Chapter 194 Inside and Outside the Movie

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Robert Iger, Stacy Schneider, Harvey, Weinstein, Ridley Scott, Peter Jackson, Steven Spielberg, Derek Lane, Tom Hanks, Russell .Crow, Cameron Diaz, Reese Witherspoon, Editor-in-Chief, Los Angeles Times. John Carroll, Editor-in-Chief, Washington Post. Ben Bradley, Editor-in-Chief, US Edition Anna Wintour, as well as well-known film critics, Roger Ebert who rarely left Chicago in recent years...

This is the most dazzling name on Daniel's guest list. In addition, there are more than 20 film critics from all over the world, more than 30 media reporters, and mb famous movie account owners. The total number of people does not exceed 80. The group, in the largest and most luxurious hall of the Oriental Cinema, can accommodate nearly 400 people, as the first wave of Americans to watch Roman Polanski's new work "The Pianist"-an Oscar-winning Palme d'Or and A masterpiece of the actor's World War II theme.

The list was exposed on the same day in the "Los Angeles Times" and "Washington Post".

It is somewhat novel that Daniel uses a movie screening to announce his status and friendship in Hollywood, rather than a luxury villa party. And, according to confirmed reports in the newspapers, they will not arrange a red carpet session at the entrance of the theater.

After the celebrities enter the theater, they will directly enter the screening hall. After watching, there will be no discussion, let alone an after-screening party.

Simply put, big names come to watch a movie. Then leave, that's all.

"Silent Premiere" - that's the name The Times gave to this special screening.

"I don't think it's a movie that's that good for the hustle and bustle. It's not that good for a big party. If you want to know what happened sixty years ago? What happened to the Jews in Europe? I welcome you to watch it, if you just want to see the bombing , Cannon, I advise you not to waste dollars." Daniel said in an interview.

At 5:30 p.m. on December 7, 2002, the entire street in front of the Oriental Theater was temporarily closed, with luxury cars everywhere and crowds.

While not all of the big names wore black — fearing it would be too much like a funeral — most attended in light and dark tones. Cameron, for example, only painted a light makeup. Came in a gray down jacket and jeans.

Directors are even more eclectic.

Daniel was dressed in formal attire and stood straight at the entrance of the theater, welcoming every guest who came and asking them to leave their names in the autograph book. Top of the signature book. It reads ""The Pianist" Oriental Cinema Screening" in large characters, and at the bottom right of each page, there is a line of handwritten words in a smaller size, "Daniel Sandler, thank you for coming."

"Los Angeles Times" this time in addition to editor-in-chief Carol,

Of course, there were also reporters who came over. Coincidentally, Jones personally participated this time. She is now the person in charge of the newspaper's key topics. A special theme is being produced: Movies and War.

Against the background of the Afghan gunfire and the dark clouds of the Iraq war, the theme is meaningful.

In the screening hall, everyone arrived on time. At 5:30, the lights in the auditorium dimmed.

Only Daniel has a chasing light above his head.

His expression is alienated and sad, in the clear boundary between darkness and light, he looks very much like the character behind the curtain.

Jones has to lament that the world is changeable. She will never forget when Daniel tried to win the role of Comodius in "Gladiator". Kusa came to contact him, and they wanted to get Joaquin Phoenix out. Choose to consume River Phoenix's death ability. At that time, Daniel was still a little star with only a little bit of Internet topicality, although she was sure to participate in "The Lord of the Rings"-in fact, this was an important reason why she finally decided to agree. From then on, he almost flew to become the most eye-catching young man of this era. In countless selection lists, Daniel has unceremoniously become a guest-for example, this year's "International Outstanding Youth Award" in San Francisco ", this is the second time it has been awarded to a person in the entertainment circle after Tom Cruise.

Until now, right now, in front of the most powerful people in Hollywood, it is not a miracle that he can stand alone on the high stage so calmly, what else?

Daniel took a step forward and walked over to the microphone stand.

"Thank you for being willing to come to this screening room from the busy, noisy, confused and forgotten cities of Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, etc., to watch this upcoming film. Before doing so, I would like to briefly introduce Click it.

