This article was first published on the WeChat public account "Neiguanying"
Before starting this week, let's summarize the past week,
I saw them in order
Chinese director Diao Yinan,
French movie star Isabelle Huppert (sitting next to each other and watching a movie together),
Chinese director Jia Zhangke,
Filmmaker Zhao Tao,
Palestinian director Ilya Suleiman .
Seeing stars and filmmakers so intensively usually only happens at major international film festivals.
But it's not,
In Paris, you can too,
In fact, every week in Paris, there are many new film premieres attended by the main creative lineup.
And if you book in advance, there will be no shortage of tickets.
Filmmakers who will be attending premieres this month include:
Chinese director Liu Miaomiao,
Japanese director Makoto Shinkai,
The Japanese director is Hirokazu Eda,
French movie star Juliette Binoche,
American movie star Ethan Hawke .
Afraid that you don't know the time and place, don't worry, "Neiguanying" will announce the information of the star and director meeting in the WeChat group as soon as possible. Interested friends, please leave a message in the background and indicate the word " join the group ".
Closer to home, let's start this week's movie recommendations, as the title of this article says, as long as you have lived in Paris and don't speak a word of French, this movie is sure to make you laugh. That is the new work "must be heaven" by Palestinian director Ilya Suleiman
The feeling of the English name It must be heaven is that there must be a place as perfect as heaven, where there is no trouble, only happiness.
The protagonist is not satisfied with the place where he lives, so he begins to try to find the paradise in his heart. After experiencing Paris and New York, he encounters all kinds of people and things, and finally he finally finds that every place is not paradise, if it can be maintained. Peace of mind is heaven wherever you live .
There are not many lines in the whole film, especially the starring and director Suleiman almost only said less than ten sentences, and has been using his eyebrows, eyes, and micro-expressions to interpret the plot.
However, it is actually more difficult to show comedy in this way of silence than to interpret comedy in words . Another comedy master we are familiar with, "Mr. Bean" is also silent throughout the whole process, and his facial organs are extremely expressive, but in his films It is more that the dramatic conflict of " exaggerated actions " and " special situations " arouses the audience's laughter.
These also do not exist in Suleiman's film, how does his film express it?
He shows us the farce of daily life in an extremely ironic way while maintaining his composure throughout , and this contrast will have a stronger comedic effect.
For example, the religious ceremony at the beginning, I have never seen such a farce in any movie,
Or maybe it's just a simple fixed shot that will make people laugh, like Parisien's drinking scene in Paris or the gun-carrying scene in New York.
His camera language satirized almost the whole world in the film, the ones I still remember include: Israelis, Palestinians, French, Americans, Japanese, Koreans, Spanish, etc.
And people from all social classes from top to bottom,
Israelis in Palestine, Arabs in Israel,
French company employees, police officers, doctors, first responders, refugees, homeless people, subway fare evaders, models, cleaners,
American company employees, police officers, taxi drivers, mothers with children exercising in parks, Chinese practicing Tai Chi,
In addition, he also used a lot of metaphors , such as using a sparrow as a metaphor for the annoying chatter of the French, a woman carrying water to explain the relationship between Palestine and Israel, and a neighbor who steals lemons to satirize Israel's appropriation of Palestinian land.
Successive scene change will make people think of "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence " another Nordic film of Swedish director Roy Andersson, as the non-linear narrative , but comparatively speaking, "A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence " Too cold high up, and The audience has a strong sense of distance , and during the viewing process, the audience will feel that they cannot substitute for themselves .
And "It Must Be Paradise" is more lifelike and more audience friendly . The people and things described in the film are really happening all the time around, it just needs to be discovered with unfamiliar eyes, and it will become accustomed to it after a long time.
So I would say that you in Paris will find a strong sense of resonance in the process of watching movies. You don't need language, you just need to have lived.
The final ending is in a Palestinian bar, with the laughter and laughter of a group of Palestinian young people, which also heralds a future full of vigor and hope in Palestine, which must be like heaven.
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