Awkward Moments of 71st Cannes Film Festival - 15.05.2018, Sputnik International

This year, the French Riviera is hosting the world’s most prestigious film festival for the 71st consecutive time, and it most certainly features not only haute couture outfits that immediately grab the spotlight, but also an array of gaffes and ludicrous scenes that can’t gone unnoticed on the internet.

During the Cannes festival, which kicked off on May 8, two films – "Summer" shot by Russian film and theater director Kirill Serebrennikov and "Ayka" by Sergei Dvortsevoy — represent Russia. The event is due to round off with a closing ceremony on May 19.

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Kristen Stewart, member of the 71st Cannes Film Festival Jury arrives for the screening of the film "BlacKkKlansman" (competition "Red Carpet Arrivals"). Cannes, France, May 14, 2018.

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American top model Bella Hadid on the red carpet at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Japanese actor Masahiro Higashide (L) and Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (R) help Japanese actress Erika Karata after her heel got stuck in her dress upon arrival on May 14, 2018 for the screening of the film "Asako I & II (Netemo Sametemo)" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Women march at the 71st Cannes Film Festival: standing on the red carpet at the international festival, a total of 82 women called for equal rights.

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(From L) Russian actor Roma Zver, producer Ilya Stewart, actress Irina Starshenbaum, Russian cinematographer Vladislav Opeliants and French producer Charles-Evrard Tchekhoff arrive on May 9, 2018, for the screening of the film "Summer" ("Leto") at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.
Under house arrest since August last year, Russian theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov missed the Cannes Film Festival this week, where his film "Leto," or "Summer" competes for the prestigious Palme d'Or prize.

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American actress Amber Heard's tattoo, 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Mexican pop singer and actress Tallia Storm on the red carpet at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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US actor Matt Dillon (L) and US actress Siobhan Fallon Hogan arrive on May 14, 2018, for the screening of the film "The House that Jack Built" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Actor Victor Polster during a photoshoot for the film "Girl" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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French actress Leila Bekhti (L) and Belgian actor Benoit Poelvoorde leave the Festival Palace on May 13, 2018, after the screening of the film "Sink Or Swim (Le Grand Bain)" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Аctor Mathieu Amalric (R) at a photoshoot for the film "Sink Or Swim (Le Grand Bain)" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Guest on the red carpet of the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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US actress Amber Heard arrives on May 12, 2018, for the screening of the film "Girls of the Sun (Les Filles du Soleil)" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Italian fashion blogger and stylist Chiara Ferragni (C) and Italian rap singer Federico Leonardo Lucia, aka Fedez (L), pose as they arrive on May 13, 2018, for the screening of the film "Sink Or Swim (Le Grand Bain)" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Cannes Film Festival President Pierre Lescure on the red carpet ahead of the premiere of "Sink Or Swim (Le Grand Bain)" at the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

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Roberto Benigni arrives at the 71st Cannes Film Festival screening of the film "Happy as Lazzaro" (Lazzaro Felice).