The Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Wednesday, is the year's premier film festival, the launching pad in recent years for celebrated movies like The Tree of Life, No Country for Old Men, The Artist, Amour, Holy Motors and Inglourious Basterds. It's funny that Cannes takes place just as summer movie season is getting underway: The festival's selections share little in common with their blockbuster brethren, but they do often factor into Hollywood's other big season, the Academy Awards.
The Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Wednesday, is the year's premier film festival, the launching pad in recent years for celebrated movies like The Tree of Life, No Country for Old Men, The Artist, Amour, Holy Motors and Inglourious Basterds. It's funny that Cannes takes place just as summer movie season is getting underway: The festival's selections share little in common with their blockbuster brethren, but they do often factor into Hollywood's other big season, the Academy Awards.
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