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thegaz
IMDb member since January 2003
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Cannes: The Agony and the Ecstasy (1998)
A truly fascinating behind-the-scenes doc of the Cannes Film Festival
5 January 2003
This doc is both an insightful and entertaining expose of the under belly of the festival. It depicts the various participants on an emotional roller coaster, a ride we share as we go behind the scenes to watch their moments of success and failure. All their inherent insecurities are blatantly exposed as they posture and preen, greedy for fame, in what Smith clearly reveals as a less than glamorous pursuit. You cannot fail to have a good time watching this movie...who doesn't like to see our celebs stripped bare of their artifice and revealed to have warts and all just like the rest of us. Director Smith artfully and unintrusively captures it all!
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