Five things to watch out for in Cannes

As the world’s most famous film festival kicks off, Helen Barlow selects some of the highlights

Tue, 16 May, 2017 - 01:00

1 COLIN FARRELL

He’s the Irish man of the moment in Cannes with two prestigious competition films (both co-starring Nicole Kidman) and a career that is going from strength to strength.

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Courts Arts Film & TV Place: Dublin Place: IRLANDAIS Place: H-blocks Place: Cork Prison Place: US Person: Helen Barlow Person: Nicole Kidman Person: Jorgos Lanthimos Person: Farrell Person: Lanthimos Person: Barry Keoghan Person: Sofia Coppola Person: Clint Eastwood Person: Don Siegel Person: Coppola Person: Thomas P Cullinan Person: Kidman Person: Elle Fanning Person: Keoghan Person: Cillian Murphy Person: Harry Styles Person: Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Person: Eileen Walsh Person: Mark O’Halloran Person: Simon Fitzmaurice Person: Noah Baumbach Person: Adam Sandler Person: Jake Gyllenhaal Person: Tilda Swinton Person: John O’Donoghue Person: Arnold Schwarzenegger Person: Jean-Michel Cousteau Person: Jacques Person: Al Gore Event: Cannes Event: American Civil War Event: Cork French Film Festival Event: Festival de Cannes Organisation: Variety Organisation: Cannes Organisation: Netflix Organisation: Hollywood

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