As Riveria jewel robberies go it may not have had quite the appeal of John Robie’s adventures in To Catch A Thief. Neither was the young man who got away with $53 million in jewellery privileged to play kissy face with Grace Kelly. But for romantics, the extraordinary robbery yesterday at the Cannes Carlton Hotel recalls all the glamour of the suave cat burglar played by Cary Grant. Unlike the fictional Robie, today’s thief simply walked into a temporary jewellery exhibit and scooped up the gems. It happened in broad daylight and the media suggests there was close to no security. The Carlton is both the site of the annual film awards and the main locale for the 1955 Kelly-Grant epic. The film was produced by Alfred Hitchcock. Above, the trailer coyly entices Who Could Ask For Anything More? Grown up minds were intended to know what more might be asked and given. Cannes jewel heist imitates Hitchcock art
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As Riveria jewel robberies go it may not have had quite the appeal of John Robie’s adventures in To Catch A Thief. Neither was the young man who got away with $53 million in jewellery privileged to play kissy face with Grace Kelly. But for romantics, the extraordinary robbery yesterday at the Cannes Carlton Hotel recalls all the glamour of the suave cat burglar played by Cary Grant. Unlike the fictional Robie, today’s thief simply walked into a temporary jewellery exhibit and scooped up the gems. It happened in broad daylight and the media suggests there was close to no security. The Carlton is both the site of the annual film awards and the main locale for the 1955 Kelly-Grant epic. The film was produced by Alfred Hitchcock. Above, the trailer coyly entices Who Could Ask For Anything More? Grown up minds were intended to know what more might be asked and given. 