The train cars were swaying gently, the golden sunlight was shining through the windows on the table, the temperature in May had gradually begun to get hot, the sound of the air conditioner was slowly ringing in the ears, warm and lazy, and before I knew it, I began to nod and doze off, and finally simply leaned my head against the edge of the window, pressed the baseball cap on my head down slightly, and fell asleep groggy.

"Wow".

A burst of exclamations stirred up in the carriage, Lan Li woke up from his sleep, pulled up the brim of his baseball cap again, rubbed his eyes, sat up straight, looked back and forth, and then he could see that most of the heads of most of the carriage were gathered in the window on the right.

Turning his head, he pierced through the clear and translucent gold, and suddenly, the blue that was so pure that there were no impurities slammed into the depths of his eyes.

The blue of the sky spreads out endlessly, as if you can catch the trajectory of the dolphin gliding under the water lines, but after the blink of an eye, the mint blue deepens little by little, turning into peacock blue, navy blue, dark blue, all the waves and tracks are all lost in the endless blue, and even the golden halo that floods the water surface is dyed with a light layer of sky blue.

The sea level and skyline are gone, and the whole world is blue.

Lan Li knew that the Côte d'Azur had arrived.

The winding and rugged coastline outlines the magnificence and magnificence of the blue, which is intoxicating, heartbreaking, and even more heartwarming. Only after embracing this piece of blue can we truly understand that a color can be so intoxicating and moving, a color can be so colorful, and a color can be so pure and simple.

This is not the first time Lan Li has visited the Côte d'Azur, but she can't help but sigh lightly every time.

Nature's miracles have always pale language and made human beings small.

Just snuggled up to the window lattice, quietly admiring that piece of blue, all the complexity and tediousness disappeared, I couldn't help but slowly indulge in it, everything became simple, the whole brain, the whole world, the whole universe was only that piece of blue, the undisturbed blue, there was no joy, no sorrow, no trouble, no hatred, just endless blue, and the mind calmed down.

Entering the boundaries of the Côte d'Azur also means that Cannes is in sight.

The 66th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will officially kick off tomorrow, and journalists and film fans from all over the world have gathered in the small city of Cannes on the Côte d'Azur.

When it comes to Europe's three major film festivals, Berlin is the most political, Venice is the oldest and Cannes is the most famous. There is no doubt that the Festival de Cannes is now Europe's largest film market, the most watched movie, the most influential film festival and the most popular film screening.

Every year, more than 400,000 spectators flock to the town just for this annual movie festival.

But in fact, Cannes is a small town of less than 70,000 people, and there is no developed industry, no lively tourism, and no beautiful natural scenery. The whole world knows that Cannes has three "S", the sun, the sea and sex, but those who have actually arrived in Cannes know that those are just hype gimmicks -

When it comes to the sun, the yachts in Monaco are the most pleasant sunbathing spots, when it comes to the sea, Eze is the best vantage point to see the blue of the Mediterranean, and when it comes to sexuality, the sky/body/beach not far from Nice is a favorite among Europeans.

In other words, the Côte d'Azur, a top holiday destination, is home to countless towns and beaches that are more enjoyable, more relaxing, and more suitable for a holiday than Cannes.

As for Cannes?

It's just an ordinary town with rough beaches, hot sunshine and no one visiting it all year round if it weren't for the Cannes Film Festival, but the truth is that because of the Cannes Film Festival, the town has become a jewel on the Côte d'Azur on a par with Nice.

In 1946, the first Cannes Film Festival officially entered the historical stage. Then came a new addition to the world's premier holiday destination: Cannes and, more importantly, the world's premier film event.

Tall verdant palm trees frame the splendor of the coastal road, five-star hotels, luxury flagship stores and luxury casinos line the roadside to showcase the drunken fascination of Vanity Fair, while private bars, private beaches, private yachts and private clubs fill the beach with the best party spots.

White buildings, blue sea, green shrubs...... Cannes, which seems to be mediocre and ordinary, has also become exquisite and elegant.

When people mention the Cannes Film Festival, pioneering and innovative and keeping pace with the times are undoubtedly the most important labels, after experiencing the turmoil and exploration in the early days of its establishment, and after experiencing the interruption and rise of the "May Storm", they quickly found their accurate position and gradually gained a firm foothold in the world.

