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Festival in Cannes

Play trailer Poster for Festival in Cannes PG-13 Released Mar 8, 2002 1h 39m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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One of Jaglom's better films, Festival in Cannes is an enjoyable insider's take on the movie industry.

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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 Full Review Rick Groen Globe and Mail A picture as charmingly insubstantial as the world it invokes. Rated: 2.5/4 Jul 12, 2002 Full Review 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 Full Review John A. Nesbit Old School Reviews should be edited down to a 5-minute promotional trailer Rated: D Jul 1, 2011 Full Review Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 2/5 Nov 30, 2007 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 1/5 Jul 3, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Nothing in this film works one bit. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/25/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Producer
John Goldstone
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
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Stereo, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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