CANNES, France—From almost any angle, the unavoidable backdrop of Cannes is a sprawling flotilla of cruise ships and megayachts. Black helicopters buzz endlessly back and forth, shuttling executives to and from the Cannes Lions festival. It is a place largely defined by inescapable excess.

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