Chapter 803 803 Unknown Factors
In the past month, Hugo and the band members have been busy with music. On the one hand, they are preparing for the upcoming tour practice; on the other hand, they are recording a new album, although "almost" It's not been half a year since the release of "Fame", but because the band already has new ideas and new tracks, and the band also plans to perform some new songs during this tour, EMI Records also began to prepare for the second album. matter.
The Cannes Film Festival should be regarded as an accident, because Hugo simply forgot about it, immersed in the world of music all day, too busy, even "Don't feel sorry for the past (Don't. Look. Back." In. Anger)" promotion, and the band members don't care about the media hype of the summit match - so people say that history is often made inadvertently.
When he heard Joseph talk about it, Hugo was stunned. How could he forget about it? "Pulp Fiction" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and became famous all over the world. Let Quentin Tarantino become the leader of the new generation of actors overnight.
Although the situation has changed this time, the hero has become Hugo, and the dispute between the hero and heroine seems to have affected the film's publicity strategy. I don't know whether "Pulp Fiction" can still win the award as originally planned. One of the suspense that Hugo is most curious about.
At the Cannes Film Festival, due to the judging system, the trend of the Palme d'Or every year is unpredictable.
The selection process of the Cannes Film Festival is a jury composed of a small number of judges from all over the world, under the leadership of a jury chairman. The composition of the judges is even more varied. Throughout the 66-year history of Cannes: literati, musicians, filmmakers, philosophers, psychologists, historians... all of them have contributed their own strength here.
Therefore, the jury with different styles every year directly leads to the very jump in the aesthetics of the Palme d'Or, and there is no unity and coherence at all. Among them, the power of the chairman of the jury can be described as "covering the sky with one hand". When some maverick chairman is in charge of printing, and chooses his favorite works, there is often more than a 90% chance of winning. No wonder the media condemned it. The gimmicks of the Cannes Film Festival hype obscured the brilliance of art.
In 2004, for example, the jury led by the already accomplished Quentin Tarantino awarded the Palme d'Or to the documentary "Fahrenheit. 9/11", which fell below everyone's expectations. Glasses.
Therefore, the personal preference of the jury often determines the direction of a film festival. If Oscar, who had entered the 80th threshold in 2014, was an old man, the aesthetic ideas of its 6,000 jurors, *** ***** You can vaguely identify a direction; then the Cannes Film Festival, which only came out in 1946, is a fickle menopausal Desperate Housewives. The judges are different every year, and the aesthetics are naturally different, and even one direction cannot be figured out. .
More importantly, at the Cannes Film Festival, the local media unanimously pursued the situation, which means the beginning of disaster, because the judges with strong rebellious psychology will definitely make this work go to waste. 2004 was king. Family. Wei's "2046" and David Cronenberg's "A. History. Of. Violence" in 2005 were both ultimately dismissed due to unanimous praise from the public opinion circles. This kind of situation occurs in other film festivals and is called unpopularity; but in Cannes, it is called as a matter of course.
Therefore, after the "Pulp Fiction" situation has changed, whether it has been able to get the favor of this year's jury chairman Clint Eastwood is really an unknown result. Despite this, the entire crew of "Pulp Fiction" was shortlisted in the competition unit and got the opportunity to go to Cannes to promote it, but nothing changed.
With little time left until the band's tour, Hugo had not planned to go to Cannes, but was eventually persuaded.
Bear the brunt of the reason because of Uma. More than four months have passed since the filming of "Pulp Fiction". Quentin has been in retreat for the post-production of the film. When he "sees the sun again", he realizes that the world seems to have changed.
Uma Thurman disappeared for four months, and Tracy Jacobs has not heard any news for more than a month. Relatively speaking, Hugo won the Oscar with "Schindler's List" His outstanding performance has become a hot top brand in one fell swoop. Even popular actors such as Tom Cruise and Arnold Schwarzenegger are currently not as popular as Hugo; It is exciting, Hugo has become the most watched artist in the United States.
Quentin had no intention of informing Uma at all. Anyway, it is not uncommon for the protagonist to be absent from the festival promotion. Under such circumstances, if Hugo is absent again, then the promotion of "Pulp Fiction" in Cannes will be passive. ——After all, it is really not enough to rely on Quentin alone.
