Master Carnival | Action film director Simon West talks about the creation of genre films
On December 2nd, 10:00-12:00, the 3rd floor C area of the Mangrove International Conference Center will usher in the Hainan International Film Festival "Masters" The fourth guest of "Carnival", the realism style action film master Simon West.
On the occasion of the opening of the Hainan Island International Film Festival, Simon West sent his blessings.
Many classic characters well-known to Chinese audiences are all made by him. Without him, there would be no sexy and agile Laura in "Tomb Raider". At the time of the "Tomb Raider" game is very hot, it is difficult to adjust. He rejected all opinions and appointed Angelina Jolie. To this day, we have to thank West for the deep eyes behind the glasses.
Without him, there would be no calm and professional killing machine in "The Mechanic". With this film, Jason Statham, who had not yet reached the peak of his career, was one step closer to an excellent bald head in the future "Fast and Furious" series. Without him, the group of action actors in "The Expendables 2" would look different. Can't imagine such a parallel time and space.
West was born in England, and after shooting several years of commercials in Los Angeles, the legendary producer Jack Bruckheimer poked his head out behind a thick stack of scripts and told him the sentence with magic. : "I want to make a movie with you."
wants to hear this from him, you must be top-notch. West did not let him down. In 1997, "Prison in the Air" received a global box office of 220 million U.S. dollars, and it is still an immortal classic in the hearts of movie fans. Many people did not even think that this was his debut work. It turns out that some people get lifetime rewards as soon as they debut.
and West is the only live-action film director whose first three works ("Prison in the Air", "General's Daughter", and "Tomb Raider") have earned more than $100 million at the North American box office. He is good at arranging roles in a limited space, designing scheduling, and expressing the stimulation of multi-party combat through fast and sharp editing, and using the first-person perspective or close-to-body camera to convey the pain to the audience at the closest distance.
West can always accurately hit the pain points of the audience. As the foreign media commented: "He sees everything, he knows everything." What exactly did West do to our brains that made us unable to control ourselves again and again and be attracted by his movies? In this Masters Carnival, West will detail his experience since filming and disassemble his action film shooting methods. Perhaps from it, we can get the answer. The
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| Shortlist of Feature Feature Films in the Competition Unit|
In October, the second Hainan Island International Film Festival competition unit "Golden Coconut Award", sponsored by China Central Radio and Television, opened; after dozens of days and nights, the main competition was shortlisted The film surfaced. Today, with the announcement of shortlisted feature films, the "Golden Coconut Award" has begun to take shape.
looks like everything is advancing steadily and linearly in the direction of time and space. However, simply taking the filming period, the review period, and the time node when the finalists are announced as the unit is far from being able to measure the tension of the struggle and the professionalism of the review and review during this period. Finally, a total of 13 feature films broke through and competed for the highest honor of the "Golden Coconut Award".
When we jumped out of the latitude of time and looked at the "Golden Coconut Award" this dynamic light and shadow puzzle in three dimensions, the following shortlisted films are no longer a simple arrangement of titles. They show signs of prosperous growth and healthy ecological cycles. They take root, sprout, ripen fruits and images in the soil of the Hainan Island International Film Festival. They will eventually make the coconut groves of the Hainan Island International Film Festival shady and vibrant.
"The First Parting"
A First Farewell
2019 Berlin FF Berlin Film Festival New Generation Unit
Synopsis: The film tells the lives of two children in elementary school. They raise a lamb together and like to climb and grow up. Populus trees that have been around for three thousand years share happiness and sorrow. Aisha's mother is suffering from illness all the year round, her deafness prevents her from speaking, and her meningitis makes her unconscious. And Keribinur worried about momMom and Dad divorced again, and worried about Mandarin grades. Keribinur’s mother wants her to transfer to a language school in Kuqa to learn Chinese. They had to face parting when they were young.
"A Father’s Path to the Liver Search"
A Son
2019 Venice FF Venice Film Festival Horizon Unit
Plot: A family of three was shot while driving on vacation. The son was injured by a bullet and urgently needed a liver transplant, which revealed the family’s deep hidden treasure The secret for a long time, the only painful choice before his father. This Tunisian director’s debut has sublimated the popular family drama to the trial of war and humanity. Cannes actor Semi Poaguila played the role of the father at the center of the family storm and contributed an extremely superb and full of tension performance. The Horizon section of the Venice Film Festival once again won the actor award.
"Balloon"
Balloon
2019 Venice Film Festival horizon unit
Synopsis: The story of "Balloon" takes place in Tibet, and it tells the tension between soul and reality. Zhuoga's family was involved in a series of embarrassing and difficult to decide events due to a common condom, and their originally peaceful daily life was completely broken. Birth, old age, sickness and death are circulating like the sun and the moon, how to make a difficult choice between soul and reality?
"Beneath the Shadow"
Beneath the Shadow
Synopsis: Konno, a newcomer, meets his colleague Hi Asa. At first sight, the two talked happily, inseparable. However, Hiqian left her job suddenly without warning and disappeared. When they met again, the two were gone. Konno has never been able to let go, and has visited countless Nisha's old acquaintances, and thus uncovered Nisha's dusty secret. Popular Japanese actors Ayano Takeshi and Matsuda Ryuhei jointly interpret this sincere and paradoxical friendship.
