On the evening of June 22, the 26th Shanghai International Film Festival came to an end, and all the winners of the Golden Goblet Awards were finally announced. This Golden Goblet Award, for domestic movie fans, the one with the most entertainment topic value should be Huang Xiaoming and won the Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor. We might as well briefly describe the awards received this year one by one.
Best Film: " Divorce " (Kazakhstan)
I personally think that this movie is the most anticipated. I don't know if it can be released on a large scale in theaters in mainland China. If it can, professional movie fans are in luck. Remember, this is for professional movie fans. Those who only watch commercial films will feel sleepy after watching this movie.
"Divorce" tells such a story:
In the mid-1920s, Salimsak, an ordinary Kazakh on the grassland, was disliked by his wife for being a woman in a play against polygamy, which was a disgrace to his family. He accidentally said "talaq (divorce)" during the quarrel. (The translation of the data platform is wrong. This part is not divorce, but "I want to divorce you" - Ma Qingyun's note) According to the local religious tradition , as long as the husband says "talaq" three times to his wife, it means divorce. Salim Sak, who had never thought about leaving his wife, prayed everywhere for a solution, but his wife began to think about divorce under the influence of the popular slogan of "women's liberation"...
Salim Sak's traditional small family collapsed in the torrent of the times. Metaphor is the epitome of the core of director Daniyar Salamat’s films. Salamat has insisted on creating in Kazakh language since his debut. He believes that movies are of great significance in social education. Without the progress of movies, the national spirit will be lost. It cannot be restored.
This synopsis of the story is not complete yet. In order to better analyze this movie, I will complete the entire story. After the wife got divorced, she married a rich farmer, and this rich farmer already had several wives. The heroine did not live a happy life. Before the heroine died, her ex-husband took her home and reunited her with her children.
Although this story is set a hundred years ago, it is still shocking to many movie fans. Feminist movie fans may express their anger at this "Divorce" - the male protagonist verbally abused the female protagonist, the female protagonist got divorced, and ended up working as a concubine for a rich man. In the end, the female protagonist died tragically, and it was the male protagonist who took care of her. of future generations.
This movie is obviously polysemous and can be interpreted from many angles. Good movies have multiple meanings. This movie can also be watched in conjunction with the bad drama "My Altay". Why "My Altay" is a bad drama has been analyzed in my earlier drama review article, so I won't go into details here. "My Altay" also contains the content of "female remarriage", which is handled very lightly. The screenwriter and director are obviously just simple-minded petty bourgeoisie, which is far from profound. The movie "Divorce", which also talks about Kazakh life, is much more profound than it.
Jury Prize: "Adults" (Argentina)
This is a film that tells stories about the adult world from a child's perspective. Film festivals around the world like this kind of perspective storytelling. The problem of children being innocent to reflect the adult world is the same as the simplicity of art to take care of the world. You can take a look at the story summary of this movie:
14-year-old Antonio lives with his father. Suddenly one day his father does not come home and does not respond to his messages and calls. Antonio learned from his neighbor that his father was hospitalized due to a motorcycle accident. From then on, he could only cope with life alone. In addition to studying and feeding himself, he also had to spend money to repair his car... Finally, Antonio could survive until his father was discharged from the hospital. It was discovered that his father had gone to the police station, and it turned out that there was another hidden reason behind the car accident...
In this latest work, Argentine director Mariano Gonzalez abandoned strong dramatic conflicts and created a young man who copes with difficulties with a calmness beyond his years. .Like a documentary, the film presents every challenge on the road of young people's growth, and expresses the true meaning of growth in the director's mind in a powerful way: the so-called growth is not only the ability to take care of oneself, but more importantly, the courage to face the truth.
This is the official synopsis of the story. I will fill in the last part: the child discovered that his father killed a dog while riding a motorcycle and injured a child. Then, the child went to visit the injured child.
Best Director: Baku Bakuladze's "Snow in the Yard" (Georgia/Russia)
This award-winning director wrote, directed and acted in this film. The film tells this story:
The film depicts the friendship between two frustrated middle-aged men. Levan, who lives in Tbilisi, Georgia, lives in a dilapidated hut all day long, while Jivi, who lives in Moscow, is a man who meets A director with creative bottlenecks, two old classmates found each other through the Internet. Their lives have changed since then. Levan began to open his heart, and Jiwei had the opportunity to return to his hometown...
