Cannes
Mediterranean film city
Cannes is a city on the French Riviera known for its annual film festival, where the Palme d'Or is awarded to the best film.
The festival draws international celebrities and media each May: Her documentary premiered at Cannes.
The city is also associated with luxury, yachts, and Mediterranean glamour.
Well-known public figures
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- gownsElegant full-length dresses
- designerOne who plans appearances
elegance · chic · couture · jewelry · limousines · galas · soirées · glitz
Top Cannes film prize
- red carpetCeremonial welcome flooring
- premiereFirst public performance
- juryLegal decision-making body
- screeningEvaluative selection process
competition · selection · awards · directors · critics · gala · market · panels
Southeastern French Mediterranean coast
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- French RivieraSouthern Mediterranean resort coast
- beachesSandy coastal areas
- marinaRecreational vessel harbor
yachts · promenade · Nice · Monaco · Saint-Tropez · Antibes · azure · coastline
celebrities
Well-known public figures
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- gownsElegant full-length dresses
designer · elegance · chic · couture · jewelry · limousines · galas · soirées · glitz · sophistication
Palme d'Or
Top Cannes film prize
- red carpetCeremonial welcome flooring
- premiereFirst public performance
- juryLegal decision-making body
screening · competition · selection · awards · directors · critics · gala · market · panels · documentary
Côte d'Azur
Southeastern French Mediterranean coast
- MediterraneanSea between Europe, Africa, Asia
- French RivieraSouthern Mediterranean resort coast
- beachesSandy coastal areas
marina · yachts · promenade · Nice · Monaco · Saint-Tropez · Antibes · azure · coastline · seafront
cinematography
Motion picture visual craft
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- directorOne who leads
- actorOne who portrays characters
actress · producer · editing · soundtrack · score · casting · narrative · auteur · arthouse · indie
opulence
Showy, abundant prosperity
boutiques · five-star · villas · superyachts · prestige · elite · lavish · posh · decadence · concierge
- film industryfilm studios, film production, film distribution, Hollywood, Bollywood
- Art Cinemaart film, arthouse drama, experimental film, French New Wave, nouvelle vague
- French CinemaFrench New Wave, Godard, auteur, Catherine Deneuve, Playtime
- French CoastNice, Saint-Tropez, Biarritz, Antibes, Marseille
- Southern FranceProvence, Mediterranean coast, French Riviera, Riviera, Montpellier
- cinemafilm, films, film studios, movies, movie
CannesNowheresville
Insignificant, remote locale
backwater · Gary Indiana · Skid Row · provincial town · Blackpool
Cannesdirect-to-video
Released only for home
Hollywood · Bollywood · grindhouse · drive-in theater · multiplex
CannesMarseille
Major southern French seaport
Toulon · industrial port · Nice · Monaco
- canned foodPreserved edibles in tins
- canned tunaPreserved ocean fish
- canned goodsFood sealed in tins
- canned soupPreserved broth in metal
- canned fruitPreserved orchard goods in containers
- canned meatPreserved flesh in tins