The two chatted for a while, then the opening film started to be shown there, and they followed the flow of people to the Lumiere Cinema.

This year's opening film is Soviet director Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice."

The seats during the screening of the opening film were very particular. The crew of "The Truman Show" were arranged on the left side of the Lumiere Cinema, while the front row in the center was reserved for a few of the more popular organizers.

A crew that will take it seriously.

For example, the crew of Andrei Tarkovsky's "The Sacrifice", the crew of Martin Scorsese's "After Hours", and the crew of Roland Joffe's "The War".

There are also many well-known European and American movie stars sitting there. The Cannes Film Festival is not only a film festival, but also the largest international advertising festival in the world.

During this period, many celebrities will be invited by advertisers to participate in the film festival even if they have no films to participate in.

There is also a special position in the cinema, which is the booth farthest from the projector, which is the symbol of the highest position in the Cannes ecological chain and where the judges sit.

The movie began to show. "Sacrifice" tells the story of the protagonist Alexander who sacrifices to God to prevent a nuclear explosion in the context of nuclear destruction.

At a time when the Chernobyl nuclear accident just happened last month, using this movie as the opening film is full of political implications.

The tone of the entire movie is somewhat similar to the story in the Bible where Abraham built an altar to offer Isaac to Jehovah.

Due to the religious connotation and the influence of the political environment, Lin Chaoyang is certain that this film will win an award.

His remarks made Xu Anhua and others a little uneasy. Although they had some knowledge of the Cannes Film Festival, as people from Hong Kong, they were not sensitive to politics and beliefs.

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's determined tone, Xu Guanwen couldn't help but ask: "Can it win the Palme d'Or?"

"It's hard to say, there are more than one important awards at the film festival. Besides, there are politically correct films like this every year at the film festival, and they may not always win the award, but the probability is definitely higher than that of ordinary works."

Xu Guanwen felt a little relieved.

The two talked about the treatment issue of "The Truman Show" today, and agreed that Jiahe had a deep misunderstanding of the organizing committee.

Is this also called "valuing"?

After the opening film screening, there was a grand open-air party on Majestic Beach, which was still crowded at midnight.

Several actors in the crew love to join in the fun, even going to participate even if they don't sleep.

It was already midnight after the movie ended. Lin Chaoyang was not in the mood and returned to the hotel room to rest.

Early the next morning, Lin Chaoyang was in good spirits. Compared with him, the energy of the crew was much sluggish. They went back to the room to rest after three o'clock last night and only slept for about four hours.

At 8:30 this morning, the first screening film of the film festival, "After Hours", will be screened in the Lumiere Cinema for media from various countries, participating crews and some industry insiders.

It is not necessary to go to the crew of "The Truman Show", but this movie is Martin Scorsese's new film, and it is also one of the award-winning films that the media was most optimistic about before the film festival. Everyone wants to go and see the quality.

After all, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle.

After watching the movie, several people came out of the theater. Xu Anhua looked worried.

Compared with Martin Scorsese's previous works, the style of "After Hours" is not heavy and leans toward black humor, but the technique is so skillful that it has a light-weight and elegant style.

Xu Anhua thinks that in terms of shooting skills, she and Martin Scorsese are probably on a different level, which is not a good thing for "The Truman Show."

Seeing that her mood was a little low, Lin Chaoyang shook his head helplessly.

Less than two days after arriving in Cannes, Xu Anhua and Xu Guanwen were hit hard from time to time. Their emotions were ups and downs, and Lin Chaoyang was too lazy to comfort them.

On the other hand, Zhong Chuhong and Maggie Cheung know that they are not strong enough and have no demands for awards. They have a stable mentality.

In addition to taking beautiful photos, I also study delicious food.

In the afternoon and evening, Xu Anhua and Xu Guanwen continued to go to various theaters and movie theaters to spy on the enemy, while Lin Chaoyang wandered freely on the streets of Cannes.

The premiere of "The Truman Show" in Cannes was scheduled on the morning of the third day of the film festival, at the Debussy Cinema.

Although it is not the Lumiere Cinema with the best reputation in the film festival, it is not too bad either.

"The Truman Show" does not have the opening film treatment of "The Sacrifice", nor does it have the grand red carpet ceremony and enthusiastic audience of the premiere of "After Hours".

The people who came were mainly media and film critics, and there were almost no free audiences. The occupancy rate of the cinema that could accommodate nearly a thousand viewers was less than 20%.

This is also the cruel reality that most unknown films participating in film festivals have to face.

People say that the film and television industry is the most realistic industry, but the same goes for the audience.

There are so many films made by well-known filmmakers at the film festival, so of course the audience must watch those star-studded films first.

Fortunately, the jury was still kind enough to show respect. At the press conference before the screening, Sidney Pollack, chairman of the jury of this year's film festival, brought three judges and film selection director Gilles Jacob to the scene.

When asked by reporters, several people showed great appreciation for "The Truman Show".

