Rebirth in America

Richard and Karen were interested in the film, and these two guys had become obsessed with this movie-making thing.

"Yeah yeah yeah! I'm going to be a big star."

Since Karen played the role of 5-year-old Gertel, she has always liked to perform this role in front of people, and adults have also looked at her with encouragement. She is the happiest person to be able to shoot movies again.

As for Richard, he was used to having a camera pointed at him. So I specially found someone to follow him and help him take photos and record images of his daily life.

If Alex teased him for being too expressive, Richard would reply: "I am leaving precious historical information for future generations. I will definitely be very famous in the future. In order to let people know more about the real I can only take photos of my usual activities.”

"Okay, take whatever you want. Just be careful not to include me in the picture."

When Alex saw the camera approaching, he quickly picked up a newspaper and covered his face.

Richard shrugged his shoulders and replied: "Of course the documentary about my life will be centered on me! If you don't want to be filmed, just don't appear in front of me."

After hearing such arrogant words, Alex shook his head and ignored the matter. However, Richard's approach did preserve many images and videos of the Carpenter family. When Alex uses it in the future, he has to sigh that Richard's approach is very meaningful.

Dill quickly called Alex and said, "The film has been confirmed to be directed by Charles Laughton. They feel that you are not suitable for shooting a thriller."

After hearing such words, Alex didn't think there was anything surprising. After all, given my age, it would be incredible if I could make such a thriller.

The success of "The Sound of Music" is indeed shocking, but many people think that there is nothing surprising. Alex is considered a musical genius, so it is normal for him to be able to make a musical film well. As for other films, I'm afraid they won't be as successful as "The Sound of Music."

Alex also feels that this point of view is relatively realistic. He also believes that it is impossible to make another film with as high a box office as "The Sound of Music" within 10 years at least. Unless he is willing to put most of his energy into making movies, it will be really difficult to make a movie that transcends its time.

Alex had met Charles once before, and he was a chubby man with a strong British accent. In order to learn more about Charles, Alex asked for his personal information. After getting to know him, I discovered that Charles started out as an actor.

Charles Laughton was born in Scarborough, York, England. His parents originally wanted to inherit the family business, but he has loved acting since he was a child.

After returning from service in World War I, he joined an amateur theater troupe, and later finally broke through the restrictions of his family and entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

He gradually matured under the training of his mentor Komisarsky, and finally took the leading role in his play "Liliome". After that, he performed successfully in some plays in the West End of West London.

In 1931, he and his wife came to the United States to perform with the "Payment Deferred" troupe. He then signed a contract with Paramount Pictures and successfully acted in several films. In 1933, he starred in the British film "The Private Life of Henry VIII", which was an unexpected success, for which he won the 6th Academy Award for Best Actor.

His film career reached its peak in 1935. In this year, he not only won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Actor in the MGM film "Mutiny", but also won the British film "Legendary". Brown" (1936) received very high reviews from many people. For example, the famous director Joseph von Sternberg said that "Lawton's well has almost no bottom."

Charles' career was rooted in Hollywood, and it was not until 1950 that he became a U.S. citizen. However, his most successful performances were in the British films "Hobson's Choice" (1953) and "Witness for the Prosecution", which won the 1954 British Academy Award for Best British Film and the Oscar for Best Film respectively. Nominated for the Academy Award for Leading Actor.

It was not unusual for an old actor to change his career to become a director and film director in Hollywood at the time. It's just that "The Night of the Hunter" is Charles's first directorial film. No wonder Midland Film Company is so enthusiastic about finding people to invest in it. This is because I am worried that the filming of the film will fail, so that someone can share the risk.

"This is not good! It's my first time directing a movie. Doesn't that mean I'm going to commit suicide?"

Alex completely ignored that his first movie directly broke the box office record for the championship. He did not think that the success rate of the first movie was very high. Even if Charles is an experienced actor, that doesn't mean he's a high-level director.

However, once he thought about the script, he was a little shaken: "This is a good script. If it can be completed, this thriller will definitely become a monument in the history of film!"

Midland Films plans to split it 50-50 with DreamWorks, and the investment is also 50-50. The amount of investment was not large, and the main scenes were shot indoors. Even if there were outdoor scenes, most of them were shot in the studio of Midland Film Company.

As for the cost of renting a set studio, it must be calculated into the shooting expenses. In fact, Midland Films reduced its investment in this way, and DreamWorks' investment accounted for more than 60%.

"Forget it, let's just shoot! Even if we lose everything, it's still less than one million."

