Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night

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Big movies, strange mood as Cannes Film Festival prepares for opening night
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'The combination of being excited about the films and being concerned about disruption and maybe criminal allegations, that’s combining into a very weird mood this year,' Scott Roxborough says

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“The combination of being excited about the films and being concerned about disruption and maybe criminal allegations, that’s combining into a very weird mood this year,” Scott Roxborough, European bureau chief forOrganizers have brought in a crisis management team, French daily Le Figaro reported last week, to deal with any fallout from the possible release of the names of 10 industry figures accused of sexual abuse that could coincide with the opening ceremony on Tuesday, May 14.

“We could see what we haven’t seen since maybe 1968, before my time, that the film festival could actually shut down,” said Roxborough about what effect the strike could have on the fest.Against this tense backdrop, organizers have gone all out with one of the best line-ups in years, said Roxborough.

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