[US Entertainment] Best Director

Almost as soon as the premiere was over, the news that the director of "Volga Rhapsody" under the pseudonym Davidoff was Preris spread all over the Internet, so the following scene will be seen in major theaters, and no one cares about it in the past The screening hall of "Volga Rhapsody" was suddenly packed.

"How did she release a new movie so quietly? My God! I didn't catch her premiere!" said Julia Binoche, who worked with Prairie on "Sagan" .

For a while, the news that Prairis used a pseudonym to release a movie spread all over the Internet, and most people were wondering "why". After all, in Europe, Prairis' name can be worth hundreds of millions. She released a new movie, no matter how bad it is, they will give their full support, who would refuse money?

But Prairis really refused, and has not given any explanation for the pseudonym until now. When the Internet was full of noise, Prairius silently uploaded another poster on Twitter, What is different from the previous poster is that the protagonist in this poster is looking at the camera head-on, playing the cello, with slightly lowered eyebrows and eyes, and it can be seen from the soft curve of the cheek that this is Keira Knightley, A dark margin on the poster reads "Directed by Prairie Klander. Starring Keira Knightley, Isabelle Adjani, Saoirse Ronan."

The font of Prairis is less than one-third of that of the leading actors, but it is equally dazzling.

As soon as this poster came out, it aroused heated discussions among the viewers. Some praised Prairis's humility, some lamented the magnificence of the cast, and some lamented the changes of Adjani.

The French have a deep affection for Adjani, otherwise she would not have won the Caesar Award five times when her comeback work "The Day With Flying Skirts" was released two years ago, but there is no denying Ajia Ni is old, although her eyebrows and eyes are still beautiful, and her acting skills are still sharp, but there is no doubt that she is old. Although they still love her old appearance, they can't help but start thinking at this time, What role will Adjani play in the work "Volga Rhapsody"?As we all know, Jacqueline is a female cellist who ended her playing career at the age of 28. Her glory days were very short, like a shooting star. It is no longer suitable for Adjani to play Jacqueline, but at this time she Indeed, it appeared on the list of posters.

The audience who watched the premiere day were vague, just saying, "Oh, Adjani, she played an amazing role."

As soon as this sentence was said, the curiosity of the audience was even more aroused. For a while, "Volga Rhapsody" was hard to find. The box office came out in the first week, and "Volga Rhapsody" led the same period with an advantage of 1900 million.

At the same time, the rotten tomato index of "Volga Rhapsody" was finally fixed at 65%, which is much lower than other films in theaters. The Boundary of "Sagan" is an excellent work, but it can't be called the best work, but it's funny that the reviews on IMDb don't seem to think so, the ratings on "Volga Rhapsody" on IMDb have already At 9.4, it is the highest rated one in the same period, and it is not much worse than the previous "Sagan" by Pryris. Most people on IMDb think that "Volga Rhapsody" is the best in terms of plot, conception and even It is the best word for the degree of restoration of the characters themselves.

After getting the box office chart of the first week, Prairis just glanced at it lightly. In fact, the director did not have the interest in those flashy appearances when he did this. Now she just wants to simply make movies.

Sending the form to Arnold, Prairis closed the computer.

A month later, "Volga Rhapsody" was released in the United States, also without any publicity, except that, unlike in Europe, Yo-Yo Ma played a piece of "Volga Rhapsody" on David Dorff's cello in the United States. , Tribute to Jacqueline.

"If you want to know the cello, start with "Volga Rhapsody." The famous American film critic Theo said.

The box office of 690w in the first week, although not as good as commercial movies of the same period, is still very good. The movie Woody Allen made a few days ago was only 520w in the first week.

Back in Hollywood, Pryris came to the theater with his hat on, bought a ticket for "Volga Rhapsody", and waited quietly in the corner.

Because she was wearing a hat, mask and sunglasses, no one found her for the time being.

