One Thousand Three Hundred and Twenty-Four, No Way to Distinguish
Among the three major European film festivals, the position of the chairman of the jury is crucial. During the award selection process, all judges will discuss and vote to ensure that a consensus is reached in the end, but the chairman must shoulder the heavy responsibility of coordination and control, especially when differences arise, they must show decisiveness and domineering.
In the history of the selection of the top awards of the three major film festivals, there have been many cases in which the aesthetic taste of the chairman of the jury determines the award. In the past ten years of the Cannes Film Festival alone, there have been many cases——
The "White Ribbon" in 2009, "The Wind Blows the Wheat Waves" in 2006, "Fahrenheit 911" in 2004, and "The Elephant" in 2003, these Palme d'Or works are more or less subject to huge controversy, but In the end, it was the result of the tough decision made by the chairman of the jury, and was even criticized as "arbitrary".
Time will tell if they made the right choice.
Conversely, if the chairman is not strong enough, but instead is manipulated by the judges, or even swayed, so as to completely collapse, then this will also be a disaster for the award selection.
The Cannes Film Festival in 1997 is the most typical representative.
The legendary French actress Isabelle-Adjani served as the chairman of the jury, but she did not have enough aesthetic taste for the film, and at the same time did not have enough strength and professionalism to suppress other judges, so that the discussion process triggered a Intense quarrel, complete collapse.
During the discussion, Isabel pretended to be generous and asked all the judges to communicate in English. This is not an official Cannes policy, because some of the judges do not speak English well, so they are allowed to communicate in their own language, with the help of translators or translators or other judges to complete the discussion.
In order to express her generosity and her strength, Isabelle chose English confidently, but this has become a shortcoming of her own cocoon when arguing with other judges——
Because her English is not very good, her thinking speed and arguing ability are far from enough.
What's more fatal is that several "thorn heads" among the jury, Tim Burton, Mira-Sorvino, and Mike-Lee are all native English-speaking judges.
Meanwhile, Mira Sorvino, who is studying in the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, is fluent and has won an award for her essay on Chinese. As a result, she became the English translator for Gong/Li, another judge on the jury.
In addition, the Italian director Nanni-Moretti is an unspeakable person who is well versed in speech and persuasion; and Mike Lee, who just won the Palme d'Or the previous year, is even more imposing and defiant. The persistence and field of art are among the top ranks in the entire European continent. Naturally, Isabel is not in the eyes.
To make matters worse, the first work discussed by the jury was Wang/Jia/Wei's "Spring/Light/Zha/Xie", and as soon as it came up, Isabel said "this is not a good movie"; One of the judges expressed their disapproval, giving the film numerous accolades, and even considered it one of the best works of the year.
Isabelle couldn't get off the stage immediately, so she started to lose her temper.
After the internal discussion, Mike Lee, at the PR party, did not shy away from the media present, and yelled angrily, "This is the stupidest woman I have ever seen!"
At the 50th anniversary celebration of the Cannes Film Festival, Isabel's favorite "Don't Lose and Don't Forget" won the Grand Jury Prize. Nanni's Iran/Range film "The Taste of Cherry" was not favored by most of the judges. If you like it, you successfully counterattack and win the Palme d'Or along with the "eel" supported by Mike——
This is another double yolk.
Film festival chairman Gilles Jacobs was also very dissatisfied with the result, and they have been trying to avoid the double yolk of the Palme d'Or,
The result was this one. But Isabelle could not suppress the other judges, and in the end Giles had no choice but to accept it. After the film festival, Giles was full of complaints and complaints.
Also, "Spring/Light/Zha/Xie" won the Best Director Award.
Later, Isabelle also became the laughing stock of the media.
Therefore, the position of the chairman of the jury is crucial. Under normal circumstances, people will think that the Palme d'Or is the concentrated expression of the aesthetic taste of the chairman of the jury, and their names are inextricably linked with each Palme d'Or.
So, how will Steven Spielberg choose?
...
"It's confirmed! It's confirmed!"
A shout came from the media center, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on the person who made the sound. The bustling discussion disappeared in an instant, and the quiet environment made people come. The sound can be transmitted without much effort.
"'Venus in Furs' is out, they're not on the list."
