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Because Tracy's goal is to compete with "Schindler's List", she even wants to be released before "Schindler's List", one step ahead of the possible 'sex' of Hugo's rise, and of course, she also hopes that she can use the "color" reputation of the new work to reach a higher level, and make a breakthrough in her career while allowing her to win more power in the entertainment industry.
Therefore, Tracy is very anxious on the one hand, because the filming of "Schindler's List" has already started, and she can't fall too far behind the schedule; On the other hand, you can't '' too quickly, otherwise after making a wrong choice, you will miss the opportunity to kill Hugo in the first place.
In such a situation, Tracy, Lang, and Martin all began to get busy, and finally Tracy was the first to find an opportunity, from which it can be seen that Tracy is a successful person with a keen eye, no wonder she has been able to succeed many times before!
This time, it was Mike Nichols who came into Tracy's sight. Nichols), the famous director relied on "the graduates. graduate)" won the 40th Academy Award for Best Director, in addition to relying on the" Spirit. 'Desire'. 'Spring'. Night (wh0, s. afraid。 of。 virginia。 w001f)","Silk Hack Incident","Part-time 'Girl' Lang (workin9. girl)" has won three Oscar nominations for Best Director, including "The Silkwood Incident" is a classic work with Nora Ephron and Meryl Streep.
It can be said that Mike is a genius director, and the 62-year-old director's current works can be called masterpieces, and his ability to 'shine' has been unanimously recognized by the European continent and the North American market. Perhaps in terms of box office appeal, Mike is not as good as Steven and Spielberg's ability to call the wind and rain in the North American market, but compared to the artistic 'sexuality' of the work and the love of professional film critics, Mike is better than Steven.
It can be said that Tracy was able to hook up with Mike beyond the expectations of Long and Martin.
This time, Mike's new work is also very promising, and he chose the 1989 work "The Long Day Will End" by Japanese-British writer Kazuo Ishiguro. remaihe。 day)" won Kazuo Ishiguro the Booker Prize. prize), and it has been on several best-selling charts, making it an important part of the family's career.
"The End of the Long Day" depicts the love story between the butlers of the British aristocratic mansion with very delicate and warm brushstrokes, setting off the background of the World War II era, lingering and melancholy but depressing and melancholy, which is a rare masterpiece.
Mike bought the rights to the film adaptation in 1989 and began preparations in 1990, but unfortunately the script adaptation was never satisfactory, so the proposal was repeatedly shelved. Within two years, Columbia Pictures, which owns the rights to the production, also lost enough faith in the proposal, and although the grandeur and magnificence of the original book gave people reason to believe that it was bound to become another love epic set against the backdrop of war, it was not so easy to shoot successfully.
At the beginning of the year, Columbia Pictures finally decided to 'hand' over the rights to the film to the British aesthetic film company Mercha-Ivory, which had launched the "European" filming. europeaoaurice)" and other literary works of the gentle and emotional flow of the upper class of World War II are obviously the best companies to make "the long days are coming to an end".
Due to the addition of Moqiante-Avery Company, it was named "Farewell to the Sentient Days" (the. remaihe。 day)" has finally entered the stage of making a system. The script was 'handed over' to Ruth, Prohe, and Jabwala. prawer。 Jhabvala), the emotionally delicate 'female' screenwriter who has written "A Room with a View" (A. room。 h。 a。 view)", Howards Manor. end)" and has won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay twice.
After Ruth was appointed as the screenwriter, the whole crew became clear, but this time Mike was reluctant to direct the film himself, because he knew that he still had a slightly inferior grasp of the evolution of this delicate emotion. After much deliberation, Mike still wants James to be a James. ivory) was able to take over the guide tube and put this "Farewell to Love" on the big screen.
James Ivory, a native of the United States, has taken the delicacy, opulence and gentleness of British work to the extreme, and he has photographed "European", "Quartet", "Heat and Dust". a)", "Howard Manor", "Morris's Lover", "Room with a View......" and many other emotional and delicate works, and the film adaptation of writers Henry James (Hees) and Jane Austen (Jaer) made him famous in the international film industry, and won the reputation of "English literary director" as an American.
James and Moqiante-Avery Company and Ruth have worked together many times, and it can be said that they know each other well. So, Mike's idea seemed obvious.
