"I have never encountered a situation like this. When I tried to describe a person, I didn't know where to start. This is a very strange and wonderful person. I have never talked to him face to face. I have always liked to look for the characteristics of directors in their works. But this time was an exception. I watched his three films several times, but I didn't find any connection between them. It was really surprising.
To put it simply, the three films seemed to have been shot from three different perspectives, and there was no interference between them at all. We know that many directors have their own style. No matter what kind of film they make, they will more or less find some traces of other works. But in "Fragments of Memory," you definitely won't find any connection with "Two Smokers." Similarly, in "The Shawshank Redemption," you won't find any traces of the first two films.
I often wondered what kind of person the youngest Oscar nominee for Best Director would be. His three films seemed to have been produced and directed by three unrelated people. After I understood a little about his experience, I felt even more confused. Just two years ago, he was just a rich playboy who drank all day — yes, that's right, that's what it meant. Adrian Kewell's father, Jeffrey Kewell, was the president of a company. Four years ago, he and his wife died in a plane crash. Since then, Adriaan has been hanging out in bars. However, after two years, he seemed to have suddenly woken up. He picked up the microphone and became a director, and he achieved amazing results.
We all know that he has produced three films so far. We also know that he is a rising director in Hollywood and has the title of "Ghost Genius." However, I believe that many people have probably overlooked the time it took him to produce the films. According to my investigation, "Two Smokers" started shooting in June 1990, and then the film participated in the Venice Film Festival in August. "Fragments of Memory" started shooting in November 1990, and then it participated in the Berlin Film Festival in February 1991. As for "The Shawshank Redemption," it started shooting in April 1991. Although it was released at the end of October, all the work was completed at the end of August!
God, no director has ever been this efficient, right? In addition, all three films earned a high box office, and "Fragments of Memory" and "The Shawshank Redemption" were quite well received. Although "Two Smokers" was not as well received as the other two films, its exquisite editing still won a lot of applause.
To be honest, I didn't see "The Shawshank Redemption" before the Oscar nomination list came out. Because of his two previous films, I thought it was another similar film. It wasn't until now that I realized what I had almost missed. This movie reminded me of the hardships I went through when I was a small reporter eight years ago. If I hadn't persevered with hope, I wouldn't be sitting in front of a typewriter and typing out these words for you. Can you believe it? He only used four months, maybe even less, to produce this film!
The theorem that quality and speed are inversely proportional doesn't seem to apply to Adriaan. At least, I know that he started the production of his fourth film before "The Shawshank Redemption" was released, and he even invited Al Pacino to play the male lead. In addition, after finishing the production of this new film, he immediately started the production of the fifth film … Does he never run out of energy?
This is too surprising. Two years ago, he was a playboy who didn't know anything, but two years later, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. Moreover, three of the four films he produced in the past two years were successful. How many people can achieve this?! Well, if you think this is not enough, according to the information I got, many of the high-grossing films last year were written by him, such as "The Bodyguard" by Warner, "Scream" by Universal, and so on.
When I summarized the information in front of me, I was in a daze for a full five minutes. I really can't imagine what kind of person he is. How did he do all this? I think he shouldn't be called a genius, he should be called a genius. If possible, I hope he can accept an interview with me. "
— — Haggis Pine, The Washington Post
With the announcement of the nominees for the 64th Oscars, Hollywood suddenly attracted the public's attention. This year's Oscars unexpectedly nominated the thriller horror film "The Silence of the Lambs" for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Adapted Screenplay. The superb performances of Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins were also unanimously favored by the film critics. Could Foster win Best Actress again? Could Hopkins win the Best Actor Award with less than 30 minutes of performance? These were all discussed enthusiastically by the people.
However, although the strong nomination of "The Silence of the Lambs" attracted a lot of attention, it wasn't the most concerned. The most concerned was "The Shawshank Redemption" and its director, Adrian Kewell!
"The Shawshank Redemption" was nominated for this year's Oscars for Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Editing, and Best Cinematography! This was definitely a great result, and Adriaan himself was also nominated for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Editing. One could only imagine how shocked everyone was. But what surprised them even more was Adriaan's personal experience.
Before the report by the Washington Post's chief entertainment reporter, Haggis Pine, came out, people's impression of Adriaan was that he was an up-and-coming director with the title of a genius. The three movies he produced were all successful. It had to be said that he did a good job of keeping a low profile in front of the media.
When the Oscar nomination list came out, people discovered that this 24-year-old young man had become the youngest nominee for Best Director at the Oscars. Unfortunately, the original nominee for Best Director, John Singleton, who was 20 days older than Adriaan, was pushed down. In addition, he was also nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing. This was too surprising.
After Pine's report came out, this feeling of surprise was suddenly magnified countless times. A playboy who often hung out in bars two years ago suddenly picked up a microphone and became a director. He produced three movies in a row. Not only did each of them do well at the box office, but the last one was nominated for eight Oscars, just like "The Silence of the Lambs." In addition, he was the screenwriter of "The Bodyguard" and "Scream." His filmmaking process was unusually short. His first two movies were also awarded at the Venice Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival. This … isn't this a bit too magical? This is simply a fantasy novel!
The public's interest in Adriaan suddenly increased by dozens of degrees.
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