CANNES GAMES

You can find it all at Cannes. . . .

Grandeur (and warmth): Director Menahem Golan described Hanna Senesh, the real-life Jewish freedom fighter depicted in his “Hanna’s War,” as a combination of Joan of Arc and Anne Frank, who might have become “as great as” Indira Gandhi or Golda Meir if she hadn’t been executed by Hungary’s Nazi puppet regime. Why Dutch-born Maruschka Vetmers instead of an Israeli actress in the role of Hanna? “Israeli girls don’t have the sensitivity. They’re too cold,” Golan told a press breakfast.

Solidarity: Studio types are asking British screenwriters to deliver scripts while American writers are on strike. There have been few, if any takers so far, reported London-based producer Jake Eberts.

Consuming Passions: This year’s “in” bistro is La Mere Besson. Screenwriter William Goldman, a festival juror, started the whole thing by lunching there daily. The producers followed. Typical lunch tab for two, no wine: $70.

Questions most often heard at Cannes: (1) Have you seen any films? (2) Have you seen any films you like? (3) Are you having any fun? You’d be surprised how often the answer to all three is, “No.”