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Widespread French power outage shuts down Cannes Festival theater, closing ceremony expected to continue
NY Post ^ | 5-24-25 | Katherine Donlevy

Posted on 05/24/2025 12:21:38 PM PDT by dynachrome

A suspicious fire hit the city of Cannes with a widespread loss of power Saturday morning — just hours ahead of the film festival’s closing ceremony.

Several movies were wiped from the schedule, but the majority of the iconic event, including the final bash, will not be affected because organizers swiftly found an alternative power source.

”A power outage is currently affecting the city of Cannes and surrounding areas,” the festival said in a statement shared with The Post.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Humor; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: anyway; cannes; poweroutage; suspiciousfire
*shrug*
1 posted on 05/24/2025 12:21:38 PM PDT by dynachrome
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To: dynachrome

Oh dear. I hope this was an rare accident rather than mischief by our Mooselimb friends.


2 posted on 05/24/2025 12:24:23 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I worked at the circus as The Human Cannonball, until they fired me.)
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To: dynachrome

Oh No! Europe seems to be having trouble lately!

Anyway ...


3 posted on 05/24/2025 12:25:04 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: dynachrome

Oh Well






4 posted on 05/24/2025 12:25:04 PM PDT by left that other site (><br>THis has been a struggle for me for many years. Thank you for expressing it so well.)
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To: dynachrome

I hope they got the Gay Cowboys Eating Pudding flicks shown before it happened.


5 posted on 05/24/2025 12:25:37 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: dynachrome

was the alternative power source from conventional fuels?


6 posted on 05/24/2025 1:08:35 PM PDT by joshua c
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To: dynachrome

I love it.


7 posted on 05/24/2025 1:18:31 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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To: BipolarBob

I’d suspect the Chinese.


8 posted on 05/24/2025 2:20:23 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing)
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