Russell Crowe Gives The Opening Night Of Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival His Seal Of Approval: “I’ve Been To So Many Film Festivals That ...
Self-seriousness is a common trait in the world of European cinema, but the opening night of the 57was a wholly playful affair, starting with the most unexpected sight of a troupe of acrobatic ice-skating showgirls spinning and whirling through fake snow and dry ice. MC Marek Eben followed in a similarly feelgood vein, with a dryly witty monologue that touched on current affairs in the Czech Republic and the wider world without getting too heavily into the politics.
One of the bigger stars of this year’s festival was there in spirit, if not in physical form: it is a tradition that a guest to KV pays back the favor next year with an appearance in one of the festival’s famously irreverent trailers, joining Casey Affleck, Helen Mirren, Jude Law, John Malkovich and many more in an elite club. Abandoning the usual black-and-white format, this year’s trailer shows
, who, after gushing about his career, points out that he is the only visitor to the festival who hasIt’s a funny comment on the lifetime achievement awards that are the lifeblood of the festival circuit, and Depp’s deadpan, wounded reaction proves that he still has serious comic chops.Crystal Globes were presented tonight, the first — the Karlovy Vary President’s Award — went to, a fanciful historical reimagining of the marriage between King Henry VIII and his last wife.
Taking the microphone, Crowe made a simple but heartfelt speech about his experiences as an actor. “The thing about me and my career,” he said, “is that I started acting when I was six years old. I did my first television show in 1970 and I’ve been making feature films since 1989. Luckily enough for me, I still love coming to work. I love getting up every day thinking about the scenes that are ahead of me.
“You have to remember — to all the filmmakers in the room — it only takes one voice to make a difference. So make that voice yours.”
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