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The quarrel about him in the media didn't subside until the end of the month, but Ebert has quietly changed into a costume and joined the filming of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind".

On the day he entered the set, Ebert met the other actors in the set.

Kate Winslet gave Ebert a warm hug when they first met: "I heard Leo mention you, so lucky that we can work together."

Ebert responded with equal enthusiasm: "Me too, Kate, I am very much looking forward to this collaboration."

Kate Winslet's figure is still a bit plump compared to the average actress, but this makes her look much younger than her peers.Her personality is also very kind. After greeting other people, she sat alone and read the script. She didn't have any big-name airs.

Kirsten Dunst is a very assertive actress. Although she is only 21 years old this year, she has been on the big screen for 14 years.Actors who were born as child stars always make plans for their careers early. Although Dunst is not a glamorous and charming female star, her unique style and the popularity of the role of "Spider Woman" provide her with More protagonist resources.

Kirsten Dunst just stood and shook hands with Ebert. She looked cool with her sunglasses off: "Ebert, can you sign me?"

"my pleasure."

After Ebert finished writing his signature, the actress with full of personality whistled lightly: "Cool!"

After a year of hard work, Ebert's font is finally not as chubby as it was described as a panda at the beginning, but this is a pity for his fans, who frantically posted Ebert's words on the Internet The signature of the original version seems to be nostalgic for the cute and childish Ebert at that time.

Of course, this doesn't mean they don't like the current Ebert, it's just a pity that they won't see the cute panda's signature in the future.

Elijah Wood is also a child star-turned-actor, and his most famous role so far is Frodo Baggins, the Hobbit in the "Lord of the Rings" series. actor. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is his only work this year, and it is also his transformation after the "Lord of the Rings" series. Although the actor is not tall, he has strong ambitions in his career. There has been a lot of production.

Ebert's salary for this film is similar to that of "The Pentium Age", and Kate Winslet and Kirsten Dunst's salary are also slightly lower than usual.Kate Winslet's pay rose to more than 1000 million US dollars after "Titanic", and Kirsten Dunst's pay quickly soared to 1000 million US dollars after starring in "Spider-Man". If these several actors whose salaries exceed tens of millions at the same time are allowed to cooperate in a film, the cost of 2000 million US dollars is not even enough to pay the actors' salaries.

For several leading actors and producer Focus Pictures, a salary cut is undoubtedly the best choice.

Funding was limited, and Focus Features was not as rich and powerful as the eight major film companies. After the actors arrived, Steve Gollin and Michelle Gondry waved their arms and announced the official start of filming.

"Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is a semi-sci-fi film.The protagonist Joel finds that his girlfriend Clementine, who has been in love for many years, has turned into a stranger who has no feelings for him. emotional experience.This discovery made Joel very painful. After several unsuccessful attempts to wake up Clementine's memory, Joel also chose to clear the memory of Clementine in his brain.

This is a script that is not only about emotion, but also about ethics and science fiction.

"It's like a Shakespeare play." When the actors exchanged lines, Kate Winslet said with emotion.

In the past few years, Kate has been focusing on low-budget literary films. Although literary films are not as successful at the box office as commercial films, they are more sophisticated in terms of plot and character setting. Movies with similar plots to "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" Kate has received some before, but Charlie Kaufman's reputation as a "genius screenwriter" is more attractive.

Ebert felt that the amnesia meme was somewhat similar to the "50 First Dates" starring Adam Sandler, but "50 First Dates" followed the comedy style that Adam Sandler has always been good at, "A Beautiful Mind" In "Eternal Sunshine", there is a little more thinking about love.

Love is hot and deep. Even if the memory is deleted, the reasons why a man and a woman are attracted to each other are always similar.But when the enthusiasm dissipates and conflicts arise, no matter how many times the time restarts, the predestined ending will not change in any way.

"How happy is the pure and flawless man! He who forgets the world, the world also forgets him. The sun shines forever in the flawless heart, every prayer is accepted, and every wish is granted."

Ebert finished reading the poem in cadence, and saw both Kirsten Dunst and Elijah Wood staring at him strangely: "What are you reading?"

