Getting Ready

Workers unroll the red carpet before the opening of the 58th Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 11, 2005.

General view of the International Film Festival palace in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 9, 2005. The 58th International Film Festival will open on Wednesday, May 11.

Tourists walk past the International Film Festival palace in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 9, 2005. The 58th International Film Festival will open on Wednesday, May 11.

A car drives past the International Film Festival palace in Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 9, 2005. The 58th International Film Festival will open on Wednesday, May 11.

View of the Cannes beachfront from the terrace of the Martinez hotel, Tuesday, May 10, 2005, in Cannes, southern France. The 58th International Film Festival festival runs May 11 through 22.

Festival goers stroll along the Cannes beachfront past billboards displaying the official poster of the upcoming 58th International Cannes Film Festival, Tuesday, May 10, 2005 in Cannes, southern France. The festival runs May 11 through 22.

View of a billboard advertising Steven Spielberg's upcoming "War of the Worlds" starring Tom Cruise, at the Carlton beach on the Cannes beachfront, Tuesday, May 10, 2005, in Cannes, southern France. The 58th International Film Festival festival runs May 11 through 22.