Only this year, some of the biggest stars aren't here. The 53rd Cannes Film Festival kicked off Wednesday in a downpour. During the opening ceremony, umbrellas protected movie stars' exposed necklines from the rain as wind sent veils and laces flying in the air. It did not get better on Thursday, though the sun did finally peak through today after a morning mixed with heavy clouds.
Movie stars are only accessible through a screen.
Here in Cannes, it's different, we can almost touch them. One of Many He is one of the many movie buffs who make the trip to Cannes each year, just to be part of the event that values both serious art and serious glamour, not to mention serious business. Biard and a group of friends, all from a Paris suburb, have been coming to the festival since 1987. They patiently wait all day for the stars to arrive at the festival palace for the evening screening, in a spectacular ballet of official cars escorted by motorcycle policemen. He and friend Allison Wadsworth are taking a tour of Europe, and made Cannes one of their destinations, after London, Paris, and before traveling to Florence next week.