Cannes Film Festival Rolls Out Red Carpet For 75th Anniversary
The Straits Times|May 19, 2022
The world's biggest film festival runs from Tuesday to May 28, back to its traditional calendar following two years of pandemic disruptions.
Cannes Film Festival Rolls Out Red Carpet For 75th Anniversary

CANNES (France). The Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet on Tuesday as the Mediterranean port city filled up with cinema stars, festivalgoers and oglers for the 75th anniversary event, bringing buzz and glamour back to the resort destination.

The world's biggest film festival runs from Tuesday to May 28, back to its traditional calendar following two years of pandemic disruptions.

It opened on Tuesday with the screening of Michel Hazanavicius' zombie film, Final Cut, and will also feature heavy hitters such as Tom Cruise's Top Gun: Maverick - bringing Cruise to the festival for the first time in 30 years and Australian film-maker Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic.

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