67th Cannes Billed as World's Biggest Film Festival Agence France-Presse
go to original May 13, 2014

The Countdown to Cannes (NTDTV)

CANNES - Giant portraits of movie stars beamed down on passersby in Cannes on Tuesday as Hollywood heavyweights and first-time directors prepared to pour into the French Riviera resort for the world's biggest film festival.

Hugh Jackman, French actress Lea Seydoux and Natalie Portman were just some of the celebrities whose faces adorned buildings in the city centre, as if the lure of real-life stars making their way to the 67th Cannes Film Festival was not enough.

Ryan Gosling, David Cronenberg, Ken Loach and Sophia Loren are all due to make an appearance at the 12-day glitzy event that kicks off Wednesday with the world premiere of controversial biopic "Grace of Monaco" starring Nicole Kidman.

And in a particularly original stunt, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger - the stars of all-action romp "The Expendables 3" - are due to arrive in town on Sunday onboard a tank.

Private beaches have been temporarily transformed into nightclubs or trendy eateries. In big hotels, suites booked by fashion houses have turned into showrooms.

The festival is known worldwide for its mix of art house gravitas and extravagance.

Every year, movie stars, industry executives, journalists in their thousands and curious onlookers pour into the Riviera resort that lives and breathes cinema for close to a fortnight, its population briefly tripling from just over 73,000 to over 200,000 people.

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