2015 Cannes Film Festival
The 68th annual Cannes Film Festival, the world's most prestigious festival of cinema, unrolled its red carpet in the south of France Wednesday. Over 12 days the Riviera resort will host screenings of some of the most anticipated works by international filmmakers.
Left: Mexican actress Salma Hayek poses during a photocall for the film "Il racconto dei racconti" ("Tale of Tales") during the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 14, 2015.
Salma Hayek & John C. Reilly
Actors Salma Hayek and John C. Reilly attend the press conference for "Il Racconto Dei Racconti" ("Tale of Tales") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France.
John C. Reilly
Actor John C. Reilly attends a photocall for "Il Racconto Dei Racconti" ("Tale of Tales") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Salma Hayek
Actress Salma Hayek attends a photocall for "Il Racconto Dei Racconti" ("Tale of Tales") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Vincent Cassel
Actor Vincent Cassel is photographed at the photocall for "Tale Of Tales" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Joel & Ethan Coen
Director Joel Coen (left) and Ethan Coen, serving as presidents of the feature film jury, pose during a photocall ahead of the opening of the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 13, 2015.
Sienna Miller
Jury member Sienna Miller attends the press conference for the members of the Jury during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Guillermo del Toro
Juror Guillermo del Toro attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Members of the Jury
Jury members Ethan Coen, Sophie Marceau, Rossy de Palma, Guillermo del Toro, Rokia Traore, Xavier Dolan, Sienna Miller, Jake Gyllenhaal and Joel Coen attend the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Naomi Watts
Actress Naomi Watts attends the Opening Ceremony dinner during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Jake Gyllenhaal
Jury member Jake Gyllenhaal attends the Opening Ceremony dinner during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Lupita Nyong'o
Actress Lupita Nyong'o attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Lupita Nyong'o
Actress Lupita Nyong'o attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Hofit Golan
Hofit Golan attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Isabella Rossellini
Actress-director Isabella Rossellini attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Viann Zhang
Actress Viann Zhang attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Viann Zhang
Viann Zhang attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Natalie Portman
Natalie Portman attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Natalie Portman
Portman's first feature as a director, "A Tale of Love and Darkness," will be screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Jin Qiaoqiao
Actress Jin Qiaoqiao attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Melita Toscan du Plantier
Marrakech Film Festival director Melita Toscan du Plantier attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Diane Rouxel
Actress Diane Rouxel, star of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall"), attends the Opening Ceremony dinner during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Frederique Bel
Actress Frederique Bel attends the Opening Ceremony dinner during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Julianne Moore
Actress Julianne Moore attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Karlie Kloss
Karlie Kloss attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Rossy de Palma
Jury member Rossy de Palma attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Catherine Deneuve
Actress Catherine Deneuve, star of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall"), attends the film's premiere during the opening ceremony of the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Marie Gillain
Actress Marie Gillain attends the opening ceremony and premiere of "La Tete Haute" ("Standing Tall") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2015 in Cannes, France.
"Mad Max: Fury Road"
From second left: Doug Mitchell, Nicholas Hoult, Tom Hardy, George Miller and Charlize Theron attend a photocall for "Mad Max: Fury Road" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Charlize Theron
Actress Charlize Theron poses during a photocall for the film "Mad Max : Fury Road" during the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, on May 14, 2015.
Charlize Theron
Actress Charlize Theron attends a photocall for "Mad Max: Fury Road" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Tom Hardy
Actor Tom Hardy attends a photocall for "Mad Max: Fury Road" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France.
"Umimachi Diary"
Director Hirokazu Koreeda (right) attends the premiere of his film, "Umimachi Diary" ("Our Little Sister") with his stars: Kaho, Haruka Ayase, Suzu Hirose and Masami Nagasawa, during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Rachel Weisz and Colin Farrell
Actress Rachel Weisz and actor Colin Farrell attend a photocall for "The Lobster" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015, in Cannes, France.
"The Lobster"
From left, actors John C. Reilly, Rachel Weisz, Angeliki Papoulia, Lea Seydoux, Ariane Labed, director Yorgos Lanthimos and actor Colin Farrell attend a photocall for "The Lobster" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015, in Cannes, France.
Lea Seydoux and Colin Farrell
Actress Lea Seydoux and actor Colin Farrell attend the "The Lobster" press Conference during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015, in Cannes, France.
Parker Posey
Actress Parker Posey attends a photocall for "Irrational Man" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015, in Cannes, France.
