The exciting Cannes Film Festival is in full-swing
Sunday, May 16th, 2010The Film Festival is in full swing and we are enjoying it immensely. The beach restaurants have been rebuilt or renovated from the very recent storms (see a previous blog) and the sandy beaches repaired and extended. They all have bookings for festival parties and you wouldn’t know there had been such devastation.
What most people don’t realise is that there are about 1000 previously unreleased films to see at all the screening rooms in all the cinemas throughout Cannes from early morning to late evening, and not just the 20ish in the Palm d’Or red-carpet screenings at the Palais des Festivals. Generally people think it is 90% glitz ‘n tits ‘n parties, and 10% business – but it is the other way round, with the glitz for publicity to bring in the world press. Such a fun time.