A Very Long Engagement

Chinese name: A Very Long Engagement

English name: A Very Long Engagement

Resource type: DVDScr

Release date: 2004

Movie director: Audrey Tautou

Movie actors:

Audrey Tautou

Gaspard Ulliel

Dominique Pinon

Judy ·Jodie Foster

Chantal Neuwirth

Region: United States, France

Language: French

Original title Un long dimanche de fian?ailles

English title A Very Long Engagement

Chinese title A Very Long Engagement

Production company Warner Independent Film Company Warner Independent Pictures

Production year 2004

Premiere date October 27, 2004)

IMDB link/title/tt0344510/

IMDB Rating 7.6/10 (1,133 votes)

Country France/United States

Category Drama

Director Audrey Tautou

File format Language French

Introduction

The Long Wait for the Fiancée

The French girl Mathilde fell from a ladder when she was three years old and became disabled from then on. Became a cripple. She and her childhood friend Manash were childhood sweethearts. Time flies, and the two grown up and become even more deeply in love. As World War I spread, Manash was drafted into the army. Before joining the army, Manash and Mathilde had already broken their engagement.

On the front line of the Somme in France, where artillery fire was pouring, Manash and four other young people who were afraid of war collectively shot and wounded their hands, hoping to escape the bloody nightmare. Their actions were later discovered and they were tried by a military court. These five wounded soldiers who escaped the war were sent to the wilderness between the German and French armies to receive punishment. The intensive firepower from both warring parties would hardly give them any chance of survival.

Matilde received a letter from the army, telling her what happened to Manash and writing Manash on the death list. Mathilde, who was waiting for her fiancé to come home to get married in her hometown, was unwilling to admit her tragic fate. Her intuition told herself that if Manash really left her, she would definitely feel it. Although the smoke of the war has cleared, Mathilde is about to begin a arduous mental journey.

In the next two years, Mathilde would read more than 70 letters that Manash sent her from the battlefield every day, expecting that Manash would suddenly appear in front of her one day. . And every time she took a step closer to the truth, her heart became more and more broken. She began to imagine how Manash spent his last moments with difficulty. Those scenes were like sharp knives piercing his heart. Mathilde, however, remained resilient.

Firm belief, urgent hope and stubborn investigation made Mathilde gradually see the truth of the facts. She connected helpful information together and began to discover the relationship between these five unfortunate soldiers and A little-known story behind brutal punishment.

Mathilde deeply felt the horror of war, and the bloodshed left an eternal mark on the people involved...

Hot Spots

Mentioning Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Audrey Totou, you will definitely think of the 2001 "Angel Emily" which received a good response. This French film with a strong reputation at the time really caused a lot of French film craze. This year's "A Long Engagement" created by the original cast has already received rave reviews even before it was released. There are many characters in the film, more than 200, and Jodie Foster, whom she has not seen for a long time, has joined the cast. Although she does not have many roles, she is still one of the hot spots of hype for the film.

"A Long Engagement" is hailed as "the best French film in the past three years". Although it missed the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film to be released before September 30, it may still be recommended by Warner America to compete for next year. Oscar for best picture. The film cost about US$50 million, and the scenes are spectacular and magnificent. Director Genet departed from the surrealist romantic style he was keen on, and instead portrayed the cruelty of war and the heavy, melancholy humanity, while maintaining a visually eye-popping originality and shock.

A genius director and an angelic actor

Jean-Pierre Jeunet started out in the production of television commercials and video clips. In 1991, Genet and his partner Mark Carlo completed their first feature film "Rhapsody in the Black Shop". This pioneering film won four César Awards, including the Best New Director Award and the Best Scenario Award. The success of "Rhapsody in the Black Shop" surprised even Genet and Carlo themselves. The delighted two then completed another film, "The Night of Lost Souls," which they had been dreaming of for 10 years. In 1997, Genet went to the United States to film "Alien: Resurrection," the fourth film in the Alien series. In 2000, he returned to France to shoot the surreal romantic-style film "Angel Emily", which achieved unprecedented success in French film history and became the highest-grossing film in France at the time, with a box office of US$33 million. It became the highest-grossing French film in history in the United States.

When casting for "Emily the Angel" in 2001, Genet's first reaction when he saw Audrey Totou was not Emily, but Mathilde. Later, "Angel Emily" was nominated for an Oscar. When attending the Oscar ceremony, Genet asked Totou: "Do you still want to make a film with me?" Although Totou had not read the novel "The Long Day" at the time "Engagement", but she still said with certainty: "No problem! As long as we are still the crew of "Angel Emily"." In fact, the main creative staff of "Long Engagement", from screenwriting, photography, sound, makeup, etc., From the supporting roles to the large and small, they are all the original cast of "Angel Emily".

