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Cannes Launches With Muted Opening Night Short on Star Power — And Cleavage
Cannes kicked off with Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and political protests.
The main attraction — the French musical comedy, “Partir un Jour” — took a backseat to paparazzi scrambling to land a shot of the star of “Taxi Driver,” who made the trek to France to accept an honorary Palme d’Or from Leonardo DiCaprio. Freelance workers at the film festiva l, supported by the French labor org Sous les écrans la dèche (Broke Behind the Screens), plan to stage a protest for the second consecutive year at this evening’s glamorous opening ceremony. It includes a collection of major studio releases such as Cruise’s final outing as super spy Ethan Hunt, as well as films from globally renowned auteurs like Ari Aster (“Edington”), Julia Ducournau (“Alpha”), Spike Lee (“Highest 2 Lowest”), Oliver Hermanus (“The History of Sound”) and Joachim Trier (“Sentimental Value”).
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