Kate Beckinsale and Russell Crowe Indie-film folks who attend American film festivals like Sundance are constantly fretting that the sponsored parties have overwhelmed the art, and the festivals have sold their souls. Cannes, strutting in its sparkly high heels, has no such qualms: The glam red carpets on the Croisette have always been integral complements to the festival

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All the Glamour of the Oscars, None of the Sound-Design Awards: Cannes Star-studded amfAR Fund-raiser