Gil Toledo probably has a true love for movies.
His "Beautiful Love in Sicily" was just for fun. Although the people on the crew he found were all "professionals", in fact, they were all here for his money.
Anyway, Gil Toledo is generous enough, and he shoots randomly, so they treat it as a paid leave for themselves.
In fact, Gil Toledo is not the one who was taken advantage of. He just wanted to get addicted to directing. Unfortunately, the director is not the kind who just sits behind the monitor and shouts.
Fortunately, Gil Toledo's net worth is rich enough, so spending dozens or millions of euros like this is just a waste of money.
But meeting Li Yi gave Gil Toledo new ideas.
Gil Toledo knows how awesome Li Yi is.
Gil Toledo was mesmerized by the movie "The Truman Show" that won the Oscar for Best Picture.
Not only that, at the Cannes Film Festival later, Li Yi won the Palme d'Or Double Yolk again, and Gil Toledo checked Li Yi's information and was even more shocked.
He didn't expect that Li Yi would have such a big influence in China, and the key is, he had made so many movies.
Surprisingly, every one of them has been well-received and sold well.
Although he has no talent, it is rare to meet a film master like Li Yi. Yes, in Gil Toledo's eyes, Li Yi is a master-level director.
Of course you can’t miss it!
Therefore, Gil Toledo simply gave the crew a few days off. Anyway, this was just something he created out of his free time.
As for making movies?
He was confident at first, but after the first day of shooting, he was dumbfounded.
Obviously that's how movies are made, but why is it that Mao's own movies are all bullshit?
This made him understand that as a director, you really don't just stand behind the monitor and shout start and stop.
Li Yi and Xu Nannan did not refuse Gil Toledo's invitation.
Gil Toledo was indeed attentive. He specially invited the most skilled chef in the town to cook for Li Yi and Xu Nannan that night. Li Yi and Xu Nannan were able to taste the real specialties of Sicily. Local cuisine.
Li Yi finally couldn't help but asked his doubts.
"That Paradise Cinema looks very old. Is it still open for business?" Li Yi asked curiously.
Hearing Li Yi's question, Gil Toledo couldn't help laughing, but then he shook his head and said: "No, no, no!"
"That Cinema Paradiso has long been abandoned. There is a modern, more luxurious cinema in Palermo..." Gil Toledo shook his head.
"Actually, Cinema Paradiso was first run by my grandfather. I heard from my grandfather that Cinema Paradiso was the only entertainment venue in this town a few decades ago. At that time, Cinema Paradiso was very lively. When movies were shown, there were always people. It can be filled to the brim.
In the 1940s, all movies had to be strictly inspected by church priests before they could be screened. They would cut out "sexy" scenes that they considered inappropriate, so whenever inappropriate scenes appeared on the screen, the priest would tell the audience Ring the bell at the table. Sometimes, when the audience finds out that the kissing scene has been deleted, they will boo or even spit. When the audience sees the extremely sensational scene, they will burst into tears. Every time the movie is shown, the cinema is always very lively.
But with the advent of television, Cinema Paradiso was no longer as lively as it used to be. At that time, my grandfather also chose to close the cinema and make a living outside the town..."
"Actually, Cinema Paradiso was about to be converted into a parking lot several times, but it was stopped by my grandfather who came back at that time. However, although Cinema Paradiso has been preserved, it has always been abandoned, although some old movies are occasionally shown there. , but there are very few people going to see it..."
"After my grandfather passed away, Cinema Paradiso became the oldest building in the town. At that time, many people in the town also left the town, so Cinema Paradiso continued to be preserved."
"Actually, the story of "Beautiful Love in Sicily" is the story of my grandfather's past..." Gil Toledo said.
Li Yi didn't expect that this Cinema Paradiso actually had so many similarities with the cinema in "Cinema Paradiso".
This made him even more excited.
At the time, "Cinema Paradiso" was put on hold because of Chen Jianghe, but rather because Li Yi always felt that if the movie was changed to a Chinese setting, it would lose its original essence and flavor.
After all, every country and every place has a different cultural background.
"Cinema Paradiso" tells the story of the changes in Sicily, Italy, which is always very different from the domestic background.
So it was ultimately shelved.
Because Li Yi didn't want his "Cinema Paradiso" to become mediocre and lose its original essence and flavor.
But what if this movie was shot in this small town?
In fact, "Cinema Paradiso" is not a complicated movie. On the contrary, this movie is actually just a low-cost drama.
Eighty percent of the story takes place in small towns, inside and outside the cinema.
Of course, even if "Cinema Paradiso" is only a low-budget film, such a film is still not that easy to shoot.
At this moment, Gil Toledo suddenly asked: "Li, I'm curious, why did you come here to travel?"
"I mean, there are many tourist attractions in Sicily, but why did you come to the small town of Cefalu? After all, there are no particularly famous attractions here." Gil Toledo asked curiously.
After all, Li Yi is not from Sicily, let alone Italian, and Sicily is quite big in general, and generally speaking, the small town of Cefalu is actually very inconspicuous in Sicily, and there are no scenic spots here. The historic site is just an ordinary town that cannot be more ordinary.
Usually tourists don’t come here specifically to play.
That's why he was particularly curious as to why Li Yi appeared here.
For him, this is his hometown, but for Li Yi, this is nothing!
"Because of Cinema Paradise!" Li Yi said with a smile.
"Cinema Paradiso?" Gil Toledo looked confused.
Cinema Paradiso may be a very special place for his grandfather, and it may be the same for many old people in this town, but how did Li Yi know about Cinema Paradiso?
This made Gil Toledo even more curious.
At the same time, he felt a little excited. Li Yi came for Cinema Paradiso. Is it related to the movie?
If so, that's great!
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