STARS SHOW OFF EYE-CATCHING LOOKS AT THE 79th CANNES FILM FESTIVAL

Cannes Film Festival concluded on Saturday with its traditional awards ceremony after two action-packed weeks of world premieres, star-studded red carpets, parties and fashion shows.

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AFP looks back on some of the highlights: Although there was no Hollywood blockbuster launch in Cannes this year and some festival-goers reported fewer US film execs in town than usual, the cast of the original “The Fast and the Furious” provided some American sparkle.

Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and the daughter of late co-star Paul Walker reunited for a midnight screening to mark 25 years since the car-racing blockbuster, with their smiles, tears and tributes to Walker providing a moment of raw emotion in the packed main cinema.

Standing ovations at premieres are a serious and competitive business in Cannes, with reporters timing them as an indicator of how well a film has been received. This year’s winner appeared to be Spain's “La Bola Negra” (“The Black Ball”), a film set partly during the country’s civil war, which was awarded a hand-aching 16-minute round of applause on Thursday, according to industry title Variety.