Totto himself also likes the role of Mathilde very much: "I was surprised by Mathilde's optimism and perseverance. I feel that I have always been a person who likes to laugh and laugh easily, and it was difficult to shoot this I felt a lot more serious and strong when watching this movie. This was the first time I felt that the character had a real impact on my own behavior."

Perception

"A Long Engagement" is adapted from Sebastian Zaprizzo's best-selling novel of the same name. In theory, only stupid people would compare two completely different systems, but in fact, people all over the world like to compare adaptations with original works. The result of the comparison is mostly the same: the film is not as good as the book. So if you are smart, it will be more enjoyable to watch the movie first and then read the book. Just like what I saw a netizen said: "Film is ok, Book is great."

The most eye-catching thing in the film is the battlefield scenes of World War I. The pain of war is vividly displayed in the camera. Presented in front of the audience, Genet uses extremely realistic details to express the cruelty and madness of the battle. The scene effect even exceeds that of "Saving Private Ryan", and its realistic visual effects give people a real feeling as if they are actually there. The battlefield is a living hell, and for Genet, it is the decline of human nature.

The romantic description in this film changes from Genet's usual approach. Audrey Totou becomes the only warm element in this cold film, and even her short hair style is well thought out.

A lame woman, persistently looking for a love dream that was shattered by the war, the bright-eyed Audrey Totto successfully created an image of an intelligent, affectionate and war-weary woman.

It is also worth mentioning the film’s strong visual contrast, the comfortable pastoral life and the bloody battlefield, the picturesque Paris in 1920 and the life-devouring Somme front line, as well as the first half and the second half of the film. The completely opposite themes in half of the pictures further highlight the cruelty of war.

"Les Choristes"

Original name: Les Choristes

English translation: The Choir Boys

Chinese Translated title: "The Choir Boy"

Director: Christophe Baratier

Starring: Gerard Jugnot

Jacques Perrin

Didier Flamand

Type: Drama/Music

Premiere: 2004 March 17

Issue: Miramax

Introduction

World-famous conductor Pierre Morhange (Pierre Morhange, Jacques Perrin) returned to his hometown in France to attend his mother's funeral. His old friend (Dedia Ferramon) gave him an old diary. Mathieu (played by Gerard Junno) left a diary. Pierre slowly savored the teacher's state of mind at that time, and scenes of childhood memories also emerged from the deep pool of his own memory...

Clement is a talented musician, but in the French countryside in 1949, he had no chance to develop his talent. He eventually became an assistant teacher at a boys' boarding school, which was nicknamed "The Bottom of the Pool" ", because most of the students here are children with difficult problems. After arriving, Clement discovered that the school's principal (Francois Berleand) used cruel and high-pressure methods to manage this group of troubled teenagers. Corporal punishment was common here. Clement, who had a calm personality, tried to improve the situation in his own way. In his spare time, he would compose some choral songs, but to his surprise, there were no music classes in this boarding school. He decided to use music to open the closed hearts of the students.

Clement began to teach the students how to sing, but things did not go smoothly. One of the biggest troublemakers was Pierre Moanchi (Jean-Baptiste Maunier). Pierre has the face and singing voice of an angel but a troublesome personality. The seductive Clement discovers Pierre's musical talent. At the same time, he also develops a subtle relationship with Pierre's mother.

Behind-the-scenes introduction

When Christopher Bahoutia completed directing his first short film, he actively looked for a good story to shoot his first feature film. It turned out that he had already identified this in his heart. The movie must be related to his childhood experience between the ages of 4 and 8, and it is best to have music as the theme. Therefore, this combination naturally reminds him of the musical movie "A Cage of Nightingales" he watched when he was 7 or 8 years old. He was deeply affected by this movie at that time. He was deeply moved by the work. Although he has forgotten most of the plot of the film more than 30 years later, the charm and essence of the film still remain in his heart, so he decided to remake this 1945 film.

He was widely searched for the leading role

Bahatia did not want to just use a child actor from the beginning. He hoped to find a real singer to play the protagonist Pierre. Although he knew that this candidate was not easy to find, he still kept searching hard.

In March 2003, he and his producer traveled across the country and finally discovered Jean-Baptiste Maunier, a 12-year-old boy with a sweet voice and a pleasing appearance in the children's choir of St. Mark's School in Lyons. After Ya invited him to audition, he immediately identified him as the best candidate to play the leading role.

When selecting other chorus members in the film, Bahatiar did not want to use professional child actors. He used his staff to find 2,000 potential children from elementary schools and junior high schools near the filming location. After the audition, 65 children aged 8 to 13 who had no acting experience but were naturally spontaneous were selected. The film's producer Jacques Perrin's son Maxence is also participating in a film for the first time. He plays the childhood role of the protagonist's friend Pepinot in the film.

