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I think Cannes is usually pretty fair in choosing what will play well to the home festival crowd.

So, where's the Cannes Film Festival being held this year?

Cannes or any other major festival is basically an animal in its own nature, creating very specific perceptions of films in a moment.

Cannes is a little bit like French wine. There are certain years that people prefer over others.

Cannes is the oldest film festival in the world, and I've long dreamed of having one of my films there in competition. It's a dream that lay dormant for a long time; I stopped believing in it.

You don't want to meet anybody in Cannes. It's the worst place, I think, to meet somebody - one of the worst places.

You hear people saying, 'Oh I'm so tired, I've had enough of Cannes.' How can you have enough of Cannes? It's just the best place to be, like a fairytale.

Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.