The scenes and props of "Goodbye to Heaven" are very exquisite
The French film "Goodbye to Heaven", which won 13 nominations and 5 awards at the 2018 "European Oscar" César Awards, will be released in Chinese mainland on April 30. Adapted from the novel of the same name by crime fiction master Pierremet, the film tells a story of revenge with great black humor.
However, "Goodbye to Heaven" is best known for its "beauty". The film spends a lot of money to restore the cruel war scenes of the First World War and the post-war drunken Paris; the male protagonist Edward wears a total of 38 masks throughout the film, each of which is exquisitely made and beautiful. The film currently has a Rotten Tomatoes freshness rating of 93%, an imdb score of 7.5, and a Douban score of 8.0. The film was released in France as early as October 2017, and now mainland audiences can finally catch a glimpse of the film's exquisite French style on the big screen.
The original won the Goncourt Prize for Literature
Goodbye to Heaven has a very good original text. Pierremet's novel Goodbye from Heaven won the Goncourt Prize in Literature in 2013, known as the French Nobel Prize in Literature, and has been translated into more than 20 languages, and the French version alone has sold more than 1 million copies. Time magazine described the novel as "deeply moving, infuriating, and at the same time full of wisdom and dazzling."
Set in World War I, Edward, the son of a banker, fights against his domineering father and becomes a close comrade-in-arms with albert, a kind accountant. The two escape from the tragic war, Edward is unfortunately destroyed by the war and has half of his face, and can only rely on drugs to survive, and Albert suffers a double blow of career love. The initiators of the war made a fortune and soared. Two poor men traumatized by the war are determined to embark on a magnificent revenge.
Continue the romance of French cinema
When "Goodbye in Heaven" changed from words to video expressions, it was the icing on the cake. The film won five awards at the 2018 European Oscar césar awards for best director, best adapted screenplay, best cinematography, best costume, and best set. The film spends a lot of time presenting a gorgeous retro post-war Paris, and at the same time, it contrasts with the cruel cold of war and is quite impactful. It is worth mentioning that this film continues the fairy tale and romance of French cinema, even if it is a battlefield full of death, the picture is as artistic as oil painting.
It is worth mentioning that the director of "Goodbye to Heaven" is albert played in the film - Albert Dupont Thiel. The male protagonist, Edouard, is played by the French actor Navell, who wears a mask most of the time in the film and plays the role of Edward with only his eyes.