A dispatch from the front lines of the new French revolution

Farewell to Quebec

<p class="related"><strong>RELATED ARTICLES</strong><br />
<a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/13/is-cannes-losing-ground-to-tiff/">Is Cannes losing ground to TIFF?</a><br />
<a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/12/robin-hood-enemy-of-fox-news/">Robin Hood, enemy of Fox News?</a><br />
<a href="http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/05/17/latest-photos-from-cannes/">Latest photos from Cannes</a>
</p>
<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-126096 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/cate-blanchett/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_01-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_01-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_01-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/actress-longoria-parker-arrives-for-the-screening-of-robin-hood-at-opening-ceremony-of-the-63rd-cannes-film-festival/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_02-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_02-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_02-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/63rd-cannes-film-festival-general-atmosphere/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_03-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_03-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_03-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/aishwarya-rai/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_04-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_04-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_04-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/cate-blanchett-brian-grazer-russell-crowe/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_05-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_05-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_05-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/mimi-le-meaux-julie-atlas-muiz-dirty-martini/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_06-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_06-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_06-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/director-burton-jury-president-of-the-63nd-cannes-film-festival-arrives-at-the-carlton-hotel-in-cannes/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_07-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_07-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_07-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/director-tim-burton-jury-president-of-the-63rd-cannes-film-festival-holds-a-film-clapper-in-cannes/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_08-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_08-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_08-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/luxury-brands-in-cannes63rd-cannes-film-festival/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_09-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_09-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_09-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/russell-crowe/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_10-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_10-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_10-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/benicio-del-toro/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_11-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_11-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_11-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/salma-hayek/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_12-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_12-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_12-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/cate-blanchett-2/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_13-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_13-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_13-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/63rd-cannes-film-festival-general-atmosphere-2/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_14-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_14-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_14-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/luxury-brands-in-cannes63rd-cannes-film-festival-2/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_15-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_15-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_15-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure><figure class='gallery-item'>
			<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>
				<a href='https://macleans.ca/general/aaaand-action/attachment/zombie-women-of-satan-photocall-63rd-cannes-film-festival/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" src="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_16-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="" srcset="https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_16-150x150.jpg 150w, https://cms.macleans.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/cannes_16-290x290.jpg 290w" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" /></a>
			</div></figure>
		</div>



<p>Actress Cate Blanchett arrives at the premiere for the film &#8216;Robin Hood&#8217;, at the 63rd international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, May 12, 2010. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)</p>


Aaaand action!

Share