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Chapter 1029: Making the Awards More Objective

In the opening ceremony hall, a huge Cannes Film Festival logo was hung in the center, with a golden palm leaf pattern as the background, symbolizing the highest honor of the film festival.

Under the guidance of Cannes Organizing Committee staff, members of the main competition unit jury walked to the center of the stage one by one.

As the chairman of this year's jury, Li Mu is at the front of the team.

A well-tailored burgundy suit paired with a dark red patterned bow tie, mature and very elegant.

"This guy is really handsome, but when I think of Liu Yifei as his wife, I..."

Offstage, domestic media gathered in one place. One of the reporters couldn't help but comment as he watched Li Mu and the jury members go onto the stage.

"Fuck, he doesn't deserve it!"

Another one said with a beep.

Obviously both are men.

But the female reporters had a different reaction.

"I'm so envious of Liu Yifei!"

"nice."

The host was Belgian actress Virginie Efira, who looked seductive in a black dress with a slit, and walked with Cannes boss Thierry Frémaux.

He then enthusiastically introduced the jury members led by Li Mu, and handed the microphone to Li Mu.

Obviously, Li Mu, as the chairman of this year's jury, needs to give a speech.

“Cannes is the most brilliant stage for film art, and it is my honor to participate in it as the president of the jury. I hope that we can discover and commend those works that touch people’s hearts in the coming days.”

The speech was brief and powerful, and the audience burst into applause.

Amid the applause of the audience, the jury members stood in turn, in any posture they wanted, and only needed to stand in two rows according to the positions arranged by the organizing committee.

Li Mu stood in the center.

The photographers have already set up their cameras, and now it’s time for the group photo.

"Please come a little closer! Everyone, smile more naturally!" the photographer shouted, "Or you can chat for a while, maybe it will be more relaxing."

Just as the photographer finished speaking, Rebecca Hall asked Li Mu with a smile: "As the chairman, will you assign us a lot of work?"

"Don't worry. The job of the judges is to appreciate good movies. If there are good movies, everyone's work will become enjoyable. If we are too idle, it will be a bad thing." Li Mu responded humorously.

"Hahaha"

Everyone couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

Several jury members chatted quietly, the atmosphere seemed harmonious and relaxed, and the photographer also pressed the light and shadow button at this moment.

After the opening ceremony, the opening movie naturally arrived as scheduled.

The French film "Zombies Don't Stop" selected from the non-competition unit is a remake of the 2017 Japanese comedy film "Camera Don't Stop!"

This is the second time a zombie film has opened Cannes since Jim Jarmusch's "The Dead Don't Die" in 2019.

However, unlike "The Dead Don't Die" which made many people feel sleepy, "Zombies Don't Stop", which combines a lot of comedy effects, at least won laughter from more than 2,000 audiences, regardless of its artistic value, and received a standing ovation of four or five minutes after the screening.

Just like that, the opening ceremony of the 75th anniversary of Cannes passed, but that night, all major media in the world published the content of the Cannes Film Festival. This is the face of a world-class film festival.

China is no exception, especially when there is a domestic director serving as the jury chairman, so naturally there will be more mentions.

Quite a few short videos were also sent back.

At this moment, at the villa, the little boy pointed at Li Mu in the video and laughed and shouted, "It's Daddy!"

"Mom, when are we going to go find Dad?"

The little boy couldn't wait any longer. He raised his big eyes and looked at Liu Yifei expectantly.

"There are still a few days left. Let Dad focus on his work during the first few days!" Liu Yifei smiled and touched the little boy's hair.

"Oh!" The little kid nodded repeatedly, and then saw Alaska lying on the ground, "Mom, can we take Alaska with us?"

"It's OK, but it might be too hot for us to go to Cannes."

Liu Yifei also glanced at Ala who was lying on the ground with his tongue sticking out, and for a moment she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

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The next morning, the Cannes sunshine shone through the curtains onto the hotel desk.

Li Mu drank a cup of black coffee and prepared to go to the first film premiere of the main competition unit.

He judges gathered in a special screening room, a small cinema specially arranged for the jury, with soft lighting and comfortable seats.

The premiere movie was an art film from the United States, and the subject matter was not profound.

It tells the story of a Jewish family in New York in the 1980s. The young protagonist grows up in racial discrimination and class conflicts, and is full of reflections on the "American Dream".

It can be said to be a very American style of filming and reflection.

Although Li Mu's expression didn't change much, he didn't have any feelings about the movie.

After the movie, the judges sat around a round table and expressed their opinions.

"The narrative rhythm is too slow!" Asghar Farhadi from Iran was the first to say, "The camera tension is not enough"

Regardless of whether Asghar Farhadi has any opinion on the United States, this comment is a complete disparagement of the film.

After hearing this kind of speech, combined with his understanding over the past two days, Li Mu had a rough idea of ​​this man's character. He had a strong personality and was very purposeful and determined to achieve his goals.

Li Mu had also checked the information of these judges before. Farhadi served as a judge for the main competition of the Berlin Film Festival in 2012. The chairman of the jury of that Berlin Film Festival was Mike Leigh, and other jury members included Ozon, Gyllenhaal, Gainsbourg, Anton Corbijn and others.

Later, he recalled his experience as a judge that year in an interview, calling it a "disaster", saying that Mike Leigh was completely dictatorial in the selection of the Golden Bear and only recognized his favorite "Caesar Must Die", leaving only Gyllenhaal and himself to defend Gomez's "Taboo" and Petzold's "Barbara", and even hinted that the other judges had poor taste.

Before Li Mu opened his mouth, the other judges were still discussing.

Mainly because he thought of an Iranian film in the main competition unit this time, which was "Leila's Brother" directed by Rustai.

It's not a big deal that they're both from Iran, but there's a problem. The leading actress, Tarane Alidosti, was once Farhadi's favorite actress. They've worked together in "Firework Wednesday", "About Elly", "Belleville" and "Salesman". The supporting actor, Peyman Moaadi, is the male lead in "A Separation".

Li Mu seemed to have seen this situation and Farhadi's character. If he could win an award for his compatriot and friend, Farhadi would definitely not avoid suspicion.

How to balance these subjective factors of personal emotions to make the award more objective is not only the responsibility of the other judges, but also the responsibility of him as the chairman of the jury.
(End of this chapter)