Festival in Cannes

PG-13

Released Mar 8, 2002

1 hr. 39 min.

Comedy

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65%

54 Reviews

Tomatometer

34%

500+ Ratings

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Welcome to the sun-and-star-drenched shores of Cannes, France, where movie stars and wannabes, power brokers and voyeurs, hedonists and hopefuls, the glamorous and the infamous, come once a year on an obsessive quest: be it for the perfect role, the sweetest deal or quite simply love. Looking at three love stories - and three generations - "Festival in Cannes" reveals the sometimes glamorous, often duplicitous world of the haves and have-nots of the international movie business.

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Critics Consensus

One of Jaglom's better films, Festival in Cannes is an enjoyable insider's take on the movie industry.

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Steve D

Nothing in this film works one bit.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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Audience Member

La cinematografía es decente y la música es buena; sin embargo, la trama es muy aburrida y olvidable; aunque es interesante ver el Festival de Cannes entre bastidores.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Frances H

Why would anyone want to be in such a cutthroat business, although probably every business is cutthroat in some way. But what I really hated here is the way all of the men in this film manipulated the women by making them think that they felt something for them, when in reality the men were just using them to get what they wanted at the moment and didn't really care anything about the women at all. The biggest game here is to fool another person into thinking that you are something that you're not. Everyone here is a user. I'm sure it is an accurate description of the actuality, but its not really great to watch, although the director here probably sugar coats the actuality and it is even more hypocritical when you're in the business itself for real.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/19

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Audience Member

favorite line: All those great people Cocteau and Sarte. They came here. Now, it's a zoo. If I ever made a film about Cannes I'd just go from cell phone to cell phone. Just have one shot on the croisette (Promenade de la Croisette), cell phone, cell phone, cell phone, cell phone, and then it goes (buzzing noises in different tones like a cell phone).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

Go to a film festival, don't go to a movie about going to a film festival.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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A behind-the-scenes look at the madness that is Cannes, the film follows several people who are in town to make the deal that will keep their careers afloat. There is an actress, turned script writer (Gretchen Scachi) trying to sell her script. There is the aging actress (Anouk Aimee) who hasn't had a leading role in some time. There is her ex-husband (Maximilian Schell), a director who hasn't helmed a film in almost as long, in town with his Italian starlet girlfriend. And a big-budget Hollywood producer (Ron Silver) who has been tasked with signing the aging actress to a bit part in order to land the big names that will carry the film. In the process, old lovers reunite, players get played, and new lovers find one another. Given the insincerity of everyone's shtick, one has to wonder which of these pairings are destined to survive the week. The film is awash with familiar faces, and some not so familiar. It appears to have been shot during an actual week of the famous Cannes Film Festival, and derives a certain authenticity from that. A very well-done, entertaining piece that may not bring world peace, but it does manage to keep one chuckling for a little over an hour and a half.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Michael Wilmington

Chicago Tribune

In the end, we don't see enough of Cannes and maybe too much of Kaz. But you have to accept or reject Jaglom as you might a walk on the Croisette, taking the bitter with the sweet.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 20, 2002

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Rick Groen

Globe and Mail

A picture as charmingly insubstantial as the world it invokes.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 12, 2002

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Jay Boyar

Orlando Sentinel

At its best ... Festival in Cannes bubbles with the excitement of the festival in Cannes.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 25, 2002

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John A. Nesbit

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should be edited down to a 5-minute promotional trailer

Rated: D

Jul 1, 2011

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Cole Smithey

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Rated: 2/5

Nov 30, 2007

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Rated: 1/5

Jul 3, 2005

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Synopsis

Welcome to the sun-and-star-drenched shores of Cannes, France, where movie stars and wannabes, power brokers and voyeurs, hedonists and hopefuls, the glamorous and the infamous, come once a year on an obsessive quest: be it for the perfect role, the sweetest deal or quite simply love. Looking at three love stories - and three generations - "Festival in Cannes" reveals the sometimes glamorous, often duplicitous world of the haves and have-nots of the international movie business.

Director: Henry Jaglom
Screenwriter: Henry Jaglom
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Revere Entertainment, Rainbow Film Company
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 8, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 15, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $299.0K
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Stereo, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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