"I'm trying to get a hold of a film by New Zealand director Jane Campion called Sweet Sister, which is a dark comedy with a very small scope that explores themes of family dysfunction and female sexual psychology. However, The director has great ideas in terms of the film's soundtrack and composition. Most importantly, this film is very complete and the story is very smooth. Even viewers who are not interested in literary films will not feel bored while watching the film."
Hilltop villa in Le Cannet district.
Ella Deutschman and Robert Rehm arrived, and everyone entered the dining room to eat lunch and chat about recent events.
As early as the main competition film of this Cannes Film Festival had just been confirmed, Simon got the film list immediately. In addition to "My Left Foot" and "Sex, Lies and Videotape", there are two other movies that Simon is more interested in. One is Giuseppe Tornatore's "Cinema Paradiso" and the other is Jane. Campion's Sweet Sister.
Needless to say, "Cinema Paradiso" was the Oscar winner for Best Foreign Language Film in 1990 in its original time and space.
As for "Sweet Sister", Simon has not seen the movie. He is interested in the film's director Jane Campion. Another film directed by Campion, "The Piano" is one of Simon's favorite films. Of course, this film released in 1993 in the original time and space has not yet appeared.
At this film festival, Simon's plan is to let Ella Deutschman play freely first, and then decide whether to intervene based on the results.
At this time, Simon was very satisfied when he heard that Deutschman also took a fancy to Jane Campion's film, especially Deutschman's consideration of the commercial nature of the film. Treating literary and artistic films as commercial films is a business philosophy that Simon has been instilling in Deutschman.
Inside the restaurant.
After hearing what Deutschman said, Simon asked, "Can I get a copy? I'll take a look at it myself in the next few days."
Ella Deutschman thought for a while, nodded and said: "I'll try, it should be fine."
At this time, the servant once again served everyone a dish.
Everyone paused for a moment. Simon picked up the tableware and took a bite of the red wine braised beef in front of him, and then asked: "Besides "Sweet Sister", are there any other good movies?"
“Bertrand Brillet’s Too Beautiful, Giuseppe Tornadore’s Cinema Paradiso and Denis Arcante’s Jesus of Montreal are all favorites, as well as ours "My Left Foot" and Colombia's "Sex, Lies and Videotape." However, many film producers in North America are eyeing Cannes this year, especially the films we like. So, I'm not sure if I can get these. Movie."
Simon's 1987 "Run Lola Run" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival and became the box office champion of the year. In 1988, "Pulp Fiction" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, almost becoming last year's winner. Although the box office success of these two films has no direct causal relationship with the corresponding film festivals, they have still successfully aroused the attention of film producers from various countries to the film festival award-winning films.
Daenerys Entertainment's films produced a series of box office hits last year, causing the entire Hollywood to keep an eye on the film company's every move. This intense focus has caused Daenerys Entertainment to miss out on a number of projects including Sex, Lies and Videotape, but it's apparently not over yet.
After thinking for a moment, Simon said to Deutschman: "If you can't get the film, you can try to sign some directors' next film contracts in advance, which should be easier."
Ella Deutschman agreed and added: "I have always used the 'ultimatum' strategy. High Gate Pictures will not easily enter into a price war with other film studios."
Simon nodded, looked at Robert Rem, and asked: "Bob, where are you?"
"I have established contacts with some film producers in Eastern Europe these days. The situation there has been somewhat turbulent in the past two years, but at the same time the control of the film market has been relaxed," Robert Rehm said, and seemed to complain unintentionally: "Simon, I have traveled more cross-country in the past few months than in the past ten years. I will leave Cannes next week and fly to Brazil immediately. There is probably no executive in the distribution department of a studio in Hollywood who is busier than me. "
Simon glanced at Rem and said with a smile: "The company is in a stage of rapid expansion. We are not all the same. As long as you have been busy for the past two years, you will be fine. However, if you are not satisfied with the company's business jets, I can approve it." Rent a better one.”
Robert Rem laughed in agreement, a little disappointed in his heart. He didn't know if Simon really didn't understand his subtext, but he changed the topic wisely.
