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Stars Align as Cannes Kicks Off

Posted May 14, 08 10:22 AM CDT in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – The Cannes Film Festival gets under way today with the premiere of Blindness, a new film by City of God director Fernando Meirelles that stars Julianne Moore. A jury led by Sean Penn will award the Palme d'or to one of 22 films. But as the Telegraph reports, paparazzi will be swarming to two premieres out of competition: Jack Black's Kung Fu Panda and the newest Indiana Jones film.

Some of the most anticipated films at this year's festival include:

  • Changeling, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Angelina Jolie
  • Che, Stephen Soderbergh's 4-hour epic on the life of Che Guevara
  • The Silence of Lorna, from two-time Palme d'or winners Jean-Luc and Pierre Dardenne
  • 24 City, by Chinese director Jia Zhanke, which is already being tipped for the top prize

Sources Daily Telegraph (UK), BBC

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Natalie Portman, Jeanne Balibar, Sean Penn and Alexandra Maria Lara pose during a photo call for the jury members at the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May...   (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
American actor, director and jury president Sean Penn, smokes a cigarette during the jury press conference for the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008....   (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
American actor, director and jury president Sean Penn, center, speaks during the jury press conference for the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008,...   (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal, left, and American actress Julianne Moore talk during a photo call for the film "Blindness" at the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday,...   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
Actress Julianne Moore poses during a photo call for the film "Blindness" at the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
American actress Julianne Moore poses during a photo call for the film "Blindness" at the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)
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