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May 2012

Cannes 2012 - Sunday 27 May
Posted on May 27, 2012

It's Sunday and time for the repeats. They are all lined up like superheroes, Loach vs Salles, Audiard vs Haneke. It's quite difficult to decide what to watch and I keep changing my mind.
Cannes 2012 - Saturday 26 May
Posted on May 26, 2012

I am very impressed by our flat which is the nicest place I've ever stayed in about 15 years - it's bigger than my kitchen for a start. Even more impressively, it's 2 mins from the boulangerie which means you can collect a pain au chocolat on the way to the Palais. I think they should put that in the marketing blurb.
Cannes 2012 - Friday 25 May
Posted on May 25, 2012

Hoorah! it's not raining, it is in fact quite sunny but true to form, despite the best efforts of Simon to get me a golden ticket for Cronenberg's Cosmopolis they won't let me, or the 100 or so other  people at the tail end of the queue, into the screening.
Cannes 2012 - Thursday 24 May
Posted on May 24, 2012

Amazingly after 2 hours sleep we make it to the 8.30am competition screening of The Paperboy. It's a testament to how engaging the film is that none of us doze off, even for a second.
Cannes 2012 - Wednesday 23 May
Posted on May 23, 2012

We get up bright and early to try and catch a 9am screening in Director's fortnight. We manage to make it out of the flat by 7.30am so I'm hoping that will be enough queuing time.
Cannes 2012 - Tuesday 22 May
Posted on May 22, 2012

My very first time in Cannes and to say I'm a little excited to be here is a big understatement. I'm very lucky to have my colleague Becky as my guide, she's full of beans for the festival, has glorious skills and know-how when it comes to planning a full day of films - plus it's a joy to have a companion for the long queues and umbrella-holding duty!
Cannes 2012 - Tuesday 22 May
Posted on May 22, 2012

Vitamined up, I have time for one more film before catching the bus to the airport.
Cannes 2012 - Tuesday 22 May
Posted on May 22, 2012

On the internet bright and early we unfortunately missed out on tickets to the Walter Salles film On The Road but we did manage to get some for Holy Motors, an intriguing sounding film by Leos Carax.
Cannes 2012 - Monday 21 May
Posted on May 21, 2012

I feel deeply guilty for complaining about a little rain during the next film. La Pirogue is a hard-hitting story about people from Senegal who try their luck crossing the seas to Spain in a rudimentary wooden fishing boat. As expected, much peril awaits.
Cannes 2012 - Monday 21 May
Posted on May 21, 2012

After a mad dash to Gatwick with the Victoria line suspended, my colleague Sarah and I finally made it to Cannes.

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