The modern-day equivalents of Mr. Belmondo and Ms. Karin, it seemed, were not trophied actors, but amateur short-form video makers. I was determined to find out more about this phenomenon from the experts — meaning young people. “Vargasss spends all day on his smartphone: He films everything he sees and does, and it’s often funny,” Mr. Bredin said by phone from Paris. “The likes of Vargasss are young people like us, who we can talk to freely and easily, and who look just like us,” he added. They had traveled to Cannes for the day, not knowing whom they might see.

Source: New York Times May 13, 2018 06:33 UTC