Spitting image: Cannes grossed out by festival spit tests

Some, like The Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw, found that, after trudging through crowds on the baking sea-front road, the Croisette, they couldn’t summon up enough spittle. ‘That’s not enough spit, Monsieur, the test lady told me sternly,’ said Bradshaw. ‘Spitting into a plastic cup doesn’t exactly say the glamour of the Cannes film festival’