Director Cai Mingliang’s new work "Days" was shortlisted for the main competition of the 70th Berlin Film Festival. It is not only the only Chinese representative, but also a film shortlisted for 15 years after "A Cloud in the Sky". On the 23rd, Cai Mingliang took the two male protagonists Li Kangsheng and Thai rookie actor Yanon Hongshangxi to the reception hosted by the Institute of Cultural Studies. As soon as he appeared, he continued to cheer and became the focus of the audience.
director Cai Mingliang returned to the starting point of his film career running the film festival 27 years ago. This time he came to Berlin with his new work "Days". When asked about the mood of the film about to face the audience, Cai Mingliang said: "The film will meet the audience. I rolled out like a rock. Of course, I did my best to make the movie the best. Because the movie is very pure, unlike the general movie structure and concept, so I am very curious about the audience's reaction."
is favored by the judges. , Which means that Western audiences can understand his creation. Cai Mingliang is not worried that others will not understand him. “I watch everybody’s reaction every step of the way, especially at the film festival. Everyone is a movie lover. The main competition indicates that my film still has a ray of life. The internal jury and selection committee selected my film, and the first pass has passed, which is very comforting for me." He also said, "I'm here. Age doesn’t care about the results, but more about the process. The film festival originally played such a role to provide perspectives of different countries and generations. (For the results) I will be comfortable with the situation.” He said that he has been making movies and he is very happy to do it at this age. "Day", "At this age and in the film industry era, I have been thinking about how to be close to reality, touch people, and touch myself." The film "Day" has no plan, no idea, no script, and it has been shot on and off. In 4 years, Cai Mingliang was perfect. In order to make the film into its best condition, he stopped work and started again. After repeated adjustments such as editing, reshooting, dimming, and mixing, the post-production took nearly a year to complete, and the investment was extremely high. Effort.
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| Li Kangsheng (right) and Yanon Hiroshi |
When the amateur protagonist Yanon is facing a big scene for the first time in his life, Cai Mingliang said with a smile: "He is very simple, we get along very easily, don't ask, don't deliberately Teach him how to respond, just like Li Kangsheng before. They are actors and can meet my requirements on the set."
Cai Mingliang is very happy to bring him to the Berlin Film Festival this time, to Yanon Open up a new world, "I don’t think he will be under pressure, and we didn’t particularly talk to him about the prize competition, because we are not very familiar with the language. He might know the situation if there is a Thai translator nearby, but At present, he is in peace with the situation. He feels like he is here to participate in the event." Cai Mingliang also revealed that Yanon had received an ocean call from his mother, "His mother went to the temple and heard that many neighbors in the neighbourhood were surprised and discussed. What is the son doing?”
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| actor Yanon Hiroshi |
Cai Mingliang talked about “handmade films in the film industry” in the master lecture hall held on the evening of the 24th in Berlin, sharing more than 40 years of creative process. The film "Days" will premiere in Berlin on the 27th. The online tickets for the 4 screenings of the film festival are almost sold out, and the call for the Golden Bear Award is high.
The film will be selected together with the 17 films selected in the main competition unit for the Golden Bear, which represents the best film, and the Silver Bear, which includes individual awards and jury awards. The awards ceremony will be announced on the 29th, Berlin time.
