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"I think there is another possibility that John Crowley regretted missing that project, but was impressed by your audition or performance, and now takes over a new project, the first person that comes to mind is still you. , so after going around, the character still came into your hands."

Aside from the power of the brokerage firm, Renly offered another guess.

Rooney pondered for a moment, the corners of her mouth curved up, and she blinked, "This is a compliment to me. It seems that the next time we meet, I must thank John for his appreciation." Ni also raised her chin arrogantly and shook her head slightly, expressing her pride.

The smile at the corner of Renly's mouth also rose lightly.

"So, which project do you think I should choose?" Rooney lowered her head and began to read the script in her hand, but she began to ask Renly's opinion.

This is an interesting question.

The first project Renly introduced to Rooney was "Carol".

This is one of the most acclaimed, affirmed and sought after novels of 2015, based on the original novel by renowned crime novelist Patricia-highsmith, the author of "Strangers on a Train" , "Genius Ripley" and other female authors, based on their own experience, ingeniously tried a new theme work, telling the love story that happened between two women in the 1950s, and truly restored the original love. look.

The film encountered many obstacles and disregard during the preparatory stage, and there was no way to get more affirmation. From the establishment of the project in 2011, from the United States to the United Kingdom, from the United Kingdom back to the United States, and finally back to the United Kingdom again, in many The production company wandered around, but was never able to find an investor.

The original director John Crowley is an independent art creator of British niche films. In 2007, he collaborated with Andrew Garfield in the work "Boy A", which became the latter's famous work, which first appeared in The director himself has always been wandering in the field of independent films, and he has created two works before and after. Unfortunately, it has not caused more repercussions. He originally thought that "Carroll" would make it, but after waiting hard Got no response, and eventually quit the project in dismay.

While waiting for "Carol", John Crowley missed several projects successively. After coming out again, he couldn't find a suitable project, so he went to the small screen and directed two episodes of "True Detective" - ​​this set Because of the excellent performances of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, the series has become the most well-known work since the beginning of 2014, and it is famous all over the world.

After finishing "True Detective", John - Crowley returned to the film field, took over "Brooklyn".

At the same time, "Carol" went around in circles for most of the time, but still could not find a suitable investor, missed Rooney, missed John, and the role of the heroine was temporarily determined to be Mia Wasikowska (mia-wasikowska), the young actor who entered the public eye with "Alice in Wonderland", but after all, he still failed to make a formal decision. Later, Mia chose to join Jim-jarmush (jim-jarmush). The new work "Scarlet Mountain", and "Carol" still has not been able to start shooting, and now it is in the hands of Renly.

In fact, "Carol" is somewhat similar to "Drunken Country Ballads". It does not mean the subject matter or content, but represents a type of work:

They have a certain potential. If they meet the right director and the right cast, they can radiate new vitality. They can shoot art works that become niche carnivals, or shoot to become the seeds of awards season; but they are full of many Uncertainty, especially the script itself is full of literary flavor, far from the conventional standard of two tights, and investing requires some courage. As a result, the work fell into an embarrassing situation where it was neither up nor down.

Including "Brooklyn" is the same type.

"Carol" aims at the simplest and purest love, while "Brooklyn" is about the nostalgia of nostalgia. Like the "Drunken Country Ballads", they are all artistic tender shoots bred in New York's Greenwich Village, taking root and sprouting, but few people are willing to risk giving them a chance to grow.

According to the trajectory of the previous life, the director of "Carol" was determined to be Todd-Hayness. Other works, he is somewhat similar to David Fincher. He is talented and unique. He has always adhered to his own artistic ideas for shooting works, not for the market nor for the awards season, but he can give his works a unique color through his own perspective. .

Occasionally, some works have won recognition in the awards season by chance; but more works are individual creations that are outside the mainstream.

For example, David Fincher, "The Social Network" is undoubtedly the pinnacle of his awards season, while "Fight Club" and "Seven Deadly Sins" have been ignored. Todd Hines, "Velvet" Gold Mine, his most acclaimed work, failed awards season, while "Carroll" was his "social network."

