Cannes Diary #06: Or, I Took the Night Off
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 10:49AM by Elisa Guidici
Cannes partygoers watching the game on a phone -- photo vis Scott Feinberg's Twitter
Yes, I took last night off. I'm not exactly a socialite during festivals: I spend the majority of my time in screenings and what's left desperately trying to write as much as possible about the movies I saw. I really envy colleagues who are able to balance work and social life at a festival as it's a skill I completely lack.
Having said so, come on, European football championship finals with Italy against England: every other Italian journalist was planning to see the match. Poor Nanni Moretti, had to present his latest movie just one hour before the match. I spent the night at a local pub with a group of Italian colleagues, watching the match and having my first dinner actually seated at a table and not hiding somewhere near the press room eating a baguette-with-something since the very first day. And Italy won, so it was a beautiful night. And now my voice is almost gone.
And the movies, Elisa, the movies? Well, I saw only two movies, but one is the longest in competition, so...