"Ah!" Emily raised her hands subconsciously and started cheering and celebrating, and then she realized that she was not alone, and all the other reporters around were clapping each other's hands, as if they had just accomplished a feat. The collective jubilant atmosphere gurgled in the media, and the eyes could not help but brighten.
"'Hua Rong Yue Miao' is definitely not going to attend the red carpet!"
"Wow." Everyone let out a long sigh of relief, uncontrollably sending out the relief of the rest of their lives. "After the catastrophe", the term seems to be a bit inappropriate, but at this moment, everyone has this feeling in their hearts, as if they avoided the dung/pit and then avoided the puddle— This description seems inappropriate.
"But... 'City of Beauty' and 'Hurley' are still uncertain."
"Oh." It was almost unanimous in the audience, and everyone sighed in unison. "Beautiful City" and "Hurley" were both works that were just released in the last two days, and the entire crew still stayed. Cannes, but for what reason they stayed, no one can know, which also means that there are still eight crew members remaining in Cannes.
There are only seven awards in total. If it is eight works, then it means there is a double yolk? The competition for the Palme d'Or is getting fiercer and more suspenseful. So, which work will become the cannon fodder?
Realizing that everyone's attitudes were so synchronized, an absurd sense of joy flooded their faces, and everyone burst into laughter.
This year is not a big year, it can even be said to be a small year. The average quality of the works can only be said to be above the standard. The two works "Adele's Life" and "Drunken Country Ballads" lead with absolute advantages. When the film festival ended At that time, there were still only two works that finally reached three points or more.
It is because of this that all the attention is focused on these two works, and no matter which one wins the Palme d'Or, it means that the other will lose; but if... just if, "Beautiful If the "City of the City" or "Hurley" wins out of the blue, then these two works with more than three points may both be reduced to cannon fodder.
Such a situation may not appear at the Oscars, but it is accustomed to the three major film festivals in Europe. In other years, everyone's heartache and embarrassment may not be so strong, but this year, these two works come out on top. Once they become cannon fodder, it will be really heartbreaking.
That's why all the reporters reacted so in unison.
After a little relief, the tension began to spread again. Now, they have nothing else to do but wait quietly to see if the "City of Beauty" crew will attend the red carpet of the closing ceremony tonight.
Once you attend...
The waiting time was unbearable, and even a second seemed extremely long. The reporters in the media center could only force themselves to calm down and share the gossip and rumors of the Cannes front line for the first time, and then swiped Twitter and Facebook. There are endless topics to distract yourself.
But it was not so easy for Emily. Even the uproar of discussions on social networks could not distract her. In desperation, she could only start thinking about the manuscript after the award ceremony. How should it be written, but when I think about it, I can't help but start to think, if the Palme d'Or is awarded to the "City of Absolute Beauty", then what does this mean?
The more you think about it, the more nervous you become, and the more you think about it, the more irritable you become.
In the end, Emily simply pulled out her phone, put on her headphones, and started listening to the soundtrack of "Drunken Country Ballads."
In the previous press conference, the Coen brothers mentioned that the soundtrack of the movie was actually released earlier than the movie, and it can be purchased both online and offline.
Emily placed the order immediately, mail-ordered an album in advance, sent it home, and received it when she went home after the Cannes Film Festival; she also purchased the entire album online. The time looped over and over again, and my thoughts were completely immersed in the emotions of the movie, unable to extricate themselves.
Of the albums, Emily's favorite is Renly's vocals. Not about the movie, but also about the movie.
At the beginning, because of the work "Drunken Country Ballad", I always felt that there was a singer named Le Verne Davis in real life; but gradually, Emily fell in love with the singer in the ballad. Wiping away the sadness and bitterness, she then bought the album "Don Quixote" online and was deeply addicted to it.
Her favorite is undoubtedly the song "The Beast". Everyone says that there is a sad story behind this song, even if she doesn't know the ins and outs of the matter, every time she listens, she can't help but sigh, as if she can capture the sentence "So grass/your The helplessness and anger behind the dream.
Now, she finally understands why the Coen brothers chose Renly to play LeVine Davis.
After repeating the cycle over and over again, the crowd suddenly became restless. Emily took off her earplugs, followed everyone's line of sight to the TV screen hanging on the wall, and stood up quickly. Because she realizes-
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