Lin Chaoyang and others had seen the performance of these judges at the screening conference two days ago. In almost every press conference, they said the same thing, just praise it and that's it.

With so many of the films being screened carefully selected by the festival, in front of so many reporters, it is impossible for them to make negative comments.

In addition to the people on the jury, there was also a group of guests who came uninvited before the screening of "The Truman Show".

Nagisa Oshima brought the male and female stars of "Max, My Love" Charlotte Rampling and Anthony Higgins to support "The Truman Show".

Nagisa Oshima has a high reputation in the international film industry. His arrival attracted many reporters to film, and it was inevitable that they would have to say a few words.

"...I like Lin Sang's novel "Enter Guandong" very much. "The Truman Show" is his new work. He also talked about this work with me before. I think his idea is very genius, and I am very much looking forward to seeing it.

This is an excellent film.”

The reporters and film critics present thought that Nagisa Oshima was invited by the film studio or the director or the starring role. Unexpectedly, he came because of the screenwriter of "The Truman Show".

It sounds like he came here on his own initiative because of the reputation of screenwriter Lin Chaoyang, which made these reporters and film critics couldn't help but cast curious glances at Lin Chaoyang, a screenwriter who has always been silent.

At the same time, they also looked forward to "The Truman Show" a little more. When the movie started to show, the Debussy Theater became quiet.

The projector's beam hit the screen, and Bao Fang's face full of stories appeared first on it.

Films participating in the Cannes Film Festival are required to use the actors' original voices. In order for the audience to understand the content of the film, these films are equipped with English subtitles.

At this time, Bao Fang's excellent voice condition and line skills became a bonus, and he immediately attracted the attention of many people present.

Truman has been living in a small town called Taoyuan Island since he was a child. He is an agent of an insurance company in this small town.

He seemed to be living exactly the same life as ordinary people, but he didn't know that there were thousands of cameras watching him every second of his life.

The whole world is watching him every moment, not to mention that everyone around him, including his wife and friends, are actors in a reality show...

The story of "The Truman Show" is set in 1986. It is absolutely very creative and can even be called bizarre and absurd.

But it is precisely because of its weirdness and absurdity that the audience quickly became addicted to it after learning about the story setting through interviews with the director and actors at the beginning of the movie.

When a person is born, everything has been preset, when a person is destined to spend his whole life in falsehood, when a person is born into a prison from which he cannot escape.

Such a strong plot setting locked the audience's eyes firmly on the screen. They felt sad for Truman's situation and worried for him.

They hope that Truman can discover the illusion of life, hope that Truman can bravely resist the established destiny, and hope that Truman can escape from the prison.

But when Truman finally stood in front of the door leading to freedom, the director's voice sounded.

"They are all fake, but you are real. Truman, you are real.

The world outside is just as false as here, with the same lies and deceit.

But in this world, you don’t have to be afraid of anything, no one will hurt you.”

Bao Fang's voice passed through the loudspeakers in the movie and the audio equipment in the theater and was severely distorted, but it carried a sense of compassion and love.

On the screen, Truman, played by Xu Guanwen, had flashing eyes and furrowed brows, and every breath he took seemed so rapid and heavy.

Every beat of his heart seemed to be beating against his chest, as if there were two voices in sharp opposition in his mind.

After a long time, his face gradually calmed down, he felt relieved, and showed a relaxed and unrestrained smile.

"If I never see you again, I wish you good morning, good afternoon, and good night!"

He bowed slightly, put one hand behind his back and put the other on his chest, and bowed gracefully.

The screening of "The Truman Show" has ended, and the closing credits are rolling, but there is silence in the Debussy Theater.

Xu Guanwen sat next to Lin Chaoyang. Looking at this situation, he was filled with anxiety and nervousness. He asked in a low voice: "Chaoyang, what's going on? Did we mess up?"

Not only him, but also several other members of the crew thought the same way.

In the past few days, they have gone to other film screenings, and no film has been filled with applause after screening. Even if the quality of the work is not satisfactory, the audience will not hesitate to give encouraging applause.

But the current situation of "The Truman Show" has left everyone confused. Even if they think it doesn't look good, there has to be some symbolic applause, right?

They don’t believe that the movies they worked so hard to make are not worthy of even a little compliment!

"Don't be impatient!"

There was calmness in Lin Chaoyang's voice, and through the dim light in the Debussy Cinema Hall, Xu Guanwen saw the calmness and certainty of victory on his face.

Suddenly, a sudden burst of applause sounded, as if sending some kind of signal, and a few seconds later, thunderous applause erupted in the Debussy Cinema Hall.

There were obviously only one or two hundred journalists and film critics as the main audience, but they managed to create a momentum as big as a mountain or a sea.

"Bravo!"

"Amazing!"

At this moment, there are no journalists or film critics in the Debussy Cinema, they are all audiences.

Everyone stood up spontaneously and shouted loudly to express their unparalleled love for this movie.

Everyone had a premonition that they seemed to have witnessed the birth of a classic film!
Chapter completed!