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Ode to CANNES

For about ten days in the middle of May, the sun revolves around the Earth. Or so it would seem at the Cannes Film Festival, the center of the universe for lovers of cinema. Situated on the French Riviera, Cannes is a place where the air feels charged with luminescence and stars like Ryan Gosling, Charlize Theron, and Idris Elba, posing for paparazzi steps from the Mediterranean, glow like celestial beings. Cannes also benefits from impeccable timing. With many of the attendees just emerging from long, cold winters, the festival pumps with an undeniable sense of spring awakening.

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