Movie producer Christine Vachon's "Carol" becomes an instant favorite at Cannes

CANNES, FRANCE -- Producer Christine Vachon has been coming to Cannes since founding Killer Films 20 years ago. (The company is best known for such art house classics as "Boys Don't Cry," "One Hour Photo," the films of Todd Haynes and Todd Solondz and last year's "Still Alice.") But she's come a long way from cadging free hors d'oeuvres or sleeping on hotel floors to save money. Indeed, the movie she brought to the festival this year, Haynes's "Carol" -- a 1950s romance starring Cate Blanchett a...