Innovative music breaks through tradition. As Bruno Coulais, who scored the film, said, music is the theme of the film, so director Christopher Bahoutia composed it as early as September 2002, nine months before the filming started. When he started working on the music part of the film with Coulais, Bahatia wanted to avoid the feeling of an ordinary children's choir, singing traditional songs like Christmas carols. He wanted the music to be full of strong feeling, and almost all of it be original. The two eventually collaborated on several songs for the film.

Bahatia said in an interview: "Since the music we hear in the story comes from the character of music teacher Clement Mathieu, we made corresponding changes in the type of music according to the evolution of the character. "Making this movie is like making a musical." Coulais said that Nicolas Porte, who served as the choir conductor for the film, gave great support. Of course, what's more important is the children's outstanding performance in music. After everyone's hard work, the singing part was recorded before the movie started, and finally added melodious and melodious orchestral music.

Comments

Movies about the teacher-student relationship have always been a cup of tea in the hearts of many filmmakers around the world. Even Hollywood, which is in the leading position in the film industry, regards the teacher-student relationship as its There are also many inspirational works on the theme, including "Dead Poets Society", "Life Is Beautiful Because of You", "Extraordinary Teacher", "String Moves My Heart" and even the recent "School of Rock" which has taken a light and funny route. Examples that are familiar to audiences in similar movies.

"The Choir Boy" was released in 326 theaters in France on March 17 this year. The box office in the first week was as high as 5.4 million U.S. dollars, and the average revenue per theater was 16,500 U.S. dollars. It was the highest in France this year. This film is also the only local film to top the box office for three consecutive weeks so far this year. It has successfully defeated many major Hollywood productions released at the same time, such as "Big Fish" and "Meet Polly", as well as the controversy surrounding their success in North America. The sex movie "The Passion of the Christ" is unparalleled in its momentum. The film was well-received in France and received rave reviews. The box office in the fifth and seventh weeks did not fall but increased, with revenue increasing by 4 and 7 points respectively compared to the previous week. This shows that its resilience is amazing. So far, the film has accumulated more than 30 million US dollars in box office in France, making it the highest-grossing film released there this year.

The American film company Miramax, which has always been actively searching for excellent films from around the world, has already had a unique eye for "The Choir Boy". In February, the company screened it at the Berlin Film Festival, an annual European film event. In the European film market, it was the first to reach an agreement with Pathe International, the French film company that produced the film, to obtain the distribution rights of the film. Miramax will not only distribute the film in North America, but also plans to arrange for the film to be distributed in South America, Australia and It has been released in New Zealand and other places, which shows that Miramax attaches great importance to this film.

"The Eighth Day"

Original title: The Eighth Day / Le Huitième jour

Chinese title: The Eighth Day / Fantasy Sea Love

Production year 1996

IMDB link/title/tt0116581/

Country France/Belgium/UK

Category plot

Directed by Jaco Van Dormael

Rated Argentina: 13 / Chile: 14 / Portugal: M/12 / Singapore: PG / Spain: 13 / Sweden: 11 / UK: PG

Awards: Best Actor at the 49th Cannes Film Festival (Daniel Ortejour)

Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globe Awards

French Caesar Award Best Actor Nomination

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Content Introduction

George has Down syndrome and lives in a mentally ill house mechanism. Henry is a busy businessman who always gives handouts as gifts to young and motivated salesmen. His business career is very successful, but his social life is very bad. Since his wife left with their two children Got him. This weekend, his wife and children were coming to visit him, but Henry was working as usual and forgot to pick them up. Neither his wife nor his children wanted to see him again, and Henry drove randomly on the country road in pain and anger. All the others went home with their parents, but since his mother had died, he couldn't be like them. On the way back from the institution, he ran almost faster than George. Henry tries to get rid of George, but he can't leave his new friends, and they end up forming a special friendship that makes Henry a very different person.

At the beginning of the film, George (a mentally retarded boy) said:

A long time ago, there was nothing but music.

On the first day, there was the sun, which was very dazzling, and then there was the earth.

The next day, the sea appeared, it made the feet wet, and the wind was very comfortable.

On the third day, there was a record.

On the fourth day, there was TV.

On the fifth day, there was a lawn. If you cut it, it will cry. You have to be nice to it and say nice things to it. Touch the big tree and you will become the big tree. If you close your eyes, you will become an ant.

On the sixth day, men appeared, colorful men. I like women because they don't sting when you kiss them. They got married, conceived a boy, and they called him George

The seventh day was Sunday, and it was time to rest.

On the eighth day, George met Harry.

At the end of the film, Henry said:

A long time ago, there was nothing but hell.

On the first day, with the sun, it was very dazzling.

The next day, with water, it will wet the feet.

On the third day, there is a lawn. When you cut it, it will cry. You must be nice to it and say nice things to it. If you touch a tree, you will become a big tree.

On the fourth day, there were cows. When they panted, they gave out hot breath.

