Legendary Hollywood Director

This morning.

A black Mercedes-Benz business parked in the parking lot of the movie palace.

Suddenly, the two men got out of the car and walked towards the non-competition venue.

One of them was dressed seriously, with white temples and slightly wrinkled brows. He looked quite young, and the other was carrying a satchel next to him, looking slightly younger.

These two are François Crucey and his agent.

Since that day Edmund offered to invite the actor, he immediately found Francois, who was idle at home in Marseille, through his contacts in the circle.

This one is also an old actor, but he wasn't very famous when he was young. After honing his acting skills, actors of his age are not very popular and lack opportunities, so this is not obvious.

After receiving the invitation, he immediately followed his agent to Cannes.

The two approached all the way, and the agent said long-windedly, I don't know what the situation will be, but Director Lehman has a high evaluation in the industry, and the attitude of the people is good, it should be possible, let's come all the way. , I don't even know what to do. It's too rushed.

Francois is not so worried about gains and losses, he said: People take the initiative to invite, we just go to the appointment.

When I came to the door of the venue, the agent made a phone call and said a few words.

A person came out immediately, but Edmund himself greeted him.

Although the three of them were not familiar with each other, they had heard of it to some extent. In addition, François was also similar in age to Edmund, and it was not obvious that they were polite to each other, so they could talk to each other.

And Francois also learned from Edmund's mouth some of the situation in the movie Untouchable that he will star in.

According to Edmund's meaning, this drama Lehmann has been in preparation for a long time, and there is a lot of room for play in it. If the performance is brilliant, it will really be brilliant.

This made François more and more interested, as if scratching his heart.

All the way to a quiet booth in the venue.

Edmund greeted him and saw Lyman walking over with a smile.

Hello, Mr. Crusoe.

Hello, Director Ryman, I really like your Million Dollar Baby, that movie is not only great in plot, but also very good in camera, especially the scene where Maggie takes the car home after training, the lighting and camera The cooperation is simply amazing, how did you think of it?

Lyman smiled complacently, Actually, my photographer Thomas also provided inspiration for that scene. I used cold light to shine diagonally above the camera, so that the light and shadow can only cover one-third of the character's face, and the scene composition has such a sense of beauty. , and Maggie's accidental smile is actually the actor's own play just right.

After chatting for a while, Lehmann led a few people to the inner room and took the preliminary finalized script and handed it to François.

You take it back first and watch it several times. The specific shooting time is estimated to be in early June.

François was a little surprised to see that Lehmann had easily decided on a role.

Before he came, he never thought it would be so casual.

But Lehmann has seen several recent works that Francois has participated in, and he is quite recognized for his strength.

More importantly, his appearance is three-pointed from the original author, and there will be no sense of inconsistency in his performance.

At this point, his agent couldn't help but interject: Then...the remuneration for this movie...

Wait a few days, I'm looking for someone to talk to you. Right now, we haven't signed a contract yet.

Oh, I'm sorry. The agent smiled brightly.

......

The distribution work of Untouchable will be jointly represented by the three companies Europa, Gaumont and EMI.

In other words, when the information of this project was initially disclosed, and after Edmund took the initiative to help, he was quickly found by the three studios.

——In fact, there are more, but Lehman chose these three after consideration.

One is that these three companies have strength; the other is that they have a foundation for cooperation and are easy to deal with.

Of course, that's not the point at this point.

Since the selected film list came out, how to judge the award is the biggest obstacle and difficulty.

Lehman originally thought that he would listen to everyone's opinions casually, and give it directly to whoever had the most votes, but as soon as the matter was discussed, everyone had many concerns.

Some say that they will support local filmmakers; some say that they will be questioned if they are too deliberate, or whoever is famous will be awarded to whom; some will start from the novelty of their works...

In short, none of the most convincing works seems to be given to everyone, but it seems that it is wrong to give it to anyone.

Moreover, although the organizing committee brought in a few final works, they didn't say much about the matter. It was quite your decision, but it was very calm, not afraid of people messing up.

In this regard, Lehmann, as the main judge, is also very annoyed, which may or may not be related to whether his task can be successfully completed.

To be honest, when I was not a judge before, Lehmann always felt that it was very simple to judge an award.

But it is really time-consuming, all aspects have to be considered, and it is still very exhausting.

After all, everyone eats this bowl of rice. If you say his movies are good, I say the others are not bad; you say that he is the most famous, and I say that his works cannot be all based on fame...

This morning, Lyman got up and went to the venue, thinking in his mind whether to go to Edmund to discuss this matter, to gain experience from the wind.

I didn't want to meet a member of the jury as soon as I arrived at the door of the venue.

Judging by his appearance, he seems to be waiting for me? Lyman thought.

Sure enough, the man greeted, Mr. Rust.

What's the matter? Lyman wondered.

It's like this. I've seen a lot of people these days, most of them begging me to get you together. So, I want to ask what you mean? the person explained.

Oh? What are they for?

What else is there, of course, it's a matter of award ownership. The man laughed.

The outcome of the award will be discussed, so what's the use of finding me?

No, no, they are looking at you. I still have self-knowledge about this. Besides, you are the main judge. If you have no weight in your words, who else is there? The man shook his head and said: Don't look at such a debate now, if you really have a choice, the organizing committee can make sense.

Well, if I have time, I'll meet you.

After the matter was settled, the two entered the venue together.

By noon, Lyman ran to find Edmund.

But he said that at the main competition unit, Edmund was flipping through a list. He looked up and saw Leiman coming, and said happily, Why are you here? I'm still thinking of finding you later.

After finishing speaking, he took out a list from the drawer and handed it to Leman: This is a list of Algerian candidates listed by several studios according to your instructions. Some of them still have some performance experience. Most of them are villains or gangsters, but they have never played a slightly positive image.

Lehman took it over and turned it over, and then limited the age, most of the candidates' resumes were eliminated, and only a few were still suitable.

Lehmann returned the list to Edmund and said, Choose from these three, whoever is more natural when auditioning, choose whoever. It's best to find an Algerian to give advice during the audition.

Edmund thought for a while, wondering what was the significance of this choice, and blurted out, Is there anything wrong with the three of them?

Lehman replied, We all feel the same when we look at their appearance. They are blind. But of course Algerians can distinguish many different people from their own countrymen. In addition to acting experience, I want to choose someone with a good face and a little more handsome, and I can't continue to stigmatize Algeria. Actors, that would be bad.

Edmund suddenly realized, It makes sense. The first thing this movie wants to talk about is racial equality and the friendship between Philip and Dreis. Of course, you can't choose someone who is ugly. Acting is second, facing the camera. There is still room for adjustment if it can be kept natural. In short, the casting of Dres should satisfy the Algerians.”

That's it. Lyman nodded.

In this regard, Lehman is quite experienced.

Just like if Hollywood wants to shoot black people as the protagonists, it will not choose too ugly ones, there is actually quite a lot of room for the so-called discrimination caused by this kind of face blindness.

Because this difference in discrimination ability does exist between different skin tones.

What you think is good, Algerians may not think good.

After talking about this matter, Lehman tentatively asked: Is there any fairer method or something that can convince the public about the award?

Edmund said with a smile: There is nothing in this world to convince the crowd, some people like to watch horror movies, some people like to watch comedy movies, the former may also like comedy, but most of the people who watch comedy may not touch horror at all, Can you decide everything just because you like watching comedies? Everyone has their own standpoint and preferences, and there is nothing convincing about movies.

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