De Niro condemns Trump as ‘America’s philistine president’ at Cannes opening

Over the next 12 days, Cannes will play host to major premieres including Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest and Ari Aster’s Eddington

Tue, 13 May, 2025 - 19:55

Jake Coyle, Associated Press

Much of the cinema world, including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio and Quentin Tarantino, have descended on the Cannes Film Festival as the 78th edition of the French Riviera extravaganza got under way.

Over the next 12 days, Cannes will play host to major premieres including Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest and Ari Aster’s Eddington.