Which Films Got the Longest Standing Ovations at Cannes?

Which Films Got the Longest Standing Ovations at Cannes?

In the world of celebrity, Cannes Film Festival is known for two things: over-the-top fashion moments and excessive standing ovations. Since the festival’s new dress code bans theatrical extravagance — including long trains and naked dresses — invested fans are left to entertain themselves with reports of the amount of time our favorite stars spent clapping for the new films. While it’s unknown where the practice of extended applause at Cannes o…

Peter Bart: Cannes Strong On Debuts, Long On Ovations And Short On Surprises

The Cannes Film Festival proved itself to be strong on resilience this year, but short on big surprises. Dial back to 1985: “What am I doing here?” asked Clint Eastwood, whose French hosts seemed puzzled that the cowboy star was also becoming an ambitious auteur. Fest cinephiles were stingy on ovations for his new movie […]

The real story behind those ’20-minute standing ovations’ at Cannes Film Festival-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro

It's very clearly not the way to measure a film's quality or impact.