After a few days of leaving, I still can't help but taste the "wonderful" when I meet people.
The same ancient city -
Last night, I was still screaming and screaming, and the down jacket wrapped in the bottom of the pressure box did not feel enough;
The next day, under the strong light, the sun burned and fainted, as if it was going to suffer from heat stroke.
One stage -
At this time, Xu Ke and Jia Zhangke, who are talking to you about hitchcock film art;
The night before, it was the most beautiful boy who rushed into the disco of the five people.
The same auditorium -
At the end of the movie, the applause rang out, and it was not until the creator was welcomed on stage that he found out...
The lead actor had been sitting behind me.
Surprise, wonder, surprise, there are always new stories happening.
This is Pingyao.
Participating in the Pingyao International Film Festival every year has long become a secret October agreement between me and this ancient city.
This year is the fifth edition.
However, compared with previous years, this year's Pingyao Film Festival is a little different.
Continuous torrential rains, the news of the damage to the ancient city continues to come, and the film list has not been announced for a long time, until the moment of landing, I was vaguely worried: Can it still be held as scheduled?
Fortunately, everything is in danger.
Just like on this year's main visual poster, the bold capital "ju" word -
Everyone gathered here to share film experiences and imaginations from different regions, and to share their confidence and love.
Therefore, I always like to privately regard the "Pingyao Trip" as a kind of happiness for friends to gather.
Meeting old friends and new friends is a common occurrence when walking in the Movie Palace.
For example, Bi Gan once again directly called out, "Pingyao movies have Chinese subtitles, which is really good."
Last year, he became the best actor with "Wild Horse Mane", and this year he returned as a youth judge, in his words, "home".
There is also Jia Zhangke, who is affectionately known as the "section chief".
I remember that at the end of the fourth Pingyao Film Festival last year, the section chief announced that this would be the last film festival he would undertake as the founder. The explosive news has left me skeptical this year.
But this year, he's back (hahahahaha) and he's still busy.
The night before the opening, passing by the door of the Film Palace, he was mentioned that he had "just met Chief Jaco."
On the red carpet of the opening ceremony, standing in the cold wind for more than two hours, it was he who greeted the guests from all over the world according to the custom.
Even sitting in the café and looking up, it was he who hurried past me.
From being the host on stage and bouncing on stage to enlivening the atmosphere to running around the various screening halls, you can meet the section chief countless times.
It was too fast to capture
Zhen Pingyao Film Festival is the most fortunate to bear the burden!
In addition to old friends, there are also some new friends you are familiar with but are the first time you met at the Pingyao Film Festival.
For example, Wang Junkai, who came as a special curator and served as a youth judge.
Fresh blood, young perspective, perhaps for the film and himself will bring about a different change.
For example, Tsui Ke, who discussed the art of Hitchcock's films with you.
In an hour and a half of dialogue, Tsui shares Hitchcock's influence on himself with the most classic "Telephone Murder", explaining the fusion of art and business in film in Hitchcock's directing form and style.
And you definitely can't think of his way of sharing: pulling the film to explain, and even doing the version of the simple ppt in advance.
It was as if a second was rewinding back to a university open class.
Then again, whether it's an old friend or a new friend, everyone gets together in Pingyao, and the most important thing is actually only for one thing -
Watch movies, love movies.
In the current high-frequency, fast, diversified moment, a group of people in the movie palace seem to live in another parallel time and space, only to discuss the last movie and rush to the next movie, the two simplest states.
Dean I watched a dozen new films in four days, tired but happy.
I've chosen a few movies that I'm looking forward to (or I personally like) and would like to recommend them to you.
This year's opening film "Long Confession", directed by Zhang Lu, starring Ni Ni and Zhang Luyi.
The lineup is eye-catching, and the story gives the audience a good start.
Use a trip to tell the story of a crush spanning 20 years. People, objects, and scenes all flow out of the comfortable beauty under the lens, and also outline this secret love with a fragile sense of romance, just like the river water of the Yanagi River, the undercurrent under the calm.
Anyway, someone must have watched and cried at the scene.
The darlings at this year's Pingyao Film Festival are the following two Chinese surprise works -
Wei Shujun's "Yong'an Town Story Collection". (hereinafter referred to as "Yong'an Town")
Last year, his feature film "Mustang Mane" won the "Fei Mu Honor , Best Actor" and this year, this year, "Yong'an Town" won the "Fei Mu Honor Best Director" and "Youth Jury Honor Director" this year.
But before first watching this film, the honor and aura are unknown.
I just remember that because I couldn't grab a regular ticket, I looked at the media field instead, and the focus was: limited seats, first-come, first-served.
For the movie that opened at 9 a.m., I arrived at 7 o'clock from the inn less than 10 minutes walk from the Movie Palace, and the result, of course, was... The security guards were not on duty, and the door of the cinema hall had not yet been opened, but there were already groups of media people waiting outside the door.
Hearing a big brother next to me say that he climbed up before seven o'clock, the tone was not self-deprecating but with a little pride, I secretly laughed and felt a hot heart: it turns out that everyone loves movies so much!
As it turns out, "Yong'an Town" is good enough.
Looking at the feedback on the spot, it was the only movie I saw in those days that made the audience laugh continuously, directly dispelling the sleepiness of getting up early.
The film format is a meta-film, which is about everything that happened after the crew of "Yong'an Town" moved into the filming location.
The clever thing is that the story is divided into three different paragraphs with different protagonists, which are independent and have common points, and are full of spicy jokes and witty humor.
(Be careful that you are scolded and laugh and applaud.)
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Walking out of the movie hall, everyone's words of greeting each other became tacitly: "Have you watched "Yong'an Town"? ”
Another "Cosmic Exploration Editorial Department", the feature film debut of newcomer director Kong Dashan.
However, it is the biggest dark horse in this year's Pingyao Film Festival, and won the "Fei Mu Honor Best Film".
Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I was not able to catch a glimpse of its surprises.
Listen to friends' comments: pseudo-documentary science fiction comedies, using seemingly absurd but poetic methods to make people think about the universe and human nature.
Absurd but logical and particularly interesting.
At present, the movie has not been officially released, Douban has been 8.7, I am fiercely looking forward to it.
In the screening, there was an Egyptian film that I really liked, "Feathers".
Very absurd setting: the husband becomes a chicken. From magic to reality, and finally reversing the female awakening in the ending, it is really a stroke of God!
In addition, "Street Baby", "Day and Night River", "Amparo"... This time it was a great opportunity to have a sneak peek.
I believe that they are all worth seeing in the theater, and there will be audiences who will love them.
Oh yes, and the "Little Show for Everyone" short film —
"The Last Director on Earth", starring Jia Zhangke and Ning Hao, directed by Xu Lei.
Acting is still talented, that is, don't act next time.
However, I firmly remembered a line from the short film:
"Movies can't die!"
This is the voice of all filmmakers, and it is also the voice of all those who love movies.
Our gathering at this year's Pingyao Film Festival is proof of that.
Pingyao will be a movie that never ends.
I hope we will see you again next year and look forward to more excellent works at next year's Pingyao Film Exhibition!
Finally, attach the full list of winners of this year's Pingyao Film Festival, and come and tell the dean which one you are looking forward to: