In Pictures: Stars Dazzle on Day 6 of Cannes Film Festival
- The 2025 Cannes Film Festival's official competition includes 22 movies vying for the top prize, with the event scheduled to conclude on Saturday in Cannes, France.
- This competition includes high-profile films like Wes Anderson's star-studded 'The Phoenician Scheme' and Lynne Ramsay's Scottish-directed 'Die, My Love'.
- In 'The Phoenician Scheme,' Oscar-winning actor Benicio del Toro portrays Zsa-zsa Korda, a daring European tycoon whose role draws inspiration from Wes Anderson's Lebanese father-in-law.
- The Hollywood Reporter called 'The Phoenician Scheme' a 'poignant narrative jigsaw puzzle,' Variety described it as 'dense but undeniably enjoyable,' and Nigerian cinema's debut entry signals its coming of age.
- Nicole Kidman was honored with an award from Kering’s Women In Motion initiative and used the occasion to highlight the persistently low representation of female directors in the film industry.
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With a career dotted with strong characters, polished by violence and the disasters of life, when Wes Anderson first called Benicio del Toro (San Germán, 58), the Puerto Rican turned his heart. “It was very strange,” he recalls in Cannes about that first contact to collaborate in The French Chronicle (2021). “I am a big fan of Wes Anderson’s cinema, and yet I would never have expected the call. I work in a line of a cinema that brings testimony …
Wes Anderson's Star-Studded 'Phoenician Scheme' Cast Walks the Cannes Red Carpet
It was a star-studded affair on Sunday as the cast of Wes Anderson’s new film “The Phoenician Scheme” hit the Cannes red carpet ahead of the movie’s world premiere. As is customary for a new Wes Anderson film, this one has a stacked cast. Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton were onhand as the two leads of the film, but other attendees included supporting cast members Bill Murray, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jeffrey Wright, Ruper…

Wes Anderson and his A-list cast dazzle at Cannes
US director Wes Anderson brought his latest A-list cast led by Benicio del Toro to the Cannes film festival on Sunday, ramping up the star power as the competition reaches the halfway mark.
In pictures: Stars dazzle on Day 6 of Cannes Film Festival
Stars in glamorous gowns and tuxedos posed for photographers on Sunday at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet. US director Wes Anderson brought his latest A-list cast led by Benicio del Toro to the festival, ramping up the star power as the competition reached the halfway mark. Here’s a look at some of the most iconic moments captured on the sixth day of the iconic event.
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