As well as the greatest film directors, the Cannes Festival showcases the hotel legends of the Croisette, from the Carlton to the Martinez, via the Majestic. This global event, which spreads the aura of Cannes and its congress centre around the world, it's worth looking at the close links between the seventh art and the art of hospitality. After all, it was during a business trip that the idea of holding the first International Film Festival here was born. It was a business trip from Venice, where the 1938 edition of the Mostra had just succumbed to Hitler's propaganda demands and outraged the international jury. Among its members was the diplomat Philippe Erlanger who, as his train skirted the Côte d'Azur, began to draw up plans for another celebration of cinema under the Cannes sun. On the occasion of the 78e At this year's Cannes Film Festival, a panoramic travelling shot is in order to explore this subjective filmography where business hotels and international hubs, 777 and 007... come together!