You can also think that this movie is an old man It’s a kind of self-reflection that doesn’t mean much.
Best Actor: Huang Xiaoming "Sunshine Club" (China)
The story summary of the film is as follows:
Although Wu You (played by Huang Xiaoming) has reached the age of 40, his IQ and cognitive level are still in childhood. As the name suggests, they are as carefree as children and curious about the world. Wu You, who is single now, lives with his optimistic and cheerful mother Shen Liping (played by Lu Xiaofen) on weekdays. After he joined a successful academic organization called "Sunshine Club" and became a senior partner, his mother suddenly became seriously ill. As a doctor, his elder brother Wu Di (played by Zu Feng) tried his best to treat his mother, but Wu You chose a completely different path to save his mother. He firmly believes that as long as the sun shines into his heart, there will always be miracles in life...
The film is written and directed by Wei Shujun. Wei Shujun is good at handling some relatively realistic themes, but due to his lack of philosophical literacy, he often has a good beginning but no unsustainable middle or ending. The quality of this "Sunshine Club" is relatively average. Huang Xiaoming plays a simple "child" in the film. This is a format favored by all major film festivals. However, Huang Xiaoming's performance in this film is far from Jia Zhangke's.
is actually Jia Zhangke in the film, and his acting skills are truly outstanding. Let me add here that the Golden Goblet Award is for Best Actor, not Best Actor. Therefore, if you insist on choosing a Chinese as the best, it would be more appropriate to choose Jia Zhangke. In "The Sunshine Club", Jia Zhangke's performance, Beat up Huang Xiaoming. Huang Xiaoming himself should admit it. So I say Huang Xiaoming won without force.
As an aside, the Magnolia Awards, which are also being held in Shanghai, are not divided into two categories: Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. Therefore, the male protagonist and the male supporting actor should not be confused. As for the male supporting actor, no matter how many times you squat on the toilet, you still have to go to the male supporting track.
Best Actress: Omarova Amira "Divorce" (Kazakhstan)
I have already mentioned this movie before, so I won’t go into details. In a word, best actress, if not given to her, to whom? Deserved.
Best screenwriter: Zheng Zhi/Guo Fangfang/Gu Changwei " Hedgehog " (China)
How does a "mental patient" live in a world of normal people?
Wang Zhantuan ( Ge You) is a strange person in the world. He sometimes goes crazy and behaves strangely, but he is uniquely sober. Zhou Zheng (played by Wang Junkai ) is a sensitive and silent young man who is autistic due to his stuttering, but has a silent rebellion. The two misfits gave the family a lot of headaches and constant farce...
This film is adapted from the short story "Fairy Disease" written by Zheng Zhi.
This movie is of average quality. Instead of watching the movie "The Hedgehog", it is better to watch Zheng Zhi's original short story.
Best Photography: Zhang Ying " A Man and a Woman " (China)
The man ( Huang Bo ) and the woman ( Ni Ni ) flew to Hong Kong at the same time and lived together while waiting to enter the mainland. One hotel, one wall apart. During the short intersection of their lives, the two confided in each other the pressure they were burdened with, and found a spiritual harbor in Hong Kong, where tenacious vitality was blooming. And before the answer is revealed, the choice stops abruptly.
This is a relatively typical bad movie. No matter the male protagonist or the female protagonist, there is no sorrow of ordinary people. Everywhere is the sorrow of rich people who write new words to express their sorrow.
Artistic Contribution Award: "Scavengers" (Iran)
This Iranian movie is very powerful. Let's take a look at the story summary first:
A strange and silent village, lifeless, seems to have lost all obvious life. There, a determined middle-aged carriage driver dragged a lifeless body toward the cemetery.
The film was written and directed by Ahmed Barami. Why is this "Scavenger" so great? On the surface, it tells the story of scavengers. In fact, through this desolate and decayed content, it presents the story of a region from prosperity to decline. Iranian movies are amazing, that’s where they are amazing.
Best Documentary: "Aunt Hu's Garden" (China)
Best Animated Film: "The Color of You" (Japan)
Best Animated Short Film: "Kill the Horse" (China)
Best Live Action Short Film: "Border Incident" (Israel)
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