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So far, the film festival’s incarnation in 2022 has garnered a lot of attention for spotlighting French colonialismwhile allowing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to speak out against Russia’s war in Ukraine.
However, regardless of the politics around Cannes, there is one thing that always grabs the headlines: glitz and glamour.
Since its inception in 1946, photographers have eagerly taken on the big and good of show business as they descended on the French Riviera city.
And what did it lead to?
A damn good photo gallery. Take a look at the glitz and glamor of Cannes over the decades below.
The glitz and glamor of Cannes over the decades
Jean Cocteau, left, and Jean Marias embrace Michèle Morgan during their awards ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival in France on April 8, 1951.
ASSOCIATED PRESS/AP1951
Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, strolls with Vera Clouzot, wife of the director of ‘Wages of Fear’ at the Fifth International Film Festival in Cannes, France on April 15, 1953.
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Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren arrive at the Carlton Hotel in Cannes, France for the presentation of their film “The Birds” at the Palais des Festivals, May 9, 1963.
JEAN JACQUES LEVY/1963 AP
British actor Michael Caine poses with a group of girls after his rooftop news conference in Cannes May 9, 1966. He was promoting his film Alfie.
Jean Jacques Lévy/AP
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones with his girlfriend Anita Pallenberg and their children as they arrive in Cannes for the presentation of the American film ‘Gimme Shelter’ on May 21, 1971.
Lipchitz/AP
A floral sign greets American singer Diana Ross arriving in Cannes, France, to present ‘Lady Sings the Blue’ at the film festival, May 25, 1973.
LEVY/1973 AP
Actor Mel Gibson is seen in Cannes, May 14, 1983.
JACQUES LANGEVIN/AP1983
Britain’s Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Princess Diana, Princess of Wales arrive at the Palais du Festival du Film, in Cannes, France, May 15, 1987.
AP/AP
American action stars Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger jokingly hold a dance May 13, 1990 while attending Cannes.
Gilbert Tourte/1990 AP
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