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Published at 3rd of November 2021 10:22:56 AM


Chapter 149: 149

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The September breeze still carries the sultry heat and humidity of summer, but it is stained with the coolness of early autumn, with the refreshing water vapor of Lake Ontario, passing slowly, the branches and leaves at the top of the treetops are beginning to be stained with colorful colors, the city Red, yellow, and orange are beginning to emerge from the green ocean. The colorful waves are surging and boiling. The blue sky seems to feel this wave. The golden sunlight flows slowly, and the air is full of bright rays. The pleasant atmosphere makes people want to go outdoors, even if they just take a walk in the city square. Liewen ""Net Ww "W. LieWen. Cc

Compared with the crowds of New York and the sunshine of Los Angeles, Toronto has a kind of idleness and freedom to relax and relax. The elderly dog ​​walkers on the street pace comfortably, with friendly smiles on their faces at all times; the pigeons on the square take their children Groups around, vying for the loaf of bread; the working suits with briefcases walked quickly to the side of the street, and then they rode on their bicycles in one step, and drove away...

It was like the clear blue sky just after the heavy rain was cleaned, but it was full of colorful splendor, and the mood became lighter involuntarily.

Today's Toronto is extraordinarily noisy and crowded with crowds within sight. Every corner is full of shoulders and a constant stream of people, as if the entire North American residents flooded into the city overnight. Maybe this is not the case, but it is not far away, because the annual Toronto Film Festival officially kicked off today.

Although the Venice Film Festival is still in full swing at this time, Toronto has benefited from the inherent advantages of its geographical location and easily won the favor of its neighbors. Almost all the works dedicated to winning this year’s awards season will not Miss here.

The Toronto Film Festival is very young. It has only just been held in 1976. The real rise is in the last two or three years. Starting from the "slum millionaire", it gradually replaced Venice and became the outpost of the North American awards season.

The politeness of Canadians is world-renowned, even a little too polite, "Sorry" and "Thank you" are always on the lips, no matter what the situation. Americans always like to ridicule this. The most famous stalk is the moment of "Black Friday" every year. American shopping malls are completely battlefields. Even before the shopping malls pull up the rolling shutters, crazy customers run rampantly. If you go in, panic buying may even be life-threatening.

But in Canada, all the staff lined up to welcome them warmly. The customers applauded and saluted, and followed the queue into the mall in an orderly manner. Even when they fight, they say "I'm sorry", they are Canadians.

This tradition has also continued to the Toronto Film Festival. Even if it is a bad movie, the audience will stand up and applaud as a group of encouragement. Compared with the arrogant, cold, and impersonal audiences of the three major European film festivals, Toronto is simply paradise. Even the film critics here are very gentle. Most of the films shown in Toronto can be "acclaimed", as if praise. .

Therefore, real professionals will know that the reference value of these evaluation feedbacks is limited, and it is still necessary to wait for the film to be released in the United States before it can be known.

However, such a friendly environment is undoubtedly the best choice for publicity strategies.

What's more, unlike the three major European film festivals that are attracting worldwide attention, Toronto has never focused on awards, but is known for its large number of film screenings. It mainly serves the market. It does not need to stand up and work hard in art and business. Struggling between, there is only one ultimate goal: selling movies.

This has also made Toronto a platform for major independent filmmakers, attracting more and more independent films to seek opportunities.

This year's Toronto Film Festival is no exception. Darren-Aronofsky and Natalie Portman (nata1ie-portman) filmed "Black Swan" by Mike-Leigh. "Another Year", "The King's Speech" by Tom-Hooper and Colin-Firth (net-Firth), "Rabbit Hole" starring Nicole Kidman, Ben -"Ben-aff1eck" directed by Ben-aff1eck, etc., will all make their debut in the next eleven days.

In fact, many movies have just come from Venice, such as "Norwegian Forest", "Barney's Life", "Puppet", "Road to No Fruit" and so on. It can be seen from this aspect that the average quality of the 51 films in the exhibition this year is worthy of recognition.

This has also made reporters from all over North America gathered here, hoping to grasp first-hand information and make a rough look ahead for this year's awards season. No one wants to miss such a grand event.

After the luggage was settled in the hotel where he was staying, Lan Li left the hotel and walked in the direction of the main venue.

Although he is a man of two generations, he has never even participated in a concert, not to mention a prosperous world such as a film festival or a music festival. Lan Li's footsteps began to lighten up involuntarily. Andy did not follow him temporarily. There is not only an actor in Lanli, but there are other tasks that need to be dealt with. They will come back on the day of "Buried alive". Therefore, before that, Lanli’s time is free and can enjoy the comfort of the film festival. So, I started thinking about what movie should I watch today, and what movie should I watch tomorrow.

