Lebanese director Nadine Labaki arrives on stage during the closing ceremony of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 23, 2026. (Credit: Valery Hache/AFP)
Everyone has been here since dawn. And past 5 p.m., a small crowd of festivalgoers still waits in front of security gates leading to the "fan zone" opposite the red carpet. In the endless lines, slim Vogue cigarettes are lit one after another, Tagada strawberries are eaten by the kilo, and strawberry juice warmed by the sun is gulped down by the liter. To pass the time, dog-eared copies of Gala and Paris Match are handed out and passed from hand to hand. On this Saturday under the shade of palm trees, conversations drift from the accident that forced Chantal Nobel to end her career in 1985 — the "Châteauvallon" actress died April 30 — to rape allegations made by television host Flavie Flament against Patrick Bruel and, above all, shared concern over the deteriorating health of Véronique Sanson, who was hospitalized...
Everyone has been here since dawn. And past 5 p.m., a small crowd of festivalgoers still waits in front of security gates leading to the "fan zone" opposite the red carpet. In the endless lines, slim Vogue cigarettes are lit one after another, Tagada strawberries are eaten by the kilo, and strawberry juice warmed by the sun is gulped down by the liter. To pass the time, dog-eared copies of Gala and Paris Match are handed out and passed from hand to hand. On this Saturday under the shade of palm trees, conversations drift from the accident that forced Chantal Nobel to end her career in 1985 — the "Châteauvallon" actress died April 30 — to rape allegations made by television host Flavie Flament against Patrick Bruel and, above all, shared concern over the deteriorating health of Véronique Sanson, who was...
