Eastwood's "a gentleman", says Cannes festival boss

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

PARIS (AFP) — Despite his giant standing in film, Clint Eastwood is "gentleman" enough to take the risk of entering his latest movie in the race for the top prize at Cannes and go home empty-handed, says the head of the film festival.

Ahead of the 12-day event, set to open here on Wednesday, Thierry Fremaux talks about the problems of selecting the 22 movies lined up to compete for the coveted Palme d'Or.

This year, a total of 1,792 feature films from 96 countries were submitted to Fremaux's team for screening at the world's paramount film festival.

Also showing, but not in competition, are a number of other movies that were selected, included arguably this year's most-awaited Hollywood blockbuster,: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull....