Henry Jaglom gives us an insider's look at the hopes and dreams of the assorted movers and shakers, wannabes and has-beens who attend the world's glitziest film festival. Shot on location at the Cannes Film Festival, the film's characters, a small group of filmmakers and stars, are drunk with excitement, hope, and deal-making glitz, wading through the day-to-day chaos of the event. FESTIVAL IN CANNES is a dizzying portrait of a world where everyone has a hidden agenda and a dozen handy lies tucked up their sleeves.