The 2026 Cannes Film Festival continues to attract the biggest stars of world cinema. But this year again, the Croisette is not just talking about its films. Extravagant looks, unexpected positions and behavior considered provocativesome observers believe that the glamor of yesteryear is gradually giving way to a permanent search for buzz.
In a column published in the Daily Mailjournalist Caroline Bullock rightly questions the evolution of the star system. According to her, the cinema legends present in Cannes still embody a certain idea of mystery and elegance while some of the younger celebrities would now favor virality and overexposure. His harsh analysis spares no one…
‘‘The death of the Cannes Film Festival!”
‘‘The death of the Cannes Film Festival! Lewd sex acts on the red carpet… Ozempic phenomena…”: this is how Caroline Bullock summarizes her findings. For the journalist, despite the presence of iconic figures like Jane Fonda, Joan Collins or Demi Moore which caused concern, the entertainment industry would suffer from a lack of new personalities capable of imposing a lasting aura.
‘‘In an industry obsessed with youth, this lesson about longevity deserves to be saluted (…) but it raises a question: who will replace these icons?”The column thus contrasts established stars, appreciated for their discretion and their long-term career… with a generation more exposed on social networks and in their private lives.
Behaviors considered provocative which fuel the controversy in Cannes
The article particularly targets certain personalities accused of multiplying intimate declarations or provocative stagings. The journalist returns, for example, to sexual secrets made publicly by several celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival. She believes that this overexposure contributes to trivializing behaviors previously considered private.
Another sequence highlighted: the appearance of the actor and comedian Jordan Firstman at the Festival. According to Caroline Bullock, this would have created controversy after
démonstrations d’affection très démonstratives on the red carpet and judged remarks vulgar
around practices linked to drug consumption. The column concludes with an assumed nostalgia for a more mysterious Hollywood, where ‘‘glamour, class and restraint” still dominated public appearances…
