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Chapter 233 Opening and Screening (3/5)

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the water city of Venice ushered in the busiest moment of the year, and the film festival kicked off.

The long red carpet was spread from a distance to the dock to welcome the VIPs who came by the boat.

Locals may think that taking a boat is a daily transportation, but for Bo Ge and Zhang Junsheng, this is the first time - taking a boat to participate in a film festival!

It feels amazing...

In addition to the members of the jury, the most eye-catching one should be the members of the "Out of Access" crew...

After all, it is difficult to see a lineup like Little Plum Fat Wins Carrie Johnson except for the Oscars and Golden Globes!

As the opening film crew, the crew of "The Out of the Access" was the last guest. To be honest, although there are many flashes, it does not feel too lively, and it is not even as good as the premiere of "Inception" in China...

There are too few fans...

In fact, there are many film festivals in Italy, Florence International Independent Producers Film Festival, Santa Vansan International Sports Film Festival, Venice International Film Festival…

All are set up for the development of tourism...

Unfortunately, the Italian local film industry was almost completely destroyed by Hollywood, and the market share of Hollywood movies each year reached more than 85%. In addition, the audience no longer loves pure art as much as before. In the 1970s, the number of viewers in Italy reached 700 million per year!

What concept?

At that time, the third largest film market in the world!

After the 1980s, the number of viewers dropped sharply to 100 million per year...

Without the market, Italian-language films can no longer spread across Europe as they did back then. The remaining filmmakers, such as Paul Sorentino and Roberto Benini, have no other way to go except to make some art films and satirical comedy!

In the past twenty years, Italian movies are really not worthy of being popular except for "Beautiful Life"...

"Look at this!"

In the media photography area in front of the Venice Movie Palace, Zhang Junsheng and the actors from the crew of "Out of Access" stood in a row and allowed media reporters to take photos.

"There are many journalists."

After the photo ended, Leonardo looked around and concluded: "There are very few movie fans."

Zhang Junsheng shrugged: "The Venice Film Festival is down."

By the way, I added: "Even if I lose, I am unwilling to bow my head to Hollywood. "Out of the reach" failed to be shortlisted for the main competition unit..."

Boge said in Chinese: "…Two days ago, Alberto Barbera said in an interview that 'It is difficult for Chinese films to go abroad and are not suitable for film festivals...'"

"…that's stupid to say that?"

"Ahem...he said it..."

Brother Bo didn't expect Zhang Junsheng to be so direct, he was furious...

"Tsk tsk, Italian...hey!"

It is recognized that it is not good for war, and it is also recognized that it is not good for economic development. Even playing football is getting weaker and weaker - the European Chinese team!

Now even the chairman of the film festival has made it publicly Diss Chinese movies...

I can only say that I have a seed!

Alberto is not very good either. After he was the chairman of the Venice Film Festival, Chinese films often missed the main competition unit, which was completely unimaginable in the Marco Muller era...

Last year, he criticized the poor quality of Chinese works...

This year, I have eased my tone and said that Chinese works are not suitable for going abroad.

Tsk tsk…

Look at the few directors raised by Venice who are still chasing Venice, most of them are going to Cannes.

If you don’t have the ability to attract talents, you still blame others!

Even "Pure Heart Chasing Dreams in the Entertainment Circle" chose Cannes!

What's the reason?

...

With this emotion, Zhang Junsheng naturally would not give Alberto a good face. After shaking hands, he was too lazy to even greet him, so he skipped him and sat in the movie viewing area.

More than 2,000 people flocked to the main venue of the Movie Palace. In addition to guests and media personnel, there were also a large number of ordinary audiences.

Compared with the rational applause of the guests, the audience behind them should be much louder...

This also truly reflects the views of European filmmakers and European film audiences on Zhang Junsheng.

With such good conditions, I don’t even make movies that reveal human nature and oppose political axe!

Zhang Junsheng's movies do not conform to the melody of the film festival at all. The so-called main melody of the European and American film festivals is to look at and present the story from the perspective of the European and American world!

In other words, your movie must meet his expectations, otherwise it will be unqualified!

How do European and American countries imagine China?

Just like Africa in our eyes...

Since the award of "Red Sorghum" in Berlin, there has been a debate in the academic community about whether the fifth generation is investing in the interests of the West and making films to please the film festival. That is, from the perspective of postcolonialism, it analyzes whether Chinese films are self-othering, and creates them based on the presence of Western audiences, etc.

In the sixth generation, independent production and filming outside the system appeared, and the situation of being banned in China because of the awards of foreign film festivals, which is quite a bit of loyalty and filial piety.

Although films are good movies and directors' mentality may be complex, subtle or helpless, it is an indisputable fact that their works are influenced by Western film festivals.

Choosing the latter between Western judges and local audiences is not a bad thing...

With a mass film market, art films can definitely be cultivated. Only art films can not survive even if they die!

...

"Unreachable" begins screening.

Simply put, the plot is about the friendship between two men.

At the beginning of the movie, in the bustling metropolis, two restless men accelerated the car to 180 yards on the road. Although they were unfortunately surrounded by police, they were "spoofed" by the white brother foaming at the mouth and the driver Wang Bo for a few words. Once they turned around, several policemen started the "escort" safety mode for them.

Then the main film started. The rich man Philip, who has a prominent family background, has always lived a noble life, but due to a paraplegia in the skydiving accident, he was paralyzed at a high position and had no sense of his neck, and his life suddenly fell to the bottom.

Wang Bo, a gangster who does nothing, was once imprisoned for theft and was released from prison. He lives in a foster care family and lives on relief funds.

Philip, who cannot take care of himself, needs to recruit a full-time accompanying staff. There are many professional nursing staff with rich experience in interviews. There are also many elegant and like Philip who have "like-minded" people, but they all regard Philip as a disabled person who needs care.

Wang Bo is different. He came to the interview just to collect three signatures that refused to hire a job so that he could use them to receive relief funds from the government, and even joked about Philip.

In Wang Bo's opinion, Philip is like an ordinary rich man. He holds some elegant hobbies and looks down on people in the lower class. He is self-righteous and does not accommodate him because he is a disabled person. Philip believes that this is the respect he needs and hires him.

The story that followed was that each other grew up, with a lot of jokes interspersed in the middle...

When the movie is coming to an end, Wang Bo finds a job, the truck driver, Philip asks him to leave: "You can't take care of a disabled person for the rest of your life, you have your own family!"

Wang Bo finally appeared, helped him meet his dream lover, and then left silently...

The final subtitle appears: I think everyone has at least such a close friend. You and him meet at the turning point in life, marvel at each other's differences or similarities, and have had many ordinary but memorable times, allowing the white clouds to change.

Not yet, the Easter egg part was intercepted, and the story of "Unreachable" was filmed by the French documentary channel.
Chapter completed!
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