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...Cannes is essentially an art-film festival. The majority of films shown in the competition will never be shown in the U.S. But from the '50s, when a young Brigitte Bardot practically burst from her bikini, Cannes has meant movie glamour, and that means movie stars. We've seen Madonna, Clint and Arnold literally stop traffic, as crowds clog the Croisette to catch a glimpse of the stars' red-carpet promenade. It was the same today, when a flying wedge of security guards hustled Tom Hanks into the Da Vinci Code press conference past a couple hundred photographers. This...
Truth be known, there have been two waves of Cavalli: the first in the early 1970s when a barefoot Brigitte Bardot was spotted in his designs in St.-Tropez, and the second in the late '90s when Cavalli was rediscovered by rock-'n'-roll stylists...
...Manhattan soirees were spiced with debates about what was real and what fantasy in Resnais's Last Year at Marienbad or Fellini's 8 1/2, about Antonioni's seductive use of existential ennui. And when foreign films didn't tax the brain, they stirred the loins. In pouty Brigitte Bardot, in statuesque peasant Sophia Loren, in the knowing rapture of Jeanne Moreau, Americans saw ideals of glamour more complex than Jayne Mansfield. Even Bergman gave you bosoms along with the angst. These films were invitations to European decadence; each American became a Henry James innocent abroad, primed for education...
...word spread. Skiing at St. Moritz has been a sought-after winter break ever since, and spurred the expansion of Badrutt's little hostel into what is, four generations later, the regal Badrutt's Palace, the most exclusive, luxurious hotel in town. Past clientele include Aristotle Onassis, Brigitte Bardot and Alfred Hitchcock. Luckily, for the not-so-stupendously rich, prices drop by up to 20% for the late summer season, with double rooms at $266 per night. Continuously updated over the years, the labyrinthine 200-room hotel is an eclectic mix of architectural styles, so whether your tastes are grand...
...word spread. Skiing at St. Moritz has been a sought-after winter break ever since, and spurred the expansion of Badrutt's little hostel into what is, four generations later, the regal Badrutt's Palace, the most exclusive, luxurious hotel in town. Past clientele include Aristotle Onassis, Brigitte Bardot and Alfred Hitchcock. Luckily, for the not-so-stupendously rich, prices drop by up to 20% for the late summer season, with double rooms at $266 per night. Continuously updated over the years, the labyrinthine 200-room hotel is an eclectic mix of architectural styles, so whether your tastes are grand...