Weekly Cultural Inventory: Big-name new works gather at the Beijing Film Festival

International online news: This week, the fifth Beijing International Film Festival, which highlights the international characteristics, is grandly unveiled, in China, which has repeatedly refreshed box office records, the Beijing International Film Festival is conquering the world with its gradually revealed unique temperament; German writer and Nobel Prize winner Günter Glass has passed away, and his work "Tin Drum" is called one of the most important works of world literature after World War II; a Tang Dynasty divorce certificate is becoming popular on Weibo, and its romantic and elegant writing makes modern people sigh that they are almost reluctant to divorce.

As the most grand international event in April, the Fifth Beijing International Film Festival kicked off on the evening of the 16th.

The film festival can be described as a gathering of stars, Hollywood film star Arnold Schwarzenegger led a group of Chinese and foreign filmmakers to appear on the opening red carpet, and the film "Wolf Totem", "Wise Tiger Mountain 3D", "Equator", "Left Ear", "Gardenia Blossom", "I Am the Queen" and other crews also appeared on the red carpet.

The 5th Beijing International Film Festival focuses on international characteristics and invites many international master filmmakers. This year's jury is chaired by the well-known French director Luc Besson, who has become a well-known director in the world for a film called "This Killer Is Not Too Cold", and many of the films he has directed have done well at the Chinese box office. The other main competition judges are from Russia, South Korea, the United States, Brazil, Hong Kong, And the well-known actor Zhou Xun is also one of the judges.

Not only are there big names, but this film festival has also attracted many new works to participate. The 15 outstanding films from different countries and regions that have been shortlisted for the main competition unit "Temple of Heaven Award" will compete for 10 awards, and it is worth mentioning that except for "Wolf Totem" and "Wise Tiger Mountain 3D", which are both popular at the mainland box office, the rest of the films are mostly new films. Zhao Zhiyong, executive deputy secretary general of the Beijing International Film Festival Organizing Committee, said that the new "Focus on the Future" unit of the film festival provides more opportunities for more cutting-edge directors and new films: "The 'Focus on the Future' unit, which was set up as an independent unit for the first time this year, is actually a platform for cultivating and discovering new film talents and new directors. Judging from the current shortlisted films and the preliminary judgment of the judges, this year has a good bright spot, and the arrival rate and participation of the main creators this year are very high. ”

According to reports, a total of 16 films were exhibited in the "Focus on the Future" section, including 2 international premieres, "Inland" in the United Kingdom, "The Egoist" in Belgium, and 2 Asian premiere films in Estonia's "In the Wind", the Netherlands's "Atlantic", 13 of these 16 films are director's debuts.

For ordinary people, the most concerned should be the "Beijing Screening" unit. This year's screening unit will present more than 300 masterpieces at home and abroad. Among them, this year's Oscar-winning films "Birdman" and "Disappearing Lovers", as well as classic films such as "The Godfather" series, "Audrey Hepburn" series, Luc Besson and Kim Ki-deok and other famous works are on display. In fact, since the 9th ticket sale, many popular movies have even appeared a ticket is difficult to find.

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People: "I actually want to buy the more important films at this year's Oscars, but the ticket buyer told me that I couldn't buy it, so I gave up." ”

"I just wanted to see Once Upon a Time in America, but I didn't get a ticket. I only found out yesterday that it was short selling. As a result, my colleague told me that it had actually been sold short earlier. ”

The Organizing Committee of the Beijing International Film Festival said that the phenomenon of "second space" in the popular films in this year's screening unit is unexpected, and the number of performances will be appropriately increased according to everyone's response.

The film festival lasts for 8 days and will end on the 23rd

German writer and Nobel laureate in literature Günter Grasse died in the German city of Lübeck on the 13th local time at the age of 87.

Most of Günteglass's novels are based on political reality and social change, and his representative works include "Tin Drum", "Year of the Dog", "Local Anesthesia", "Crab Row", "Flounder" and so on.

Among his works, the most famous is probably his debut novel "Tin Drum", published in 1959. In its 1999 acceptance speech, the Nobel Committee wrote that Glass's characters were forgotten and bullied little people, like the boy Oscar in "Tin Drum", who was surreal. Through this work, Günter Glass became one of the first to propose "Nazi war crimes." According to the Swiss Academy of Letters, "The Tin Drum is one of the most important works of world literature after World War II". The novel was later adapted into a film and won the 1980 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

The literary magnate has always been a critical fighter, and his life is closely linked to politics and has a mixed reputation. In 2006, he published in his biography the history of his joining the Nazi SS at the age of 17, which sparked heated discussion; glass's work was considered too obscure by many to understand, and the excessive pornography in the book also caused criticism. In any case, Glass will remain in the memory of an unyielding writer: his active participation, spirit of defiance, and his own controversy have had a wide-ranging impact on the world.

On the 13th, Hu Zongwen, a Beijing performing artist and famous performing artist, died of illness at the age of 92.

Hu Zongwen created a series of classic images, playing Wu Yuxin in "Dan Xin Spectrum" and Kang Shunzi in "Tea House". Her performance is natural and passionate, especially good at portraying the inner world of the characters, and the language is full of musicality. Because she is the actress who performed "Four Phoenixes" the most times on the Beijing Renyi Stage, she was called "Forever Four Phoenixes" by the audience.

In modern times, divorce is mostly unpleasant, and some even have to go to court for a big war. But in the Tang Dynasty, divorce was romantic and sensational! This week, a Tang Dynasty divorce certificate became popular on Weibo, using romantic and sensational words, delicate and elegant writing, so that many netizens deeply admired the emotional realm of the ancients.

Compared with the current incompatibility of water and fire in divorce, the Tang Dynasty's "Letter of Letting Go of The Wife" absolutely implemented the principle of "good gathering and good dispersion". Basically, they first recount the marriage and cherish the love, but "the relationship is not compatible, and I think it is a family complaining in the past life", and can only divorce. Divorce is divorce, there is no curse of your life and death, but I wish my wife to dress up beautifully and find a rich and beautiful couple as soon as possible. Finally, it is also "Long live the Lady of the Wish", which makes people can't help but be amused to read, and also makes people feel the tolerance and relief of the Tang people, warmth and humor.