Prairis looked at the viewers who came and went boredly, and was surprised to find that besides most of the expected middle-aged and elderly people, there were many young people, which Prairis did not expect , because in her impression, young people prefer to watch commercial films.

It happened that an observer from a film newspaper came to collect information, and he stopped an old man with gray hair and a mask.

"Have you seen Volga Rhapsody?"

"Look."

"What do you think? What's your favorite aspect."

"I think this is the best work of Prairie in recent years. As for the part that I like the most—" the old man stretched his tone, and said distressedly, "I seem to like every place."

The observer smiled, "Thank you for your answer." After speaking, he turned to interview other people.

The old man walked slowly to the ticket office and bought a ticket for "Volga Rhapsody". While waiting, he walked to the coffee shop where Prairis was, and bought a cup of hazelnut cocoa milk cap.

Prairis observed carefully for a while, then stood up and said hesitantly.

"Mr. Allen?"

The old man was stunned, and looked at Prairis. Obviously, he also recognized who Prairis was.

Pryris looked at his watch. There were still four and ten minutes until the opening. "Maybe we can find a quiet place?"

Woody Allen nodded.

Prairis and Woody Allen came to the coffee shop outside the studio.

I found a corner and took off my hat and mask.

Prairis smiled and looked at Woody Allen across the table.

He also looked at Prairis with a smile.

In fact, she has been called "Europe's Woody Allen" for a long time since she has been in this industry. Her film style is similar to Woody Allen to some extent, but to some extent Not all the same.

Movies are the art form that can best reflect the director's outlook on life and aesthetics. Woody Allen does not believe that there is true love in this world. He believes that the essence of marriage and love is just at this point I am with you, so he Most of the movies he made were of the type with chaotic family relationships and unclear views on love. Although the views on love in Pryris’ films were also unclear, and some narrative structures were somewhat similar to Woody Allen, but Pryris It pays more attention to the transformation of the protagonist's own mental journey, just like "Sagan" and this "Volga Rhapsody".

"You are a little different from what I imagined." Woody Allen broke the silence.

"What's the difference?" Prairie asked.

Woody Allen thought for a while. "I always thought you would be the type of your teacher, serious and like to preach."

Prairie smiled.

Woody Allen chatted with Prairie about the movie again, "I watched your movie, and I feel that you have improved a lot compared to "Sagan."

"But it's not very fresh on Rotten Tomatoes."

"Normal. Rotten Tomatoes has never been for professionals, it's more like, how to say, a kind of carnival for movies?"

"Your comparison is quite new."

Woody Allen smiled, "It's true. This movie of yours is not many, at least it can be made in the top few movies you have made so far. But at this point in time... …”

Woody Allen paused, "This year's Cannes has just ended, it's a bit embarrassing at this point in time, otherwise you'd be very likely to win a Palme d'Or."

Prairis shrugged indifferently, "Actually, I don't intend to compete for any awards."

"Don't plan to compete for any awards? Then why do you still want to make a literary film?" Woody Allen shook his eyebrows.

"I don't think literary films must win awards, they are just added value. I just want to simply make movies." After saying this, Prairis took a sip of coffee.

Woody Allen looked at Prairis playfully. In fact, if the girl who said this sentence was not sitting in front of him now, he might really think that it was an 80-year-old girl who said this sentence. An old man who is many years old and has been making movies for 60 or [-] years.

Very idealistic thinking, but undoubtedly very courageous, at least he does not have the courage to say this as a literary director who claims to be different. After all, in Hollywood, box office and awards speak for themselves. No, I'm afraid no one will make movies for you in the future, just like "Citizen Kane" back then.

After thinking for a long time, Woody Allen asked, "What is your first week's box office?"

"690w" Prairis replied.

"Which literary film is this your first?"

Which part?She has made a total of six films, all of which except "Green Lantern" are literary films.

Woody Allen should know, but he asked the question anyway.

"Fifth," Prairis replied.

Immediately, Woody Allen asked again, "Did you tell the actors about the news of not competing for the award?"

