Day 2: No 'genocide' on the horizon for Macron and the Croisette
For the third consecutive year, L'Orient-Le Jour delves into the behind-the-scenes frenzy of Cannes, from red carpet arrivals to exclusive parties and star encounters. Today, the possible mission of the Scientologists' muse, political frustrations, and the comeback of a former "Star Ac" participant.
L'OLJ / Karl RICHA,
15 May 2025 19:09
On the Croisette, nothing seems to disturb the regulars. (Credit: Servane d'Alverny/L'Orient-Le Jour)
He manages to irritate even where he's not expected. On the front pages of the newspapers displayed at kiosks, Emmanuel Macron's sunken face raises the bushy eyebrows of early customers. Invited the night before to comment on hot current issues on TF1's set, the president "messed up again," complained Marius and Colette in unison, a retired couple sunburned by tanning sessions, dismayed to see the Cannes opening ceremony pushed to the background. "The festival is once a year, the chief's nonsense is every day!" they continued, mocking the young ones soaked in champagne, the last survivors of (far too long) nights in the basements of star-rated restaurants.On the Croisette, a famously right-wing stronghold, people prefer to talk about the hair implants of a rejuvenated Tom Cruise than the endless speech...
He manages to irritate even where he's not expected. On the front pages of the newspapers displayed at kiosks, Emmanuel Macron's sunken face raises the bushy eyebrows of early customers. Invited the night before to comment on hot current issues on TF1's set, the president "messed up again," complained Marius and Colette in unison, a retired couple sunburned by tanning sessions, dismayed to see the Cannes opening ceremony pushed to the background. "The festival is once a year, the chief's nonsense is every day!" they continued, mocking the young ones soaked in champagne, the last survivors of (far too long) nights in the basements of star-rated restaurants.On the Croisette, a famously right-wing stronghold, people prefer to talk about the hair implants of a rejuvenated Tom Cruise than the endless...
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