1997 Cannes Film Festival Diaries

Pre-Festival: A Capsule History of Cannes Opening day before Opening Night Day 2: Let The Games Begin Day 3: Johnny Depp as Gary Oldman Day 9: Films in Competition Day 11: The Palme D'Or Awards

Henri Béhar

Day 1: Something's Different... Day 2: And the Films Began... Day 3: What's Wrong With This Picture? Day 4: A suspended moment Day 5: A Day Off? Day 6: Scatterbrained Day 7: Disneyland by Dante Day 7 (later): Suddenly Speeding Up Day 8: I Remember Day 9: Too Much Day 10: Taste of Cherry Day 11: Tired Bodyguards Day 12 (conclusion): Back to Reality

Jim Byerley

Dining in Cannes: Bistro de Mougins Dining in Cannes: Villa des Lys at the Majestic Hotel Dining in Cannes: Restaurant Bacon Dining in Cannes: The Less Expensive Alternatives

Jerry (the usher)

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Lisa Nesselson

Pre-Festival: Culture in Peril as Cannes Approaches? Diary #1: On the TGV en Route to Cannes Diary #2: Im Memory of Marco Ferreri Diary #3: Palor 1, Vitamin D 0 Diary #4: Honoring Ingmar Bergman Diary #5: Happy Birthday Cannes Diary #6: Cinematic Overload Diary #7: Fully Baked Film?

Richard Schwartz

Day 1: Cold on the Croisette Day 2: Charles in Charge Day 3: Bumming in the American Pavilion Day 4: Spice Girls Storm the Beach Day 5: Decrying the Faults of American Cinema Day 6: Howard, Geena, Renny and Me Day 7: Old Faces At The Market Day 8: What Happened to Howard Stern? Day 9: Robin Williams's Announcement Day 10: Looking for Love in Cannes Day 11: Handicapping the Players Day 12: This One's in the Cannes

David Sterritt

May 9: Too Much Hype? May 15: Getting to the Good Part

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