|
About a year ago, announcement
was made that Vincent was starring in a Chinese film along with
Sophie Marceau. Director Xiaolong Zheng was turning Giacomo
Puccini's TURANDOT opera into a film. The lead roles were
given to Dylan Sprouse and Guan Xiaotong. Vincent and Sophie's roles
were not described. The film, shot in English and Mandarin, is
presently in post production and has not yet been given a release
date. The story is a fantasy romance which follows Princess Turandot,
who is cursed by a mysterious power emanating from three Mazovian
bracelets that were given to her as birthday gifts. The life
draining effects of the bracelets cause the princess to become cruel
and gradually she loses her humanity. Those who come to court her
must solve three riddles, one for each bracelet, and only then will
she be freed from the power of the bracelets. In the event any of
the questions are not answered correctly, the attempted solver would
be put to death. One day, Calaf, an ordinary citizen, risks his life
to answer the riddles to save her and inadvertently uncovers his own
extraordinary past.
Here are some production photos:
|
|
The third edition of the
Vincennes Images Festival was held last week and Vincent was one
of the new members of the jury. He was invited especially as a
photographer and accomplished portraitist. The festival also gave
him a chance to present his exclusive exhibition called "Mirror
Games". Vincent was asked how his experience as an actor and
director help him to create portraits.
"It is rather my job as a director, when I lead actors, that comes
into play. There, it is about getting in touch, to establish a link
between the subject and the photographer. It is a way, little by
little, to try to get closer to the individual. Often, before
pressing the shutter button, I say, 'Do not show anything. Do not
express anything.' The subject then wonders what it means. The mask
falls, there is something real that shows through. That's when I
take the picture. There is a little of that, in the acting
direction. When an actor makes too much, it becomes flat,
uninteresting. And sometimes, in a hold, there is a moment of truth.
In front of the editing table, that's what we'll remember."
"One time a friend wanted me to photograph her. She came home,
we did a series of portraits. She is immediately back in poses. She
was reassured to be in control of the image she was giving.
That does not interest me. It's something everyone can do. I
strive to create an intimate relationship where something pure,
human, emerges from photography. In Paris Photo, often, I do not feel this pinch, while very great
photographers are in the spotlight. I find that the photographs are
too much tampered with. In these conditions, among all the
exhibitors, galleries, I have the reflex to go to the purest images,
the simplest possible."
|
|
 As usual at this time of year,
Vincent made a few CANNES appearances, which can be viewed in
the 2019 Cannes gallery. The
first set of photos were taken at the Official Trophee Chopard
Dinner on May 20th and his arrival can be seen at this
youtube link. How wonderful to see he got a haircut and the
heavy beard is gone as well as those black glasses though I'm
wondering why wife Karine didn't bother doing her hair for the
occasion. The second set of photos were taken at the premiere of "Once
Upon a Time in Hollywood" on May 21st, and the last set is from
the Roubaix Une Lumiere Party on the following day.
The following photos were
taken on April 12th at the Diner du Cinema at a Madame Figaro event
in Paris:
|
