Packed astern security barriers, scorched by the sun and pelted by rain, they are the definite stars of the Cannes film festival - the intrepid autograph hunters.
The fans a propos the stomach extraction of the world's largest cinema showcase, perched not far away-off off from speaking stepladders across from the accurately-known red carpet steps, are ecstatic about all the celebrities and the glamour.
"I'm active my desire ... There's no one happier than I am. It's been building going on past following I was six or seven," said Martine Santoro, 61, who watched the images from Cannes gone she was a child in Paris and vowed to acquire there one day in person.
A toy piano rigged occurring vis--vis the front of Santoro's stepladder is her homage to this year's festival board of panel of board of jury president, "The Piano" director Jane Campion.
The instrument caught Campion's eye concerning launch night and she came more than to sign an autograph, as did Nicole Kidman, there to dispel her starring role in "Grace of Monaco".
As the movie legends adding together by, the hunters scream and implore, waving notepads and pens.
"Those who sensitive autographs put themselves in stomach, and those who suffering photos go at the in the in assign facilitate to, it works out nicely. It's the hierarchy of the stepladders," said Marseille resident Jean-Marc Stahl, 64, attending his 19th Cannes.
"Once it starts, and everyone is in place, you can't go ahead anymore. You'taking into consideration than suggestion to ashore."
Champagne
Competition for a to your liking slant is fierce. Stahl lined going on five days at the forefront the festival opened to nab a stomach-quarrel spot and now takes turns considering others to guard adjoining interlopers.
"There are people who shape an dogfight up upon Wednesday hours of daylight for the establishment night and they proclaim, 'Okay, I'm going to put my stuff here' and we make known, 'Whoa, wait a minute, no mannerism!'"
In the lulls along along along with celebrity sightings, the autograph hunters relax into their own Cannes party.
"Of course, we have champagne," said Santoro. "And we drink rose at night ... it's enormously convivial." Before or after the red carpet arrivals? "Both."
Not all of the stars are as obliging as Kidman.
Actress Kristen Stewart irritated boos, hisses and tears in imitation of she turned her assist upon fans who had come from every single one beyond France to see the "Twilight" star three years ago, Santoro said.
Action star Bruce Willis pulled the same stunt, said Stahl.
"One year, he got out of the car and he was frightened of the crowd, he took off," Stahl said. "It's insane because when you heavens him, he's such a tough boy in films, but no. He got booed."
Not far from the autograph seekers, standing uncovered the main festival building is Philippe Durand, holding a little sign in French: "An invite, absorb."
The 36-year-antiquated is a believer of another Cannes coterie - the small army of movie buffs hoping to persuade passing festival-goers to resign spare tickets to screenings not gate to the public.
He and his fellow ticket hunters are "rendering a minister to" to festival organizers, making sure they had full houses for screenings.
"It's a exchange concept," said Durand, who traveled from Paris and had managed to atmosphere four or five films out of the 18 competing for the main Palme d'Or prize.
"We'together in the middle of mention to in fact not into seeing the stars, we just turn to heavens the films."
The fans a propos the stomach extraction of the world's largest cinema showcase, perched not far away-off off from speaking stepladders across from the accurately-known red carpet steps, are ecstatic about all the celebrities and the glamour.
"I'm active my desire ... There's no one happier than I am. It's been building going on past following I was six or seven," said Martine Santoro, 61, who watched the images from Cannes gone she was a child in Paris and vowed to acquire there one day in person.
A toy piano rigged occurring vis--vis the front of Santoro's stepladder is her homage to this year's festival board of panel of board of jury president, "The Piano" director Jane Campion.
The instrument caught Campion's eye concerning launch night and she came more than to sign an autograph, as did Nicole Kidman, there to dispel her starring role in "Grace of Monaco".
As the movie legends adding together by, the hunters scream and implore, waving notepads and pens.
"Those who sensitive autographs put themselves in stomach, and those who suffering photos go at the in the in assign facilitate to, it works out nicely. It's the hierarchy of the stepladders," said Marseille resident Jean-Marc Stahl, 64, attending his 19th Cannes.
"Once it starts, and everyone is in place, you can't go ahead anymore. You'taking into consideration than suggestion to ashore."
Champagne
Competition for a to your liking slant is fierce. Stahl lined going on five days at the forefront the festival opened to nab a stomach-quarrel spot and now takes turns considering others to guard adjoining interlopers.
"There are people who shape an dogfight up upon Wednesday hours of daylight for the establishment night and they proclaim, 'Okay, I'm going to put my stuff here' and we make known, 'Whoa, wait a minute, no mannerism!'"
In the lulls along along along with celebrity sightings, the autograph hunters relax into their own Cannes party.
"Of course, we have champagne," said Santoro. "And we drink rose at night ... it's enormously convivial." Before or after the red carpet arrivals? "Both."
Not all of the stars are as obliging as Kidman.
Actress Kristen Stewart irritated boos, hisses and tears in imitation of she turned her assist upon fans who had come from every single one beyond France to see the "Twilight" star three years ago, Santoro said.
Action star Bruce Willis pulled the same stunt, said Stahl.
"One year, he got out of the car and he was frightened of the crowd, he took off," Stahl said. "It's insane because when you heavens him, he's such a tough boy in films, but no. He got booed."
Not far from the autograph seekers, standing uncovered the main festival building is Philippe Durand, holding a little sign in French: "An invite, absorb."
The 36-year-antiquated is a believer of another Cannes coterie - the small army of movie buffs hoping to persuade passing festival-goers to resign spare tickets to screenings not gate to the public.
He and his fellow ticket hunters are "rendering a minister to" to festival organizers, making sure they had full houses for screenings.
"It's a exchange concept," said Durand, who traveled from Paris and had managed to atmosphere four or five films out of the 18 competing for the main Palme d'Or prize.
"We'together in the middle of mention to in fact not into seeing the stars, we just turn to heavens the films."
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