2018 Cannes Film Festival

Actress Penelope Cruz, star of the film "Everybody Knows," poses during a photocall at the 71st Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 9, 2018. 

The world's most prestigious celebration of cinema opened Tuesday on the French Riviera. 

Kristen Stewart

Jury member Kristen Stewart attends the opening ceremony of the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 8, 2018. 

Isabelle Adjani

Isabelle Adjani poses on the red carpet prior to the opening night screening of the film "Everybody Knows" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 8, 2018. 

Chloe Sevigny

Jury member Chloe Sevigny arrives for the opening ceremony and screening of "Everybody Knows," May 8, 2018. 

Shy'm

Singer Shy'm poses on the red carpet at the opening night screening of the film "Everybody Knows," May 8, 2018. 

Lea Seydoux

Jury member Lea Seydoux arrives for the opening night screening of the film "Everybody Knows," May 8, 2018. 

Georgia May Jagger

Georgia May Jagger poses on the red carpet at the opening night screening of the film "Everybody Knows," May 8, 2018. 

Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem

Cast members Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem arrive for the opening night ceremony and screening of their film "Everybody Knows" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 8, 2018.

Cate Blanchett

Jury president Cate Blanchett at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 8, 2018.

Tallia Storm

The dress of Tallia Storm is seen as she arrives for the screening of the film "Yomeddine" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

Louise Bourgoin

Louise Bourgoin waves as she arrives for the screening of the film "Yomeddine" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018.

Catrinel Menghia

Model Catrinel Menghia arrives for a screening of the film "Yomeddine" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

Marica Pellegrinelli

Marica Pellegrinelli poses upon arriving for the screening of the film "Yomeddine" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

Virginie Ledoyen

Un Certain Regard jury member Virginie Ledoyen poses during a photocall at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018.

"Yomeddine"

Actors Wang Likun and Kiko Mizuhara arrives for a screening of the film "Yomeddine" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

Christoph Waltz

Actor Christoph Waltz arrives for a screening of the film "Yomeddine" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

Li Yuchun

Singer Li Yuchun (a.k.a. Chris Lee) poses before a screening of the film "Yomeddine," Cannes, France, May 9, 2018. 

Julianne Moore

Actress Julianne Moore poses on the red carpet before a screening of the film "Yomeddine" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

Martin Scorsese

Director Martin Scorsese arrives at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

Anna Chipovskaya

Anna Chipovskaya arrives for a screening of the film "Summer" (Leto) at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

"Summer"

Actor Irina Starshenbaum holds up a banner with the name of director Kirill Serebrennikov, next to fellow cast members Teo Yoo and Roman Bilyk, before a screening of the film "Summer" (Leto)," May 9, 2018.  

Serebrennikov, who is under house arrest in Russia, was not allowed to attend the festival. The filmmaker, who was critical of Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, has been charged with fraud and confined. Supporters have called his arrest politically motivated.

"Summer"

A guest wears a shirt demanding the release of film director Kirill Serebrennikov.

"Rafiki"

Director Wanuri Kahiu, of "Rafiki," poses with actors Sheila Munyiva and Samantha Mugatsia before a screening of "Summer," May 9, 2018. 

Benicio Del Toro

Un Certain Regard jury president Benicio Del Toro appears at a phgotocall at the Cannes Film Festival, May 9, 2018. 

Frederique Bel

Frederique Bel poses on the red carpet before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Stella Maxwell

Model Stella Maxwell poses before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Lupita Nyong'o

Actress Lupita Nyong'o arrives on the red carpet before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Amber Heard

Actress Amber Heard poses on the red carpet before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Josephine Skriver

Josephine Skriver poses on the red carpet before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Huma Qureshi

Huma Qureshi arrives on the red carpet before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Deepika Padukone

Actress Deepika Padukone poses on the red carpet before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Petra Nemcova

Petra Nemcova poses on the red carpet before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Sylvie Tellier

Sylvie Tellier poses on the red carpet before a screening of "Sorry Angel (Plaire, aimer et courir vite)," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018.

