Much of the work on view was produced after 1926, when Bonnard and his model, muse and wife, Marthe, moved into “Le Bosquet”, an unimposing villa above Cannes.
This version was more faithful to Andersen's story, had a darker tone, and ended up receiving very good reviews, as well as the Best Movie Award in the prestigious film festivals of Venice and Cannes.
Over the years, Cannes has also become a chance for the industry to make a point, and it was easy to see one in this year's winner of the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize.
Judicial authorities in the south of France say they now believe that the value of the jewels stolen from the Carlton Hotel in Cannes on Sunday is more than $130m, one of the biggest such thefts ever recorded.
While as 20 years since she won the top prize the Palme d'Or for the movie The Piano, this year 18 films are vying for the same honor among them the film chosen to open the festival.
Bong Joon-ho has returned to Cannes with a luxuriously watchable and satirical suspense drama. It runs as purringly smooth as the Mercedes driven by the lead character, played by Korean star Song Kang-ho.
Mr Hollande's 2012 declaration included two flats in Cannes and a villa nearby, valued in all at nearly €1.2m, just under the threshold at which France's annual wealth tax kicks in.
Shock-fest " Titane" took home the top Palme d'Or prize at Cannes on Saturday, revealed early at the closing ceremony in an embarrassing slip-up by jury president Spike Lee.
For example, the movie can be nominated and win awards at the Oscars, at the Golden Globes, at a Venice Film Festival, and at the Canne's Film Festival.
The media attention that can be gained from participation in the festival provides enough of a draw for the industry heavyweights - not to mention the typical Cannes glitterati.