Eugene David
...The One-Minute Pundit

Wednesday, May 11, 2005


Speaking of FRANCE:

Cannes is where "Fahrenheit 9/11" caught fire, winning the film festival's top prize last year and putting the heat on the White House. This time, organizers want to avoid that kind of political firestorm.

As a new edition of the French Riviera festival opens Wednesday, its director has a reminder for the jury: Movies are usually judged for their art, not their politics.

"Michael Moore's talent is not in doubt," director Gilles Jacob said. "But in this case, it was a question of a satirical tract that was awarded a prize more for political than cinematographic reasons, no matter what the jury said."

The film's acclaim by the nine-member jury led by director Quentin Tarantino was an "out of the ordinary event that probably won't be repeated," Jacob said.


Tourism down, Gilles?

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