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PHOTO GALLERY: Stars walk the red carpet as Cannes Film Festival kicks off




US actor Robert De Niro and his partner Tiffany Chen arrive for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

US actor Leonardo Dicaprio and French actress and president of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Juliette Binoche smile on stage during the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

US actor Leonardo Dicaprio (L), US film director Quentin Tarantino (2L), French actor and master of ceremony Laurent Lafitte (4L), (from 5L) French singer and songwriter Mylene Farmer, French actress and president of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Juliette Binoche, US actor and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Jeremy Strong, US actress and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Halle Berry, Italian actress and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer and journalist and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Leila Slimani, South korean filmmaker and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Hong Sang-Soo, Indian filmmaker and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Payal Kapadia, Congolese filmmaker and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Dieudo Hamadi and Mexican filmmaker and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Carlos Reygadas

US actress and member of the jury of the 78th cannes film festival Halle Berry arrives on stage during the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

US director Quentin Tarantino speaks on stage during the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

US actor Robert De Niro receives the Honorary Palme d'Or from US actor Leonardo Dicaprio during the Opening Ceremony of the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

US model Bella Hadid arrives for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

French actor and master of ceremony Laurent Lafitte speaks on stage during the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

Italian actor and film producer Pierfrancesco Favino and Italian actress Anna Ferzetti arrive for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

US actress Julia Garner arrives for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

German model Heidi Klum arrives for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

Lebanese composer and businessman Omar Harfouch (R) and his wife Yulia Harfouch arrive for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

Dubai influencer Farhana Bodi arrives for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

Lebanese composer and businessman Omar Harfouch (R) and his wife Yulia Harfouch arrive for the Opening Ceremony and the screening of the film "Partir un Jour" (Bye Bye) presented out of competition at the 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP