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Chapter 1758: 1758

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"I think there is another possibility that John Crowley regretfully missed the project, but was deeply impressed by your audition or performance. Now that he takes over the new project, the first person in his mind is still you. , So after going around, the character still came into your hands."

Leaving aside the power of the brokerage company, Lan Li gave another guess.

Rooney thought about it for a moment, and the corner of her mouth lifted up and blinked, "This is a compliment to me. It seems that when we meet next time, I must thank John for his appreciation." Then, Lu Ni also raised her chin proudly and shook her head slightly to express her pride.

The smile at the corner of Lan Li's mouth also rose lightly.

"So, which project do you think I should choose?" Rooney lowered her head and began to flip through the script in her hand, but began to ask Lan Li's opinion.

This is an interesting question.

The first project that Lan Li introduced to Rooney was "Carol".

This is one of the most acclaimed, affirmed and most sought-after works in 2015. The work is adapted from the original novel by the famous crime novel author Patricia-Highsmith, who wrote "The Train Geek" The female authors of works such as "Genius Ripley" and other works, based on their own experience, ingeniously tried a new theme work, telling the love story between two women in the 1950s, and truly restored the original love. Look like.

The film encountered a lot of obstruction and ignorance during the preparation stage, and there was no way to get more affirmation. From the establishment of the project in 2011, from the United States to the United Kingdom, from the United Kingdom back to the United States, and finally returned to the United Kingdom in a circle The production company wandered around, but it was never able to find investors.

The original director John Crowley was an independent artistic creator of British niche films. In 2007, his collaboration with Andrew Garfield, "Boy A", became the latter’s famous work and appeared for the first time in The director himself has always wandered in the field of independent films, and created two works before and after. Unfortunately, he did not cause more repercussions. Originally, he thought "Carol" could make a trip, but after waiting hard Did not get any response, and finally withdrew from the project discouragedly.

While waiting for "Carol", John Crowley missed a number of projects. After he came out again, he could not find a suitable project, so he went to the small screen and directed two episodes of "True Detective"-this set. Because of the excellent performances of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrison, the series became the most well-known work since the beginning of 2014, and it became famous all over the world.

After finishing the work of "True Detective", John Crowley returned to the field of film and took over "Brooklyn".

At the same time, "Carol" went around for more than half a circle, but was still unable to find a suitable investor, missed Rooney, missed John, and the heroine's role is temporarily determined to be Mia Washikovska. (Mia-Wasikowska), this young actor who entered the public's attention with "Alice in Wonderland", but after all was not able to formally come down, and later Mia chose to join Jim-Jarmush (Jim-Jarmush) The new work "Scarlet Peak", and "Carol" still has not been able to shoot, now it has come to Lan Li's hands.

In fact, "Carol" and "Drunk Country Folk Songs" are somewhat similar. They do not refer to the subject matter or content, but represent a type of work:

They have a certain potential. If they meet the right director and the right cast, they can radiate new vitality. They can shoot artworks that become niche carnivals, and they can also shoot to become seed players in the awards season; but they are full of many Uncertainty, especially the script itself is full of literary and artistic atmosphere, which is far from the conventional standards of the two tights, and investment requires some courage. As a result, the work fell into an embarrassing situation of not being able to go up and down, and it seemed that there was no chance, but there was no way to immediately decide.

Including "Brooklyn" is also the same type.

"Carol" aimed at the simplest and purest love, while "Brooklyn" talked about the nostalgia of nostalgia. Like the "Drunk Country Folk Songs", they are all artistic seedlings that bred in New York's Greenwich Village, taking root, but few people are willing to take the risk to give them a chance to grow.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, the director of "Carroll" is determined to be Todd-Hayness (Todd-Hayness), this director has filmed "Far from Heaven", "I'm Not Here", and "Velvet Gold Mine." In other works, he is somewhat similar to David Fincher, talented and independent. The shooting works have always adhered to his own artistic ideas, not for the market or for the awards season, but he is able to give his works a unique color through his own perspective. .

Occasionally, some works have won recognition during the awards season by chance; but more works are individual creations that drift outside the mainstream.

