But I can say their are happenings, quite a few and although I'm a little too exhausted to go into full details right now, I will say this, Cannes has everything you want and everything you don't wrapped into a shiny package. You have to love the spectacle because this festival is all spectacle.
Here are some of the highlights....
*First Night
Upon arriving to Cannes, I didn't even go to my hotel to check-in, oh no, I went straight out. I met a lovely producer on the cab to Cannes and pretty soon, I was with his friends drinking whiskey and enjoying the sites. Amazing night that ended at a private party that non other than Mr. Harvey Weinstein was hosting. And yes I did shake his hand and say two words to him, "Thank you".
The price for this crazy night was having to sleep in the lobby of my hotel for two hours as the front desk was closed from 4am to 6am but luckily I have experience sleeping in crazy places after the last few months of London living.
*Udaan
After missing the start of a hungarian film, I randomly went into a film that I had no information about and didn't even know if it was going to be in any good. Well it's turned out to be one of my favourites of the festival and also as an added bonus I sat right behind Gael Garcia Bernal during the screening. I tried to take a picture but all I got was the back of his head. After the screening I was able to shake the stars hand and let him know what a gem of a movie it was, truly something to keep our eyes on for CIFF.
*The Beach
Today I spent two hours on the beach, I should have been watching films but after two in a row I just had to soak up some of the sun. We are deprived in Calgary. Yesterday I watched a film on the beach, an old detective story titled, "The Girl Hunters". It reminded me a lot of Chinatown and Sin City, I suppose these are the most recent successes in the film noir genre. I was in and out of the film (a few distractions all around me) but for a film on a beach it was great. I enjoyed it a lot. I must have been really happy about it, because the Chinese press interviewed me about the experience as the film was ending.
So yes, Cannes has proven it's worth, I'll write a final review upon my return but for now I can share that I've seen seven films in my three days of being here and I hope to see at least three more before going to back to the UK.
