V.F. Camera

Do the Cannes-Cannes

Welcome to Cannes! Let's stroll the Croisette. Oohla-la—nude gate-crashing! Mon Dieu—an impromptu auction of Naomi Campbell's emerald-andsapphire navel ring, with a bid for Sharon Stone's underpants thrown in for good measure! Sacrebleu—Nadine Gordimer in a tux! Bien sur—it's the 48th Cannes International Film Festival. More tack than a polo stable. More supermodels than the Bowery Bar at midnight. More topless wanna-bes than Runway "69." And there were films too. An average of 70 screenings per day over the 12day Olympiad. From royalty to movie producers, it seems there was a little something at the celluloid salad bar for everyone. How do you say "buzz" in French?

E. E. OSBORNE