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This article highlights the 2006 Cannes film festival. It began with a double travel-brochure opening for Paris: The Da Vinci Code out of competition and the portmanteau film Paris, je t'aime in Un Certain Regard. Surveillance was a motif that loosely connected many works. Pedro Almodóvar's Volver, for its sheer grace and elegance alone, deserved more than the Best Actress award given to Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura and the rest of the female cast.

Focuses on films screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France. "L'Enfant"; "Don't Come Knocking"; "Where the Truth Lies"; "The Great Ecstasy of Robert Carmichael."

Presents information on the 2001 Cannes film festival in France. Reactions of the British arts press to the absence of British motion pictures from the festival; Attitude of the press toward the festival; Quality of the films presented at the festival; Review of several motion pictures featured at the festival, such as `Distance,' directed by Koreeda Hirozaku, and `Moulin Rouge,' directed by Baz Luhrmann. INSET: Mad dogs and Englishmen.

Reviews several motion pictures at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival. `Bread and Roses,' directed by Ken Loach; `Eureka,' directed by Aoyama Shinji; `Kippur,' directed by Amos Gitai.

Highlights a number of films that were exhibited at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. Names of these films; Identity of the films that were considered the most disappointing; Information on the festival's most enjoyable films.

The article presents a preview of the popular films in the Cannes Film Festival in France in 2006. The favorite films include Ken Loach's The Wind That Shakes the Barley, Pedro Almodóvar's Volver and Nanni Moretti's Il caimano. Word of mouth about Cannes should never be relied on, but rumor has it that González Iñárritu's Babel, a trilogy of stories starring Brad Pitt, Gael García Bernal and Cate Blanchett, may be wonderful.

Analyzes the contributions of the British Film Council to France's Festival du Film Britannique de Dinard. Commemoration of the 15th year of the festival in 2004; British films exhibited during the 2004 season; Centerpiece for film producers of both nations.

Comments on the Cannes 2002 film festival held in France. Plot of the motion picture 'Hollywood Ending,' directed by Woody Allen; Lists of several films presented at the festival.

The article discusses the 18th annual Festival du Film Britannique de Dinard, a film festival held in Dinard, France. The festival is a showcase for British films in France. The author discusses seeing Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglovà, the lead actors of the film "Once," perform songs from the film live. The author discusses "Far North," which he considers the best film shown at the festival.

Examines why Stephen Hopkins' film "The Life and Death of Peter Sellers," was chosen as the worst film at the Cannes film festival in France. Award background; Visuals and animation; Character acting.

Provides information on the motion pictures included in the 2001 Cannes Film Festival in France. `Moulin Rouge'; `Shrek'; `The Pledge'; `Storytelling.'