Emma Stone and Woody Allen
Emma Stone and Woody Allen attend the premiere of "Irrational Man" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Michelle Rodriguez
Michelle Rodriguez attends the Premiere of "Irrational Man" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015, in Cannes, France.
Stephane Gerschel and Naomi Watts
Stephane Gerschel and Naomi Watts attend a party to celebrate the opening of the new Bulgari boutique during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2015, in Cannes, France.
Chad McQueen
Actor Chad McQueen attends a photocall for "Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans," a new documentary about his father, during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.
"Mia Madre"
Actress Beatrice Mancini smiles while looking at actress Margherita Buy during a photocall for the film "Mia Madre" (My Mother) at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 16, 2015.
Matthew McConaughey
Actor Matthew McConaughey attends a press conference for "The Sea of Trees" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Naomi Watts & Matthew McConaughey
Naomi Watts and Matthew McConaughey attend the premiere of "The Sea of Trees" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Naomi Watts
Naomi Watts attends the premiere of "The Sea of Trees" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey smiles before leaving the premiere screening of the film "The Sea of Trees" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 16, 2015.
Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger attends the premiere of "The Sea of Trees" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Diane Kruger
Diane Kruger attends the premiere of "The Sea of Trees" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell attends the premiere of "The Sea of Trees" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Noomi Rapace
Swedish actress Noomi Rapace poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "The Sea of Trees" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 16, 2015.
Jane Fonda
Actress Jane Fonda poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "The Sea of Trees" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 16, 2015.
Eri Fukatsu
Japanese actress Eri Fukatsu poses during a photocall for the film "Kishibe No Tabi" (Journey to the Shore) at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
"Mon Roi"
Actress Chrystele Saint Louis Augustin and actor Nabil Kechouhen attend the premiere of "Mon Roi" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Cate Blanchett
Australian actress Cate Blanchett attends a press conference for the film "Carol" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
Rooney Mara
Actress Rooney Mara attends a press conference for the film "Carol" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
Todd Haynes
Director Todd Haynes smiles during a press conference for the film "Carol" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
Rooney Mara
Actress Rooney Mara poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Carol" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
"Carol"
Stars Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett attend the premiere of "Carol" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett attends the premiere of "Carol" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett attends the premiere of "Carol" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Cate Blanchett
Actress Cate Blanchett arrives for the screening of the film "Carol" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
Lindsay Ellingson
Lindsay Ellingson attends the premiere of "Carol" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Eva Longoria
Actress Eva Longoria poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Asphalte" (Macadam Stories) at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
Melanie Thierry
French actress Melanie Thierry poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Asphalte" (Macadam Stories) at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
Melanie Thierry
Melanie Thierry attends the premiere of "Carol" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Poppy Delevingne
Poppy Delevingne attends the premiere of "Carol" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Benicio del Toro
Actor Benicio del Toro arrives for the screening of the restored classic "Rocco and His Brothers" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 17, 2015.
Claudia Cardinale
Actress Claudia Cardinale attends the premiere of the restoration of the classic "Rocco and His Brothers Restoration" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Salma Hayek Pinault
Actress Salma Hayek Pinault attends the restoration premiere of "Rocco and His Brothers" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Noomi Rapace
Actress Noomi Rapace attends a photocall for "Callas" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Costa-Gavras
Greek director Costa-Gavras smiles during a photocall for the sidebar section "Cannes Classics" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 18, 2015.
Rachel Brosnahan
Actress Rachel Brosnahan attends the "Louder Than Bombs" photocall during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Gabriel Byrne
Irish actor Gabriel Byrne smiles during a photocall for the film "Louder than Bombs" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 18, 2015.
"Inside Out"
Actresses Mindy Kaling, Amy Poehler and Phyllis Smith pose during a photocall for the Pixar film "Inside Out" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 18, 2015.
