(Mr. Boorman happens to be on the Cannes jury this year.)

As happens virtually every year, this year's Cannes jury managed either to split the awards or to approve new ones so that no popular entry went home empty handed.

Now, as you know, I'm never right about anything, but I know that Cannes juries pride themselves on providing shocks to the popular view.

He may do the same for the Cannes jury.

The Cannes jury and Peter Bradshaw were dazzled by the film's eye candy, but there is disappointingly little beyond that.

To the Editor: As the Cannes jury and a handful of critics understood, "Apocalypse Now" was brilliant upon its release in 1979.

The Cannes jury, led by Quentin Tarantino, awarded it the prize for best screenplay.

Nor had he known that the Cannes jury is under some pressure to distribute its awards among several films instead of allowing a sweep to occur.

In 1965, she was the first woman to preside over a Cannes jury.

He does not, however, count on his work to have across-the-board appeal to a Cannes jury.