Woody Allen's 1999 film "Sweet and Humble" was his last film in the 90s. The script for this movie about the legendary jazz guitarist, filmed in the form of a pseudo-documentary, was written 30 years ago, called "Jazz Baby". At that time, Woody didn't want to embarrass the sponsors of United American Corporation, because he was afraid that the film would not sell well, so he switched to the comedy "Banana". As for why this movie is called this name, Woody explained: "At first I thought about the title: ""Sweet and Hot" is a jazz phrase, and I think it fits the characteristics of an actor. But then I think "Sweet and Humble" is better. Because she is sweet, and he is humble. " I think this film has reached the peak of Woody Allen's photographic aesthetics at the time. As of 1999, the smoothness of photographic aesthetics of this film has reached its peak in terms of lens service narratives.
Starting from "Anne Hall" in 1977, Woody has only selected master photographers to shoot his movies. In the 21 years from 1977 to 1998, Woody only worked with three great photographers: Gordon Willis (American master of light and shadow, representative work "The Godfather 123"), Carlo Di Palma (Antoni Queen photographer), Sven Nikovest (Queen photographer Ingmar Bergman). Since Woody started directing movies, if you are familiar enough with him, you know that he has an amazing perseverance to keep making progress, absorbing knowledge, and self-spurring. Although his talent seems to never be as good as his idols Bergman and Fellini, his efforts have never slackened. He learned the expression and narrative methods of stories from the films of predecessor masters. In his films, there are countless passages in parody and tribute to the masters of the film. For the editing and application of the lens, he has recruited world-famous photographers to cooperate and learn knowledge from them. After more than decades of hard work, Woody has infinitely narrowed the intellectual distance between him and the world's top film masters.
If you find the most appropriate example to describe. Woody is a genius, but not a peerless genius, but his intelligence, modesty, and diligence have allowed him to search for famous teachers and masters throughout the ages, and continue to diligently, eventually approaching the realm of peerless masters infinitely.
(Heidi lives in the laundry room in the amusement park, next to the roller coaster. In "Anne Hall", Woody also lived under the roller coaster in the amusement park as a child.)
The photographer of "Sweet and Humble" is Zhao Fei. This Chinese photographer had just shot Zhang Yimou's "Raise the Red Lantern" (the best film at the Venice Film Festival), which was world-famous for a while. It is worth mentioning that Zhao Fei has worked with domestic directors Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, Chen Kaige, Tian Zhuangzhuang and Jiang Wen. And won the Golden Horse Award for Best Photography with "Let the Bullets Fly". Zhao Fei's photography in "Sweet and Humble" is full and exquisite, and all the scenes, props, and personnel positions are carefully arranged. The camera lens is accurately adjusted, whether it is a long lens or a zoom lens, it is just right. Although the shots in Woody’s movies are beautiful and rich in technology, the camera control in "Sweet and Humble" has been rigorous to the point of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Each frame is strictly controlled by time and angle. I personally think The narrative photography of "The Humble" has reached the pinnacle of Woody's film. ,
The love story about the movie itself is nothing more than a classic template for a careless guilty man who has let down a beautiful and innocent girl and regrets it. The mute girl played by the heroine Samantha Morton is so cute, so beautiful, and so heartbreaking. She is also the first female protagonist with a round face in a Woody movie so far. It turns out that this type of love movie heroine is looking for a small round face! It's really God's choice!
It is worth mentioning that in 1995 "A Westward Journey", Zhi Zun Bao called Zixia 784 times the night before his marriage. In 1996 "Sweet and Humble", Lei Meng called the name of the dumb woman Heidi, and then decided to marry the coquettish writer Blanche. Maybe if you really love a girl, you will call her name in your dream. The Supreme Treasure is never forgetting, and the heart is unwilling; Lei is never forgetting, forcing himself to forget.
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