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Think about Miramax's "Chicago" that she rejected, and the three-woman drama "The Hours" and the sturdy "Adaptation "Script", and "Gangs of New York", which Martin Scorsese has honed his sword for 20 years and has been very eye-catching since the beginning of filming, next year's Oscars are really strong, showing a trend of chaos.

But these have nothing to do with Margaret. To some extent, this girl is actually a guy who can watch the excitement. As long as she doesn't involve herself, she still enjoys watching the Oscars every year. of.Basically, at the end of the year, all kinds of demons and ghosts began to dance wildly, and there was a big show every day. It was interesting to watch these people keep tossing and dragging each other's legs.

However, Margaret is most optimistic about Polanski's "The Pianist" and "Chicago" produced by the Weinstein Brothers. These two films are infinitely close to the tastes of the Oscar judges in terms of subject matter, and they are both biographical films. , and the special historical background, it is really easy to stand out.Although the latter's biographical color is not so strong, it is the story of the Americans themselves after all. Nostalgia is always the theme of the Oscars. In addition, the Weinstein Brothers, two Oscar experts, are operating behind the scenes, and they may be able to beat others. Not sure about the movie.After all, "Shakespeare in Love" and "The English Patient" could be operated like that by them. It makes no sense that "Chicago" with better conditions will suffer from Waterloo.

I just don't know if there will be an internal war between the two heroines of this movie, and to whom the resources will be tilted.Margaret thinks that the two women in this film are very interesting both on and off the screen.Renée Zellweger is an actress that the Weinstein brothers have recently promoted. She starred in the low-budget comedy "BJ's Diary" produced by Miramax last year, and she even gained weight for this movie. Is a very 'obedient' actress.

It is her "obedience" that made the Weinstein brothers decide to use this American actress to play Bridget Jones instead of Kate Winslet, and because of this, the original author Helen Fielding quit the crew to express protest.

And according to what Margaret knew, in the original "Cold Mountain", Renee was actually the first cast member, even a little earlier than Jude Law. After Margaret refused, she also defeated a bunch of female stars who auditioned to get the role of Roxy. Whether it is in terms of the complexity of the role or the importance that the Weinstein Brothers attached to her, this year's Oscar There will definitely be a place for this lady in the Best Actress nominations.As for another heroine, Catherine Zeta-Jones, this British beauty has a good husband, Michael Douglas, a famous Jew in Hollywood, who is very influential in every aspect.Coupled with the fact that she holds a big killer, is pregnant and has a child, who knows what kind of waves she will make on the Oscars?

But when it comes to "Cold Mountain", Margaret feels that her old friend Anthony Minghella is really slow. How long has this film been tossing?Almost a year now?Sure enough, he is a great director who pursues the ultimate in art!When filming "The Talented Ripley", it took more than half a year to dawdle, and this was just filming without post-production...

"A movie about World War II?" Luke raised his eyebrows.

He still has some understanding of these things. This is a theme that will not become obsolete even in another 50 years, because political correctness and steady flow have always been a type of film that is very popular in the European art world, especially in Germany and France. And the hardest hit areas in Poland.

"Yes, a very interesting remake." Margaret replied with a smile.

This movie is actually very interesting. Not only does it fit in a very delicate time point, it was the period when France was occupied by the German army in World War II, and even the plot is quite subtle.

A story between a French girl in the occupied area, her grandfather and a German officer who was forcibly assigned to their home.Although plain, but intriguing.

In fact, this movie has an original book, and there was a black and white movie more than [-] years ago.Margaret herself has read the novel and the movie, so after receiving a call from Jean-Pierre Jeunet, she flew directly to France to talk to the director in detail.She likes the emotions expressed in novels and movies, which are light but meaningful, and the contradictions are full of reflections and discussions on human nature.It is not because of the rigid sense of preaching, but with a touch of melancholy and doubt, which is very intriguing.

"If you really plan to shoot this way, there is no doubt that this film will be rejected by many countries." After reading the script, Marguerite was a little surprised. She did not expect Pierre Butron to want to Adapt the movie like this.

If it is really filmed in his way, it will be completely contrary to what the original book wants to express.The cousin who was added inexplicably is simply disgusting to the extreme, especially when he also arranged for a German to save the heroine from being insulted by the French cousin.You are simply dragging out the author of the original work and whipping the corpse. Have you considered the feelings of the French?