Lunch ends at one o'clock in the afternoon.
Ella Deutschman and Robert Rehm said their goodbyes and headed back to the hotel, and Sofia left to make final preparations for tonight's Gucci night.
Everyone was busy with their own affairs, the servants were sent away, and the villa became quiet.
Simon had no work schedule in the afternoon, so he had a rare free time. He stayed alone under the eaves of the living room upstairs and looked through various technical information about computer networks that Jennifer had recently collected. The female assistant was downstairs to help him re-determine his schedule for the next few days. .
It's about two o'clock.
The bright sunshine of the Mediterranean afternoon poured in from the open eaves. Simon was leaning on the sun lounger, with most of his body immersed in the sun. He was reading a paper introducing the HTTP protocol. Natasha Kinski silently followed Coming up behind him.
Simon saw the woman squatting down next to his lounge chair. She had changed into a long red suspender skirt. She looked at him intently like a cat and asked, "Want to go out?"
“The movie I was in, ‘Springtime,’ had a screening at three o’clock.”
Simon nodded: "Oh."
He knows the movie.
Valerie Golino almost starred as the heroine in the new film that the famous Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski had been preparing for several years. She only chose to give up because of the invitation to play the role of Catwoman. The film had its premiere on the 15th. Although it is a film that Jez Skolimovsky has carefully prepared for many years, compared with other films of this director, "Rapid Spring" received very low reviews from the media.
Seeing Simon's cold reaction, Natasha Kinski said directly: "You come with me."
After lunch, Simon watched some of the films that were to be screened at the film festival this afternoon, including "Rapid Spring". None of them interested him, so he preferred to stay at home. Hearing what Natasha Kinski said, he shook his head and said, "I won't go."
Natasha Kinski turned her head and thought for a moment, squatted next to him and leaned closer, and said: "I told Jenny that you slept with me."
Simon turned over a page of the paper in his hand and said casually: "If you do this, there is only one result, either I will kick you out of here, or Jenny will kick you out of here."
Natasha Kinski seemed to frown in distress, then moved closer to Simon and said, "Okay, I don't need to tell her."
Simon felt that a pair of lips were almost touching his ears. He stretched out his hand to pinch the woman's chin and said, "I have completed other people's instructions. Come and bask in the sun with me for a while."
With this woman's withdrawn and cold temperament, she wouldn't bother to invite Simon to watch any movie, even one starring herself, unless someone asked her to. Just like the voting in the main competition section of Cannes last year, Simon clearly thought that this woman would vote for "Pulp Fiction", but in the end she just followed her own preferences.
Natasha Kinski hummed, shook her head and shook Simon's hand away, but did not go to the lounge chair next to her. Instead, she stood up and straddled Simon, leaned down and rested her head on the man's chest, and moved to find a comfortable position. posture, just lying on him and narrowing his eyes.
The soft and cool female body was pressed against his body, blocking the warm sunshine. Simon just smiled and said: "Go to sleep, I will take you to the party tonight."
After saying that, he continued to look at the paper in his hand.
However, the woman on his body only stayed quiet for a moment, then raised her head again, grabbed a button in the middle of Simon's shirt and pulled it: "It's uncomfortable."
Simon reached over, picked up the button with two fingers and exerted a slight force, and the white button flew out.
Natasha Kinski's eyes followed the button that flew out and landed not far away. She looked up at Simon and then reattached it with satisfaction.
When I woke up, the man was no longer around.
The sun sets.
She was still in the same position as when she was asleep, leaning against the recliner, feeling something familiar yet unfamiliar in her breathing, looking around, and saw that button still lying on the ground not far away.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve slightly.
After living here for a year, she felt a sense of relaxation that she had never felt before.
You can live the most comfortable life without any effort.
This was probably what she had subconsciously longed for since childhood.
However, when she realizes that he is about to appear again, she realizes that it is impossible for her not to give anything.
Sofia Fesi, who managed the property for him, had reminded her that if she found her next boyfriend, she would need to move away from here, and she could not bring another man back here.
When I first got divorced, I didn't have such thoughts.
Later, as she got used to this kind of life, the housekeeper's instructions unknowingly became a restraint for her.