On the fifth day, there is an airplane. Even if you don’t take it, it will still fly overhead.

On the sixth day, there was someone. Men, women, children. I like women because they don't sting when you kiss them.

On the seventh day, in order to rest, there were clouds. If you look at them for a long time, you will find that there are many stories inside. Then, he felt that everything was done.

On the eighth day, he created George.

George is great!

When the video started, I paid attention because of its novelty!

At the end of the video, I was so moved that I recalled it!

The French film "The Eighth Day" is full of pastoral scenery, the unexpected encounter between a lonely middle-aged man who cannot find happiness and a mentally retarded boy who makes you infected with happiness, triggering The kind of thinking that makes you want to find innocence and happiness.

Do you remember what makes you happy? How long has it been since your innocence left you?

When you face troubles, what is something that can make you feel relaxed?

When you are lonely, what do you hug?

Everyone is the source of happiness. When you give happiness to others, you also receive the happiness given by others!

How fun it is to share laughter with the people you love! It’s a way of sharing your heart.

After changing my mood, I realized that things were not that bad.

Cry if you want to, laugh if you want to laugh.

......

Diary of the Emperor Penguins

Title: March of the Penguins

Translation: Diary of the Penguin

More translations: Little Penguin March of the Penguins

Director/Screenwriter: Luc Jacquet

Voice: Morgan Freeman

Charles Berling

Romane Bohringer

Type: Documentary

Duration: 80 minutes (U.S. )/85 minutes (France)

Country/Region: United States/France

Rating: G

Distributor: Warner Independent Pictures

Release date: July 24, 2005 (USA)

Official website: www.marchofthepenguins.com

IMDB score: 8.1/10 (1,224 votes )

Recommended index: ★★★★

Plot summary

Every winter, on a glacier, desolate and lonely Antarctica, a group of people who are not afraid of the cold survive Species: Emperor Penguin. Antarctica is a cold place all year round. Winter begins in March every year and will last for nine months. So every March, thousands of emperor penguins leave their ocean homes and jump ashore with light movements. At first, they slide on the ground for tens of meters with their round bellies, and finally use their staggering feet on the ice. walk. In order to find a safe environment to reproduce and continue the survival of the species, the penguins had to give up their leisurely life in the sea, braved the dark ice storm, and staggered like a baby to start a long and arduous journey.

Guided by nature and the Southern Cross, they head unerringly towards their birthplace. With a series of incomprehensible dances and a mesmerizing dissonance of neighing, the penguins begin a courtship ritual that will soon form a "couple."

As the days get shorter and the weather gets harsher, female penguins will stop for a while to lay eggs. After that, it is too exhausted to rest and must immediately set off to continue its journey back to the sea to recover its strength and find food. The journey is not smooth sailing. The greedy seals are always eyeing them, so the father penguin will stay to protect those precious penguin eggs. They will hatch the eggs on the soles of their feet to keep them warm.

After the father penguin persisted for two months without eating or drinking, the egg was finally hatching. While the baby penguins can't wait to see this new white world, the food stored by their father cannot last long. If the mother penguin cannot bring the food from the sea as soon as possible, the young babies may die.

When the mother penguin comes back, the roles of the parents change. The mother will take over the hungry and weak father to take care of the baby, and the baby will also have to face the threat of the huge petrel. The climate is getting warmer day by day, and the ice floes are gradually melting. The penguins continue their journey again and again, wandering in the most dangerous places on the earth, until the baby penguins try to dive into the deep waters of Antarctica for the first time...

Director Luc Jacquet:

Under the severe ice and snow storm, the emperor penguins struggled to lay eggs on the vast ice maze. Around them, there was a vast expanse of white and ice floes everywhere, but the brave penguins never gave in and survived proudly in such a harsh predicament. In this area where no other creature dares to set foot, emperor penguins continue their romantic rendezvous. With the coming of winter and the migration of groups, "March of the Penguins" tells us about a legendary species and depicts a magical, special, and emotional animal. The film is a story full of courage, humor and mystery.

My goal is to dig deeper from a new perspective and tell you a true but extraordinary story. Although it has been a cold winter for hundreds or even thousands of years, no human has ever recorded and inherited it, because no human has ever lived in Antarctica in the past few thousand years. It wasn't until a century ago that penguins "bumped" into humans for the first time. In 1950, when an experimental base was built in Antarctica, scientific observation data replaced people's oral legends...

Emperor penguins have not lived with humans long enough, so folklore and myths have not yet existed. Not handed down. They were still strangers to each other, they just happened to meet each other occasionally in the vast Antarctica.

Thinking of this, my desire becomes even stronger: to tell a true story and show the life of emperor penguins in the cold winter through incredible images. Through the explanation of the dangers of Antarctica and the magnificent mission of the penguins, a legend will be told from this film.

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