Diary: What happens at Cannes
Daniella Shreir, 10 July 2025
Le Festival de Cannes was inaugurated in 1939 to coincide with – and compete with – the Venice Film Festival. The previous year, Leni Riefenstahl had been awarded the Mussolini Cup for Olympia, leading the American representative on the jury to leave the ceremony in protest. Cannes was chosen in the hope that the festival would revive its appeal as a luxury destination, which...