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Cannes confidential: a preview of the Palme d’Or contenders 
Nostalgia aside, Cannes has always been a horrible bun-fight. But, in between tripping over poodles, taking out a second mortgage to buy a sandwich on the Croisette and scrabbling for a few minutes in the lacklustre company of a hungover star, it looks like the 2006 festival could be an interesting year for films.