But the question is, how does he know what movies are going to be released today? Do you want to check on the official website? Although he lacked experience, Lan Li quickly figured out the process—the magazine, each festival has its own magazine, and the characteristics of each year are different. There are not only dates and times in the magazine. There are also media feedback on the works to be released every day, as well as simple interviews with crew members.

Turning to the opening magazine, Lan Li quickly browsed the list of 51 shortlisted works this year. He has seen more than half of the works, and half of them have not heard of them. He carefully studied the cast and crew list. Part of them are Canadian local movies-after all, this is the home field, and the intensity of supporting local movies every year is still very large. For example, this year's unveiling movie chose Canadian forces.

Local director Mike McGowan () teamed up with a group of local Canadian musicians to launch the "Ice Hockey Musical", which is about the most popular ice hockey in Canada. It can be said that there are Canadian factors in the blood.

Although he has already seen most of Lanli's works, he wants to see many of them again, especially when he walks into the cinema, sits in the auditorium, and enjoys the works on the big screen. For example, "Scorched City" directed by Denis-Villeneuve (denis-Vi11eneuve).

So far, Lan Li still remembers the shock and confusion when watching this movie. Later, the director also shot wonderful works such as "Prisoner", "Border Killer", and "Advent". What he is best at is to use the lens. Switching and constructing complete the brewing and creation of emotions, magnify the details of the actors' acting skills, and capture the essence of the performance.

Such movies are absolutely enjoyable to watch on the big screen.

Yesterday was the unveiling ceremony of the Toronto Film Festival. Only one film "Ice Hockey Musical" was released. Today, the show officially began. Lan Li browsed the afternoon schedule and planned to see the French cartoon "Magician". There are almost no lines throughout the movie, but it is as beautiful as an oil painting; if you have time, you can also go and see "Beautiful Mistakes"...

While thinking, he turned around, ready to buy a movie ticket, but when he turned around, Lan Li suddenly saw a figure close at hand, almost only a palm distance from his back, which really scared him. Under the inertia of jumping and turning, his whole body's center of gravity was moving forward, and he was about to pounce on the opponent, his muscles slammed, and he stopped the car abruptly. But instead of waiting for him to step back, the opponent took a short half step back. Now there was no time for the reaction. Lan Li could only stretch out his hands to block the opponent's back and avoid the two people from crashing.

With both hands in the first gear, Lan Li took a step back. Although he had lingering fears, he finally avoided the disaster; the opponent was caught by Lan Li, and his original center of gravity of backward was also lost. He staggered forward a small step, and his movements were extremely embarrassing. Turning around abruptly, the dark brown shards fluttered gently in the air, and those gleaming eyes were distinct, shining brightly, but, at this time, they were full of anger, and the questioning voice was suppressed and angry. ,"what's wrong with you?"

Lan Li's brows frowned. This was clearly the fault of both parties. He was at fault, but she was also at fault, but the other party sued the wicked first? However, Lan Li also knows that such a matter is inherently ambiguous, and there is no result in arguing. Due to gentleman's etiquette, Lan Li showed an apologetic smile, "Sorry, my fault."

With such a friendly and sincere apology, the other party seemed to be embarrassed to continue the argument~www.novelhall.com~ She nodded gently, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Sorry, I was wrong too. I was absent. I I should watch the road ahead of time." She raised her right hand and rubbed her temples. The dark brown long string was turned into a bun, hidden under the black beret, and the falling silk covered most of her cheeks, only faintly. Saw a tough chin curve.

"Fortunately, no one made a fool of myself." Lan Li politely made a small joke to enliven the atmosphere, but the other party did not show a smile, which immediately made the atmosphere a little embarrassing, but Lan Li didn't mind, anyway, it was just a peaceful meeting. He nodded for a moment, and then prepared to detour away.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, she seemed to see something, and she evaded behind Lan Li in a panic. The petite body only reached Lan Li’s chest. She hid it easily, and pulled her right hand gently. Lan Li's sleeve prevented him from leaving.

Lan Li didn't understand, so he raised his head and looked around, but there was no abnormality-is the other party avoiding anyone? Why does this look like a movie scene? Isn't this the Toronto Film Festival? What details did he miss?

"Paparazzi!" The woman's voice came from behind, and the voice revealed a trace of hoarseness and tension. In a panic, she revealed the strength hidden in her bones, "Please help cover it."




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