22 ч 28 авг 2021 г. - Johnny Depp
KVIFF
Closing
Ceremony
Описание:
Karlovy-Vary International Film Festival
Translated from the original Czech using Google Translate.
FROM MF DNES:
Johnny Depp, the eternal idol of women
Many went to the airport at night, others waited for him in front of the Pupp Hotel. Record holders up to eleven o'clock.
by Mirka Spácilová
Two ordinary words. But when "Thank you very much" is uttered in Czech by the American actor Johnny Depp, the applause almost demolished the packed large hall of Thermal.
And only at the red carpet, where teenage fans chanting "Johnny, Johnny!" Almost broke through the barriers.
In addition, the helpful Depp spent a good five minutes among the people, willingly shaking hands and signing his photographs, which he was still joking about: "What kind of guy is this? I don't know that."
KARLOVY VARY I don't remember such crowds
Moderator Marek Eben is experiencing his 26th year at the 55th festival. He saw numerous greetings from famous guests, starting with Alan Alda at the time. "But I don't remember such crowds," he admitted.
It hung in the air from the beginning. Even before the arrival of Johnny Depp, doubles of his iconic character from Pirates in the Caribbean passed through the Karlovy Vary festival, and a pleasing inscription appeared in the festival café - I really need to see Johnny Depp, please help! There was a merciful journalist who donated his own ticket.
But more sacrifices were made. Many went to the airport at night to at least see the American actor, others waited for him in front of the Pupp Hotel; record holders up to eleven o'clock.
And from seven in the morning they stood in line again, this time in front of Thermal; another seven hours in almost November weather.
Basic equipment up to nine levels: winter jacket, scarf and mobile phone ready for photography. Basic set: mothers with daughters. One of the mothers named it exactly: while for her, Depp is a cult memory of a 21 Jump Street police officer, for her daughter, Captain Jack Sparrow of the Pirate Saga.
However, whole families were also present, because the children know the films Karlik and the Chocolate Factory or Alenka in Wonderland, and even spectators of alternative cinematography, who associate Depp with director Tim Burton in the films Edward the Scissorhole, Sleepy Hole and Ed Wood, did not disdain the spectacle. In short, the real star came: an over-generational, super-genre, with a half-romantic, half-rocker style, including a guitar, which he packed in Vary. It is no coincidence that director Julien Temple, who and the actor presented their co-produced documentary Pot of Gold Coins: A Few Drinks with Shane MacGowan, called Depp "the king of bohemians."
The portrait of an Irish musician, in which his friend Depp also performs, and which the actor himself described as an "extraordinary film about extraordinary talent", had the only flaw from the point of view of small fans: namely, subtitles that they cannot read yet. Among the youngest admirers was six-year-old Anezka. She said of Depp that he is "nice, talkable and a little fun with him." When asked what other idols she has, she definitely replied that none of the male heroes were: "I only like Elisabeth from the girls, she is also from Pirates in the Caribbean, otherwise no one else."
No protests yet
At least for now, the unconditionally enthusiastic screams of the fans frightened the organizers' nightmare, namely the protests that erupted immediately after the news of Depp's arrival. They were mostly foreign activists and concerned allegations of domestic violence against the actor by his ex-wife. However, Depp resolutely denied this, his previous partners also stood up for him, and above all, the court has not yet proved him guilty. Concerns that there would be a protest against Depp's presence on domestic soil proved to be odd.
After all. the actor does not receive any honor and intends to present himself mainly with his production work.