Cannes 2017 – the best of week two

Festival spirits were boosted by an outrageous horror starring Nicole Kidman, a brilliant art world satire, and a brutal contender for the Palme d’OrNo visit to Cannes is complete without a trip to the market at the back of the Palais. Hidden from view, like a demented old aunt, sits the realm of zombie rabbits and “erotical thrillers”, a teeming tide pool of B-movie cinema. Except that this year I’ve left the visit too late. When I wander down, early evening on the secon