She always liked to have her own way, but this time she knew she had to leave if she violated it.
She doesn't want to leave.
He finally broke into her life again.
There are always many men coveting her body, and I thought he was no exception.
After the initial discomfort, I couldn't help but start testing.
Now I understand that he is indeed not an exception.
But it's even more excessive.
There will always be possessiveness and jealousy between lovers, but he doesn't have it, but he takes it for granted. Even if she suddenly disappeared from her side one day, he would probably think it was just natural, and maybe he would smile indifferently.
Like.
One of the family cats is lost.
It seems that cats get lost easily.
The sun sank into the horizon, the sky darkened, and the scent of the man on the lounge chair gradually dissipated in the cool evening sea breeze, but she was still reluctant to get up.
Footsteps sounded.
Jennifer walked in and saw Natasha Kinski lying lazily on the sun lounger, her eyes were blurred, her flaxen hair was disheveled, and the straps of her long dress fell off her shoulders, as if she was experiencing something. The lingering lingering look. Frowning, Jennifer's tone couldn't help but become a little colder, and said: "Miss Kinski, we are about to leave for Gucci's party. It's time for you to change your clothes."
So he stood up and followed his female assistant downstairs. Gucci sent a dress and a stylist.
I originally thought she would be his female companion tonight.
But he had already left early.
After all, she was a little disappointed and even thought about getting angry. After all, she let the stylist help her take care of it and rushed to the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel in Cannes.
Compared with the previous attempt after the Oscars, Cannes' Gucci Night was even grander this time. More than 200 European and North American film and television fashion celebrities were invited, making the red carpet starry outside the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel even brighter than at the Cannes opening. The style was no less generous, and media from all over the world rushed over.
Although in the following trend of news reports, attention will definitely be diverted due to different stars' own arrangements, the words "Gucci Night" will definitely appear in various types of related reports. This is actually what it means. The most fundamental purpose of this party.
Until the party officially started at eight o'clock, Sofia was still staring nervously at various party details.
As long as all the processes arranged in advance are completed smoothly, the party will be perfect. If something goes wrong in the middle, although it will increase the exposure, it is definitely not what Sophia wants to see.
Simon is more like the mascot of this party.
Angela Ahrendts made it very clear at that lunch that many of tonight's stars were attending because of him, and Simon fulfilled his mascot duties conscientiously.
Jennifer has been following Simon. Sofia sent a long guest list before she rushed to France. She hoped that the female assistant would take note of it and remind Simon at this party that it was necessary to greet these people in person. sentence.
Originally, I was a little angry with him because I saw Natasha Kinski before coming. However, walking among the people in the hall, I heard him constantly changing various languages to chat with the guests, even though I had already seen him. Having seen so many things that could be called miracles, the female assistant couldn't help but be surprised.
English is the most basic.
French is no surprise either.
Spanish is still very common.
Then, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Hebrew…
Are you a fish that slipped through the net when God prevented mankind from building the Tower of Babel
"I have read the information about "Cinema Paradiso", Tona. Daenerys Entertainment is very interested in this movie. You can make an appointment with Ella to talk about your next movie."
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"The failure of that movie is not your responsibility, Ms. Adjani... Of course, if there is an opportunity, I look forward to working with you."
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"It's okay, Steve. After all, you are just the director, not the investor."
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"Cindy, and Helena, why are you here in Cannes? It's really surprising."
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"Yeah, I know a little bit of Russian, and I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to visit Moscow."
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After socializing for more than an hour, the party entered the pre-arranged fashion show session, and Simon finally had some free time.
Instead of gathering on both sides of the T stage, Simon and Jennifer hid in a corner of the hall and warned: "Remember to remind Ella and let him meet Giuseppe Tornatore tomorrow."
Jennifer nodded, wrote this down in the memo she carried with her, and looked up at Simon again: "Do you still want to remind Deutschman of meeting Isabelle Adjani?"
Simon was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm just being polite to her."
Jealous in public, the female assistant lowered her head in embarrassment and pretended to write something on the memo, but said unforgivingly: "You don't seem to be polite."