Cannes According to… Super Agent Jeremy Barber

Best bargain in Cannes

There are no bargains in Cannes. 

Favorite meal in Cannes? 

Tie between La Pizza and Le Maschou. 

Most overrated restaurant?

Does anyone actually answer this question?

Biggest Cannes faux pas?

Trying to watch a movie at the Palais while wearing casual shoes like sneakers or without a bow tie with your formal tuxedo.

Best place to grab a drink after 3 a.m.?

Hotel du Cap.

Place to avoid during the festival?

The lobby of literally any hotel along the Croisette. 

Biggest Cannes pet peeve?

The crowds and traffic.  

Cannes guilty pleasure?

The movies … all of the movies. 

Strangest request you’ve ever received in Cannes?

At my job with Artisan, I was instructed to sneak along a corridor in the Majestic Hotel and position myself to overhear through the door the amount a rival company was proposing to pay for a film we were interested in purchasing.

Most interesting celeb encounter?

Witnessing the dawn at Eden-Roc, as Bruce Willis spun tunes, following the Armageddon premiere, leaving the bar completely depleted of drinks.

One thing you won’t travel without, besides your phone?

My backup phone …

Attitude toward timing/reporting on standing ovations at premieres?

I don’t care for reports about how long someone stands and cheers, or for any other activity they might be engaged in.

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2025-05-18 14:54