Eye For Film >> Image Galleries >> Cannes 2024 - opening night

Cannes 2024 - opening night

by Richard Mowe

The 2024 Cannes Film Festival got under way tonight as three-time Oscar-winner Meryl Streep received an Honorary Palme d'Or at a ceremony presided over by Camille Cottin. The opening night film was Quentin Dupieux's The Second Act, with his stars Raphaël Quenard, Louis Garrel, Léa Seydoux and Vincent Lindon all on the red carpet.

Share this with others on...

Movies out this week include:

Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story I Am Love The Penguin Lessons Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of The Were-Rabbit

Latest reviews:

Hello Beautiful She Loved Blossoms More The Other People The Killer Goldfish In Vitro I Know Catherine, The Log Lady It Feeds ¡Quba! Universe 25 The Ugly Stepsister Paleontology Lesson Blow-Up Shadows Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story The Return 42nd Street Carrie Witness Progress Everyone Deserves A Slice Of The Pie

Latest DVD reviews:

Scanners Yojimbo New Religion Chantal Akerman: Volume 1, 1967-1978 Beneath The Valley Of The Ultra-Vixens
News

Streaming Spotlight: be eggscellent to each other Dig into our selection of egg-based films this Easter

Making a splash Sam Hayes on risk-taking, old summer traditions and Pools

Secret rhythm Naian González Norvind on silence, fear and rebellion in Corina

The through lines Bobbi Jo Hart and June Millington with Ed Bahlman on Bakunawa and Fanny The Right To Rock

If the shoe fits Emilie Blichfeldt on beauty standards, acts of desperation and The Ugly Stepsister

Tribeca announces feature line-up Miley Cyrus 'visual album' and Culture Club doc among selection

More news and features

News
Festival Image

We're bringing you news, reviews and more from Visions du Réel and Fantaspoa.



We're looking forward to Queer East.



We've recently brought you coverage of the Overlook Film Festival, BFI Flare, the Glasgow Short Film Festival, South by Southwest, the Glasgow Film Festival, the Berlinale, Sundance, Palm Springs and DOC NYC.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.

Interact
Competition Picture

More competitions coming soon.