The Hungarian film institute’s booth at the Cannes Film Festival has a glossy brochure promoting a studio complex on the outskirts of Budapest. Next to a mock medieval village, it has a cluster of wood-paneled houses described as an “American suburb.

US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap crippling tariffs on foreign-made movies has dominated discussions at the Cannes Film Festival, dampening the mood at the film market that runs parallel with the festival and frustrating movie professionals who were looking for a boost from cinema’s glitziest showcase.

Famed director Wes Anderson made a mockery of Donald Trump at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday over the president’s proposal to impose 100% tariffs on movies made outside the United States. “Can you hold up the movie in customs?