Peter Bart: Cannes Strong On Debuts, Long On Ovations And Short On Surprises

The Cannes Film Festival proved itself to be strong on resilience this year, but short on big surprises. Dial back to 1985: “What am I doing here?” asked Clint Eastwood, whose French hosts seemed puzzled that the cowboy star was also becoming an ambitious auteur. Fest cinephiles were stingy on ovations for his new movie […]