One day prior to announcement of the Palme’d’Or Awards, there is a singular lack of excitement about the winners. The best bets are quiet hurrahs. The films in both the main sections, Competition and Un Certain Regard (the first, the large-scale film and the second the more intimate work) have been applauded.

They represent well-known directors and good content. But many have not lived up to expectations. Blue is the Warmest Colour is an extended (three hour) tale of young love from Franco-Tunisian auteur Abdellatif Kechiche. A young girl discovers adulthood in a passionate affair with another woman. The long and detailed sex scenes are red hot but not shocking. Production values are as stupendous as the acting, specially a breakout performance from Adele Exarchopoulos.