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Email Print Factboxes Details on 2011 Cannes film festival Thu, May 12 2011 Ten films to look out for at Cannes Thu, May 12 2011 History of the Cannes film festival Thu, May 12 2011 Analysis & Opinion Stanley Ka Dabba: Not just for school kids Too Big To Fail, the movie Related Topics Entertainment » Fashion » Film » Related Video Cannes excitement in the air. Tue, May 10 2011 Woody Allen and cast take Cannes Cannes goes Gaga 1 / 24 Lady Gaga performs on the Canal Plus television show ''Le Grand Journal'' in Cannes during the 64th Cannes Film Festival, May 11, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Yves Herman By Mike Collett-White and Nick Vinocur CANNES, France | Thu May 12, 2011 8:16pm EDT CANNES, France (Reuters) - Woody Allen delighted the crowds at the start of the Cannes film festival on Wednesday with "Midnight In Paris," in which Owen Wilson travels back in time and meets the likes of Ernest Hemingway and Pablo Picasso. There was laughter and applause from famously fussy Cannes critics at the press screening, which opened 11 days of red carpets, media interviews, lounging on luxury yachts and late night partying in the glamorous Riviera resort. In a testament to the festival's pulling power, Hollywood stars Robert De Niro, Uma Thurman, Salma Hayek and Antonio Banderas twirled and smiled for a legion of tuxedo-wearing photographers on the red carpet leading to the festival palace. Hayek, in town to promote her film "Puss in Boots," held their attention for the longest with a cream-colored floor-length dress and sideswept hairdo. Gleaming yachts packed the harbor around the giant cinema complex, the rich and famous filled the five-star hotels and organizers hoped the 2011 festival lives up to this year's unusually high expectations. Blockbusters "Kung Fu Panda 2" starring Angelina Jolie and "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" with Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz both launch in Cannes, as studios return en masse after avoiding the notoriously costly trip to France due to the financial crisis over the past couple of years. And De Niro is in town as head of this year's jury. "For me to see 20 movies in this amount of time is unusual and it's kind of a bit of a vacation, because I can focus on the films, (and) don't have any distractions that I normally would have in my everyday life, so this is a terrific thing for me," he said. Adding to the star power, pop diva Lady Gaga gave a "surprise" concert on the palm-lined waterfront wearing a two-toned hairstyle, matador-like bodice and spotted tights as fans screamed from behind the barricades. PAST BEATS PRESENT? In "Midnight in Paris," Allen, a Cannes favorite, explores the notion that bygone ages are better than the present, so Wilson's character Gil pines for 1920s Paris while painter Paul Gauguin wants to return to the Renaissance. The 75-year-old Oscar-winning director played for laughs by transporting Wilson into a Paris populated by Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, Salvador Dali and other artistic greats. Meanwhile, in his 21st century existence, his fiancee played by Rachel McAdams becomes exasperated by his increasingly idiosyncratic behavior and has an affair. "You know it's a big trap that thinking living in another time would be better," Allen told reporters. French First Lady Carla Bruni has a cameo role as a present-day museum guide in three scenes, although she canceled her planned appearance in Cannes because of "personal reasons," feeding rumors in the French press that she may be pregnant. Allen said he met Bruni when he was invited to have breakfast with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and asked her on the spot to join his cast in a minor role. "She said I would like to be in one of your movies because I would like to tell my grandchildren some day that I was in the movie," Allen said. The darlings of Europe's festival circuit -- Pedro Almodovar, Nanni Moretti, Aki Kaurismaki, Lars Von Trier and brothers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne -- are all vying for the coveted Palme d'Or prize for best picture. So is U.S. veteran Terrence Malick, back in the limelight with only his fifth feature, the eagerly anticipated "The Tree of Life" in which Brad Pitt and Sean Penn star in a family saga set in the American Midwest during the 1950s. Female directors feature more prominently in the main competition than in the past, although they still account for only four of 20 entries. Belgium's Dardenne brothers have a chance to become the first directors to scoop the Palme d'Or three times with "The Kid With A Bike" and festival favorite Almodovar will aim to lift his first Golden Palm with "The Skin I Live In." (Reporting by Mike Collett-White; Editing by Peter Graff) Entertainment Fashion Film Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above. 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