Cannes is the most international of Europe's three major film festivals, with the United States leading the way with 18 Palme d'Or awards, followed by Italy with 12 and France with only nine. In addition, eight times in the United Kingdom, four times each in Denmark and Japan.

Cannes is the most cinema-friendly film festival in Asia, with films from China, Japan, South Korea, Iran and other regions in high demand. Among them, in the 12 years from 1988 to 1999, Chinese films were an indispensable part of Cannes, and they repeatedly shined here.

Cannes is also the most commercial film festival, opening its doors to Hollywood commercial films, showing the simplicity and approachability of cinema to the fullest. This makes Cannes the world's largest film market – and Toronto is a rising star.

In short, Cannes has taken a bold step to break down the boundaries between art and commerce, between countries and regions, between awards and marketing, from selection to jury, from media to publicity, to be ahead of the curve and keep up with the pace of globalization.

This Cannes has sparked numerous controversies, especially from the fierce criticism and criticism of traditional European art creators, including the rejection and contempt of French filmmakers, and the commercial nature is obscuring the essence of art, but no one can deny the success of Cannes, and a virtuous circle has been formed, and countless excellent works are eager to appear on the Cannes stage.

Each year, Cannes leads Berlin and Venice in terms of quantity and quality.

Now, Berlin has set up a foundation to support German films, while the awards are dominated by politics and art, while Venice has always been constrained by local constraints and hopes that Italian films will be more recognized, which in turn has influenced the festival's international influence. Among the three major European film festivals, they are gradually falling behind Cannes.

People are criticizing the Cannes Film Festival, for example, this year's opening film chose the "great Gatsby" of the United States, everyone knows that this is another compromise from Cannes to Hollywood, Leonardo DiCaprio's presence has ensured the brilliance of the star lineup, but obviously, they did not take into account the quality of the film, and even the artistic standard.

But people are also looking forward to the Cannes Film Festival, because the lineup of entries can be described as strong, and after the final main competition list was released, it sparked a heated discussion, among the 20 entries, the works worth discussing and worth paying attention to and worth celebrating have already occupied half of the country, and the remaining half can often dig up surprises.

No one can say no to Cannes.

Interestingly, Cannes is the only one of the three major film festivals that is not fully open to the public.

What does that mean?

When audiences attend the Berlinale, Venice or Toronto Film Festival, they are the main part of the festival, going back and forth from venue to venue every day, arguing their own viewing schedules, lest they miss out on the latest work of a master or actor. Watching the movie, it is a painful ordeal, but it is also a happy torment.

But the Festival de Cannes has only one Palais du Cinema as its main screening venue, and the main audience is the media and the market, while the general audience can only grab a very, very small number of tickets.

The Palais du Cinémathèque was officially put into use in 1949, it is an old building, with a total of six floors and 25 screening rooms of different sizes, but these screening halls are very, very small, the smallest can only accommodate 20 or 30 people, and the largest Lumière Hall is the only exception, which can accommodate about 2,000 people, and the overall space pattern is very limited.

A part of the screening hall is reserved for the Marché du Film. To put it simply, the marketing personnel, copyright purchasers, and publicity and distribution personnel of major film companies will arrange multiple repeated screenings for each film, leaving it for the marketers to watch, and make a decision on whether to buy the copyright.

A portion of the screening room, which serves as a media venue, is only accessible to journalists. Sometimes, the media room is an in-house screening, or even earlier than the premiere, so that journalists can watch the film first-hand and write a review of the film, laying the groundwork for subsequent interviews and publicity, and also leaving time for journalists to write.

Part of the screening hall is used as a premiere venue, that is, a red carpet session. The main people who enter the screening hall are special guests, sponsors, jury judges, professional film critics, media reporters, and so on. Among them, the Lumière Hall, which is dedicated to the main competition films, is also the only viewing hall where spectators are allowed to enter.

In other words, with only a 2,000-seat hall for spectators, and only two or three performances a day, the Cannes Film Festival is not fully open to the public, but the Festival de Cannes attracts more than 400,000 spectators every year.

This is Cannes.

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