“Cannes’s doe-eyed affair with American film has often, it should be noted, been at the expense of French cinema. The hosts haven’t had a home win since 1987’s Sous le soleil de Satan – and that choice was booed to the Palais rafters. But some of the cosying up to Hollywood studios has been plain vulgar: Godzilla as closing night, The Da Vinci Code as opener, Shrek II in competition.”