Richard and Karen still had to go through the interview process. Director Charles was a little surprised when he saw Richard. He said, "Richard, how old are you this year?"

Richard touched his head and said loudly: "I am 10 years old, Mr. Charles."

"10 years old? Hmm, a bit taller than I thought. But it doesn't matter, you can't tell on the screen."

Charles was very satisfied with Karen's appearance and audition. He said happily: "Karen, you are so cute. Even better and more perfect than I imagined for a little girl!"

The shooting of "The Night of the Hunter", which was produced by Midland Film Company and DreamWorks, began soon. During the filming process, Alex also went to the filming site to take a look. Surprisingly, Charles' director did a great job.

Charles is an acting star in his own right. He has rich acting experience. Whenever the shooting does not go well, he can always explain to the actors the effect he wants. You can even play the role yourself and demonstrate it to the actors in this way.

His acting palette is extremely rich and colorful, and he can play various types of roles and various life experiences with ease. In particular, his baby face is bloated and childish. It changes at will, yin and yang, and can fully reveal the character's complex inner activities.

Charles is called "The Man with a Thousand Faces". After watching his performance, you will feel that this title is really appropriate.

"Hey! Alex, I didn't expect you to come back to see us."

After the filming stopped, Richard and the others soon discovered Alex's arrival. When he shouted, many people immediately looked at Alex. This name was already familiar to them. Several people even came up to him and asked for his autograph, some for themselves, and some for family and friends.

After finally signing the names for those people, Alex was able to escape from the encirclement. He came to Charles, stretched out his right hand and said: "Hello! I am Alex!"

Charles was very kind and approachable. He chuckled and said, "I know, we have met before. Well, I think we met at Morris's house. I can't remember clearly."

Alex nodded and said, "Yes, we have met, but we haven't talked much."

"It doesn't matter. You have been here for so long and you don't think you have any ideas. This is my first time as a director, so I have to ask you for some experience."

"Haha, how dare you show off my little experience in front of you. I have only directed one movie, so I don't have much experience."

Charles clicked his tongue and said, "It's amazing that you broke the box office record with just one movie. Seriously, if you have any opinions, just tell me."

Alex realized that the other party's words were sincere and did not mean to be polite. He didn't expect that Charles, who played mostly headstrong, cruel and powerful characters on the screen, would be so easy to talk to.

"I think the movie you made will be the greatest movie ever. But..."

Faced with Alex's opening remarks, Charles asked calmly: "But what?"

"But I'm worried that it's so great that audiences of this era will have difficulty understanding its inner meaning."

Charles looked at Alex thoughtfully. He knew that Alex was a genius. Since the other party said so, it would not be without purpose. He thought for a while and said, "Then you think I shouldn't shoot in such a subtle way, and should shoot in a more popular way?"

"More popular? How can I be more popular!"

"For example, the whole movie seems so depressing. Shouldn't there be some soothing moments in the middle to give the audience time to breathe? Also, the ending is too heart-wrenching. Can the perverted priest be punished? A happy ending for everyone?"

In the original script, Charles really wanted the priest to take the opportunity to escape after being captured as the ending. After this conversation, his thoughts changed somewhat, but he still had not made a decision. UU reading www. uukanshu.netｔ

He believes that there is no winner or lose in the battle between love and hate. At most, one side can temporarily overwhelm the other. In the film, the perverted priest uses his left and right hands to communicate with each other to metaphorize this ideological content to the audience.

Charles thought about it and said, "Well, I will consider your idea."

Alex spread his hands and said: "You are the director, you decide. I am just saying what I feel. As for how to do it, I don't know."

Charles was not angry after hearing this. He nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you for your honesty, thank you."

After staying in the Midland Film Studio for a while, Alex went back. He felt that the movie must be interesting. I just don’t know if it can arouse the audience’s love.

Not long after returning to the place where he lived, Dill got a call: "MGM is willing to increase your salary to $200,000, but they are unwilling to modify the script."

Starting in the 1950s, MGM (MGM Film Company) is no longer what it used to be.

This is a crisis that the entire film industry has encountered. Due to backward film shooting techniques and a reluctance to innovate, and film entertainment being impacted by the popularity of television, the market has shrunk. As one of the American film giants, MGM has also been greatly affected, but it still has not made changes.

Alex was a little surprised that MGM rejected his request. He thought MGM would make changes for the sake of box office. Unexpectedly, MGM just wanted the box office brought by his popularity and was not willing to modify the script.