Marion Cotillard and Jessica Chastain

Marion Cotillard and Jessica Chastain pose during a photocall for the film "355" at the Cannes Film festival, May 10, 2018. 

Carey Mulligan

Actress Carey Mulligan poses during a photocall for the film "Kering Women in Motion" at the Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France, May 10, 2018.

Mads Mikkelsen

Actor Mads Mikkelsen poses during a photocall for the film "Arctic" during the Cannes Film Festival, at Cannes, France, May 10, 2018. 

"Cold War"

Director Pawel Pawlikowski (the Oscar-winner "Ida") and actress Joanna Kulig appear in a press conference for the film "Cold War (Zimna wojna)," at Cannes, France, May 11, 2018. 

Cate Blanchett

Jury president Cate Blanchett appears on the red carpet at the premiere of the film "Cold War" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 10, 2018. 

Regina Todorenko

Regina Todorenko arrives on the red carpet for a screening of the film "Ash Is Purest White (Jiang hu er nv)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 11, 2018.

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Victoria Silvstedt poses on the red carpet for a screening of the film "Ash Is Purest White (Jiang hu er nv)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 11, 2018.

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Director Pedro Almodóvar, director Luis Ortega, "The Angel" cast member Lorenzo Ferro and Cecilia Roth pose before a screening of the film "Ash Is Purest White (Jiang hu er nv)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 11, 2018.

Bella Hadid

Bella Hadid arrives for the screening of the film "Ash Is Purest White (Jiang hu er nv)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 11, 2018.

Christopher Nolan

Filmmaker Christopher Nolan is photographed at the Cannes Film Festival, May 12, 2018. Nolan will be presenting an "unrestored" 70mm print of Stanley Kubrick's landmark sci-fi film, "2001: A Space Odyssey," to celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Jean-Luc Godard

Director Jean-Luc Godard speaks via video conference about his film "The Picture Book (Le livre d'image)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 12, 2018.

"Fahrenheit 451"

Director Ramin Bahrani poses with cast members Michael B. Jordan, Sofia Boutella and Michael Shannon at a photocall for the film "Fahrenheit 451," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 12, 2018. 

Marion Cotillard

Marion Cotillard poses at a photocall for the film "Angel Face (Gueule d'ange)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 12, 2018.

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai arrives on the red carpet for a screening of the film "Girls of the Sun (Les filles du soleil)," at the Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, May 12, 2018. 

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren poses on the red carpet for a screening of the film "Girls of the Sun (Les filles du soleil)," at the Cannes Film Festival, in Cannes, France, May 12, 2018. 

Protest

Eighty-two women from the film industry pose on the red carpet to highlight the limited number of female filmmakers who have been selected for the festival's competition lineup over its 71 years, at the Cannes Film Festival, Saturday, May 12, 2018. 

Protest

Jury president Cate Blanchett and filmmaker Agnes Varda lead eighty-two women from the film industry protesting the limited number of female filmmakers who have been selected for the festival's competition lineup over its 71 years, at the Cannes Film Festival, Saturday, May 12, 2018. 

Protest

Females figures from the film industry, including actress Marion Cotillard (second from left), arrive on the red carpet to represent the limited number of female filmmakers who have been selected for the festival's competition lineup over its 71 years.

Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek joins the protest on the Cannes red carpet, May 12, 2018.

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Model Naomi Campbell poses before a news conference about her charity fashion gala event, "Fashion for Relief," May 12, 2018, in Cannes, France. 

Diane Kruger

Diane Kruger arrives for the screening of the film "Sink or Swim (Le grand bain)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 13, 2018.

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda arrives for the screening of the film "Sink or Swim (Le grand bain)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 13, 2018.

Isabelle Huppert

Isabelle Huppert waves on the red carpet before the screening of the film "Sink or Swim (Le grand bain)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 13, 2018.

