The 68th Cannes Film Festival, the crowning glory of the international film festival circuit, gets underway on May 13.
That means over the next 10 days cinemaphiles will be privy to an array of films, from big budget blockbusters to arthouse underdogs, all premiering in the south of France.
But what intrigues most about the Cannes Festival are the movie stars that travel to the Mediterranean to walk the red carpet – from Elizabeth Taylor to Cate Blanchette, the Cannes alumni is impressive.
This year Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Matthew McConaughey, Natalie Portman, Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and Sienna Miller will be among the famous faces to attend the annual bash.
The 2015 event will also see the debut of the highly-anticipated ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’, with a star-studded premiere including Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.
Oscar-winning Australian actress Cate Blanchett will also be about for her film Carol, a 1950s-set lesbian romance which was directed by Todd Haynes and also stars Rooney Mara.
Sicario, a drug-cartel drama featuring Emily Blunt and Benicio del Toro, directed by Cannes favorite Denis Villeneuve will also premiere as will director Paolo Sorrentino’s new film Youth starring Harvey Keitel, Michael Caine, Rachel Weisz, and Jane Fonda.
Joel and Ethan Coen, of Fargo and No Country for Old Men fame, have been announced as the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It is the first time that two people will chair the jury.
So just before this year kicks off what better time to look back at some of the most memorable moments from the past 68 years of the Cannes Film Festival.
Elizabeth Taylor with her husband, producer Mike Todd at the Cannes Film Festival in 1957.
Italian actress Sophia Loren at the Cannes Film Festival in 1964.
Actors Alain Delon and Bella Darvi boating during the Cannes Film Festival, 1958.
French actress Brigitte Bardot sitting on the beach during the Cannes Film Festival, 1953.
Hungarian actress, Zsa-Zsa Gabor, circa 1960.
American actress Grace Kelly during the Cannes Film Festival, 1955.
Scottish actor Sean Connery at the Cannes Film Festival, 1965.
Actors Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Matt Damon attend the premiere for the film ‘Ocean’s Thirteen’ at the Palais des Festivals during the 60th International Cannes Film Festival in 2007.
Halle Berry, Patrick Stewart and Rebecca Romijn promote X-men 3: The Last Stand in 2006.
Actors Micheline Presle and Michel Auclair check their reflections in nearby car windows during the Cannes Film Festival, 1960.
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams attend the Blue Valentine photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 63rd Annual Cannes Film Festival, 2010.
Actors Warren Beatty and Natalie Wood at the Cannes Film Festival, 1962.
During Cannes film festival in 1966 the British actor Michael Caine promoted his film ALFIE, in which he starred, by surrounding himself with young women wearing advertisements on their posteriors.
Paul Newman and wife Joanne Woodward at Cannes in 1973.
English actress Jane Birkin goes out on a pedalo during the 28th Cannes International Film Festival in May 1974.
Princess Diana, Princess of Wales, wearing a pale blue chiffon dress and matching stole by Catherine Walker, and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend Cannes film festival on May 15, 1987.
Penelope Cruz and Johnny Depp attend the Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides premiere during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals in 2011.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, pose on the red carpet before the screening of The Tree of Life presented in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival in May, 2011.
David Bowie attends the awards ceremony in 1978.
Actress Salma Hayek attends the ‘The Prophet’ premiere during the 67th Annual Cannes Film Festival in 2014 and flashes a #bringbackourgirls sign to mark the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls kidnapped from Government Secondary School in Chibok, Nigeria.
Ukrainian journalist Vitalii Sediuk is blocked by minders as he tries to slip under US actress America Ferrera’s dress as she arrives for the screening of the animated film How to train your Dragon 2 at the 67th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, 2014.
British actor Tim Roth gives Nicole Kidman a kiss during a photocall for the film Grace of Monaco at the 67th Cannes Film Festival, 2014.
Will Smith and Angelina Jolie ride into shore at the Carlton Hotel beach on a promo float for their film Shark Tale, at the 57th Cannes Film Festival in the French Riveria town in 2004.
