Cannes opens with mix of serious films and antics

It's indie movies vs Indy's movie at the Cannes Film Festival.

As the French Riviera blitz of movies, parties and industry schmoozing started yesterday, the question was whether the independent movies beloved by Cannes critics could hold their own against the media bombast for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which plays in Cannes this weekend.

On opening day, the festival's dual nature was apparent for anyone strolling down Cannes' main drag, the Croisette. On one side is Cannes' official poster: indie filmmaker David Lynch's arty photo of a mysterious blond bombshell. On the other is a hotel facade dressed up for Indiana Jones festivities to look something like a plastic temple of doom.