Cannes Film Festival 2008 Red Carpet, Premiere and Candid Photos

Sights of the Festival

    American actor, director and jury president of the 61st international Cannes film festival, Sean Penn, centre, poses with jury members. From left, Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, left, French director Rachid Bouchareb, Israeli-American actress Natalie Portman, Iranian writer and director Marjane Satrapi, French actress Jeanne Balibar, German actress Alexandra Maria Lara, Italian actor and director Sergio Castellitto and Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron during a photo call for the jury members at the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

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    US actor and director, President of the Jury Sean Penn leaves the photocall at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, southern France. This year as usual, organisers who picked out the 22 films selected to run for the Palme among 1,792 features submitted, went for a savvy blend of stars and veterans, arthouse fare, and new international talent. AFP PHOTO / Anne-Christine POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

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    Israeli-US actress and member of the Jury Natalie Portman leaves the photocall at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, southern France. This year as usual, organisers who picked out the 22 films selected to run for the Palme among 1,792 features submitted, went for a savvy blend of stars and veterans, arthouse fare, and new international talent. AFP PHOTO / Anne-Christine POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

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    Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron (L), Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul (C) and French actress Jeanne Balibar (R) leave the photocall at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, southern France. This year as usual, organisers who picked out the 22 films selected to run for the Palme among 1,792 features submitted, went for a savvy blend of stars and veterans, arthouse fare, and new international talent. AFP PHOTO / Anne-Christine POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

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    US actor and director and President of the Jury Sean Penn leaves the photocall at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, southern France. This year as usual, organisers who picked out the 22 films selected to run for the Palme among 1,792 features submitted, went for a savvy blend of stars and veterans, arthouse fare, and new international talent. AFP PHOTO / Anne-Christine POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)

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    Cast members Yoshino Kimura (L) and Yusuke Iseya pose during a photo call for the film "Blindness" by Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 14, 2008. "Blindness" is one of twenty-two entries in competition for the prestigious Palme d'Or which will be awarded on May 25. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE)

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    Bodyguards stand near as Sean Penn, President of the Jury, signs autographs for fans after a news conference at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 14, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE)

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    Sean Penn, President of the Jury, signs autographs for fans after a news conference at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 14, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE)

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    Israeli-US actress and member of the Jury Natalie Portman poses during a photocall at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, southern France. This year as usual, organisers who picked out the 22 films selected to run for the Palme among 1,792 features submitted, went for a savvy blend of stars and veterans, arthouse fare, and new international talent. AFP PHOTO / Fred DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

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    US actor and director and President of the Jury Sean Penn waves to photographers during a photocall at the 61st edition of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2008 in Cannes, southern France. This year as usual, organisers who picked out the 22 films selected to run for the Palme among 1,792 features submitted, went for a savvy blend of stars and veterans, arthouse fare, and new international talent. AFP PHOTO / Fred DUFOUR (Photo credit should read FRED DUFOUR/AFP/Getty Images)

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