Exploiting Hollywood 1980

Princess Diana returns home today from her royal duties in Cannes, where she represented Britain at the Sir Alex Guinness Awards Ceremony.

She attended the premiere of American director Ronald Lee's new film "Dirty Dancing" but did not finish the movie due to time constraints.

The reaction of the audience was quite polarized. Some people were moved to tears on the spot, while others swore that this was a movie with a childish and cliched plot.

So much for coverage of out-of-competition films. The focus in Cannes is still on tonight's "Birthday Party" - a celebrity dinner to celebrate the 40th year of the Cannes Film Festival.

"That's it, Richard." Ronald stopped Richard from reading the new news review.

Ronald put on an Armani custom-made suit in front of the mirror, mixed with some American elements. This suit did not highlight the waist and hips like an authentic Italian suit, but was slightly conservative, with the addition of high shoulder pads. confidence.

Ronald put a scarlet scarf into his jacket pocket, "Perfect...those reports are thanks to Princess Diana's appearance, otherwise we wouldn't be in the official publication of the film festival."

He turned around, and the suit had a subtle aura that allowed him to restrain his sharpness and strength and become a gentleman, preparing to attend the birthday party at the Cannes Film Festival in the evening.

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The avenue in front of the Film Palace in Cannes was covered with red carpets. Well-known movie stars from China walked on the carpet one after another. The TV cameras were filming them at a very close distance.

Photographers also spread out in a row beside the red carpet to capture wonderful shots.

A little further away on the red carpet are the enthusiastic fans. The sunshine was very good today, and almost all the movie fans who could move crowded to the far side of the movie palace, shouting their idol's name loudly.

For safety reasons, in addition to the half-person-high iron railings separating them from the red carpet, the Chinese government also sent a large number of police officers wearing high hats and wearing uniforms that they rarely wear. They were placed a few meters apart, and they lined up all the way. At the entrance of the Cinema Palace.

Ronald paused at the starting point of the red carpet, waiting for the organizing committee to notify him of his playing time.

"hiss……"

To add to the fun, the government of the country also sent a team of cavalry on horseback to maintain order on the periphery. Ronald was attracted by the neighing of the horse and looked back.

People in the country like this sense of ceremony very much. The horses are covered with glittering accessories, and the cavalry are wearing retro military uniforms from the Napoleonic era. The metal helmets are combed with red tassels, and they are paired with white ribbons on the chest and long cavalry gloves. They are very beautiful. .

"Ronnie!"

Ronald, who was admiring the appearance of the cavalry, was called out. He turned around and saw that it was Elizabeth Taylor whom he had seen at the Oscars a few weeks ago.

"Elizabeth, it's nice to see you here, finally someone speaks English to me."

Taylor was a little darker than the last time we saw her. She was wearing a bright red low-cut dress with high shoulders. Her whole body was like a big red balloon, which made it difficult for Ronald to hug her.

"This is George." Elizabeth Taylor pushed her skirt slightly to the side, revealing her boyfriend behind her.

"Hello, George, I have long admired your name." George Hamilton was also a sunbathe enthusiast, and his skin turned orange-black from the tan.

"Oh, your sunbathing is really good." Ronald looked at the other person, and if he hadn't watched the popular TV series "Roots" and "The Family" starring him, he would have thought that he was a black man.

"Yeah, Elizabeth and I both love sunbathing, what do you think?"

"If you play "Roots" now, you can change your role and play a black protagonist." Ronald half-joked. This kind of skin color has become a trend in Hollywood. Only those who have money, free time and play on the beach for a long time can achieve such an even skin tone.

"Hahaha……"

Hamilton laughed out loud at Ronald's joke. This kind of American joke didn't seem offensive at all in this country, but was so kind.

However, his good mood was quickly ruined by Yves Montand, the chairman of the Cannes jury.

Yves Montand walked the red carpet with his wife, but he obviously didn't want to follow the rules. When he met Elizabeth Taylor, when they hugged her, his mouth almost touched the neck of Taylor's low-cut dress.

The two kissed again and again, and Yves Montand even tried to hold Taylor's hand and invite her to walk the red carpet together.

"A boar in heat!" George Hamilton complained quietly to Ronald behind him.

"Indeed..."

Ronald looked at George Hamilton, a television star disliked in film circles, as he followed Elizabeth Taylor aggrievedly. Watching my girlfriend, Yves Montand and his wife walk the red carpet side by side.

