On the evening of April 22, the 77th Cannes International Film Festival in France once again officially announced a new batch of shortlisted films for each unit. Jiupai News paid attention to the new film "an unfinished film" by Chinese director Lou Ye. Shortlisted for special screening unit.
As early as April 11, the organizers of the 77th Cannes International Film Festival in France held a press conference in Paris to announce the list of shortlisted films. At that time, many Chinese-language films had been shortlisted for different sections of the Cannes Film Festival.
According to the film list, "The Romantic Generation" directed by Jia Zhangke has been shortlisted for the main competition unit, director Guan Hu has been shortlisted for the Un Certain Regard unit with his new film "Dogs", "Jiangyuan Lane" directed by Chen Kexin has been shortlisted for the non-competition screening unit, and director Zheng Baorui's "The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" was shortlisted for the midnight screening section.
Poster for the movie "The Merry Generation". Picture/Jia Zhangke Weibo
According to Douban Video, "The Romantic Generation" starring Jia Zhangke's wife Zhao Tao will start filming in Chongqing Film and Television City on September 11, 2023. The film is set in the first 21 years of the 21st century as the background of the story. It focuses on the separation and reunion of lovers Qiaoqiao and Guo Bin in a small town in northern China. It tells the life stories of them and the various grassroots people around them in the first 21 years of the 21st century, and depicts social changes. The background depicts the indomitable enterprising spirit of the next generation and depicts the life of a generation.
Guan Hu's new film "Dog Formation" tells the story of Erlang (played by Peng Yuyan) who joins a private dog hunting team to transport stray dogs all day long. A stray dog named Hemp Rope breaks into his life and shows his courage to fight for survival. This is a story that moved Erlang, whose compassion for life was awakened, and the blood and courage that had been deliberately suppressed began to return.
Director Chen Kexin's "Jiang Yuan Lane" is adapted from one of the four great mysteries of the Republic of China. In 1945, a horrific murder occurred in Shanghai Jiang Yuan Lane. Zhan Zhou (played by Zhang Ziyi) was suspected of murdering her husband and dismembering his body. As the plot develops, it shows the personal Group portraits of all living beings against the background of fate and times.
"The Siege of Kowloon Walled City" directed by Cheng Baorui is adapted from Yu Er's original novel "Kowloon Walled City". It tells the story of gangs entrenched in Kowloon Walled City, the notorious "Three No Matters" zone in the 1980s, and the young people in trouble who escaped and made the mistake of fleeing. Breaking through, unexpectedly gained brotherhood, and worked with the brothers to defend the home and start a bloody battle.
The sixth generation of directors generally refers to the group of people who entered the directing department of Beijing Film Academy in the mid-to-late 1980s and directed films after the 1990s. Representative directors include Zhang Yuan, Jia Zhangke, Lu Chuan, Ning Hao and Guan Hu, as well as Lou Ye. The leader of the sixth generation of directors. The sixth generation of directors has a clearer sense of independence. Their respect for individual life and concern for personal freedom run through the works of this generation of directors.
The 77th Cannes International Film Festival in France will be a film festival gathering the sixth generation of Chinese directors.
France's Cannes International Film Festival, Germany's Berlin International Film Festival, and Italy's Venice International Film Festival are known as the three major international film festivals in Europe. The 77th Cannes Film Festival will be held from May 14 to May 25, 2024. According to Xinhuanet, Thierry Fremaux, general representative of the Cannes Film Festival, said at the press conference that he was very happy to see many Chinese films returning after the new crown epidemic during the selection process of this year's film festival.
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