A worker vacuums the red carpet in front of the Cannes Festival Palace prior to the evening screenings at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
'Summer Palace'
Chinese actress Hao Lei, left, director Lou Ye, center, and Guo Xiaodong arrive for the screening of "Summer Palace" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006. The film is the only Asian entry in this year's competition.
Chinese actress Hu Ling Ling arrives for the screening of "Summer Palace" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
Cast members and guests arrive for the screening of "Summer Palace" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
Chinese actor Guo Xiaodong, right, waves as he arrives with director Lou Ye for the screening of "Summer Palace" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
Chinese actress Hao Lei arrives for the screening of "Summer Palace" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
'Paris Je T'aime'
British actress-singer Marianne Faithfull, left, and American director Gus Van Sant arrive for the screening of "Paris Je T'aime," at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
British actress Miranda Richardson arrives for the screening of "Paris Je T'aime" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, left, and actor Peter Sarsgaard arrive for the Cannes premiere of "Paris Je T'aime" at the film festival in Cannes, France, on Thursday, May 18, 2006. The two recently announced that they are engaged and are expecting the birth of their first child.
French actress Fanny Ardant arrives for the screening of "Paris Je T'aime" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006. It includes 20 short films by as many directors, including the Coen brothers, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven, Alfonso Cuaron and Gurinder Chadha.
French actress Ludivine Sagnier arrives for the screening of "Paris Je T'aime" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
Actor Elijah Wood, left, and actress Pamela Racine walk the red carpet of the Festival Palace for the Cannes Film Festival scrreening of "Paris Je T'aime," on May 18, 2006. Wood appears in one of the 20 stories of love in Paris included in the collaborative film.
Xin Li arrives for the Cannes Film Festival screening of "Paris Je T'aime," at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
French actress Juliette Binoche arrives for the screening of "Paris Je T'aime," at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
'The Wind That Shakes the Barley'
Irish actors Liam Cunningham, left, and Cillian Murphy arrive for the screening of at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006. The movie is among 20 films competing for top honors at the film festival, which runs through May 28.
Actress and model Phoebe Price arrives for the screening of "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
Actresses and Revlon beauties Aishwarya Rai, left, and Kerry Washington arrive for the screening of "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" at the Festival Palace in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
Irish actress Orla Fitzgerald arrives for the screening of her new film, "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006. The historical saga about Ireland's struggle for independence and civil war in the early 1920s is directed by Britain's Ken Loach.
Irish actor Cillian Murphy, second from right, Irish actress Orla Fitzgerald, right, British director Ken Loach, center, Irish actor Liam Cunningham, second from left, and screenwriter Paul Laverty arrive for the screening of "The Wind That Shakes the Barley," in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006.
Actresses Kerry Washington, left, Andie MacDowell, center, and Aishwarya Rai arrive for the screening of "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" at the 59th international film festival in Cannes, France, on May 18, 2006. All three women are also spokespersons for Revlon.