Paul Mescal, Bono, dresscode... 10 things to watch out for at Cannes Film Festival

The Cannes Film Festival is under way in the south of France, complete with a decent Irish involvement, writes Esther McCarthy 

Halle Berry had to change her dress plans at Cannes; Josh O'Connor and Paul Mescal in The History of Sound; Bono features in a new documentary.

1. Paul Mescal

The History of Sound competes for the top prize at Cannes, the Palme d'Or.  It stars Paul Mescal  and The Crown’s Josh O’Connor in a drama set during World War I, which has already been drawing buzz ahead of its festival debut. The film centres on two men who want to record the lives and music of their compatriots. As they do so, they begin to fall in love. The drama from filmmaker Oliver Hermanus also has Mescal on board as an executive producer.