In photos: Cannes opens with The Great Gatsby
As the Cannes Film Festival kicks off in France, The Great Gatsby's biggest stars glam up for a seaside photocall.
Workers install the red carpet in front of the main entrance of the Festival Palace for the opening ceremony of the 66th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes May 15, 2013.Regis Duvignau/Reuters
Cast member Carey Mulligan leaves after a photocall for the film The Great Gatsby. The festival’s opening night will feature Baz Luhrmann’s glitzy, 3D adaptation of the 1925 novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald.Regis Duvignau/Reuters
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who plays the enigmatic millionaire Jay Gatsby in the film, poses for photographers.Francois Mori/The Associated Press
From left, cast members Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, director Baz Luhrmann and actor Tobey Maguire.Lionel Cironneau/The Associated Press
Director Baz Luhrmann poses during a photocall.Eric Gaillard/Reuters
Candy boxes with the 66th Cannes Film Festival official logo in a shop in the Festival Palace.Regis Duvignau/Reuters
The Cannes jury will spend 10 days in darkened screening rooms, sitting through some 20 films, to determine who will receive the prestigious Palme d’Or for the best film. Here are all nine jury members, from left to right: directors Lynne Ramsay and Ang Lee, Steven Spielberg, actress Nicole Kidman, actor and director Daniel Auteuil, actress Vidya Balan, actor Christoph Waltz, directors Naomi Kawase and Cristian Mungiu.Eric Gaillard/Reuters
Jury president Steven Spielberg, left, and jury member Nicole Kidman pose during a photo call for the jury.Francois Mori/The Associated Press
Actress Nicole Kidman at a news conference.Regis Duvignau/Reuters
Director Baz Luhrmann and Carey Mulligan at a news conference for The Great Gatsby.Yves Herman/Reuters
Leonardo DiCaprio listens to questions from journalists.Virginia Mayo/The Associated Press