What were the difficulties of filming during the Cannes International Film Festival?
None, it was the easiest filming I ever had to do. Everybody there thinks that you are doing a documentary because there are so many people walking around, doing documentaries. Nobody pays attention so you really sneak in and get all the good stuff. Did you have to get permits for filming in Cannes? I’ve never used a permit in my life and certainly not there. No, because then you’ve got an artificial look of people pretending to be what they are. I don’t use extras, I use real people. It’s much more effective. And you used natural lighting? I didn’t use one light in this film, not one light. Cannes takes place outdoors, it takes place in the cafes, it takes place on the avenues, on the boulevards, in cabanas – so I thought, Why shoot it indoors, show the real Cannes. Ron Silver and Greta Scacchi in director Henry Jaglom’s “Festival in Cannes.” Photo ©2002 Paramount Classics RON SILVER (Rick Yorkin) Can you tell me about your character in “Festival in Cannes?” It all depends on what’s i
