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The 65th Cannes Film Festival The festival in France, which began with “Moonrise Kingdom” and a Sacha Baron Cohen stunt, moves to completion Sunday with the Palme d’Or award, presented to “Amour.”
May 27, 2012
Director Michael Haneke, center, poses with actors Emmanuelle Riva and Jean-Louis Trintignant during a photocall after receiving the Palme d'Or award for the film "Amour" at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 27, 2012
Carlos Reygadas, left, who won the best director award for the film "Post Tenebras Lux," reacts next to "Un Certain Regard" jury president Tim Roth during the awards ceremony of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 27, 2012
Cosmina Straten, who won the best actress award for her role in "Beyond the Hills," poses with actor Alec Baldwin at the closing ceremony during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 27, 2012
Actress and jury member Diane Kruger attends the closing ceremony and the "Therese Desqueyroux" premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 27, 2012
From left, Stanley Weber, Gilles Lellouche, Catherine Arditi and Audrey Tautou attend the closing ceremony and "Therese Desqueyroux" premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 27, 2012
Actress Audrey Tautou attends the closing ceremony and "Therese Desqueyroux" premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 27, 2012
Actress and singer Kylie Minogue arrives for the awards ceremony at the 65th international film festival in Cannes, France.
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May 27, 2012
Actor Adrien Brody attends the closing ceremony and "Therese Desqueyroux" premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 27, 2012
Sarah Margaret Qualley and actress Andie MacDowell attend the closing ceremony and the "Therese Desqueyroux" premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 27, 2012
Romanian director Cristian Mungiu, center, poses as he arrives for the closing ceremony of the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 26, 2012
Cast members of the film "Mud," including Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey and Tye Sheridan, arrive on the red carpet for the screening. The coming-of-age film about about two teenage boys (Sheridan and newcomer Jacob Lofland) who discover a fugitive living on a small island in the Mississippi River is in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 26, 2012
Actress Virginie Efira poses during red-carpet arrivals for the film "Mud" at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 26, 2012
British actress Bonnie Wright arrives for the screening of "Mud."
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May 26, 2012
Actress Camila Alves attends the “Mud” premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 26, 2012
Actress Emily Hampshire attends the “Mud” premiere during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 26, 2012
Gary Dourdan, once a cast member of the original "CSI" television series, arrives for the screening of the film "Mud."
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May 26, 2012
From left, actors Kim Kang-woo, Kim Hyo-jin, director Im Sang-soo, actors Youn yuh-jung and Baek Yoon-sik arrive for the screening of "The Taste of Money" at the 65th international film festival in Cannes.
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May 26, 2012
Australian model and actress Megan Gale poses as she arrives for the screening of "Mud."
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May 26, 2012
Actress Charlotte de Turckheim attends the “Mud” premiere.
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May 26, 2012
Actress Andie MacDowell arrives for the screening of "Mud."
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May 26, 2012
Actor Alec Baldwin and his partner, Hilaria Thomas, arrive for the screening of "Mud."
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May 26, 2012
Miss Universe 2010, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, arrives for the screening of the film "Mud."
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May 25, 2012
Cast member Nicole Kidman poses during a photo call for the film "Hemingway & Gellhorn" at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 25, 2012
Actor Ty Hickson, left, and director Adam Leon at the "Gimme the Loot" photo call during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 25, 2012
Director Bernard-Henry Levy at a photo call for the film "Le Serment de Tobrouk" at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 25, 2012
Actor Robert Pattinson and director David Cronenberg at the "Cosmopolis" photo call during the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 25, 2012
Filmmaker David Cronenberg promoted his film "Cosmopolis."
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May 25, 2012
Actors Sarah Gadon, Robert Pattinson and Emily Hampshire at the "Cosmopolis" photo call during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 25, 2012
From left, actors Clotilde Hesme, Reda Kateb, Raphael Personnaz, director Catherine Corsini and actors Arta Dobroshi and Alban Aumard at the "Trois Mondes" photo call during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 25, 2012
From left, actors Sergei Kolesov, Vladimir Svirskiy, Vlad Abashin, Russian director Sergei Loznitsa, actress Julia Peresild and Nadezhda Markina arrive for the screening of "V Tumane," presented in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival n Cannes, France.
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May 25, 2012
Russian director Sergei Loznitsa arrives for the screening of "V Tumane," presented in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 24, 2012
Actor Adrien Brody, left, and model Eva Herzigova attend an auction at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2012 event in Antibes during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 24, 2012
Paris Hilton arrives for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2012 event in Antibes during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 24, 2012
Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat arrives for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2012 event in Antibes during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 24, 2012
Actress Asia Argento arrives for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2012 event in Antibes during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 24, 2012
Actress Rose McGowan arrives for amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS 2012 event in Antibes during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 24, 2012
Cast members Nicole Kidman, left, and John Cusack pose during a photocall for the film "The Paperboy" by director Lee Daniels, in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 24, 2012
Actors Matthew McConaughey and Zac Efron attend the photocall for "The Paperboy" during the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 24, 2012
Macy Gray attends the photocall for "The Paperboy" during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 24, 2012
Bollywood actress Niharika Singh poses during the photocall of "Miss Lovely," presented at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 23, 2012
Actress Kirsten Dunst attends the "On the Road" photocall during the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 22, 2012
Actor Brad Pitt arrives for the photocall of "Killing Them Softly," presented in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 22, 2012
Actor Ray Liotta poses during the photocall of "Killing Them Softly," presented in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 22, 2012
Model Irina Shayk poses for photographers at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France.
