{"id":37,"date":"2009-05-13T18:15:55","date_gmt":"2009-05-13T18:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/?p=37"},"modified":"2009-05-13T18:15:55","modified_gmt":"2009-05-13T18:15:55","slug":"cannes-film-festival-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/cannes-film-festival-opening-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Cannes Film Festival Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>The weather was just right for Cannes: warm, sunny and slightly humid. The paparazzi staked out territory with chairs and umbrellas along La Croisette, waiting for tonight&#8217;s opening night ceremony when Jury president Isabelle Huppert and other stars make their way up the red carpet.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div id=\"attachment_38\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38 lazyload\" title=\"paparrazzi\" data-src=\"http:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/paparrazzi.jpg\" alt=\"Paparazzi along La Croisette during the Cannes Film Festival\" width=\"250\" height=\"221\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/221;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-38\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paparazzi along La Croisette during the Festival<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The atmosphere seemed more subdued than previous years.\u00a0 I was surprised that the afternoon press screening for the hotly awaited opening night film, Peter Docter&#8217;s <em>Up<\/em>, was rather sparsely attended. I expected a crowd of journalists eager to see whether the first animated feature to open the festival deserved it honored position.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-39 aligncenter lazyload\" title=\"Publicity for Up\" data-src=\"http:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/cimg3687-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Publicity for Up\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/cimg3687-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/cimg3687-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Not just animated, but also shot in digital 3D, this Pixar production clearly aims to point the way to a new cinematic era and the Cannes Festival is read for it. Maybe.<\/p>\n<p>I hope the technical team has better luck than the one handling another 3D screening today. The premiere of Richard Gabai&#8217;s <em>Call of the Wild<\/em> had to be postponed after the projectionist gave up trying to make the equipment work.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40\" class=\"size-full wp-image-40 lazyload\" title=\"yachts\" data-src=\"http:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/yachts.jpg\" alt=\"yachts\" width=\"400\" height=\"146\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/yachts.jpg 400w, https:\/\/frenchrivieratraveller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/yachts-300x109.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/146;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Only modest boats dot Cannes bay; the mega-yachts have yet to arrive<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchrivieratraveller.com\/Cannes\/FilmFestival.html\">Read more about the Cannes Film Festival<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frenchrivieratraveller.com\/Cannes\/2009FestivalTrailers.html\">See trailers from the Official Selection.<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather was just right for Cannes: warm, sunny and slightly humid. 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