For example, David Fincher, "social network" is undoubtedly the pinnacle of his awards season, but "Fight Club", "Seven Deadly Sins" and other historical works have been ignored; another example is Todd Hines, "Velvet "Gold Mine" is his most acclaimed work, but it hasn't been collected during the awards season, and "Carol" is his "social network".

They are equally talented and refuse to be born for the awards season, but they always inadvertently impressed the Academy judges with their amazing talents. They accidentally boarded the Oscar stage, but they were nothing, and then returned to their diligent and conscientious. On the road of artistic creation, it seems to be drifting away from the mainstream audience, but it has its own prestige and support among the niche audience.

In fact, David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, and John Crowley are all such directors. They are the most important part of the art creation field in the entire North American film market.

In the end, "Carol", co-starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, won six Oscar nominations including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay during the awards season that year. , Even one step away from the best director nomination, but because Todd Hines was unwilling to cooperate with the college public relations and fell before the threshold.

The same goes for "Brooklyn".

This work is adapted from the original novel by the contemporary Irish writer Colm-Toibin. The novelist is best at writing contemporary Irish society and the lives of Irish immigrants in other countries; at the same time, Nick, who is responsible for adapting the script -Nick-Hornby (Nick-Hornby) is also a writer. Light comedies such as "Single Parents" and "Loving Love Rankings" are all his works. In addition, he also served as a screenwriter for "Growth Education".

The story tells the story of New York in the 1950s. An Irish girl came here to chase her dream, but she couldn't help but miss her life in her hometown. Then she met an Italian boy here and fell in love. She suddenly found out that she needed To make a decision, should she stay in New York and build a family with the boy, and then live here forever, then... her hometown?

Like "Carol", "Brooklyn" puts the background of the story in New York in the 1950s, and also focuses on the emotional experience of a girl. Nostalgia and love are the focal points of the whole movie. With delicate brushstrokes to show the most true and sincere appearance of those gentle emotions.

The heroine of "Brooklyn" was finally starred by Irish actor Saoirise-Ronan. After becoming famous in 2007 with "Atonement", she also experienced some turbulence, transforming from a child star to an adult actor , Starting from the art film and exploring the possibility of commercial works, but it never went smoothly, and finally met "Brooklyn".

During the awards season that year, "Brooklyn" won three important nominations for the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

"Carroll" and "Brooklyn" are both works in 2015, and both of them have made a **** road in the dark horse posture that year. The light and compact works are a bit "crazy in love" and they eventually won the attention. Far beyond expectations.

So, which work should Renly recommend Rooney for?

In the last life, Rooney finally starred in "Carol", which is a choice that fits the historical trajectory.

In fact, Rooney has indeed completed an extremely wonderful performance, which has successfully won her the best actress at the Cannes Film Festival; but after entering the awards season ~www.novelhall.com~ Considering Cate Blanchett's Prestige and connections have more potential. It has always been the work of double heroines sprinting college public relations. Harvey Weinstein decisively decided to push Kate into the heroine position, and Rooney became a supporting actress.

According to history, the North American distribution rights of "Carroll" eventually fell into the hands of Weinstein Pictures.

Now, the "Carol" project is still in the hands of Lan Li, but I don't know if Harvey is also considering this work, or is it waiting for the film to be produced-or after the cast lineup is finalized, Harvey will Noted this work.

It seems invisibly, Lanly and Harvey have targeted once again, but in the North American independent film distribution market, it is not easy to avoid Harvey, even without "Carol." The head-on confrontation between Sisyphus Pictures and Weinstein Pictures is also destined. Compared to the six major Hollywood studios, Weinstein Pictures’ difficulties are definitely greater.

In contrast, "Brooklyn", which purchased the distribution rights by Fox Searchlight, did not have such "happy troubles". They successfully won the second Oscar nomination for Saoirsa and the first Oscar nomination for the actress. Let Saoirsa break out of a world.

Facing Rooney’s problem at this moment, Lan Li temporarily put aside the fixed concepts of the previous life and thought about it seriously, starting from the perspective of the characters and the script, and revisiting the context and outline of the story from the perspective of Rooney. Finally, he solemnly gave his own answer, "'Carol'."

It has nothing to do with Harvey, it has nothing to do with Rooney, everything is just about acting, about the story, about the role, Lan Li gave his professional opinions. He is trying to give the producer's opinion from the perspective of an actor, which is also an improvement.




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