[US Entertainment] Hollywood reverses life

Whether it is a small-scale literary film popular in Europe or an art film of the European system, these are all general terms, and the purpose is to distinguish Hollywood American films from local films of European culture.

However, it can also be seen from the above titles that there are indeed great differences between Hollywood American movies and European native movies in terms of humanities, spiritual core and senses.

European films are more artistic, because they are all small-scale and low-cost films, so there is no need to consider the box office factor too much, because in many aspects there is no need to compromise for the box office, and the director's spiritual thinking can be more filmed.

To some extent, European literary and artistic films are a bit similar to American independent films, except that the spiritual core of American independent films is still American culture, while the spiritual core of European literary and artistic films is European.

The thinking logic of Europeans and Americans is different in many ways, so they also have different movie tastes.

Although Joy is already very famous in the United States, she is also very famous in Europe, and so far, her first few films have already made a lot of money in the European box office.

It's just that for European audiences, she is always an "outsider", and the films she makes do not have the cultural flavor of Europe, but more of the flavor of American movies.

Of course, Europe here refers to the European continent, but temporarily exclude the United Kingdom... (The taste of the United Kingdom and the United States have always been very similar, although the United Kingdom considers itself the father of the United States.)

Since Joey wants to enter the European market, try to capture the spiritual core of European culture, and hit the three major European film festivals, it is necessary to make a film that meets European tastes.

Her first choice is still low-cost literary films.

As a female director, of course, I also want to shoot movies with female protagonists.

She knows what kind of films audiences will appreciate in the major European film worlds.For example, films that also feature the artist, My Left Foot, Van Gogh and Theo.

Which category would the Oscars appreciate?

Oscar will definitely appreciate "My Left Foot", because this movie is an American-style inspirational story, similar to "Forrest Gump", in which a painter who was paralyzed since childhood became a world-renowned painting master with his only moving left foot. beautiful love.It is absolutely in line with the political and correctness of Oscar's aesthetics.

But if it is the Cannes Film Festival, it will definitely choose "Van Gogh and Theo". Erratic feelings, eventually Van Gogh died, and Theo died of insanity.This is in line with the aesthetics of Cannes, schizophrenia, madness, etc. can show the highest art (because madness and insanity can better show the acting skills of actors and the skills of directors).It doesn't need to be politically correct, as long as it has unparalleled artistry.

Therefore, if you want to gain a foothold in Europe, those popular local directors are basically not Oscar-like.It's the style of the three major film festivals.

The movie that Joey wants to shoot is also a movie where the protagonist is an artist, because art movies, if they talk about artists, then this movie will have an even more artistic flavor.

She tells the story of Laura, a French female painter in the middle of last century.

She suffered from polio since she was a child. She could only lift one arm, and could hardly walk on her two legs. She could barely walk with the help of others. So her mother and father bought a set for her daughter who sat on the bed all day. Secondary artboard and oil painting tools.

Laura began to teach herself to paint, because the life in bed was so boring, she pinned all her energy on painting in grief.Gradually, her talent in painting began to show.And her works are full of incredible vitality and passion.She also gradually began to make a living by selling paintings.

Later, she met Henry, a handsome man. She was attracted by his handsome appearance, and she begged him to be his model. Since then, Henry has become the protagonist in almost all of Laura's oil paintings.

The two fell in love.Laura and Henry are married.Laura's creative passion also grows day by day in her love for Henry.

Until she found that Henry couldn't let go of his love for his long-time mistress, which made Lola, who had always pursued perfection, unbearable, and finally tended to destruction, and spent the rest of her life in a madhouse after going insane.

And for the rest of her mad, insane life, it was her creative pinnacle.Although most of the things she draws are very scary, thrilling, and depressive, until the end, she can't separate the reality from the world in the painting.She thought she was the bird with wings in the painting.

She jumped from the windowsill of the madhouse and ended her legendary life.

After Joy finished the script, she didn't plan to announce the audition notice with much fanfare. She came here to keep a low profile, hoping that everyone would pay more attention to her work.Of course, she couldn't act so ostentatiously, so she secretly called Catherine.

After reading the script, Catherine frowned and said, "I think your role is very difficult, and ordinary actors really can't get used to it. If you want to keep a low profile, are you planning to recruit newcomers? But newcomers really can't handle this role. I can only think of Isabel Adjani for this kind of crazy and neurotic character."

Joey sighed, "No, this is too big a name. She is a national treasure in the heart of the French people. She has only come out to take a play for many years now. If she takes my play, don't you think I will become The headlines of the French people... The new movie suddenly broke the chart..."

Catherine continued to ponder, "Oh, how about trying another French rose?"

Joey immediately stopped her from continuing, "If you are talking about Sophie Marceau...don't go on. The difference between the two candidates is too big. Sophie Marceau's acting skills are comparable to Isabel Adjani's." Is it a level..."

Catherine laughed at her, "How dare you only like Adjani? Then why don't you say to find Catherine Deneuve."

Joey glared at her, "Stop teasing me, why don't you give me some constructive advice."

"Léa Seydoux?" Catherine asked: "This newcomer has performed well in the past two years. She is also a French girl, so she should have a local flavor."

Joey seemed to have finally heard someone who was interested, "Yes, yes, but she is a bit younger. I don't know if her acting skills can't keep up. You can try it, but I know she is very aura."

Catherine started thinking about a suitable European actress again. "You want a French girl?"

Joey nodded, then suddenly realized something, and said suddenly: "Catherine, what do you think of Eva Green? I really want to use her, but I'm afraid that her temperament is too unique and it will distract the style of the movie."

Catherine thought of the glamorous Bond girl in 007, "What do you think of her? Her temperament is really... so unique."

"However, there is a bit of femme fatale madness in her beauty..." Joy recalled Eva Green obsessively, "I really can't forget it, I really want to dig out her crazy temperament. "

Catherine tapped on the table lightly, "Then you can ask her to audition alone first. If it's OK, you can use her. If the temperament doesn't work well, how about we find suitable candidates one by one?"

Joey thought about it carefully, and finally made a decision, "Okay, Catherine, just do as you say."

Thinking that she was about to meet the French actress she admired, Joy felt excited. In France, there were two women, one illuminated her heart, and the other illuminated her pupils. The former was Adjani, the latter Eva.

Then Joey began to seriously prepare the audition script. It was the first time she prepared the audition script so seriously. The reason was that she wanted to write an audition script suitable for Eva Green. temperament.

If it is possible, she believes that this movie and Eva Green will definitely get the greatest harmony!

Because once Eva Green's temperament is polished, that kind of madness and beauty can definitely bring out the temperament of the film to the extreme.

In the previous life, Eva Green's route was very gothic, similar to Helena Bonham Carter, but Helena was far less glamorous than Eva Green.

It's a pity that most of Eva's roles are still femme fatales.

Joy is really looking forward to her role in her film, the schizophrenic female painter who struggled in the early stage and went crazy in the later stage.