They are equally talented and refuse to be born for the awards season, but they always inadvertently impress the Academy judges of the Oscars with their amazing talents. They unexpectedly appeared on the Oscar stage, but failed to get anything, and then returned to their diligent and conscientiousness. On the road of artistic creation, it seems that

The mainstream audience is drifting away, but it has its own prestige and crowd among the niche audience.

In fact, David Lynch, Stanley Kubrick, and John Crowley are all such directors. They are the most important part of the artistic creation field in the entire North American film market.

In the end, "Carol", co-starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara, won six Oscar nominations, including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay that year. , even one step away from the Best Director nomination, but fell before the threshold because Todd Hines was unwilling to cooperate with the Academy's PR.

The same goes for "Brooklyn".

This work is adapted from the original novel by the contemporary Irish writer Colm Toibin, who is best at writing about contemporary Irish society and the lives of Irish immigrants in other countries; at the same time, Nick, who is in charge of adapting the script -Nick-Hornby is also a writer. His works are light comedies such as "Single Parent Transitioner" and "Breakout Ranking". In addition, he also served as a screenwriter for "Growing Education".

The story tells the story of New York in the 1950s. An Irish girl came here to chase her dreams, but couldn't help but start to miss her life in her hometown. Then she met an Italian boy here and fell in love. She suddenly found that she needed Making a decision, should she stay in New York and start a family with the boy and live here forever, so...her hometown?

Like "Carol", "Brooklyn" is set in New York in the 1950s, and also focuses on a girl's emotional experience. Nostalgia and love are the focus of the entire film. With delicate brushstrokes, it shows the truest and most sincere appearance of those tender emotions.

The "Brooklyn" heroine ended up being played by Irish actress Saoirise-ronan, who, after rising to fame with "Atonement" in 2007, also went through a tumultuous transition from child star to adult actress , started from art films and then explored the possibility of commercial works, but it was always not smooth, and finally met "Brooklyn".

During that year's awards season, "Brooklyn" won three major Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.

"Carol" and "Brooklyn" were both works in 2015, and both of them made a bloody road in the dark horse posture in that year. The light and small weight of the works is a bit "crazy in love", and finally won the attention. far exceeded expectations.

So, which one should Renly recommend Rooney for?

In the last life, Rooney finally starred in "Carol", which is a choice that fits the historical trajectory.

In fact, Rooney did have a very good performance, which won her the best actress at the Cannes Film Festival; but after entering the awards season, considering that Cate Blanchett has more prestige and connections Potential, has always been a work of two heroines sprinting for academy public relations, Harvey Weinstein decisively made a decision, and pushed Kate into the heroine position, while Rooney became the supporting actress.

Historically, the North American distribution rights for "Carroll" ended up in the hands of Weinstein Pictures.

Now, the "Carol" project is still in Renly's hands, but I don't know if Harvey is also considering this work, or if Harvey is waiting for the film to be made - or after the cast is finalized. Noticed this work.

It seems that Renly and Harvey are targeting again, but in the North American independent film distribution market, it is not easy to avoid Harvey, even if there is no "Carol", A head-to-head battle between Sisyphus and Weinstein is also doomed. Compared with the six major Hollywood film companies, Weinstein Pictures is definitely more difficult.

In contrast, "Brooklyn", whose distribution rights were purchased by Fox Searchlight, did not have such "happy troubles". They successfully won Saoirse's second Oscar nomination and her first Oscar nomination, really. Let Sao Ersa break out of a world.

Facing Rooney's problem at the moment, Renly temporarily abandoned the fixed concept of the previous life, and thought about it seriously. From the perspective of the role and the script, from Rooney's point of view, he re-looked at the context and outline of the story. Finally, he solemnly gave his answer, "'Carol'."

It's not about Harvey, it's about Rooney, it's all about acting, about the story, about the characters, and Renly gave his professional opinion. He's trying to give the producer's opinion from the actor's point of view, which is also an improvement.

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