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The towering intellects of the Left do us proud in Cannes:

Both films had scenes where renditions of the US national anthem were played as a way for the left-wing directors to reclaim the flag from America's ruling right. Only "Shortbus" did it in a memorable way that surely has to be a first on celluloid: bellowed into the anus of a man during a three-way gay sex romp. Mitchell said his offensive against the fears surrounding sex had much to do with living in "the era of Bush, which is about clamping down, being scared". He added by way of justification of his movie: "If you can't do elections you might as well do erections."