This must be very frustrating!

"Catherine, Catherine, give me a smile."

There was another commotion among the photographers. Next up on the red carpet was the national treasure star Catherine Deneuve.

She was also wearing a red dress today. Unlike Taylor, Deneuve's dress did not have exaggerated shoulder pads, but a shawl design. The neckline on the front also had a large bevel, which was not as direct as Taylor, but more charming.

Even though she is over 40 years old, she still looks very elegant. She does not deliberately tan and maintains her original white skin color.

Ronald stood behind her, nodding and smiling. This French star has much better taste than Elizabeth Taylor's straightforward American style. When a beauty gets older, it will be very unsightly if she is as direct and unrestrained as she was when she was young.

Yves Montand showed his boar nature again, leaving Taylor at the end of the red carpet, turning around and walking back a distance, waiting for Catherine Deneuve. Under the gaze of his wife, his eyes were staring straight at Deneuve's collar.

"Click, click" photographers raised their cameras and flashes kept ringing.

Yves Montand, like a boar sniffing mushrooms in the woods, was rooting around.

"Uh..." Ronald was behind Deneuve and also walked on the red carpet, and saw this spectacle throughout. He also saw Elizabeth Taylor, who was angry but trying to remain calm while being photographed by photographers.

George Hamilton behind her mouthed "boar" to Ronald and took his girlfriend up the steps at the entrance of the Film Palace.

Catherine Deneuve, who was behind, also looked embarrassed. On the red carpet, he flirted with other women in front of his wife. If Yves Montand was not the chairman of the jury, one of the three women in evening gowns might not be able to resist.

Ronald shook his head and smiled bitterly. He didn't dare to walk in front, lest he be captured by photographers in the same picture and become the headline of tomorrow's newspaper.

Hiding from the photographers in front is not enough to hide from the ones behind.

Because he was avoiding the farce of Yves Montand pushing Catherine Deneuve, Ronald walked very slowly and was caught up by another French female star who caught up from behind.

"Ronald, I'm so glad to see you here. I saw your 'break dance' in Cannes last time."

"Ha, Sophie."

Ronald simply stopped and waited for the young generation of French Rose to come up.

The person who came was also wearing a big red shawl, and her hair was a little messy when the wind blew it up.

It was when Ronald came to Cannes last time that Sophie Marceau, who had just entered the French film industry and became famous for her two youth films "First Kiss" and "First Kiss 2", came to visit.

But last time, Sophie Marceau was still a chubby little girl, but today she has become a mature woman with deep charm.

This former French girl idol suddenly went crazy after the last Cannes. She no longer continued to play the French girl under the command of Gaumont, but found a Polish director to play the very controversial "Wild Love".

After the release of this movie in which Sophie Marceau had many outrageous shots, her image in France changed drastically, and she did not receive many film invitations for a while.

"I'm glad you like my movie. I'm also a fan of your First Kiss." Ronald walked forward parallel to her and chatted briefly.

Hearing that Ronald brought a new work "Dirty Dancing" this time, Sophie Marceau also read the report in the newspaper and hoped to have the opportunity to wait until the scene to watch it.

"This movie is a movie with a female protagonist. I hope you like it... Sophie?"

Ronald said as he walked. Halfway through, he suddenly found that Sophie Marceau stopped moving.

"Click, click" The photographer finally framed Ronald this time.

It turned out that Sophie Marceau came to Cannes this time to walk the red carpet with her boyfriend, Andrzej Zulawski, the director of "Wild Love".

Because Sophie Marceau and Ronald were chatting speculatively, the Polish director got angry halfway through and stopped moving.

Sophie Marceau noticed her boyfriend's childish behavior and had to stop and wait for him to come up and walk with her.

"That Hollywood commercial animal, what's there to talk about? His movie is full of the smell of Hollywood money."

Andrzej Zulawski almost taught Sophie Marceau a lesson on the spot. He ignored the hand that the other party stretched out and dodged backwards.

The couple quarreling on the red carpet, and behind them is Ronald, a handsome Hollywood director. The Polish director with a strong literary and artistic atmosphere is facing off against the Hollywood commercial film director. Who of the two directors can win the heart of the French rose?

The photographer was so happy to see this composition. A red carpet has a story of two stars "threesome".

Tomorrow, the bosses of "Le Figaro", "Le Monde" and "Le Parisien" will be very happy.

