“The excitement of attending the Cannes film festival fizzles quickly when you discover that you’ve landed in the midst of a general strike — in France, where anarchist endeavours are something of a national pastime.” Trains are delayed or cancelled altogether, nothing seems to happen on time, and even getting to Cannes becomes a major endeavor in the face of the labor strife currently ongoing. Still, Cannes is Cannes, and most of the glitterati are finding a way to make the best of the situation.