Chapter 141: Cannes and Awards Season

The filming of "The Pianist" can be said to be difficult, and the difficulty lies in the requirements of Polanski and Daniel for the roles. Daniel is consistent with his own requirements. He regards "The Pianist" as a qualitative change in his two decades of interpretation, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has devoted all his efforts. As for Polanski, he originally had a level line for Spearman's presentation, but after seeing Daniel's performance, especially after the filming continued, the level line was constantly raised.

However, on the other hand, this can also be said to be the most worry-free shooting experience for Daniel. There is no delay, you only need to drill deep into the character, and you don't have to think about whether it is suitable for the box office or awards.

Perhaps people like Daniel Day Lewis will have many similar experiences. They are relatively more distracted in choosing plays, but for Daniel himself, this is indeed unique.

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"Cannes?" Daniel couldn't remember whether "The Pianist" had won this year's Cannes Film Festival, but the decision that Polanski told him when it was finished still shocked him very much.

It is already two months now, and the progress of filming is actually very smooth and fast, but the Cannes Film Festival, which opens in mid-May, is less than three months away. To cut a film in such a short period of time, It is not an easy matter for Polanski, and with his emphasis on "The Pianist", he should and will sacrifice the quality of the film for the Cannes Film Festival.

"Are you surprised?" Polanski was even a little gentle. It seemed that after filming "The Pianist", some shadows had been removed from his heart. "Do you think my mind is not clear?"

Daniel winked and didn't deny it, which made Polanski laugh out loud.

Polanski pointed to his head, "Daniel, do you know, everything is in it, every frame and every shot of "The Pianist" is in it, three months? No need, give me one and a half months, I can cut it out. I've been waiting too long for it."

There was silence for a while, and in the lingering aroma of coffee, Daniel nodded. He understood Polanski, and he had 100% trust in him. He believed that the best "The Pianist" had indeed been released It exists in Polanski's heart, and now, it only needs to be born through these materials and editors.

"I hope you can come to the Cannes Film Festival."

Daniel thought about it, in May, "Bourne Shadow" will be released in June, so it's not impossible to spare time to come, "I will come, but I'm not sure how many days I can stay."

Polanski understands him very well. After all, this is a superstar sitting on the Rockets.

The popularity of "The Lord of the Rings Trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring" has not diminished. He can be sure that the film studio will definitely make a lot of money from the merchandise, because even in Germany, he can see a lot of merchandise, figures, Keychains can be found almost everywhere, in the homes of friends of the Porsch siblings. Of course, the most seen is his - Legolas' figure.

It's hard for you to imagine that feeling. It's really quite strange. Your image is placed on so many people's bedsides, desks, and cabinets. They may go back and rub it whenever they think of it, from beginning to end, front to back. He saw with his own eyes that Collins Porsch praised his figurine in front of him, and her slender white fingers were stroking the small figurine, chest, back, and down... Although He was quite calm on the spot, but when Collins' little hand touched the key parts, he still felt that his body seemed to be electrified.

Don't think too much about this kind of thing.

Once you think about it, there will never be a peaceful time.

Fair and Collins did not witness the history of Daniel's fortune in the United States, but they felt his fame in Germany very intuitively. When he first arrived in Germany, he would be recognized by many people, but everyone was more restrained. The British paparazzi came to restrict his actions, but the British and American entertainment circles are deeply involved after all, and Germany did not feel the same way. But after "The Lord of the Rings" was released, this situation changed suddenly. Daniel could no longer appear in public. He could only go to restaurants and shopping malls with high privacy—thanks to Collins, there is no such local snake, Daniel is estimated to be trapped at home like he was in Los Angeles.

As for the other actors in "The Pianist", including small supporting roles like Diane Kruger, the feeling is more intuitive. People who try to sneak into the studio are becoming more and more unpredictable, and more and more people are waiting outside the studio. Saw Daniel screaming louder and louder. It pretty much establishes for them a real palpable impression of what it's like to be treated to a Hollywood superstar.

Daniel certainly didn't know that Diane and Guillaume would cause a lot of arguments because of Diane's psychological changes, shortening a marriage that would have lasted until 2006 by a full three years.

How popular "The Fellowship of the Ring" is, Daniel is sometimes not so standard, because he is the most popular Hollywood star. Just look at Dominic Monaghan, who is now the most famous German film actor.

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"Helen, I'm sorry, but there's really nothing I can do. Okay, when I get back, let's discuss "Hotel Rwanda" together." When Daniel was about to leave Berlin and return to Los Angeles, he received a call from MGM's Helen Deller. Telephone. He's apologized a few times already, all because of the previous Golden Globes for Legally Blonde, which wasn't a big deal, but MGM took it seriously, and Reese Witherspoon was nominated for a musical comedy The film was also shortlisted for Best Sound Comedy, but Daniel was quite shocked to be nominated, let alone believed that they would win.

He prefers to believe that the Golden Globes put "Legal Blonde" in because they hoped to attract some ratings. After all, as the most talked about comedy movie last year, and with a high box office, the audience is huge. For the Golden Globes, which is always looking to captivate audiences, giving them a nomination is no big deal.

But Daniel was at a critical moment of filming at that time, and of course it was impossible to ask for leave to go back to Los Angeles to participate, not to mention that Emmett did not nominate the best actor, even if he was nominated, he would not be able to leave Berlin at that time for a small probability event.

In any case, he felt a little sorry for Helen, who wanted to make Legally Blonde a perfect project after all.

The same thing happened in "The Fellowship of the Ring", but this is okay, Peter Jackson was shortlisted for the best director, but he himself didn't believe in the show, and of course he would not ask the actors to join him-in fact, there is no "Guardian" Actors from The Ring are nominated for either award. It was a bit surprising that Ian McKellen was not shortlisted for supporting actor, because of this, Daniel even called the old Ian to comfort him.

In fact, the longer Daniel has been in Hollywood, the more people have entanglements with him, and this time the Golden Globes has a lot to do with him. The newly-promoted Golden Globe actor Russell Crowe can be regarded as a bloody way out of a group of masters, and he defeated his rival Denzel Washington——cooperated with Daniel in "Hotel Rwanda", which was completed half a month later than Daniel. In addition, Reese Witherspoon and Peter Jackson are all Daniel's movies, and Ron Howard also has a relationship with Ron Howard on several occasions, as well as Angelina Jolie's father, who is in "Campus Blues" Excellent actor Jon Voight.

Therefore, on the night of the award presentation, he also had to make several phone calls, some of which needed blessings and some of which needed comfort. However, Nicole Kidman, who had a lot of trouble with Tom Cruise, became the most watched woman of the night with "Moulin Rouge". I don't know if she needs blessings or comfort.

This year's Oscar invitation has been sent to Kusa, and it has not been notified whether he needs to present the award. According to tradition, the winner of the previous performance award is very likely to be on stage to present the award.

Generally speaking, this awards season has little to do with him. Of course, the two films "Legally Blonde" and "The Fellowship of the Ring" still kept him in the audience's field of vision throughout the second half of 2001. I am not in the arena, but the arena has the demeanor of my legendary master.

Thinking of returning to the vortex of right and wrong in Los Angeles, Daniel still had a headache.

The Fellowship of the Ring, anti-war, Roman Polanski, he can think of all the nasty subjects reporters might press on him.

But life is like this, and you can't stand still.

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This weekend, I gave myself a day off and found an old book to read "Zaizhi Tianxia".