Entertainment: Cannes 娱乐：嘎纳电影节
[audio]http://file.24en.com/bbc/tae/furniture_826468/bbc_tae_212_cannes.mp3[/audio][color=#3f3f3f][font=Verdana, 宋体, helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=12px]The 62nd Cannes Film Festival opened with an [b]animated[/b] movie called Up. This[b]light-hearted[/b] and popular Disney movie about an elderly global explorer[b]showcases cutting edge[/b] animation techniques but it has been viewed as a surprising choice to open the festival.
[p=21, 2, left]2009 is being [b]hailed as[/b] the year of the[b]heavyweights[/b]. With classic filmmakers such as Coppola, Tarantino, Ang Lee and Von Trier showing films, few expected the festival to kick off with an animated movie.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Up may have been chosen in an attempt to show the [b]broad reach[/b] and[b]mass appeal[/b] of animation. After all, animated movies have proved to be some of the most popular and best selling in recent in times.[/p][p=21, 2, left]This year’s festival appears to have a [b]cross-cultural[/b] theme. Asia and Europe are well represented with films such as Looking for Eric, a British movie featuring the French football hero Eric Cantona. Other cross-cultural examples include Map of the Sounds of Tokyo which is a Spanish[b]thriller[/b] set in Japan, and a movie about a French chef set in Hong Kong called Vengeance.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Asia and Europe also [b]dominate[/b] the [b]judging panel[/b] for the [b]coveted[/b] Palme d’Or for best film. Actress Shu Qi will be one of a six-strong [b]jury[/b] who decides which of the twenty nominated feature films [b]merits[/b] the prestigious award.[/p][p=21, 2, left]Although there has been much [b]speculation[/b] and not a lot of agreement on who will win, one thing is for certain.[/p][p=21, 2, left]The [b]media attention[/b] that can be gained from participation in the festival provides enough of a draw for the industry heavyweights – not to mention the typical Cannes [b]glitterati[/b].[/p][p=21, 2, left]So, it looks as though the celebrities and media will still be [b]out in force[/b]even though many thought that the festival would be [b]lower key[/b] than usual due to the current economic climate.[/p][/size][/font][/color]
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