Cannes Film Festival day 1: Johnny Depp opens fest with Jeanne du Barry
Published on May 16, 2023 11:23 PM IST
- Cannes Film Festival opened with Johnny Depp's French period drama Jeanne du Barry. Michael Douglas walked the red carpet with his family.
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The Cannes red carpet sprang to life again Tuesday with the premiere of the Louis XV period drama Jeanne du Barry with Johnny Depp, as the French Riviera movie pageant launched a star-studded and potentially controversy-rife 76th edition.(AFP)
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US actor and Honorary Palme d'or of the 76th Festival de Cannes Michael Douglas (C) arrives with his wife Catherine Zeta-Jones (R) and daughter Carys for the opening ceremony and the screening of Jeanne du Barry.(AFP)
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A coterie of stars streamed down Cannes' famous red carpet for the opening night ceremony, including Brie Larson, Uma Thurman, Gong Li, Elle Fanning, Catherine Deneuve (who graces this year's festival poster) and a blue-haired Helen Mirren, who carried a fan labeled #worthit.(REUTERS)
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This year's festival promises a Côte d'Azur buffet of spectacle, scandal and cinema set to be served over the next 12 days. It's unspooling against the backdrop of labor unrest. Protests that have roiled France in recent months over changes to its pension system are planned to run during the festival, albeit at a distance from the festival's main hub.(REUTERS)
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Director Maiwenn and cast members Pauline Pollman, Diego Le Fur, Johnny Depp and Pierre Richard pose. With a festival lined with some much-anticipated big-budget films, including James Mangold's Indiana Jones and the Dial of the Destiny and Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon, the party is sure to go on. Stars set to hit Cannes' red carpet in the next week and a half include Natalie Portman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Sean Penn, Alicia Vikander, the Weeknd and Scarlett Johansson. (REUTERS)
