefly introduce the movie; after the movie is finished, everyone will discuss the movie - not publicity, more like a discussion meeting for fans .
But today, the enthusiasm of the fans certainly won't let Hugo's sloppy cutscene end.
From another point of view, the Sundance Film Festival does not want to end at will. This is an opportunity for the film festival to rise strongly, and they naturally cannot miss it. I heard that Robert Redford personally discussed with the staff of the main committee yesterday and made arrangements for today's premiere. So Joseph and others also went to help.
Hugo let out a sigh of relief. In fact, he was just worried. He also knew the significance of today's premiere, so it wasn't that he could escape if he wanted to. With great power comes great responsibility. Even if Hugo could turn around and leave without a cloud, what about Charlize? What about Richard Linklater? What about the entire crew of "Before Sunrise"?
Hugo glanced at Charlize, "Don't you worry about Mr. Perfect being jealous?"
In fact, Stuart Townsend originally planned to attend the Sundance Film Festival with Charlize as Charlize's male companion. But the independent film audition that Stewart said before has changed again, requiring him to rush to London, so he can only miss it. Originally, Stewart also planned that this would be his first official appearance with Charlize, to avoid reporters bringing Charlize and Hugo together again for discussion.
Charlize looked generous and not at all restrained, she glared at Hugo directly, "Aren't you worried that Cameron is jealous? When it comes to this aspect, women's hearts are always smaller than men's. "
Cameron naturally hopes to come to Park City with Hugo, but the "Dinner of Death" has not been filmed, and she has no way to leave. Moreover, Cameron needs to appear at the Golden Globe Awards. Although she is also an artist under Rick, Rick's plan for Cameron is completely different from that of Hugo, not to mention that the status of the two is also different today. . Hugo can refuse to attend the Golden Globes as he pleases, but Cameron, who is fledgling, can't, and Cameron, who has rarely appeared in front of the media since "Geek in disguise", needs the exposure of the Golden Globes.
In desperation, Cameron can only stay in Los Angeles.
Hugo also curled his lips calmly, "I think it's better to leave the appearance of us attacking each other to the reporters. They will definitely want to see the appearance of the two of us fighting together."
Charlize sneered, "You're a man fighting a woman, you're embarrassed." After speaking, he took the lead and walked ahead.
Hugo followed closely, not to be outdone, "Hey, you're a man!" Before he could finish his sentence, Charlize raised his right fist and waved it fiercely. Hugo immediately raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, " What did I just say."
The two walked towards the cinema, but at least 30 yards from the red carpet, the crowd gathered together began to riot, the screams could no longer hold back and began to release energy, the breath of the cold winter was a little bit. Warm up a little.
But without waiting for the audience to move, the on-site staff began to get busy. Six security guards immediately stood by the side of the road and divided into two groups, three on the left and three on the right, and built a human wall hand in hand, trying to block the crowd. behind. Then a large group of staff quickly stepped forward and kept shouting at the crowd, "Keep calm, don't be crowded; keep calm, don't be crowded"...
The appearance of such a great enemy made people really can't help laughing. Originally, Hugo was a little hesitant, but seeing this scene, a smile crept up the corner of his mouth unconsciously. Even at the Cannes Film Festival, the Golden Globes, or the Oscars, Hugo has never experienced such treatment. He actually experienced one at Sundance today, which is really...weird.
At this time, Joseph and Samora both ran to the starting point of the red carpet, and then facing the surging crowd in front of them, they actually started to take the lead in applauding. What is this doing? Circus?