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May 22, 2012
Hannah Abdessalem poses at the de Grisogono photocall during the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival at Martinez Hotel in Cannes, France.
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May 22, 2012
Sean J. Combs, a.k.a. P. Diddy, attends the Soiree Chopard “Mystery Party” on the sidelines of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 22, 2012
British actresses Jasmin Riggins, left, and Siobhan Reilly pose during the photocall of "The Angel's Share" presented in competion at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 22, 2012
British director Ken Loach and British scriptwriter Paul Laverty, right, pose during the photocall of "The Angel's Share" presented in competion at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 21, 2012
Filmmaker Roman Polanski and actress Nastassja Kinski attend "Tess" Cannes Classics Premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 21, 2012
Actress Kelly Brook and Hofit Golan attend the "Vous N'Avez Encore Rien Vu" premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals.
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May 21, 2012
From second left: South Korean actress Moon Sori, South Korean director Hong Sangsoo, French actress Isabelle Huppert, South Korean actor Yu Jun Sang and South Korean actress Youn Yuh-jung arrive for the screening of "Da-Reun Na-Ra-E-Suh" (In Another Country) presented in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 21, 2012
Actress Tessa La Gonzales poses during the photocall "Despues de Lucia" presented in the Un Certain Regard selection at the 65th Cannes film festival.
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May 21, 2012
Japanese actor Tadashi Okuno poses during the photocall of "Like Someone in Love" presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival in Cannes.
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May 20, 2012
Guests arrive on the red carpet for the screening of the film "Jagten," in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 20, 2012
A worker clears rainwater from the red carpet prior to the arrival of guests for the screening of “The Hunt” at the 65th international film festival.
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May 20, 2012
French general delegate of the Cannes Film Festival Thierry Fremaux holds an umbrella as Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen and actress Annika Wedderkopp arrive for the screening of "Jagten" (The Hunt).
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May 20, 2012
From left, jury members Raoul Peck, Ewan McGregor, Hiam Abbass, Alexander Payne, jury president Nanni Moretti, Emmanuelle Devos, Andrea Arnold, Jean-Paul Gautier and Helen Kruger arrive for the screening of “Love” at the 65th international film festival.
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May 20, 2012
From left, actors Susse Wold, Mads Mikkelsen, Annika Wedderkopp, director Thomas Vinterberg and actress Alexandre Rapaport arrive for the screening of “The Hunt” at the 65th international film festival.
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May 20, 2012
Austrian director Michael Haneke, left, French actress Isabelle Huppert and French actor Jean-Louis Trintignant arrive for the screening of "Amour" (“Love”).
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May 20, 2012
Chinese model Liu Wen arrives for the screening of "Amour."
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May 20, 2012
French actress Aissa Maiga arrives for the screening of "Amour."
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May 20, 2012
Demonstrators from the French feminist group “La Barbe” hold signs in protest on the red carpet at the 65th international film festival. The group protested against what they feel is a lack of representation of female filmmakers at the festival. Signs read from left to right, Marvelous, Thank You, Splendid, Incredible, The Beard.
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May 20, 2012
British singer Cheryl Cole arrives for the screening of "Amour."
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May 20, 2012
President of the Jury Nanni Nanni Moretti, Jean-Louis Trintignant, jury members Ewan McGregor, Jean Paul Gaultier, Emmanuelle Devos and Diane Kruger attend the "Amour" premiere
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May 20, 2012
Member of the jury, British actor Ewan McGregor arrives for the screening of "Amour."
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May 20, 2012
Actress Susse Wold, left, Swedish actress Alexandra Rapaport, center, and Danish actress Anne-Louise Hassing pose during the photocall of "Jagten" (“The Hunt”).
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May 20, 2012
British actor Pete Doherty poses during the photocall of "Confession of a Child of the Century" presented in the Un Certain Regard selection.
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May 19, 2012
Socialite Paris Hilton and French artist Jean Roch arrive to take part in the TV show "Le Grand Journal" on the set of French TV Canal+ during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 19, 2012
Director Brandon Cronenberg, actress Sarah Gadon of "Antiviral" and filmmaker David Cronenberg attend "The Sapphires" premiere during the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival.
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May 19, 2012
US singer Puff Daddy arrives for the screening of "Lawless" presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival.
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May 19, 2012
British singer Pete Doherty and Italian actress Asia Argento arrive to take part in the TV show "Le Grand Journal" on the set of French TV Canal+ during the 65th Cannes film festival.
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May 19, 2012
Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan takes part in the TV show "Le Grand Journal" on the set of French TV Canal+ during the 65th Cannes film festival.
