The 11th Beijing International Film Festival in 2021 is finally coming, and although it is a little late, it is worth the wait. The Beijing International Film Festival will screen nearly 300 Chinese and foreign films in 31 theaters in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei. The 19 unit categories are all-encompassing and dizzying. There are both film history classics and new film premieres, both genre creation and art exploration film list, with diverse genres and rich perspectives. The main competition unit of the Guangtian Temple Award includes 15 new films from 19 countries and regions around the world, including "Everything About My Mother", "The Parking Lot of Life", "Siege Diary", "Caged Bird" and so on. At the same time, there are many units such as surprise premieres, restoration classics, tribute to filmmakers, and master reviews.
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Just when netizens were still lamenting that there were too many good films, too many scenes, and did not know how to choose, the Beijing International Film Festival announced the ticket sales data on the first day, of which David Lynch's "Mulholland Road" sold out in 9 seconds, becoming the fastest selling film on the first day of the North Film Festival. If you're a fan or enthusiast, you'll find that Mulholland Drive was also on the list of the first 4K UHDs released by the CC Standard Collection. So, what kind of movie is Mulholland Drive?
Image from @Douban movie poster
Released in 2001, the film, written and directed by David Lynch, was named by the BBC as the greatest film of the 21st century. And since the advent of "Mulholland Drive", it has also won numerous awards. For example, the Best Director Award at the 54th Cannes Film Festival, the Best Director Award of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, the Best Film and Best Director Award of the Boston Film Critics Association, the Best Film Award of the New York Film Critics Association, the Best Foreign Language Film of the César Awards of France, and so on.
"Mulholland Drive" is a film that completely subverts the traditional film narrative structure and internal logic, and the photography, art, and music all subtly hint at the possibility of multi-layered dreams. Of course, this is also a bit of a brain-burning movie, multiple plot segments seem to be patchwork, unrelated, the story is scattered in various corners, the camera jumps back and forth. But once the audience pays attention to and ponders those seemingly unrelated subtle stubs, they will suddenly understand the author's intentions. But as the critics say, even these ingenious details can only be eclipsed by the film's deep themes, gripping plot development and extraordinary technique.
Director David Lynch has always been unique in the film industry with a gorgeous, gloomy, eerie style with black humor. I saw a wonderful review in Douban: "His movies are like road movies in the spiritual field." The road, endless, unknown, shrouded in darkness. The traditional genre film may be a crash all the way to the brakes and throttle, even if you encounter a hitchhiker, you can always reach a desired focus. But in David Lynch's movie, you fall into a pit halfway through, or there's no end in sight, and you don't know where the car is going. "The film 'Mulholland Drive' is also typical of David Lynch's style, about nightmares, but also about bright and beautiful Hollywood. There is darkness in the dream color, and the fragmented image blurs the dream and reality, and reality is often more cruel.
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Regarding the content of the movie, Xiaobian will not spoil too much. In short, this is a movie that can be repeatedly enjoyed and tasted with one brush and two brushes. The first time, you may not understand it, but the senses will be mobilized by the language of the film lens, the atmosphere of the soundtrack, like a roller coaster, nervous, exciting, scared, terrifying, depressed... Re-brushing can make reason return, over and over again to slowly comb through the intricacies, details, and layers of imagery during the period, and slowly approach the core of what the director wants to express. However, don't think about finding a standard answer, as the director said in an interview: believe in your own feelings, don't pursue standard answers.
Enthusiasts who missed the tickets for the North Film Festival or want to collect it can look forward to the 4K UHD version of "Mulholland Road" that will be released in November under the CC Standard Collection. If you already have a Blu-ray version of "Mulholland Road" disc friends at home, you can enjoy it at this time. When you encounter a good film, when you encounter a good film that can be brushed twice and brushed again, do you want to have it thoroughly and thoroughly, and play it repeatedly at home anytime and anywhere? Hahaha, yes, after writing so much, I want you to know that at home, watching your favorite movies with a Jeko Blu-ray player is also a good way!