Harvey Weinstein also had a habit of re-editing Asian films and dubbing them in English . Weinstein tried to release the English-dubbed versions of '' Shaolin Soccer '' and '' Hero '' in the United States theatrically , but their English-dubbed versions scored badly in test screenings in the United States , so Weinstein finally released the films in United States cinemas with their original language . Furthermore , Weinstein re-edited 1993 Cannes Palme d'Or winner '' Farewell My Concubine '' for U.S. theatrical release ; 1993 Cannes jury head Louis Malle was furious . " The film we admired so much in Cannes is not the film seen in this country , which is twenty minutes shorter — but it seems longer , because it does n't make any sense , " Malle complained . When Harvey Weinstein was charged with handling the U.S. release of '' Princess Mononoke '' , director Hayao Miyazaki was reported to have sent him a samurai sword in the mail . Attached to the blade was a stark message : " No cuts . " Miyazaki commented on the incident : " Actually , my producer did that . Although I did go to New York to meet this man , this Harvey Weinstein , and I was bombarded with this aggressive attack , all these demands for cuts . I defeated him . " Weinstein has always insisted that such editing was done in the interest of creating the most financially viable film . " I 'm not cutting for fun , " he said in an interview . " I 'm cutting for the shit to work . All my life I served one master : the film . I love movies . " Another example cited by Biskind was Phillip Noyce 's '' The Quiet American '' ( 2002 ) , whose release Weinstein delayed following the September 11 attacks owing to audience reaction in test screenings to the film 's critical tone toward past U.S. foreign policy . After being told the film would go straight to video , Noyce planned to screen the film in Toronto International Film Festival in order to mobilize critics to pressure Miramax to release it theatrically . Weinstein decided to screen the film at the festival only after he was lobbied by star Michael Caine , who threatened to boycott publicity for another film he had made for Miramax . '' The Quiet American '' received mostly positive reviews at the festival , and Miramax eventually released the film theatrically , but it was alleged that Miramax did not make a major effort to promote the film for Academy Award consideration , though Caine was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor
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