Cannes 2017, Day Two: Wish You Were Here

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A Celebration Of All Things Cannes - 70 Years Of A Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Hollywood Reporter vendors smile for passers-by on the Boulevard de la Croisette during the Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2017 in Cannes, France. Celebrities, fans and the movie world have descended on Cannes for this year's festival of the screen. For seventy years The Croisette Boulevard has always been the centre of athe place watch the rich and dandy and people from all walks of life to promenade. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

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Locarno Film Festival Reception - The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Bottles in display at the Locarno Film Festival Reception during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Antony Jones/Getty Images)

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"Wonderstruck" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: Director Todd Haynes, actor Jaden Michael, actresses Millicent Simmonds, actress Julianne Moore, screenwriter Brian Selznic and actress Michelle Williams leave the "Wonderstruck" screening during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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"Wonderstruck" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival

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L'Oreal At The 70th Cannes Film Festival - #Canniversary

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white) Julienne Moore departs the Martinez Hotel during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for L'Oreal Paris)

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L'Oreal At The 70th Cannes Film Festival - #Canniversary

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white) Elle Fanning departs the Martinez Hotel during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for L'Oreal Paris)

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L'Oreal At The 70th Cannes Film Festival - #Canniversary

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 17: (EDITOR'S NOTE: This image has been converted to black and white) Susan Sarandon departs the Martinez Hotel during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images for L'Oreal Paris)

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"Wonderstruck" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 18: T.J. Miller and Kate Gorney kiss as they attend the "Wonderstruck" screening during the 70th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 18, 2017 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Festivals

Cannes is aspirational – the blend of unadultered Riviera douceur and Hollywood glamour creates a unique experience for novice and experienced festivalgoer alike. The small city – population 73,000 – changes with the influx of the show business travelling circus and the cohorts it drags around, and it has changed even more in the last couple of years, with heavier security everywhere. But it is still something else, busy and frantic but also sweet and fun, speaking of higher goals: better films! more art! more good wine!