Roberto Benigni

Roberto Benigni arrives for the screening of "Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro Felice)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 13, 2018, in Cannes, France.

John Savage

Actor John Savage arrives for the screening of "Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro Felice)," at the Cannes Film Festival, May 13, 2018, in Cannes, France.

Marziyeh Rezaei

Cast member Marziyeh Rezaei poses during the photocall for the film "Three Faces" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 13, 2018.

Sara Sampaio

Sara Sampaio arrives for the charity fashion gala event, "Fashion for Relief," in Cannes, France, May 13, 2018. 

Alba Rohrwacher

Actress Alba Rohrwacher appears at a pres conference for the film "Happy as Lazzaro (Lazzaro Felice)," directed by her sister, Alice Rohrwacher, at the Cannes Film Festival, May 14, 2018. 

John Travolta

John Travolta, who stars as a mob boss in the biopic "Gotti,"  poses at the Cannes Film Festival, May 14, 2018.

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Director Lars von Trier (right) and star Matt Dillon appear at the photocall for "The House That Jack Built," at Cannes, France, May 14, 2018. The film, about a serial killer, prompted massive walkouts during its premiere screening, and a standing ovation at its end.

Kristen Stewart

In a breach of protocol, jury member Kristen Stewart removes her high-heel shoes while walking the red carpet before the screening of the film "BlacKkKlansman" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 14, 2018. 

Spike Lee

Director Spike Lee at the press conference for his film "BlacKkKlansman" at the Cannes Film Festival, May 15, 2018. The film, a true story about a black man and a Jew who infiltrate the Ku Klux Klan, is scheduled to be released on the first-year anniversary of the Charlottesville rally by white nationalists at which a counter-protestor, Heather Hayer, was murdered.

Lee, who called the killing "an ugly, ugly, ugly blemish on the United States of America," condemned President Trump: "That mother****** did not denounce the mother******* Klan, the alt-right, and those Nazis mother*******. It was a defining moment, and he could have said to the world, not just the United States, that we were better than that. … This right-wing bull**** is not just America, it is all over the world, and we have to wake up."

Melanie Thierry

Director Melanie Thierry arrives for the screening of "Under the Silver Lake" at Cannes, France May 15, 2018. 

"Solo: A Star Wars Story:

Alden Ehrenreich and Emilia Clarke give Chewbacca a hug during a photocall for "Solo: A Star Wars Story," at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 15, 2018. 

"Solo: A Star Wars Story"

Stormtroopers stand guard on the red carpet before the screening of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival, May 15, 2018. 

Winnie Harlow

Model Winnie Harlow arrives on the red carpet for the Cannes FIlm Festival screening of "Solo: A Star Wars Story," May 15, 2018. 

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71st Cannes Film Festival - Screening of the film "Solo: A Star Wars Story" out of competition - Red Carpet Arrivals - Cannes, France May 15, 2018. cast member Emilia Clarke arrives.

Michelle Rodriguez

Michelle Rodriguez arrives on the red carpet for the Cannes Film Festival screening of the film "Solo: A Star Wars Story," May 15, 2018. 

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

Actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge is photographed at the screening of "Solo: A Star Wars Story," at Cannes, France, May 15, 2018. 

Aissa Maiga

Aissa Maiga poses at the "Kering Women in Motion" event at Cannes, France, May 16, 2018. 

Sara Sampaio

Sara Sampaio poses at the amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS event, in Antibes, France, May 17, 2018.  

Georgia Fowler

Georgia Fowler poses at the amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS event, in Antibes, France, May 17, 2018.  

Terry Gilliam

Director Terry Gilliam, who spent the past quarter-century trying to get his movie "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" off the ground despite insurmountable production difficulties, basked in applause as the completed film had its world premiere on the closing night of the Cannes Film Festival, May 19, 2018.

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A giant canvas of the official poster for the 71st Cannes Film Festival is seen outside the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, May 6, 2018.