Amy Poehler
Actress Amy Poehler attends the premiere of "Inside Out" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Anais Demoustier
Actress Anais Demoustier attends a photocall for "Marguerite & Julien" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Marthe Keller
Actress Marthe Keller attends a photocall for "Amnesia" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Emily Blunt
British actress Emily Blunt poses during a photocall for the film "Sicario" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
Emily Blunt & Denis Villeneuve
Canadian director Denis Villeneuve talks to British actress Emily Blunt during a press conference for the film "Sicario" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
Snoop Dogg
American rapper Snoop Dogg performs in the Grand Journal TV show, on the sidelines of the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
"Amnesia"
Swiss director Barbet Schroeder and Swiss actress Marthe Keller arrive for the screening of the film "Amnesia" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
"Sicario"
Director Denis Villeneuve and actor Benicio Del Toro smile as they arrive for the screening of the film "Sicario" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
Antonio Banderas
Spanish actor Antonio Banderas smiles as he arrives for the screening of the film "Sicario" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
Araya Hargate
British-Thai actress Araya Hargate poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Sicario" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
Josh Brolin & Kathryn Boyd
Actor Josh Brolin and his fiancee Kathryn Boyd attend the premiere of "Sicario" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 19, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Cate Blanchett
Australian actress Cate Blanchett poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Sicario" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
"Marguerite & Julien"
French actress Anais Demoustier, French actress-director Valerie Donzelli, and French actor Jeremie Elkaim pose as they arrive for the screening of the film "Marguerite & Julien" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 19, 2015.
Seo Young-Hee
Actress Seo Young-Hee attends the "Madonna" photocall during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Golshifteh Farahani
Golshifteh Farahani participates in Kering Talks "Women In Motion" at the 68th Annual Cannes Film Festivalon May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
"Lamb"
From left: Actress Kidist Siyum, actor Rediat Amare and director Yared Zeleke attend a photocall for "Lamb" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Rachel Weisz
Actress Rachel Weisz attends the "Youth" premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Michael Caine & Rachel Weisz
British actress Rachel Weisz kisses British actor Michael Caine at the premiere screening of the film "Youth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 20, 2015.
Imogen Waterhouse
Imogen Waterhouse attends the premiere of "Youth" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Carmen Maria Vega
Carmen Maria Vega attends the premiere of "Youth" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Paul Dano & Zoe Kazan
Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan attend the "Youth" premiere during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Harvey Keitel
Actor Harvey Keitel attends the premiere of "Youth" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Aishwarya Rai
Indian actress Aishwarya Rai poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Youth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 20, 2015.
Barbara Palvin
Hungarian model Barbara Palvin poses as she arrives for the screening of the film "Youth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 20, 2015.
Emily Blunt & Benicio Del Toro
Actors Emily Blunt and Benicio Del Toro arrive on the set of the Grand Journal TV show, on the sidelines of the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, May 20, 2015.
Louise Bourgoin
Actress Louise Bourgoin attends the premiere of "Shan He Gu Ran" ("Mountains May Depart") during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Cannes, France.
"Love"
From left: Swiss actress Aomi Muyock, Argentinian director Gaspar Noe, Danish actress Klara Kristin and American actor Karl Glusman pose as they arrive for the screening of the film "Love" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 20, 2015.
Cecile Cassel
Cecile Cassel attends the Vanity Fair And Chanel Dinner at Restaurant Tetou during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2015 in Golfe-Juan, France.
Shu Qi
Taiwanese actress Shu Qi poses during a photocall for the film "Nie Yinniang" (The Assassin) at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 21, 2015.
Isabelle Huppert
Actress Isabelle Huppert attends the "Valley of Love" photocall during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Gerard Depardieu & Isabelle Huppert
Actors Gerard Depardieu and Isabelle Huppert attend the "Valley of Love" photocall during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Tim Roth
Tim Roth attends the press conference for "Chronic" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Pharrell & Zoe
Executive producer Pharrell Williams and actress Zoe Kravitz attend a photocall for "Dope" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2015 in Cannes, France.
"Dheepan"
Claudine Vinasithamby and Jacques Audiard attend the premiere of "Dheepan" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Marion Cotillard
French actress Marion Cotillard poses during a photocall for the film "Macbeth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 23, 2015.
"Macbeth"
Director Justin Kurzel, Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender attend the "Macbeth" photocall during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Marion Cotillard
Marion Cotillard attends the "Macbeth" photocall during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Marion Cotillard
French actress Marion Cotillard attends a press conference for the film "Macbeth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 23, 2015.
Michael Fassbender
German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender waves as he leaves a press conference for the film "Macbeth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 23, 2015.
Elisabeth Debicki
Actress Elisabeth Debicki attends the premiere of "Macbeth" during the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 23, 2015 in Cannes, France.
Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard
Michael Fassbender waves as he arrives with French actress Marion Cotillard for the premiere of the film "Macbeth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 23, 2015.
"Macbeth"
Australian director Justin Kurzel, French actress Marion Cotillard, and German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender pose as they arrive for the premiere of "Macbeth" at the 68th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southeastern France, on May 23, 2015.