"Deerskin"
Deerskin
2019 Cannes FF Cannes Film Festival director's bi-weekly opening film
Plot: The middle-aged uncle falls in love with antique deerskin jackets and cannot extricate himself from it. He spends more money than he does, and he attacks other jackets. Later, the amateur female editor who ran into the bar hit it off. The two put on the camera and became addicted to taking selfies all the way, at any cost. French genius director Quentin Du Pioux has another black comedy talk, which continues the style while making fun of it with reflexive films. Cannes actor Jean Dujardin showed off his acting skills, and together with his deerskin jacket, staged this absurd love.
"The Fire Is Coming"
Fire Will Come
2019 Cannes FF Cannes Film Festival, a kind of attention to the jury award
Plot: Almodo was accused of imprisonment for an arson case. After his sentence was released, he returned to his hometown in the mountains alone. The mother depended on each other and lived a life like a herdsman. In this isolated village, everything seemed quiet and peaceful until a big fire came again. The film photography is excellent, inspiring the original destructive power in the gaze, and the ring structure and the minimalist allegory are even more thought-provoking.
"The Legend of the White Snake"
White Snake
Plot Introduction: "The Legend of the White Snake" is adapted from the "Legend of the White Snake", one of China's four major folk love stories. It uses "love" as the starting point to refine the connotation of "love". Highlight the spiritual theme of the world's only love to true beauty to eternity. The movie "The Legend of the White Snake: Love" jumps out of the space of the Chinese opera stage, organically combining the fantasy film expression techniques and the abstract expression of opera, with tension-rich opera performances, melodious and melodious music, poetic and dreamy aesthetic pictures, and spectacular Realistic special effects tell a legendary love story that challenges the "old rules" and presents the beauty of Cantonese opera to the world.
"Mother Is Not Home"
Los Lobos
2019 Busan IFF Busan International Film Festival
Synopsis: Max and Leo emigrated to the United States from their hometown of Mexico with their mother Lucia. She said that they would live a better life, and she promised to take them to Disneyland. The reality is that the children are locked up in a dilapidated and cramped room every day, waiting for their exhausted mother to return from get off work. The director adapted from his own experience, depicting an alienated and sad childhood picture, with sensitivity andA cautious attitude outlines the pain points of a pluralistic society and immigration issues.
Marghe and Her Mother
Marghe and Her Mother
2019 Busan IFF Busan International Film Festival Icons
Synopsis: 22-year-old young single mother Claudia has a lovely 6-year-old daughter Maggie. Unemployed, because she could not pay the rent, she was forced to leave her young daughter behind, leaving home to find work and untouchable love. Being impermanent, Maggie's optimistic and cheerful philosophy makes everything seem less sad. The famous Iranian director Moson Markemalbaf collaborated with an Italian actor for the first time, setting the scene on the beautiful Italian seaside, and writing this modern fable with light and gentle brushwork. The performance of the little actors is extremely moving.
"La Gomera"
The Whistlers
2019 Cannes FF Cannes Film Festival Main Competition
"Singing Alive"
To Live To Sing
2019 Cannes Film Festival Director's Biweekly Unit
2019 Shanghai International Film Festival Anew Award for Best Film Zz
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zz2 : Zhao Li is a little-known wife of the Sichuan Opera Troupe. Although she and his members have a difficult time, the eleven members are as close as family. Until one day, a notice made the old theater face the fate of being demolished. Zhao Li concealed the news from the troupe. She understood that the troupe would have nowhere to stay and feared the fate of disbanding. In fact, life is so difficult, Zhao Li is already unable to sustain it. But, what else can she do without singing? What can they do? In addition to facing demolition, Zhao Li secretly worried that the troupe's niece Dandan would leave the troupe to work hard in the big city. Zhao Li struggled to maintain her relationship, running secretly, trying to find a new roof for the troupe. The secrets and pressure left her breathless. Soon, in Zhao Li's mind, the world of Sichuan opera quietly sneaked into reality, and the characters on the stage began to appear in real life.
"The Judgment"
Verdict
2019 Venice FF Venice Film Festival Horizon Unit Jury Special Award
Plot: Joey is a victim of domestic violence, and her husband Dante often abused him after returning home drunk at night until his 6-year-old daughter also After being hurt, Joey finally couldn't bear it. She decided to ask for help from relevant social organizations to accuse her husband of the atrocities, hoping that she would be punished by law. She was covered with scars, but she did not expect that even if the evidence was conclusive, a court trial would still be a long way. In his debut film, the new Philippine director uses close-up follow-up to deepen the depiction of violence, which is both individual and social.
2019 Toronto IFF Toronto International Film Festival
Synopsis: The story focuses on the beginning of the Lebanese War in 1982. On the campus of an elementary school in the suburbs of Beirut, an 11-year-old boy prepares to confess his crush to a girl while the teachers are nervous and orderly The evacuation is arranged in a timely manner, and the naive imagination of the children's world and the anxiety of adults in the face of turbulence go hand in hand. The director's debut work, which took 8 years to complete, reproduces an important day in Lebanese history with a combination of reality and fiction. Nadine Labaki, director of "How Home is a Home", plays the role of a female teacher in the film.
