Spike Lee takes centre stage as 74th Cannes Film Festival opens

Jury president Spike Lee poses for photographers (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

The Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for the first time in more than two years, launching the French Riviera spectacular with the introduction of Spike Lee’s jury and hopes of shrugging off the pandemic and a punishing year for movies.

The 74th Cannes opened with as much glitz as it could summon.