An earlier post discussed the collapse of the French attempt to initiate a film festival at Cannes in 1939, due to the outbreak of World War II. Getting that festival off the ground was an early priority of the French government once the war ended in Europe in May 1945 and planning for resumption of … Continue reading The Show Must Go On. Take 2 At Cannes, 1946.
Cannes. Glitz. Glamor. Film stars. Today, the Cannes film festival – formal title Festival de Cannes - is considered the epitome of the international motion picture world. The festival had an uncertain beginning. The first official French notification to the U.S. government of the planned festival arrived in the Department of State in the … Continue reading Calling “Cut” on the First Take at Cannes, 1939