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May 19, 2012
French actress Berenice Bejo arrives for the screening of "Lawless" presented in competition at the 65th Cannes film festival.
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May 18, 2012
From left, actress Inge Maux, actor Peter Kazungu, actress Margarethe Tiesl and Austrian director Ulrich Seidl pose during the photo call for "Paradies: Liebe" (“Paradise: Love”) presented in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 18, 2012
From left, actors Zhang Nan Xin, Liao Fan, Yao Xingtong, director Jackie Chan, producer Brett Ratner, actors Kwone Sang Woo, Laura Weissbecker and Steve Yoo pose during a photo call for "Chinese Zodiac" at the 65th international film festival in Cannes, France.
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May 18, 2012
Actress Hayley Atwell poses for a portrait session while promoting the film "10 Things I Hate About Life" at the 65th international film festival in Cannes, France.
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May 18, 2012
Cast member Freida Pinto poses as she attends a photo call for the film "Desert Dancer" during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 17, 2012
From left, actor Chris Rock, actress Jada Pinkett Smith and actor Ben Stiller take part in the TV show "Le Grand Journal" on the set of French TV Canal+ during the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 17, 2012
A member of the jury, German actress Diane Kruger, takes part in the TV show "Le Grand Journal" on the set of French TV Canal+ at the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 17, 2012
Actor Sean Penn during the Chopard Trophy awards ceremony at the 65th international film festival in Cannes.
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May 17, 2012
Actors Matthias Schoenaerts and Marion Cotillard arrive for a news conference for "Rust and Bone" at the 65th international film festival in Cannes.
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May 16, 2012
From left, jury member Berenice Bejo, jury director Nanni Moretti and jury members Diane Kruger, Ewan McGregor and Jean-Paul Gaultier attend the opening ceremony during the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals.
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May 16, 2012
Singer Beth Ditto performs onstage at the opening ceremony during the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals.
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May 16, 2012
From left, actors Tilda Swinton, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman attend the opening ceremony at the 65th international film festival in Cannes, France.
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May 16, 2012
Actress Eva Longoria poses on the red carpet before the screening of "Moonrise Kingdom" and the opening ceremony of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 16, 2012
Model Eva Herzigova poses for photographers during the opening ceremony and screening of "Moonrise Kingdom" at the 65th international film festival in Cannes, France. Herzigova is wearing a dress by Dolce & Gabbana.
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May 16, 2012
Actress Jane Fonda, left, arrives with actor Alec Baldwin, center, and Hilaria Thomas for the screening of "Moonrise Kingdom" and the opening ceremony of the 65th Cannes film festival.
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May 16, 2012
Actress Jessica Chastain arrives for the opening ceremony and screening of :Moonrise Kingdom" at the 65th international film festival in Cannes. Chastain is wearing a dress by the house of Alexander McQueen.
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May 16, 2012
Actress Berenice Bejo attends the opening-night dinner during the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 16, 2012
Actress Eva Longoria attends the opening-night dinner during the 65th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 16, 2012
Actress Hao Lei poses during a photo call for "Mystery" at the 65th international film festival.
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May 16, 2012
Actress Nahed El Sebai poses during the photo call for "Baad El Mawkeaa (After the Battle)” presented in competition at the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.
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May 16, 2012
British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as Adm. Gen. Aladeen, and supermodel Elisabetta Canalis are spotted on a luxury yacht at Hotel Du Cap during the 65th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 16, 2012
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as Adm. Gen. Aladeen on a luxury yacht at Hotel Du Cap during the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 16, 2012
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen poses with a camel during a photo call for "The Dictator" at the 65th international film festival in Cannes, France.
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May 16, 2012
British actor Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as Adm. Gen. Aladeen, climbs on a camel during a photo call to promote the film "The Dictator" in front of the Carlton Hotel at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 16, 2012
Actor Bruce Willis poses during the photo call for "Moonrise Kingdom" at the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.
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May 16, 2012
Actor Bill Murray takes a picture with a small camera during the photo call for "Moonrise Kingdom" at the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 16, 2012
From left, actors Chris Pine, Isla Fisher and Alec Baldwin speak during "Rise of the Guardians" Q&A with Talent and Filmmakers at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.
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May 16, 2012
People line up outside the Palais des Festivals on the opening day of the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France.
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May 15, 2012
Jury members Tim Roth, left, and Ewan McGregor pose on the terrace at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes on the eve of the opening of the 65th Cannes Film Festival.
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May 15, 2012
A member of the jury, British director and scriptwriter Andrea Arnold, arrives at the Hotel Martinez on the eve of the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.
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May 15, 2012
A member of the jury, German actress Diane Kruger, arrives at the Hotel Martinez on the eve of the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes.
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May 15, 2012
A Chopard representative displays the Palme d'Or, the highest prize awarded to competing films, on the eve of the opening of the 65th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes. The Cannes Film Festival runs from May 16 to 27.
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May 15, 2012
General view of the venue at the 65th international film festival in Cannes, France.
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