Film critic Agnes Poirier : « Le film est un peu comme une émission télévisée It was created as a reaction against Italian dictator Mussolini promoting fascist-Italian films . The selection of features became more discerning , the awards became fewer in number -- and success at the festival became ever more elusive . Poirier : At Cannes directors are free to throw tantrums and tell critics what they really think . Today success at Cannes is the Nobel Prize directors and actors secretly covet , says Poirier .
Film critic Agnes Poirier : « Le film est un peu comme une émission télévisée It was created as a reaction against Italian dictator Mussolini promoting fascist-Italian films . Poirier : At Cannes directors are free to throw tantrums and tell critics what they really think . Today success at Cannes is the Nobel Prize directors and actors secretly covet , says Poirier .