Prairis was silent for a while, this was just her personal thought, she didn't talk about it with others, because she knew that both Jerry and Arnold would think it was an extremely naive idea.

Woody Allen saw the answer to that question in her expression.

"This is the reality of Prairie. A literary film that doesn't win awards may be popular for a while or even go down in history, but it just doesn't conform to the contemporary trend. No actor is like Van Gogh. Pure artists are too bitter. You should understand this. point."

Prairis was silent. She knew that what Woody Allen said was right. If the news spread that this movie would not win the award, then it is really possible that there will be almost no actors in the next movie, and the actors will get low salaries. The purpose of acting in literary films is to win awards and increase her social status. No "good-hearted" actress is willing to perform for free in a film that will not bring her any benefits.

"You have to learn to accept the fact of such a film industry, Reith, just like you said in the previous article about film technology, 'film is the art of technology, and pure art has always been inseparable from new technology. ', when you wrote the sentence just now, you should have understood that the box office and reputation are like the technology in the equation just now, and there is an inseparable relationship between the box office and reputation and the so-called pure art. Behavioral. It’s a stereotype that everyone has silently abided by since the birth of this industry.”

Prairie was silent.

Woody Allen looked at Prairius, the junior whom he had met for a long time. In fact, Woody Allen had always thought that Prairius was a suitable candidate for his apprentice. Ever since he first saw Prairius Reith's Letters from Iwo Jima.

Involuntarily, there was a hint of admonition to the younger generation in his tone, and he said what he had always wanted to say.

Prairis's literary and artistic path is broad, and the filmmaking ability of both commercial and literary art is a talent that many directors dream of but can't dream of. She should cherish this instead of taking it as a constraint.

Woody Allen drank the hazelnut coffee in his cup, and when he called the waiter to pay the bill, Prairis raised his head, "Although what you said is very reasonable, I don't think it suits me?"

Woody Allen raised an eyebrow "Why?"

"If you live for a few decades, you always need something that allows you to invest everything regardless of the benefits, otherwise life would be too boring, not to mention......"

"not to mention?"

"What's more, I recently opened a production company. I think those genres that I can't shoot can give more opportunities to young people." Prairis said.

Woody Allen looked at Prairieth.

She stood up "The movie is about to start, let's go."

In the sun, Prairis's blond hair shone slightly, just like Sagan under her lens.

Woody Allen looked at it, then stood up, put his hands in his pockets, and nodded.

The two left the cafe and went to the cinema.

At this time, there was already a long queue at the entrance of the theater.

Prairis looked at his watch. At this time, there were still 2 minutes before the screening. According to the usual practice, the venue should have been cleared to go in, but there was not. There was even a long queue of people pouring out of the theater.

Did something go wrong with the movie?

Prairis frowned, and went to the ticket sales lady to ask. The ticket sales lady glanced at the long queue, and then replied calmly, "You mean "Volga Rhapsody"? Oh, that's normal, and there is no problem with the movie. "

"why?"

Just as the ticket sales lady was about to answer, a young couple passed by.

The woman took the man's arm and complained. "Why are there no easter eggs? What a pity."

The ticket sales lady shrugged Pryris and said calmly, "Look, this is the answer. Who told this to be Pryris' new movie?"

In fact, since Prairis won the Oscar, several of her previous works have successively entered the attention of American audiences. Prairis’s previous "Finger's Love" and "Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride" were accepted by the United States. The acquisition of ABC TV station has achieved good ratings, and the online versions of several works of Prairis have also been released very quickly. Even "Sagan" has been compiled into the textbooks of the top American film university University of Southern California. "Citizen Kane" belongs to the same source.

In the eyes of today's American literary youth, Prairius has become a rare literary master after Woody Allen. They love Prairius and his movies to death.

"Want to have an experience of being in close contact with the soul? Come to see the movie of Prairie, she will make you feel what it means to stand on the top of the soul."