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In Pictures: Hollywood stars shine on red carpet as Cannes Film Festival opens

Cate Blanchett, Martin Scorsese and Kristen Stewart were among the attendees.

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Jury members Chang Chen, from left, Kristen Stewart, Ava DuVernay, Denis Villeneuve, Cate Blanchett, Robert Guediguian, Khadja Nin, Andrey Zvyagintsev and Lea Seydoux pose for photographers upon arrival at the opening ceremony of the 71st international film festival, Cannes (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Scores of Hollywood stars descended on the French Riviera as the 71st Cannes Film Festival was officially declared open.

France Cannes 2018 Opening Ceremony Red Carpet
Much of the spotlight on opening day belonged to jury president Cate Blanchett (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
France Cannes 2018 Opening Ceremony Red Carpet
The festival’s ban on selfies was broken by some attendees who attempted to take photographs with their phones (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
France Cannes 2018 Opening Ceremony Red Carpet
Actress Julianne Moore also posed for photographers (Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
France Cannes 2018 Opening Ceremony Red Carpet
Benicio Del Toro is the jury president of the festival’s Un Certain Regard section, which recognises nontraditional films (Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)
France Cannes 2018 Opening Ceremony Red Carpet
Actress Chloe Sevigny is a jury member at International Critics’ Week, which focuses on discovering new talents (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)