66th Cannes film festival
Director Steven Spielberg, President of the 66th Cannes film festival, holds a clapperboard.
Twenty films packed with sex, violence and emotional anguish vied for the Palme d'Or, one of the most coveted film awards after the Oscars. The eventual winner was an intimate lesbian love story by French director Abdellatif Kechiche
Mistress of Ceremonies, actress Audrey Tautou, stands on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "La Venus a la Fourrure" (Venus in Fur).
Tautou poses during a photocall.
Leonardo DiCaprio (right), Carey Mulligan (centre) and Elizabeth Debicki arrive on the red carpet for the screening of "The Great Gatsby" and the opening ceremony of the festival.
Director Jim Jarmusch (right), cast members John Hurt (left), Tom Hiddleston (2nd left) and Tilda Swinton (2nd right) pose during a photocall for the film "Only Lovers Left Alive."
Lea Seydoux (left) kisses Adele Exarchopoulos as they pose on the red carpet arriving for the screening of the film "La Vie D'Adele."
Jury member Nicole Kidman (left) and her husband Keith Urban pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of "Inside Llewyn Davis."
Emmanuelle Seigner kisses her husband and director Roman Polanski as they pose during a photocall for the film "La Venus a la Fourrure."
Director Roman Polanski (left) and his wife and cast member Emmanuelle Seigner pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film "La Venus a la Fourrure".
Nicole Kidman holds her ears as she arrives for the screening of "La Venus a la Fourrure".
French fashion designer and former model Ines de la Fressange poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "Jeune & Jolie" (Young & Beautiful).
Actress Eva Longoria poses on the red carpet as she arrives for the screening of the film "Le Passe" (The Past).
The shoes of a guest are seen as she arrives for the screening of the film "La Vie D'Adele."
Actress Milla Jovovich poses on the red carpet as she arrives for a screening of the film "Behind the Candelabra."
Cast member Berenice Bejo wipes a tear as she arrives for a screening of the film "Le Passe."
Cast member Justin Timberlake (left) and director Joel Coen pose during a photocall for "Inside Llewyn Davis."
Director James Gray (right), cast members Marion Cotillard (centre) and Jeremy Renner pose on the red carpet as they arrive for the screening of the film "The Immigrant."
The handbag of actress Arielle Dombasle is seen as she arrives for a screening of the film "Nebraska."
Jury President Steven Spielberg waves during the festival's opening ceremony.
Director Guillaume Canet (centre), cast members Marion Cotillard (left) and Clive Owen attend a news conference for the film "Blood Ties."
Spectators wrapped in blankets wait for the start of a beach front screening on the Croisette.
