The Good, the Hellish, and the Just-OK from Cannes
Little Gold Men by Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
4.2 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
In their final Cannes dispatch, Rebecca and John dish about some of the buzziest films of the week and attempt to predict the hard-to-pin-down Palme d'Or. They also discuss the reasons why the festival has seemed quieter this year, and debate which films we'll be talking about come Oscar season.
Follow along on Vanity Fair's Cannes liveblog, and send your festival questions to littlegoldmen@vf.com.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Rebecca Ford. |
| 0:03.0 | And I'm John Ross. |
| 0:04.0 | We're the hosts of Little Gold Men from Vanity Fair. |
| 0:07.0 | And this week we're recording from the Cannes Film Festival on the French Rivier. |
| 0:11.0 | So if you love film or want to know what's happening on the ground at the most glamorous film festival of the year, follow along. |
| 0:18.0 | We're going to be giving you an inside look at parties, premieres, press conferences all week |
| 0:23.9 | and talking about some of the films that you may see on your Oscar ballot next year. |
| 0:29.0 | Find Little Gold Men from Vanity Fair wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:37.4 | The Goods Hello and welcome to Little Gold Men, Vanity Fair's podcast for film, TV, and awards lovers. |
| 0:47.7 | I'm Rebecca Ford. |
| 0:48.6 | And I'm John Ross. |
| 0:50.4 | John, I'm back in L.A., but you are still in Cannes. |
| 0:53.8 | How are you feeling? |
| 0:55.0 | This is my home now. |
| 0:56.0 | Is it empty? |
| 0:57.0 | Is it feel less crowded? |
| 0:58.0 | You know what, actually, it's interesting. |
| 0:59.0 | It's not as empty as it normally is. |
| 1:02.0 | Or maybe I'm just not used to this much crowds in general. |
| 1:07.0 | Yeah. I had a wonderful last day. |
| 1:09.0 | We'll talk about the films a little bit later, but it was really fun to go to our last gala together and walk the carpet together and be in the rain, which hadn't happened during the festival. |
| 1:20.2 | I really think I'll remember that last day for a while. That was really fun. |
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