Deauville opens without celebs

Festival opened this friday with less than stellar guest list!Public System who runs the show hoped to be smart avoiding the dates clash with Venice though.Festival claims 50 000 viewers (and 150 000 extra tourists to the town) which is a good number. We estimate a good 70% the blockbusters attendance of those premieres showing in opening or closing week end.As for the remaining 30%: the indie showcases that fill the dull & empty week between week ends is nothing but a nice holiday alibi for ind...