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"Don't, ah...help..."

On the beach, Uncle and Shinobu were very happy.

……

This time in Cannes, Akina is quite secretive.

Naturally, I still shoot MVs in name.

But in fact, Akina wanted to see her man's latest masterpiece.

And, she wanted to give Ah Wu a surprise.

Ever since, when the secret came, A Wu was not notified.

That's it, until the opening day of the Cannes Film Festival, she finally took action.

"This Killer Is Not So Cold" was actually set as the opening film.

Interestingly, among the films shown in the Lumiere Hall, there was also a film from America.

Starring the well-known movie star Nicolas Cage, the name is "Wild at Heart".

It seems that this movie is very powerful, the kind that is very powerful when you hear the name.

Mingcai didn't think so much, she was going to watch her man's movie first.

result……

From the very beginning, Akina was firmly attracted.

Is it so suitable for Ah Wu to play the role of a killer?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help laughing, Akina recalled what Shizuka said again.

Are you and Ah Wu so incompatible?

Do not!

We're a good fit, and I love him even if he's a killer.

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Chapter 172 Bertolucci's Applause...

Bernardo Bertolucci.

A well-known Italian director, the chairman of the jury of this year's Cannes Film Festival.

In today's world film circle, he is definitely synonymous with top directors.

In fact, as far as this year's jury is concerned, everyone actually knows it well.

It's up to him.

It's not that the other members of the jury are not good, but there is a certain gap with him in all aspects. The key is that this year's jury is somewhat 'balanced'.

There are Soviet writers and filmmakers, there are female Indian directors, there are...

The formation of the group this time is all about political correctness.

But it doesn't matter, in fact, as far as the Cannes Film Festival is concerned, the chairman of the jury has very great authority.

Some people have a better temper, so they want everyone to give their opinions. Some people have a bad temper, so they just do whatever they want.

Bertolucci will obviously be the latter. His fame and strength in movies allow him to cover the sky with one hand.

Fortunately, Bertolucci is not the kind of person to act recklessly. He decided to watch every movie that was shortlisted for the main competition.

It is to watch carefully, and then... In this way, even if he monopolizes the power, no one will say anything.

In fact, he had a rough judgment before.

"Wild at Heart", this road movie starring Nicolas Cage, although I haven't seen it yet, Bertolucci has almost decided that this movie should win the Palme d'Or!

Why so sure?

Quite simply, this movie is not only the name, but the content is also very, very groundbreaking.

Imagination is unbridled, unconstrained, and wild.

Bertolucci likes this kind of movie very much. He himself is a director who likes to break the rules very much, and his movies have always been like this.

"Last Tango in Paris", the film that made him famous all over the world, was nominated for the Golden Globe Award and Oscar, but it also made him sent to prison by the Italian government and deprived him of his citizenship rights for 5 years.

The reason is that there are 'same-sex' scenes in the movie, but in fact, he did more than that.

The 'sex' scenes in the movie are actually all real, including Marlon Brando's rape of the heroine.

And when "The Last Emperor" won nine awards at the Oscars, not many people paid attention to the above.

In short, this great director has a lot of controversy under his fame.

Bertolucci himself understands that he is such a thing, so he never watches the movies he has finished.

Now, the jury president is watching this movie called "The Killer Is Not So Cold."

Originally, he was holding a routine attitude.

In Asian movies, it seems that only Akira Kurosawa is the real master.

Bertolucci really thought so, but when he saw the first scene of the movie, he frowned slightly.

It’s interesting to shoot only a quarter of the character’s face.

Moreover, using the reflection of the sunglasses on the character's face to give the body language of the opposite character, these methods...

Well, this young man named Takeshi Iwata is indeed extraordinary.

But, even so, until Bertolucci finished watching the killer Leon, and mysteriously killed all the boss's subordinates, he finally appeared in the dark and sent a phone.

Seeing this, the world-renowned director only thinks that the filming of this movie is not bad.

However, the big director also wanted to complain, why is a Japanese killer called 'Leon'?Use a French name, although I heard that the Japanese are yearning for France, but... Forget it, killer, this is a code name.

Not bad, and only good.

Until, the next shot appears.

Leon, who was wearing a black woolen coat, sunglasses and carrying a suitcase, took the subway home after finishing the cleaning work.

On the subway, he was alone.

The camera showed Leon's back.

Just a back view.

Interestingly, there are not many passengers on the subway at all, but there is an old lady on the left.

The old lady was dozing off.

But even so, Leon didn't sit down, he just stood there, motionless.

This shot caught Bertolucci in an instant.

First the loneliness, then the insecurity, and then...he didn't even have his own name.

In short, there are too many things that can be seen from this shot.

At this moment, the original contempt of the famous director was much less, and his frown became heavier.

He was thinking about one thing, this movie is called "This Killer Is Not So Cold", so surely it's not just about killers killing people?

Soon, the movie verified his guess.

Another quarter face appeared.

The European-style wrought iron handrails seem to have turned into green grass. She seems to be an elf hiding in the grass, with a little timidity and strong rebellion.

Wait a moment.

What is the music here?

How can there be a feeling of being transported to a magical world?

That's right, when Shinobu, the Dazi, appeared on the stage, Joe Hisaishi played a very interesting and magical music.

Why do you want to match it like this?

Bertolucci quickly thought of the answer.

A lonely killer in the city, he met an elf that seemed to exist only in a fantasy... No, no, no.

Judging from the behavior of this little girl smoking, she is clearly a little devil.

The great director laughed. He didn't expect a movie from the East to give him such a strange feeling.

So……

Oh, looking further, it turns out that this is not the first time the two have met.

Yes, it looks like a neighbor.

Will the two of them have a wonderful romance?

Once this idea came out, Bertolucci even felt a little bold.

From the appearance, Leon and Dazi, at least in terms of age, the gap is really too big.

If there is love between the two of them, then... "Lolita", he couldn't help but think of this movie.

Although the word loli started from this movie, in fact, this movie is a very, very uncomfortable film.

The male lead is too miserable, and the female lead is actually a green tea whore, and she's a superficial.

Of course, Bertolucci now thinks of the 1962 version, the work of film master Stanley Kubrick.

Thinking about it this way, Takeshi Iwata is a tribute to Kubrick?

Or, just a purely special fetish?

Berrutucci wasn't sure, but the film had piqued his interest.

The pace of this movie is very tight.

Just after Leon had a few words with Dazi, a guy with a full face appeared.

what is his name?

Kato?

This surname seems to be quite common in Japan. Is this guy a policeman?

Bertolucci had a lot of doubts, and he didn't know much about the situation in Japan.

What the Japanese police look like, he can only compare with the police in Italy and the United States.

First of all, Bertolucci has been in prison, and this experience is definitely an unforgettable period in his life.

Compared with the United States, the prisons in many European countries are really disregarding human rights.

The cell is very small, dark and damp, and the daily food is just a piece of bread and a bowl of soup, or a potato.

Eating, drinking, and lassing, the first two problems are solved, but what about the latter two?

There is only one poke, and this bucket is not cleaned every day, about ten days and a half a month.

So, all kinds of things that can be imagined, what and what... Bertolucci didn't want to recall that part, and when he thought of it, he couldn't help but want to vomit.

America's prisons are heaven.

He was in prison in the 70s. At that time, especially the prisons in France and Italy basically followed the "inheritance" of the German Nazis.

Not bad for not sending you into the 'bathroom'.

So, the big director doesn't even have a good impression of the European police, and now...

It seems that the Japanese police are also such bastards!

The Axis powers are indeed all the same!

At this moment, Bertolucci actually had a huge resonance.

It is really surprising.

The black policeman Kato is threatening Dazi's father, as if he has lost an important 'goods'.