Cesare's schedule in France is very tight and he doesn't plan to stay long. The audition time he sent is set for tomorrow afternoon.
The role of 'Shireen' that he was willing to let Jiang Se audition for only appeared in the early stage of "Prisoners" and was considered a minor role that affected the plot. However, since the movie "Prisoners" was directed by Cesare, once Jiang Se is confirmed to star in the future, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to her career.
So after Jiang Se returned to the hotel from the charity dinner, he took out the original copy of "Prisoners" that Cesare lent him and read it again.
She has read this novel so many times that Jiang Se can almost recite the story by heart.
She also knew the fate of the main characters in the book by heart, but just in case, Jiang Se still read the book from beginning to end and wrote down the places where "Shirin" appeared, preparing to study it again slowly before the audition.
Cesare did not give her the script, but according to Jiang Se's estimation, given his love for "Prisoners", it is unlikely that he will make drastic changes to the script, and most of the character outlines and roles should follow the original.
Mo Anqi brought paper and pen to Jiang Se so that she could take notes. Xia Chaoqun was still contacting people in the company to check the reviews of "The Devil" after its release in China.
It was nearly three o'clock in China at this time, and the first group of viewers who had watched "The Devil" had already begun to rate it online.
In the film database, "Devil" has a rare score of 95, and the number of people who have rated it has reached 30,000.
It is conceivable that with the momentum after the movie is released, the number of people who rate it will continue to increase. Even if the score will drop a little as the number of reviewers increases, according to this trend, it should remain above 90 points, which is already a very high level.
In the database, many film critics who watched the premiere began to post:
Film critic Han Rui: The whole film is smooth and sharp, and Liu Ye's transformation is quite successful. The first time he acted together with Zhang Yuqin played by Jiang Se was so exciting that it gave people goose bumps all over their bodies. It was quite impressive. After watching it, I even forgot for a moment what kind of positive roles Liu Ye had played before. It is conceivable that the role of 'Luo Shen' is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The award of 'Best Actor' at the French Film Festival is well deserved. Congratulations to Liu Ye!
Feng Bu Shuo: With gripping tension, when Shu Peien praised "Devil" highly, domestic audiences criticized his preconceived notions. Now I feel that what Teacher Shu said is true. Jiang Se performed Zhang Yuqin's love for her daughter, the "regret" after losing her daughter, and the "ruthlessness" when taking revenge, but what moved me most was her smiling eyes at the end of the film, but people could not see the vitality. The French Film Festival owes her a "Best Actress" award. "Devil" can be said to be the peak of Jiang Se's acting career. I am afraid that she will not be able to create miracles again.
There are many people who hold the same conclusion as film critic "Feng Bu Shuo". In the film database, many people are very positive about Jiang Se's acting in "Devil", but at the same time, many people also think that it is difficult for her to break through herself after a film like "Devil".
Many people even predicted that this might be the most outstanding film in Jiang Se's acting career, and that Jiang Se could never play a better role than 'Zhang Yuqin'.
In addition, there were also praises for the realism of the props, and many people screamed in the scene where Zhuzhu's body was found.
Needless to say, the acting skills of the male and female protagonists are excellent, but the makeup artists and art artists on the crew were also very serious about details, coordinating with the plot, and taking every aspect into consideration, which led to the success of this film and made China produce this masterpiece.
Xia Chaoqun took a quick look at the online reviews. The domestic reviews were overwhelmingly positive. Jiang Se's fame and status had once again significantly improved after the release of "The Devil".
As for the online comments that "Jiang Se will have difficulty making a breakthrough after 'Zhang Yuqin'", Xia Chaoqun simply ignored them.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for Jiang Se. She is busy reading novels and is trying to compile a detailed character outline for the character "Shireen" in "Prisoners" to cope with Cesare's test tomorrow.
Mo Anqi felt a little distressed when she saw how serious she was. The hotel sent her some midnight snacks, but Jiang Se didn't dare to eat them because she wanted to maintain her figure.
"Sese, since Director Cesare has given you this audition opportunity and has a good impression of you, and you have read the novel Prisoners so many times, why bother taking notes again? It's better to go to bed early, get some rest, and perform better for tomorrow's audition."
Jiang Se was busy reading a book, and she helped Jiang Se massage his shoulders and neck so that Jiang Se could sit more comfortably.
"Cesare gave me the opportunity to audition, but that doesn't mean I've already got the role of Shireen in Prisoners. He had a good impression of me because he saw my sincerity."
Because of "The Lost City", Jiang Se's serious internship in the archaeology department left a good impression on Cesare, which was also one of the important reasons why he finally agreed to give Jiang Se an audition opportunity.
For a director like Cesare, there are plenty of actresses with good acting skills, but the reason why Jiang Se can win his friendship is because of her serious personality and character.
Prisoners is based on religion and the story is set in Renaissance Italy.
At that time, Italy was nominally under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, but those in power were only keen on expanding their own power and territory. Their rule over Italy was only nominal, which plunged Italy into political division. The church took the opportunity to expand rapidly, religious theology monopolized culture, and religious power invaded political power. People believed in theology and were obsessed with it.
In the original text, a lot of words are used to describe this background, which gives people a very boring feeling when they first read it. This is also the reason why the novel "Prisoners" has not been very popular since it was published.
Andre is a bishop in a small town. In addition to handling some religious affairs in the town and giving some guidance to the townspeople, his greatest wish is to leave the town and enter a larger church to serve God.
Until one day, his life began to change after his town accepted Shireen, who was seriously injured in the campaign to eliminate heretics and witches.
He saved Shireen, and Shireen, grateful, revealed to him a secret that would change Andre's life. In the process of eliminating heretics, she accidentally obtained a spell that could allow her to pray to God for blessings. By sacrificing the "purest soul", she could pray to God and get what she wanted.
When Andre heard the news, he was ecstatic.
He has served the Vatican for many years. If nothing unexpected had happened, it would have been very difficult for him to enter the center of the Vatican and move up. After learning the news, he deceived Shireen's trust and coaxed her into saying this spell, using Shireen as a sacrifice to exchange his wish to be promoted to Pope with God. Finally, God really appeared. (To be continued)