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Excitement at Cannes mounts for heavyweight film titans like Francis Ford Coppola and David Cronenberg.

Video. Cannes Confidential: Talking points from the opening ceremony

Updated: 15/05/2024 - 16:06 GMT+2

The 77th Cannes Film Festival has begun with Meryl Streep receiving an honorary Palme D'Or after 35 years away from the croisette. There were also plaudits for highly anticipated return of Messi the dog and the new film from French surrealist Quentin Dupieux.

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