Iranian director, screenwriter and producer Jafar Panahi hugs Iranian actor Vahid Mobasseri after winning the Palme d'Or for the film Un simple accident.VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images
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The prestigious Cannes Film Festival closed its 12-day affair on Sunday, featuring Hollywood films stars such as Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Scarlett Johansson and Denzel Washington, while also playing host to an impressive collection of films from around the world.
The Globe’s film editor Barry Hertz attended Cannes – in his own words, he watched 20.5 films at the festival – and shared his picks of the best and worst it had to offer.
In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s international tariff threats, Hertz wrote that Cannes was a festival on edge, as the film industry grappled with the potential implications. But despite this and other industry headwinds, he said the worldwide love and passion for film is still going strong.
At Cannes, the global film industry contends with its very own impossible mission
On Thursday, May 29 at 11 a.m. ET, Barry Hertz answered reader questions on the Cannes Film Festival, its Canadian presence, the notable and notorious movies, and the biggest stars to walk the red carpet.
How was the reception to Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme? What was up with the dress code drama? What is it like to marathon through 20-and-a-half movies in 12 days? What was Mission: Impossible doing there? Read the Q+A below.