Sophie Marceau has already gotten used to her boyfriend Andrzej Zulawski's childish temper and jealousy.

She is experienced and went forward to pull Zulawski hard, using both hands, and the two continued to move forward hand in hand.

Facing the photographers and TV cameras, Sophie Marceau remained calm and continued to smile.

Ronald saw this and didn't know that he had become a human background again. He felt that he should take two steps forward quickly, and stop letting the reporters find angles to take more photos of him, Sophie Marceau and Zulawski in the same frame, and continue to make up stories tomorrow.

Arriving at the entrance of the Film Palace, the three-stage staircase made many older stars feel a little overwhelmed. The female stars also had to pay attention to the hem of their skirts, so they slowed down one by one.

Ronald didn't want to be in the same frame with them anymore, so he walked two steps to the front.

"Sophie", the chairman of the jury, Yves Montand, relied on his status and used his mouth to nudge the female stars in front of the stairs.

"Oh, are all the male stars in the country pigs?" Ronald saw him nudge for the third time, and felt that he couldn't stand the style of these Europeans, so he was about to go up.

"It's not polite to say that," Ronald's words were heard by Catherine Deneuve, who smiled and said to Ronald.

"Ms. Deneuve, I don't have any film to participate in the competition, so there is no need to please him deliberately." Ronald saw that it was the French Rose of the previous generation who spoke to him, and he did not dare to neglect it. He stretched out his hand for her to pull, so that he could go up the stairs step by step without worrying about the long skirt under his feet.

"Artists should not be blamed for these things. The last time you came to Cannes, Sophie talked to me about your film."

"My pleasure." Ronald could not argue with the beautiful woman about the right and wrong of Yves Montand. He took Catherine Deneuve into the hall.

"Catherine"

"Fanny"

Inside the hall, there was another French female star, welcoming the stars at the door.

Fanny Ardante, the widow of François Truffaut, was considered half the hostess of this Cannes. In addition to Sir Guinness, there was another person who won the Lifetime Achievement Award and was missed by everyone, that is Director Truffaut.

Ronald waited patiently for the two to finish their greetings. The beauty competition between beauties is always everywhere. The two female stars must be perfect in their manners, clothes, makeup, and hairstyle.

Ronald led Deneuve to her seat and was about to leave. There was a "boo, boo, boo" sound at the door again.

Ronald looked and saw Yves Montand came in again and kissed Fanny Ardante again.

"Oh oh..." Catherine Deneuve looked and couldn't argue with Ronald, so she had to raise her hands and cover her face without looking.

"Miss Deneuve," Ronald politely excused himself and found the round table where he was. There were some practitioners who made commercial exploitation films there.

Ronald was very happy to see the actress Cassandra Peterson in Cannon. Today she didn't dress up as a dancer. With normal makeup, she was a very beautiful actress.

The two talked about the "Soul Master" that Cassandra wanted to shoot. Ronald and her agreed to return to Los Angeles to continue talking about the possibility of this movie being produced by Daydream.

"I say, Ronald, why do you think the beauties of the Hair Country are being taken advantage of by this kind of pig?"

On the other side of Ronald was the Australian star Mel Gibson who ran over from another table.

Like Ronald, he couldn't stand the look of the Hair Country pig in heat, so he ran over when he saw an acquaintance.

"Why, are you interested? Want to meet her?" Ronald looked at Gibson with long hair and stared at the young Sophie Marceau.

"Don't you think she is very suitable for playing a classical role?"

Ronald tilted his head and looked at Sophie Marceau for a while. The baby fat of Sophie Marceau faded, with a pointed chin and facial features that really had the style of a classical lady.

"Indeed, I didn't expect you to have a way of casting."

Ronald couldn't help but agree with the temperament of this actor who shined in this year's "Lethal Weapon" and got rid of the temperament of the B-level exploitation film actor with wasteland themes like "Mad Max".

"Of course, I've always wanted to direct my own movie." Gibson expressed his ambition to Ronald without hesitation, "Of course I'm not sure now, after all, directing and acting are two completely different professions."

"I think you have great potential." Ronald thought Gibson's mentality was pretty good.

"Really?" Gibson retracted his gaze and asked Ronald.

"Really, at least you know that directing and acting are not the same thing. And you have a good eye for casting."

"Hahaha, it seems I have some talent."