Visit the Home of the World Famous Cannes Film Festival
Excerpt from the book On a Tall Budget and Short Attention Span from the Teresa the Traveler Series.
The following day I took a short train ride to Cannes, the home of the famous Canne International Film Festival – one of the oldest and most prestigious film festivals in the world. Celebrities from all over the world descend on the coastal city in mid May for ten days of parties and movie premiers. The festival was initially created in 1939 by the French Minister of National Education in response to the heavy interference from the German and Italian fascist governments in the selection of films for the Venice film festival. The first festival was to be held in September of 1939 (at the same time as the Venice Film Festival).
Unfortunately the German attack on Poland followed by the French declaration of war against Germany ended the festival before it started. In 1946, the Cannes Film Festival finally made its debut and this time it was scheduled for May as to not interfere with the Berlin and Venice festivals.
I began my day with a Petite Train city tour which took me through the old part of town stopping for an incredible view of the harbor before heading down to the waterfront to view the luxury hotels and designer shops lining the street in front of the famed festival theatre. I tried to visit the theatre but unfortunately it was closed in preparation for an upcoming event so instead I visited the Promenade of the Stars where the handprints of famous movie stars are imbedded into the
walkway. I noticed there was plenty of room for my handprints and wondered if the French police would get suspicious if they saw me lurking around with a bucket of wet cement!
Unfortunately the German attack on Poland followed by the French declaration of war against Germany ended the festival before it started. In 1946, the Cannes Film Festival finally made its debut and this time it was scheduled for May as to not interfere with the Berlin and Venice festivals.
I began my day with a Petite Train city tour which took me through the old part of town stopping for an incredible view of the harbor before heading down to the waterfront to view the luxury hotels and designer shops lining the street in front of the famed festival theatre. I tried to visit the theatre but unfortunately it was closed in preparation for an upcoming event so instead I visited the Promenade of the Stars where the handprints of famous movie stars are imbedded into the
walkway. I noticed there was plenty of room for my handprints and wondered if the French police would get suspicious if they saw me lurking around with a bucket of wet cement!
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Where I Stayed...
Hotel De La Buffa 56, Rue De La Buffa, 06000 Nice, France Tel: 04 93 88 77 35 www.hotel-buffa.com |