In addition, it is out of Hugo's own consideration. Now Hugo is in a period of rapid growth in the North American film market, and no one can predict what height it can reach; but in Europe, Hugo's influence is still very limited. , with the exception of one "Schindler's List", which received little attention in Europe. Even "Schindler's List" really got the attention of director Steven Spielberg, not Hugo.
Therefore, attending the Cannes Film Festival is a great help for Hugo's recognition in Europe, and Rick Rosen believes that Hugo should not miss this opportunity.
The last reason is the newly established Endeavour Elite Agency. At present, Endeavor is still in its infancy, and all work must be restarted. The senior partners headed by Rick must let the major production companies understand: Now A new medium-sized agency has appeared, and they have a wealth of artist resources in their hands, and their ambitions are not only that, they also want to become a top player who can disrupt the game.
The best way to deal with this difficult situation is actually the talent of the artist. Hugo is not only one of the most influential artists in Endeavour Elite Brokerage Company, but also one of the shareholders, so this work is naturally obligatory. Cannes has become the best opportunity for the current situation.
After comprehensive consideration, Hugo appeared in Cannes.
Due to the large number of film crews that go to Cannes every year for publicity, and the gathering of reporters and tourists, this small town is noisier, and the cost of hotels often doubles to triple. Accommodation is always an issue.
Generally speaking, the crew with funds and sponsorship will naturally live in a hotel, or else they will rent a villa, so they can have a spacious private space; while the crew with limited money will rent an apartment, and the entire crew will live in it, which is not only convenient , and the price will be much cheaper. However, public places such as hotels will naturally gather more journalists, and the exposure rate will be higher. If you live in an apartment, you will suffer a lot.
This is the case with the "Pulp Fiction" crew. The Weinstein brothers came to Cannes early, rented two apartments, and arranged for everyone to live in it. It is not far from the main venue, the Cinema Palace, but compared to the hotel's hustle and bustle , it seemed a lot cooler.
When Hugo arrived in Cannes, there was no media chasing and no fans' containment, but it was much calmer, far away from the siege of the Los Angeles spotlight, but here I felt relieved. At this time, Hugo finally understood the desire and urgency for the private space of the artists who lived under the spotlight at night. Although it had only been more than two years for him to travel, he had already begun to miss it. Such a "quiet and comfortable" life.
Although it was already midnight when we arrived at the apartment, the main members of the crew did not rest. Hugo greeted everyone skillfully. This time, the three crews of Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson and Tim Ross The most famous actors came to Cannes to participate in the promotion of the film together. The apartment seemed very lively.
Joseph and Samora moved their luggage to the room, while Hugo went to the kitchen to find water to drink. He had been bumpy on the road for more than ten hours, and now his body clock is out of order and needs to be adjusted a little, "On the way Is everything going well?" Quentin's familiar voice came from behind, with a glib and ruffian smell.
Hugo searched for a long time, but couldn't find a cup or a kettle. He just found a bottle of orange juice in the refrigerator. He opened it and poured it into his mouth. After finally feeling a little more comfortable in his throat, he replied, "It's all going well. , that is, there is no direct flight, so it's just a little troublesome."
Quentin smiled and said jokingly, "That's because you came here in a hurry. If you come a little earlier, it's like a vacation. You won't be so tired when you walk all the way to rest."
Although Quentin was joking, Hugo noticed that Quentin's expression was a little embarrassed - Quentin was never a person who was good at hiding his emotions, Hugo put down the juice, "What's wrong, something is wrong Is it?" When talking to Quentin, Hugo didn't like to be around the corner, and always pointed out the topic directly.
Quentin smiled bitterly, seeing the helplessness and worry in his eyes, it was obvious that he had something on his mind. Hugo was a little puzzled. Could it be that there was a problem with the treatment of "Pulp Fiction" at the Cannes Film Festival? Because Quentin looks a little helpless, but the problem is that even if there is a problem with "Pulp Fiction", it should be the Weinstein Brothers. Even if Hugo was asked, Hugo didn't know what to do. He is just an actor.
"Hugo, Uma Thurman appeared in Cannes." Quentin hesitated again and again, and finally said through gritted teeth, with an expression of early death and early birth, his expression was very tangled.