Cannes 2. 01. 7: Palme de Whiskers . Cats the world over will be mesmerized by their TVs, while the most fabled celebrities of the feline world pad down the catnip- scented red carpet to enter the Palais des Kittycats on the yacht- lined shores of the Mediterranean in the center of the Cannes port. Critics admit that this year’s Palme de Whiskers poster has it all over the mainstream festival’s poster featuring Claudia Cardinale wheeling the zero in the 7. For our event, the FFFA (Feline Film Festivals Authority) has commissioned an evocative graphic that has the white kitten from the fountain scene in “La Dolce Vita” lying seductively over the top of the seven, while those two charming kittens from Jean- Luc Godard’s “Film Socialisme” are seen jumping through the zero, a triumph of superior feline PR! Advertisement. In this year of heightened security, the FFFA once more solicited the cooperation of sympathetic creatures from other species to lend their support.
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Human police may block access to streets with trucks and such, but Okja, the elephant- sized CGI pig from Bong Joon Ho’s film, has helpfully plopped herself down in the middle of the Croisette to guard access points to the Palais des Kittycats. Standing at attention is the friendly Bulgarian dog from “Directions,” who looked so fetching eating pizza in his big scene.
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After one last walkthrough of the Palais, my own Miss Kitty, the mistress of ceremonies, steps out to greet the elite honor guard of French army cats that will line the approach as the guests arrive. He explains to Miss Kitty that in the interests of security, all guests must flex a front paw at the door to assure that they have had their claws freshly clipped. Celebrity cats are slinking in through the fabulous swinging double cat- doors of the Palais des Kittycats, eager to lap the beef- broth cocktails, but the jury is still deep in debate in a backstage room. Let’s listen in. Jury president Rocky, last year’s Palme winner for his sensitive role in Chloe Sevigny’s short “Kitty,” casts Prince a baleful yellow eye, and says: “I think we can forget about the street cats and the walk- on roles this year.” Prince, who gets his air of authority from living with Magali Simard, a manager for the Toronto International Film Festival, swishes his fluffy Maine Coon- like tail in irritation. Once an abandoned kitten, he retorts, “What about those three cats in the refugee shelter in “Jupiter’s Moon? Who will recognize the homeless and the refugees if we don’t?”Advertisement“Let’s get on with it,” remarks a bored Leyla, admiring her reflection in a water bowl. She’s still in a snit because her personal assistant Amy Taubin of Art Forum misplaced her Chopard collar.
And by the way, where’s your tuxedo, she spits at Chubbs, settling his ever- expanding striped bulk on a cushion. They just shamefully exploited those feline stars to cover their private parts in nude scenes.” “Well, we’re just fine in our birthday suits,” chortles Chubbs. Having been a feral cat in his youth, he found the scene in which a stalking tabby surprises a group of blackbirds in the snow and deftly carries one away in his mouth one of the most dynamic feline action scenes of the year.“It was pretty good, it made my mouth water,” says Rocky.
The award, a spray of 1. K gold whiskers on a crystal base, glitters on a pedestal, awaiting this year’s lucky winner. Watch It Stains The Sands Red (2017) Movie Stream.
Tails are proudly held aloft with happiness, and loud purrs reverberate through the Palais. Mimi ascends the stage and touches noses with Rocky, accepting the award with gratitude. The Cannes experience has a way of transforming careers, and the once- scruffy black- and- white Mrow has clearly left his garbage- picking days behind. The Palais falls silent again as Mrow announces that the Kittycat Peace Prize goes to Baby, the kitten from “The Square,” in the hope that her example will make the world recognize the sacrifices cats make for the benefit of humans.
Baby isn’t weaned yet, and couldn’t be present without her mother, and the audience is frankly relieved. It’s an adult evening in the Palais des Kittycats, with an exciting CGI mouse chase to come later. As the mackerel fillets are served, a few courtships seem to be in the offing too, and Miss Kitty sneaks out to check on that handsome captain of the French Army Feline Corps.
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