When Cannes Was Still Fun
Today’s Cannes Film Festival is the scene of millionaire actors and actresses, expensive dresses, jewelry, helicopters, yachts, and other assorted bling-bling.
Half a century ago is was still a fun festival:
The year 1954 was characterized by the introduction of ’sex’ to the festival’s image. During a photo call for Robert Mitchum, French starlet Simone Sylva started the now infamous tradition of ‘getting one’s boobs out’ on the beach for the cameras. A bemused Mitchum stood by as Miss Sylva’s assets hit the international news wires, and with them, a lasting image of Cannes was cast in the world’s mind.
Sat 17-May-08 | Posted in: History, Events, Oops
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