OK, here's the deal - I'm probably gonna post a lot about Cannes for a while, so just accept it.
I watched most of the opening ceremony when I was home at lunch. Some French model or actress was the hostess and introduced everybody. The camera cut away every few seconds to either Pedro Almodovar (inexplicably, or so I thought) or Laetitia Casta, which is perfectly understandable. Then she introduced Jury President and all-round annoying guy Quentin Tarantino, who proceeded to scream "Viva la cinema!" a few times, and then talked about what an honor it was to be the head of the jury. (Just make sure Wong gets the Palme, and you can make all the shitty movies you want, QT).
Then the hostess and QT introduced the rest of the jury, which included a bunch of people you haven't heard of, and also Tilda Swinton, Kathleen Turner, and Emmanuel Beart.
Here's a picture of Ms. Beart:
Then, five actresses known for working with Pedro Almodovar were introduced, and then the Spanish maestro himself came up, and officially opened the Festival.
Linky:
Here's a conspiracy theory of someone, convinced Tarantino has rigged the festival. I thought that's what jury presidents were supposed to do...:
