Chapter 230 The most anticipated work at this Cannes!

The movies that make it to the main competition unit won’t be too bad.

"Purple Butterfly" is a breakthrough for Lou Ye.

The camera style is also more mature than that of the "Suzhou River" period.

The constant drizzle in the movie infinitely amplifies the grayness of the sky, and the dark blue tone is cold and depressing.

All the characters are preoccupied, just like a camera that can never find focus.

Zhou Xun looked at the screen with great surprise, but it was a pity that the other party did not look for him.

The two have not collaborated since "Suzhou River".

Finally, amid applause, she came to her senses when several main creators of the crew came on stage to be interviewed.

Chen An also clapped his hands, but he liked "Suzhou River" more than this movie. He was deeply shocked when he first watched it.

It feels like you are not watching a movie but a poem, which is extremely shocking.

"I don't think it's as good as "Suzhou River." Chen An said calmly while clapping his hands.

Zhou Xun smiled when he heard Chen An's words, "I think so too."

On the way back, Zhou Xun couldn't help it when he saw there were no reporters around.

Take off your high heels, hold them in your hands, and walk barefoot on the ground. It feels much more comfortable.

"Isn't it hot?"

The sun was shining brightly in Cannes in May and the temperature was quite hot, but the sea breeze made it not feel that hot.

Zhou Xun, with his feet on the ground, shook his head: "It's much more comfortable than wearing high heels."

If you were to ask which film was the most anticipated competition film at this year's Cannes Film Festival, it would undoubtedly be Chen An's "Shoplifters."

This young director who rose to fame in Hollywood and became an internationally renowned director.

After seven years, he came to Cannes again, bringing not only his own Hollywood commercial blockbuster, but also his own competition film.

What kind of work will this time bring, as the youngest winner of the Best Director Award in Cannes or the youngest in the history of all film festivals?
All major media and film personnel have arrived as scheduled.

Get ready to watch Chen An's new work with Zhang Yimou's muse Gong Li after seven years.

These people have already flocked to visit without Chen An's invitation.

Chen An and several main creators of the crew were standing at the door, welcoming visitors to attend the premiere.

Accepting interviews from reporters.

"Yes, I am really sorry to have made Ms. Gong Li wait for my script for six years."

“Thank you for your visit and attention. I hope the film can achieve good results in this film festival.”

"Yes, I will also attend the premiere of Batman Begins tomorrow. After all, I am the director and I will definitely be there."

Of course, Chen An was not the only one who was interviewed. Several leading actors in the crew, except for two child actors, were interviewed by reporters.

After most people had arrived, we finished some interviews.

After entering the venue, as usual, they said some words of thanks like other crews, and then went off stage to start showing the movie.

The film critics present were already impatient.

Looking forward to Chen An’s comeback after seven years!

The story begins in a supermarket with a lot of traffic.

An adult is actually teaching his child to steal!
The film's opening was very slow, and critics felt that it was far from what they expected.

But this work is like cutting meat with a blunt knife, taking it slow.

The warm appearance is full of tenderness, but as the story develops, only sharpness remains!
This is a house of thieves.

Zhou Xun was also watching for the first time, and looked at her own performance curiously.

On the screen, a warm family is shown, and then a poor little girl is brought back home again on a cold night.

The family has one more member, but it seems no different from the original family.

As the story progresses, the details of the dialogue reveal that this is a family with no blood relationship, but they live together in harmony.

A lazy and stealing father, a gentle and smiling mother who works hard, a rebellious sister who does erotic work, a son who was taught to steal but never called his father "Dad", a kind grandmother, and a little girl who was abused by her parents and finally brought home by her father and son. They make up this family, living together harmoniously, forming this thief's family.

This small house was filled with everyone's things. There was not even a bed to sleep on, so they had to sleep on the floor together.

But they don't seem to feel sad. Even though they have nothing, they can feel that everyone is happy.

With the help of this family, the little girl who was abused by her original parents had her hair cut off. She gradually became cheerful and learned to cooperate in stealing things.

The originally dark and bluish tones began to gradually warm up, imperceptibly.

The bright and warm sunshine shines through the lush branches and leaves onto the faces of the son and little girl playing under the woods, looking so warm!

However, his son and sister were discovered during a theft.

Under the warm summer sun, in a cool store, two people were caught stealing by the store manager.

But the store manager didn't catch them. Instead, he gave them two ice creams and said, "Here are yours. Don't let your sister do this again."

There was no punishment or scolding, instead he just persuaded the two children.

On a summer day filled with the chirping of cicadas, the two children returned home in silence, but the sun was shining brightly.

The son asked his father why he stole, but his father did not give an answer.

But this incident left a deep impression on his son's mind.

He no longer wanted his sister to steal things.

As the days went on, they went to the beach, and the family, who were not related by blood but came together, laughed happily.

But things soon changed. As the sister's teeth fell out, bad luck came and the thief's family was about to be separated.

Grandma died and everyone buried her at home.

Because once they call the police they will have nowhere to go.

But during a subsequent theft, the brother asked his sister to wait outside, but his sister walked in. In order to protect his sister, the brother chose to expose himself and jumped off the bridge.

The family was separated.

Facing everyone under the scrutinizing lens.

The person in charge picks everyone out with words.

Eventually the family was separated, and the names of the father and mother during the interrogation were stolen.

The little girl was sent back to the family that never cared about her and abused her. Her mother took everything for her father and went to jail. Her sister left them, and her son was sent to an orphanage.

The thief's father eventually returned everything he had stolen.

Including the name and the son whom I love to name after my original name.

After returning to her original family, my sister's hair was not taken care of again. It grew long again and was haphazardly draped over the place. She seemed to have turned back into the sad, silent child she used to be.

My sister returned to the house where her family had lived before. It was empty and looked like nothing had happened.

My son is a good student and he can come back to see his thief father.

The two of them played happily on a snowy night as if they had returned to the past.

In the dark room, the two men said goodbye to each other for tomorrow, but the thief father no longer let his son call him dad, but uncle.

the next day.

The son got on the farewell bus.

The father chased after him reluctantly.

But the son silently called out the first word "Dad" with his mouth without any sound.

Saying final goodbyes.

The final scene freezes on the little sister whose hair has grown messy again, being locked outside the door by her parents again, playing alone.

Suddenly she stood on the stairs and looked downstairs silently.

I seem to remember that my brother also jumped down and left home.

The camera finally focused on the sister who was looking down, pursed her lips, and that was the end!
(End of this chapter)