It is based on the story of Polish-Jewish pianist Wladislaw Spellman, and Roman extracted the script from his autobiography. Its director is Roman Polanski, a Polish who had escaped from the Nazis. His father and uncle were captured in the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria. His father survived by luck, but his uncle died unfortunately. And his mother stayed in the notorious Auschwitz forever. When he was shooting, he told me, 'Every frame of the picture seems to be cut out from my memory, and the flesh and blood of me, my mother and my compatriots are behind the picture'.

But you will find that the picture is not so bloody, the thundering artillery fire is in the distance, and there are only some small fights in front of you; you will find that there is no unforgettable hatred or endless blood stains in it. I have also been puzzled, I asked the director, and he answered me like this, 'Sixty years is enough to make all the blood stains and corpse marks dissipate and dim, those massacres, those indifferent shootings, those people lying on the street The corpses have become symbols engraved in history, each exuding a cold and faint brilliance, making us vigilant, sad, and longing for warmth and compassion. '

And that's what I felt when I starred in this movie. We hope that it can convey these thoughts to the audience of the film, enrich the meaning and connotation of the film, and give the film the power to remember humanity again. "

After the last sentence was finished, the chasing lights went out, and Daniel stepped off the stage and sat in his own seat. Collins Porsch, who had come specially for him, was beside him, and she squeezed his hand.

Although it was a well-planned event, it's undeniable that Daniel did feel a lot of things that Forgotten didn't touch during the filming of the film.

The movie started in Warsaw in 1938. It was copied from the Polish History Museum, restored and transformed. In the black and white footage, there are busy people passing through the streetcars.

In the background is a piano piece played by Spielman on Radio Warsaw.

With the appearance of Spearman played by Daniel, he heard low, deliberately suppressed exclamations from some friends in the back row. They have all seen some photos, but surprisingly, this time the "Pianist" None of the promotional posters is a positive feature.

So when they saw the thin and calm Daniel, they were immediately surprised.

His hands fluttered deftly over the black and white keys, and his expression was focused and serene—there must have been no war, and everything in the radio station was in order.

The sudden sound of gunfire opened the prelude to this story-the Nazis came, bringing disaster and bad luck.

After running away in a panic, the camera shifted to Spearman's family - this is the silhouette of thousands of Warsaw families, in a hurry. But this is a bit unexpected. If the director wants to make a head start, according to Hollywood's war history film standards, it should be a large-scale bombing scene, countless planes and tanks, and extras in military uniforms. But "The Pianist" does not, it cuts so easily into a family that still feels safe.

Two younger sisters, a younger brother, an elegant mother, and an elderly father.

This was Spielman's family, until she fell apart, and yet they were still excited about Britain and France declaring war on Nazi Germany.

Few moviegoers here do not feel sad—they don’t know that all this cannot change their future.

Then they had a hilarious, even messy discussion about how to hide the extra money and the gold watch—what a scene.

Immediately, Polanski delivered the bitterest sarcasm - Poles are not all heroes, refugees, poor people, and some, they will hang a sign on the door of the Warsaw radio station, "Jews Do not enter."

"They want to be purer Nazis than Nazis!"

The cold knife of this movie shows a cold light here.

The plot begins to advance vigorously - the Jewish symbols, the humiliated old Spearman, the ghetto.

In Harvey Weinstein's view, this movie has indeed impregnated his heart unconsciously, but it is not enough to make him get involved-he just thinks that Daniel's performance is a bit flat, the opening 15 minutes, although everyone It can be seen who is the protagonist, but Spielman is just a decoration in the picture of the times.

If it's just like this, it might not be so wise for Daniel to play it. As for more things to strive for, the difficulty will naturally increase exponentially.

In the next ten minutes, the film is still connected by Spielman, showing the survival rules of this era. Some people are still rich and rich, while others have no dignity. Know the progress to 25 minutes later.

A child who crawled back from outside the quarantine area - he brought back something from the outside, maybe it was given by the family's relatives or friends outside.

However, he should have been discovered by the Gestapo.

When Spielman dragged this small body out of the hole in the wall, he was breathless and his face was bruised from suffocation.

In the dim light of Warsaw, the dark yellow street lamp behind them divided Spearman's face into three shadows, one was yellowish, one was blue and white, and one was pitch black.

Click!

Harvey felt that he heard the cracking sound from his expression, from the slightly moving light and shadow on his face.

The blandness and dissociation of the first 25 minutes were all shattered into reality in this sound. (to be continued)

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