French director Catherine Breillat (C) b...

Cannes, FRANCE: French director Catherine Breillat (C) brandishes her cane 25 May 2007 as she poses with (from L) writer and journalist Claude Sarraute, producer Jean-Francois Lepetit, actress Roxane Mesquida, actor Fu'ad Ait Aattou and Italian actress Asia Argento during a photocall for her film 'Une Vieille Maitresse' in the Festival Palace in Cannes, southern France, at the 60th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The film is in competition for the Palme d'Or prize. Inside Cannes cinemas, away from the celebrity glam and beachside fun, a steady diet of trauma- and issue-oriented films have left filmgoers squirming in their seats. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)