Jury members Lily Gladstone and Greta Gerwig placed on animated show
Cannes Film Festival jury members Lily Gladstone and Greta Gerwig put on an animated display as they posed at the opening premiere on Tuesday night.
Killers of the Flower Moon actress Lily, 37, made a heart to the adoring crowds at The Second Act screening which kicked off the iconic French Festival.
President of the Jury and director Greta, 40, meanwhile was seen doing a peace sign as she posed for a selfie.
She looked stunning in a plunging sequin purple dress with a daring thigh-split and accessorised with silver earrings.
Meanwhile Lily turned heads in a similarly dazzling dark blue number and wore her brunette tresses in loose waves.
Cannes Film Festival jury members Lily Gladstone (right) and Greta Gerwig (left) put on an animated display as they posed at the opening premiere on Tuesday night
Killers of the Flower Moon actress Lily, 37, made a heart to the adoring crowds at The Second Act screening, while Greta, 40, (seen centre) was seen doing a peace sign as she posed for a selfie
She looked stunning in a plunging sequin purple dress with a daring thigh-split and accessorised with silver earrings
The long gown had a flattering v-neck design and was adorned with black flower detailing.
Tuesday evening was all about Léa Seydoux as her latest film was given the honour of opening the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera.
The actress, who takes a starring role in new release The Second Act (Le Deuxième Acte), was supported by a host of stars as the worlds of film, music and fashion descended on the resort town for two weeks of red carpet celebrations.
Supermodel Heidi Klum, Léa’s French compatriot Eva Green, director Greta Gerwig and Oscar winning Hollywood legend Meryl Streep were among those on hand to toast the film’s official launch.
But it was Léa‘s night and the actress stunned in a sweeping silver sequinned gown after joining the new film’s cast and crew on the red carpet.
She completed the look with a pair of matching silver heels, while a tasteful choker necklace served as her only notable accessory.
Elsewhere, adding a touch of old school Hollywood glamour to proceedings, Meryl Streep opted for simple white evening gown on what transpired to be special night for the Oscar-winning actress.
The ceremony opened with the presentation of an honorary Palme d’Or for Meryl and the unveiling of Greta Gerwig’s jury, as the French Riviera spectacular kicked off a potentially volatile 77th edition.
Meanwhile Lily (right) turned heads in a similarly dazzling dark blue number and wore her brunette tresses in loose waves
The pair posed with Eve Green who wore a strapless black dress that had a puffy lilac skirt
She beamed as the man took a selfie with her
The trio of women looked like they were having a great time at the premiere as they posed together
Greta flashed plenty of leg in the red number which she teamed with pointy heels
Jury president Greta Gerwig, second form left, poses with jury members Omar Sy, from left, Lily Gladstone, Nadine Labaki, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Ebru Ceylan, J.A. Bayona, Eva Green, and Pierfrancesco Favino
A 10-day stream of stars began flowing down the Cannes red carpet with the opening night film, The Second Act, a French comedy starring Lea, Vincent Lindon, Louis Garrel and Raphael Quenard.
They play squabbling actors filming a movie directed by an artificial intelligence.
The festival’s first lengthy standing ovation, though, went to Meryl, who was awarded an honorary Palme d’Or during Tuesday’s opening ceremony.
After Juliette Binoche introduced her, the actress alternatively shook her head, fanned herself and danced while the crowd thunderously cheered.
‘I’m just so grateful that you haven’t gotten sick of my face and you haven’t gotten off of the train,’ she said, who soon thereafter declared Cannes officially open with Juliette.
‘My mother, who is usually right about everything, said to me: ‘Meryl, my darling, you’ll see. It all goes so fast. So fast’, added Meryl.
The long gown had a flattering v-neck design and was adorned with black flower detailing
The Jury all posed together for a group snap at the first glitzy premiere
‘And it has, and it does. Except for my speech, which is too long.’
The reception was nearly as rapturous for Gerwig, the first American female filmmaker to serve as president of the Cannes jury that will decide the festival’s top award, the Palme d’Or.
Thierry Fremaux, Cannes’ artistic director, on Monday praised her as ‘the ideal director’ for Cannes, given her work across arthouse and studio film and her interest in cinema history.
And, Fremaux said: ‘We very much liked Barbie.’