"Alexander Pope's "Heloise to Abelard", from which "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" takes its title, Charlie seems to have a particular fondness for it, and also in several of his previous works Sentences in it are mentioned."

"Listening to the name is very complicated." Elijah Wood scratched his scalp and yawned big. "Your tone reminds me of a priest in a church. I can't help but want to sleep."

Ebert had just finished explaining, and Kate Winslet had already learned the general meaning of the poem through Internet searches, so she simply took out a notebook and wrote it down carefully: "If I understand the meaning of this poem, I should be able to understand it better." I still have some doubts about the plot of the movie and my character, which can be resolved more easily."

Kate's serious look scared the young actors in the crew. They looked at each other. Under the comparison of the desperate queen, they finally gave up their thoughts of going to the bar at night.

Let's do a good job!

The atmosphere in the crew is getting better day by day.

In the very first shot, Ebert was wearing a black coat, unshaven and a knitted wool hat, while Kate Winslet, sitting opposite him, had dyed blue hair and an orange coat , with slightly chubby cheeks, both of them look a bit rustic.

In the first act, Ebert's Joel behaves like a manic patient.

His eyes facing the world are always full of fear and tension. He uses continuous writing and recording to vent this anxious and weird emotion, but when he meets Clementine, the tense atmosphere quickly softens. .

They are irrepressibly attracted to each other.

For the crew, whether Ebert can play the role of Joel well depends on his performance in the first act.

In the eyes of the onlookers, Ebert, who was still full of youthfulness before the shooting, seemed to be a different person at this time, his back was slightly bent, his eyes were full of tension, and his appearance seemed to have changed in an instant. Even though it was just a short shot, he seemed to have settled into the role of Joel smoothly.

"Wow, what a wonderful performance!" Kirsten Dunst's eyes shone with a different kind of brilliance, "The cooperation between these two people is really flawless!"

During the performance, Ebert also felt that the cooperation between him and Kate Winslet was indeed very tacit. It seemed that they had worked together a long time ago. Entered the play, and passed one easily.

Ebert couldn't help showing a smile to Kate Winslet at the end of the filming: "I really guessed right, this will be a pleasant cooperation."

"Actually, after I decided that you were the leading actor, I went to the cinema to watch "The Pentium Era"."

The relationship between Ebert and Kate Winslet can be described in one word, that is sympathy.

They are all actors who are obsessed with acting. Their daily work outside of filming is to read the script, check the lines, and analyze the plot. After discovering that the other party's style is similar to their own, these two guys stick together almost every day to study the script. The details of the movements were so noisy, but in the next second, they could desperately praise how excellent the other party's performance was.

In this way, the filming progress of the film turned out to be nearly 50% faster than originally expected.

Michelle Gondry is undoubtedly the person who is most happy to see all this. The more tacit the cooperation between Kate and Ebert, the faster the progress of the movie will be, and the more sparks will be created between the two.

Michel Gondry's biggest concern with the film was the lead actor, Joel.Although Ebert has great acting skills, his number of works is small after all, and Michel Gondry has never verified his strength.Some time ago, Michel Gondry also saw the evaluation of Ebert by the National Enquirer. Although the newspaper’s prejudice against Ebert was well-known in the United States, Michel Gondry would inevitably doubt Ebert. Is it really suitable for the role of Joel.

Now, his doubts have completely disappeared.

Although Joel's character design is far from Ebert's, Ebert has already performed what Michel Gondry wanted just by performing the scene just now.

The filming of the film went smoothly, and the time has reached the end of October.

The weather is getting colder, but the crew of "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is shooting in full swing, but on the other side of Hollywood, the outposts about major awards are already sounding quietly.

Ebert was still doing his best on the set during the day, but when he was on the phone with Lynn at night, he couldn't help but want to know more about the awards season.

It's not that he is greedy, but since 2001, he has only been nominated for a Saturn Award once. This year's "The Pentium Era" is the closest he got to an award - Ebert's wish is to become an outstanding actor Actors, and only awards are the only criterion to prove a good actor.