And to be honest, Margaret never felt that there was such a strong love between the heroine in the original book and the German officer. There may be ambiguity, but it will definitely not be as strong as this script.This adaptation is also a bit too incredible.Frankly speaking, Pierre Butron's version of "Silent as the Sea" is a bit too beautifying the Germans and uglifying the French. If it is really made according to the script, it is not difficult to imagine the cold reception the movie will receive. With criticism.Still the same sentence, the most important thing about this kind of film during World War II is political correctness. To adapt a work with an original work like this, Margaret really felt that the director had to finish.

If this is a work without the original work or the previous work, then judging from the script, this will undoubtedly be a romantic and heartbreaking movie, and it will surely receive a lot of praise.Margaret would have no trouble in this movie.

But the problem is that this film has an original work, and it is a very famous original work. Not only that, but it also has a very famous previous work. Marguerite can't understand Butron's psychology. Is he trying to die or not? What about dying?

Margaret would definitely not take this movie, not only because the core of the story is too different from the original, but also because of her current identity.To be honest, she is not interested in the kind of Jewish group behavior in Hollywood, and she doesn't want to participate in it.Even she didn't think that the tiny amount of Jewish blood that Arthur passed on to her would have any effect on her life. She didn't consider herself a Jew from the beginning!But there is no doubt that her Jewish blood has indeed brought her a lot of convenience. No matter what aspect it is, this identity allows her to go smoothly.She enjoys the benefits brought by this status, so she can't do some things like serving bowls for dinner and scolding mothers with bowls. It's better to have a bottom line in life.

It is not the same as the cold onlooker documentary style of "The Pianist".Judging from Pierre Butron's script, the resulting effect will definitely make people feel that the director has an obvious sense of beautifying the Nazis. Although he is just an officer, after connecting the original work with the background at that time, after being In the eyes of Europeans who have been invaded by the Nazis and sensitive Jews, it is not that simple. This involves a problem of butt position.If she really accepted and adapted the script like this, Margaret doubted whether Arthur would be so angry that her blood pressure soared and fell to the ground. By the way, her godfather's broken heart probably wouldn't feel too good .

So Marguerite answered Butron simply, "I'm sorry, I can't accept this film."

Afterwards, she was about to leave and fly back to North America. Luckily, she thought she could pay tribute to the past. She also liked the beautiful scenery in Butron's movies, so she didn't expect to come here for nothing.

"I'm sorry, Jean, I think I failed your kindness this time." Marguerite said to Genet apologetically.

The two have been in touch since "Angel Emily", and this time he also recommended Margaret to his friends to play the heroine of the movie.Margaret had planned to accept Genet's invitation to star in his new work "A Long Engagement" before, but unfortunately she didn't make it because she collided with "Revenge of the Sith". It's a pity that I couldn't take the shoot due to various problems.

"It's okay. I didn't think about the whole thing. I invited you here before I finished reading the script. I understand your situation." Genet nodded, indicating that he understood Marguerite.

There are some things that some people cannot do. This is the default rule for everyone.It doesn’t matter if there is no such an eye-catching French cousin Marguerite in the movie, even her own Jewish identity will give the movie extra points. This is how war destroys the beautiful feelings of human beings; some of them can obviously become friends or even People who are lovers have to oppose and become enemies; it doesn't matter if Margaret is an ordinary French actress, there are not so many ditches behind it anyway.But the problem is that her family background is involved with the interest groups behind Hollywood, so she really can't accept this film.

"Is this problem really serious?" Butron frowned. As a romantic director, he thought there was nothing wrong with the script, so why was it rejected?

"Her grandfather is the pride of American Jews, and so is her mother. To some extent, although she doesn't have much Jewish blood in her body, she was divided into her own interest group by those people. And her godfather is George Lucas is also deeply involved with Spielberg. From her standpoint, some things in this movie are minefields for her.” After flipping through the script, Jeunet sighed .

Jews saved by Nazis, is this a joke?It’s okay if it’s just like this, and it’s not that there are no movies using this theme. People are divided into good and bad, and the German soldiers are the same. They can even dig into the depth of the movie.But he just added a cousin, a character that was not in the original book, and such a negative image, not to mention the Jews, and the film was released in France, and it also attracted a lot of silence.This is all good, if it is not done well, it will attract a lot of bad reviews, and the French will hate Butron to death.

If it is compared with characters from other countries, this is nothing, but the leading actor is German. I am afraid that when this film comes out, a lot of people will criticize the director.You are a Portuguese, what do you mean by beautifying the Nazis, vilifying the French, and even tampering with the original author's novel?Overturn the case for the Nazis?

"And have you ever thought about what to do if this film is boycotted in Europe?" Genet asked Boutron.Compared with the heroine of the movie, this is a more important thing, right?