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Starring Sophie Marceau, Andre Dussollier and Charlotte Rampling, the film is centred on a daughter dealing with her elderly father's declining health.

The day's biggest hitter, however, was the premiere of Tout S'est Bien Passe (Everything Went Fine), a drama written and directed by France's Francois Ozon. Nabil Ayouch to Julia Ducournau: the directors competing at Cannes for the first time this year The second day of the festival welcomed screenings of The Velvet Underground, a Todd Haynes documentary focused on the story of the rock band, and Jane by Charlotte, a film about celebrated actress Jane Birkin, directed by her daughter, Charlotte Gainsbourg. Kicking off proceedings on Tuesday was a showing of Leos Carax's Annette, along with a star-studded opening ceremony. This year's Cannes will screen a mix of international and Hollywood films, with the 2021 jury presided over by BlacKkKlansman director Spike Lee. The festival, which began on Tuesday and runs until Saturday, July 17, brings together some of the film industry's most highly anticipated titles, as well as some of the silver screen's most famous faces.

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The cinematic celebration, now in its 74th year, is in full swing in the French Riviera, welcoming back premieres, screenings and press conferences aplenty after the event was cancelled last year, owing to the pandemic.

There are lights, there are cameras and there is most certainly action under way at the Cannes Film Festival.

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