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Chapter 397 Long time no see
There were a lot of magazines and newspapers piled up on the coffee table, and one on top was spread out, which happened to be about the content of "Spider".

In terms of both strength and gimmicks, among all the shortlisted films this year except "Amy's World", this is "Spider".

Although compared with Berlin and Venice, which are gradually being eroded by "political correctness", Cannes still focuses on the film itself, but some films are naturally eye-catching because of the subject matter or the identity of the main creators.

Such as this "Spider".

A female reporter travels deep into Iran's holiest city, Mashhad, to investigate the serial killer "Spider", who murdered female sex workers in the name of "cleansing evil".

With the sharp increase in the number of deaths, "Spider" finally attracted everyone's attention, but the female reporter found that the whole society began to regard "Spider" as a hero.

The chance of pursuing justice became more and more slim, and finally the female reporter seduced her with herself, and the murderer was brought to justice.

But the most ironic thing is that after the murderer was executed, his wife was proud of it, his son vowed to inherit his father's behest, and public opinion even praised his "feat".

The female reporter's bravery seems to have only fulfilled the justice in her heart, but the world she lives in still does not see a glimmer of light.

This film is adapted from a real event that happened in Iran. Its director, Aria Hedi, is of Swedish-Iranian descent, and the heroine, Nazanin Shahi, is of French-Iranian descent, and the heroine herself has a legendary life. .

Nazanin was born in Iran and was originally a well-known actress in Iran.

When she was 25, someone stole an intimate video of her with her boyfriend and sold it on CD.

According to statistics, at least 10 people have bought this video, and the sales have reached as high as 400 million US dollars.

If it is converted into movie box office, it has already broken Iran's box office record.

Nazanin is a victim and deserves the sympathy of the public, but the reality is completely opposite. The outside world not only does not sympathize with her, but also pushes her into the abyss.

Because of this video, Nazanin's image disappeared. People accused her of being dissolute and indiscreet because she lived together as an unmarried couple. Some Iranians even demanded that she be whipped and stoned to death.

When the red jade girl fell to the altar overnight, Nazanning was blocked by the whole country and cast aside by the people. An actress with unlimited potential was forced to go abroad to seek a way out.

Over the years, Nazanin has gone through hardships, worked as a temporary worker, and ran out of tricks. By chance, she met director Aria Hedi, and this is how "Spider" came into being.

There's more to this movie than that.

"Spider" is intended to express the serious contempt and persecution of women in the Middle East, reflect on the distortion of human nature by war and religion, expose the dark side of society, and satirize the Iranian authorities. Permission to film.

After the film was completed, the entire crew was criticized by Iranian officials and even received death threats and warnings.

"Spider" has not yet been released, so we have no way of knowing the quality, but this film contains almost all the elements for winning.

It exposes profound social problems. The life stories of the main creators are so tortuous enough to make a biographical film. The crew does not hesitate to fight against "evil forces" for the sake of film art.

Various elements are enough to make "Spider" stand out among all the shortlisted films and grab a huge amount of attention.

Seeing that Mo Yun had been staring at the poster of "Spider", Zhong Jianan comforted him loudly: "Don't worry too much, this year's jury chairman is the judge of the year I won the Palme d'Or, so it's always a bit of a passion."

Mo Yun couldn't help laughing out loud, she knew that Zhong Jianan was just kidding, if she could win the award by virtue of love, it would be too much fun in Cannes.

No one can say for sure what the judges' preferences are. As a contestant, in addition to controlling the quality of the film, it is also doing its best in public relations.

The three chatted for a while before breaking up. On the way back to the room, Mo Yun suddenly asked, "Are you confident?"

Yan Fuguang turned his head and said with a smile: "Which one is Aunt Mo referring to, the Palme d'Or? Or the actress?"

Seeing Yan Fuguang pointing it out directly, Mo Yun said angrily, "Of course it's the actress!"

"No."

Mo Yun froze in place, this was not like what Yan Fuguang would say.

Although she always looks calm and calm, Mo Yun knows that it is because Yan Fuguang has absolute confidence in herself, and as long as she does anything, it must be the best.

Was she dissatisfied with her performance?

It shouldn't be!

"why?"

Yan Fuguang smiled and said: "This movie is known for its creativity. As long as the performance is above the standard, it is enough. There is nothing worth digging into in terms of acting skills. The queen... I don't think there is much hope."

This was the first time Mo Yun heard Yan Fuguang talk about this topic, and she did not expect such a calm attitude.

Maybe Yan Fuguang took it for granted, but Mo Yun's mood calmed down strangely.

Thinking about it, that seems to be true.

Mo Yun's first reaction when she saw the script was that the story was amazing. Yan Fuguang's filming must have been a good thing, but compared to those characters who dig out human nature, Amy is indeed a little shallower.

It's not that Yan Fuguang's acting is not good, but that the depth of the character is there. For a paper with a perfect score of 100, no matter how good the test is, it will only get 100 points.

The reason why many actors who are going for awards like to play those crazy, stupid, ugly, and weird characters is because there is enough space for them to play.

Mo Yun observed carefully for a while, seeing that Yan Fuguang remained calm as usual, and finally believed that she really thought so.

"Unexpectedly, I'm so much older than you, and I'm not as calm as you."

"It's just an analysis of the facts." Yan Fuguang smiled, "With this idea, both the best screenwriter and the best director can compete, and the Palme d'Or is not out of the question."

"Tsk tsk, Zhong Jianan probably doesn't have as much confidence as you!" Mo Yun joked.

Yan Fuguang also smiled: "Director Zhong must be confident, maybe he has even prepared his acceptance speech."

As they talked, the two walked to the door of Yan Fuguang's room, and were about to ring the doorbell when a person walked over from the corridor.

A tall, thin man with his head bowed and wearing a peaked cap, Mo Yun thought he looked familiar but couldn't remember who it was.

But Yan Fuguang recognized it at a glance. This is Jimmy Kench, the actor of "Amy's World", whom he hadn't seen for a long time.

He was a little distracted, and when he got closer, he saw someone on the opposite side, and when he looked up, he saw Yan Fuguang and Mo Yun.

Jimmy's appearance was very different from that of half a year ago. He was so thin that his cheeks were sunken, and the thin jacket hanging on his body was empty.

He froze for a moment, then smiled and greeted the two of them.

"long time no see!"

"haven't seen you for a long time."

(End of this chapter)