Questions and Snafus on Eve of Cannes Film Festival

The 75th Cannes Film Festival - Cannes, France, May 16, 2022. A view shows a giant canvas of the official poster featuring actor Jim Carrey in the film The Truman Show, on the facade of the Festival Palace on the eve of the opening ceremony. (Reuters)

After two years of pandemic, the 75th Cannes Film Festival is getting going with a familiar dose of controversy and some new snafus as it readies for its largest gathering on the French Riviera since the 2019 edition.

Preparations were in full swing up and down the Croisette on Monday ahead of the festival’s opening. The festival is set to open Tuesday with “The Artist” director Michel Hazanavicius’ zombie film “Z.”