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Later in the movie, Donald couldn't bear to take his eyes off Noah.

He has read countless films, and he can clearly distinguish the difference between true acting and acting. The dramatic tension of this young man is by no means something that rookie actors can have, but his performance is so natural that there is no trace of artificiality.

He is suffocatingly agile, aggressive enough to be clear, but extremely precise in controlling emotions, not inferior to a master who has been immersed in expressionism for many years.

This is obviously the first time he has watched this movie, and he should not only pay attention to the performance of one of the actors, but he really can't shift his attention to other aspects: he realized, belatedly, that this is the movie. The overall imbalance, but how could Zheng make such a mistake?

Fortunately, Zheng's always good narrative ability is still excellent, and he can still follow the plot.He saw Noah's curiosity about the rural scenery, the hidden ambiguity between boys and girls, the conflict between the traditions of the elders and the children's pursuit of freedom, and the unparalleled fireworks, but it was still the male lead that attracted his attention the most.

He is out of tune with this small village, and the kind of purity is exactly the same, but as the plot develops, Donald gradually feels the difference: he can't help but speak English, doesn't care about money, and knows nothing about the hard work of farmers for their livelihood Thanks to his constant focus on the actors, Donald keenly noticed that his eyes had a faint alienation mixed with sadness, and they were no longer completely free of impurities before.

As a literary film, the narrative of "Nanshan" is not fragmented. On the contrary, its plot is relaxed and matched with picturesque scenery. Measured by the standards of commercial films, it is undoubtedly qualified.The integrity of the movie won't suffer too much if the lead actors aren't that great.

Of course, Donald has also seen movies with the protagonist as the soul, but the protagonist in those movies always serves the movie. If he only notices the protagonist after watching a movie, then he is not watching a movie, but a personal show.

Personal show movies often come from the lack of skill of the director, but how can this kind of explanation be used in Zheng's movies?

Zheng has won the Golden Bear and the Golden Lion, and has been nominated twice for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. His directing skills have no way to pick out specific faults in "Nanshan".What is the reason?

The plot has progressed to the end, Noah is about to leave the village, the girl came to see him off at the station, she asked him: "Will you come back?"

He shook his head and said slowly and firmly, "No."

He does not belong here, he is a traveler, not a home.

"I'm not coming back, and we're not seeing each other," he said. "Don't forget my name, Noah."

Noah, the only good person in the dirty and chaotic old world.He created a new world, but such a world will eventually repeat the cycle.

Noah would change, or rather, the selfishness and cruelty he hadn't shown yet would eventually show.He is a Trojan horse, and people celebrate his arrival. After seeing his world, how can people be content with the past?

Donald suddenly remembered the Cassandra-style woman played by Song before. She was the only one who expressed rejection of Noah's arrival. She was too old-fashioned and could not tolerate a slight change in the environment.If Noah only represents the destruction of beauty, then Song should be a guardian.

But what Zheng wanted to express was clearly not the case.

Donald suddenly found that he didn't start thinking about the specific content of the movie until the end, and before that, his attention was almost taken away by Noah.

And he should have divided his attention.

"I should watch this movie again..." he murmured, "Maybe a few more times before I stop staring at Noah..."

"Donald."

Outside the screening, Zheng Yaoguo suddenly stopped Donald Finch, and Donald wanted to say something to him, so he stopped in his tracks: "Long time no see, Zheng."

"Long time no see." Zheng Yaoguo's English has a strong accent, but fortunately Donald can still understand, "I have never thanked you in person, so I just took this opportunity to say it."

"Is it about the letter of recommendation? It's easy to do." Donald smiled.

"Yes, but more than that." Zheng Yaoguo said, "If it weren't for your recommendation letter, my student would not have entered the American Academy of Drama, and he would not have introduced Joe Hobbs to me."

I see.Donald asked calmly: "Yeah, this kid is very talented."

"It's not just talent, he's a real genius, and he may not be able to produce one in a century." Zheng Yaoguo sighed lowly, with a slightly weird tone, "I realized when I was filming that I might not be able to control him at all."

Donald was startled, and then understood instantly.

Zheng is still at his old level, this time the imbalance is only because his actors are still beyond their peak.

That's what it said, but Zheng actually admitted it.

An extremely bold idea suddenly emerged in Donald's mind. He looked at Zheng with an obvious temptation in his tone: "But people are still more inclined to regard "Noah" as your movie, and the jury probably think so too."

Zheng understood what he meant, looked at Donald's gray-blue eyes, and smiled easily: "Then I still hope they change their minds, after all, I am old, but Joe is still young."

The awards ceremony will be held on September [-]rd local time.

Shen Qiao just took it as a fun show, and the only thing she paid attention to was changing into a suit and tie, which he really didn't like to wear. Before walking the red carpet, Zheng Yaoguo asked, "Are you ready for your acceptance speech?"

"No." Shen Qiao said honestly, and then muttered in a low voice, "I won't get an award, and it's useless to prepare."

"What if?" Zheng Yaoguo gave him a meaningful look, "Since Wen Yan won the award that time, my impression of the Venice judges is that they don't play cards according to common sense. It's always good to be more prepared."

Shen Qiao said "Oh". Zhao Wenyan next to him felt a little uncomfortable after he was called, but he didn't say much.

Regarding the award-winning path of "Nanshan", the crew didn't seem to be very nervous, and they were even betting on whether to win the jury award or the best director award. After the best director award went to the Italian director Anthony Amelio, the bet One of the assistant directors of the Grand Jury Prize was immediately overjoyed: "I said this time we must be the Grand Prize of the Jury!"

"What if it's the Golden Lion Award?" Shen Qiao said.

"You don't know the routine of the film festival." The assistant director pinched Shen Qiao's face, "This time the chairman of the jury is Donald Finch, and the Golden Lion Award must be reserved for "Return". , It is impossible for them not to give "Nanshan" a single award. If you don't believe me, wait until the Volpi Cup is awarded to the actors and actresses, which one we will get."

Shen Qiao seemed to understand but half understood.

The Venice Film Festival's recognition of actors is divided into the main competition Volpi Cup Best Actor and Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor in the Competition Unit Pasinetti Awards. Prior to this, the Pasinetti Awards have been awarded , Only the best actor is left in the Volpi Cup: "After the best actor is awarded, we will be able to go on stage." The assistant director was a little excited.

After the Best Actor is awarded, the Jury Prize is awarded.That being said, Zhao Wenyan, who was sitting silently beside Shen Qiao, was beating faster and faster.

What the assistant director said was most likely to happen, but he always felt that something unexpected would happen afterwards.

On the stage, the award presenter said a few words about the award, and then opened the envelope. He looked at the name on the letter paper, a little astonished, but quickly adjusted back to his elegant demeanor, and raised his head to show the H letter paper to the audience:

"The winner of the best actor is Joe Hobbes, "Noah", China!"

The audience was shocked.Zhao Wenyan turned his head abruptly, staring closely at Shen Qiao's equally bewildered face.