But surprisingly, James had just finished filming at "Howard Manor" and felt very tired and unwilling to immediately move on to the next work, because he felt that it would affect the quality of the work. This also made the preparations for "Farewell to Love" come to an impasse after the first two months of high-speed operation.
It was in this situation that Tracy appeared in Mike's sight, although Tracy was some distance away from Mike, just as she was from Steven and Spielberg, but in the same situation as before, Tracy's qualifications and abilities allowed her to have a place in front of Mike and win a chance.
And Tracy jumped at the chance! She managed to convince Mike that she had what it took to be part of the "Farewell to Lovers" crew, and that the nomination was a contract for James Ivory.
James is an artist under the innovative artist company, that is, Martin and Baum are in the same company, but James is not an artist under Martin, but Tracy is not afraid at all, and after asking Martin to pull the strings, he met with James and his agent single-handedly, I don't know what Tracy said or what means he used, but unexpectedly, James did not refuse Tracy.
Later, accompanied by Lang, Tracy met with James twice, and Martin also joined in the persuasion work, and after three meetings, James nodded and agreed to Tracy's invitation, and gave Mike a positive reply, saying that he was willing to direct "Farewell to Love".
Tracy arrives with good news, Mike returns the good news, and soon the "Farewell to Lovers" crew is officially announced, and they get a budget of 15 million from Columbia Pictures, which puts the start of the film on the agenda. Director James Ivori, screenwriter Ruth Prohe Jabwala, producer company Moqian Avery Avery, such an iron triangle is almost the guarantee of British adaptations, plus Mike Nichols is in charge of the production of Zuò, Tracy Jacobs is the co-producer, so the production of Zuò lineup is enough to compete with any big production of Zuò movie
Naturally, the selection of actors also began quickly.
The Los Angeles Times was the first to confirm that "Anthony Hopkins, who won the Oscar for 'The Silence of the Lambs', will work with director James for the second time after 'Howard Manor', which is also his new work after a year after '400 Years of Vampire Zombie Horror'." ”
Then the "Hollywood Reporter" gave the latest news, "At present, Emma Thompson, the British talented 'woman' who has become the hottest 'door' candidate for the 65th Oscar 'Actress' (e-a. Thompson) also joined the ranks of the Iron Triangle and returned to the regular team of "Howard Manor" again, starring in the work "Farewell to Love"!
The New York Times updated the news less than 24 hours later, "Brad Pitt, a rising star actor who has won countless attention with "Flowers of the End" and "Big River Love", defeated his strong rival Christopher Rif Reeve to become a member of the cast of "Farewell to Lovers" after turning down the opportunity to perform in "Schindler's List", which will also be his first time to join the strong cast of James Ivory." As we all know, James's training of actors is second to none, he has always been able to dig out the elegant, tangled and profound side of the actor's heart, and has proven himself to be more than just a 'flower' vase Brad, and he is very hopeful to rely on this performance to be shortlisted for next year's Oscar. ”
In just one week, "Farewell to Love" has become the most frequent work in major media, and almost every news media has divided their "essence" to pay attention to this work, not only because the "Howard Estate" led by James is a hot "door" at the upcoming Oscars at the end of the month, but also because all media have received requests for favors and tried their best to focus on this work, which has long since "Farewell to Love" exceeded the filming of "Poland" in a short period of time Schindler's List" became the new favorite of the media.
Among them, Brad Pitt replaced Christopher Reeve to join the crew, which is obviously the most exciting news, because it was also mentioned in the news that Brad rejected the role of "Schindler's List", and the person who took over the role of "Color" was obviously Hugo, and the triangle relationship in this made people's blood boil. And what most news outlets don't mention is that this is also the third collaboration between Brad and Tracy!
Obviously, the dark 'tide' has begun to surge.
At this point, since March last year, Tracy's plan for Hugo has finally come to an end temporarily, "Schindler's List" has been launched, and "Farewell to the Sentient Days" has also surfaced strongly, and the dust has settled, officially opening the prologue of the second act, from now on, all the "Yin" plots have dissipated, and the Yang plots have surfaced, "Farewell to the Sentient Days" vs. "Schindler's List" Who will win?