Cannes Film Festival. A Feast of Cinematography Shaped World War II

On the evening of September 20, 1946, American opera singer and actress Grace Moore sang a Marseillaise in front of a crowd gathered on the Côte d'Azur. The first Cannes Festival was thus inaugurated. For the second time, seven years earlier, the French Riviera also received visitors from all over the world. Then, however, the fun ended after a few hours, with the outbreak of World War II. Article Cannes Film Festival. The celebration of cinemat…