The 78th Cannes Film Festival had a bit of everything.
Tom Cruise jetted into town for the final Mission: Impossible film. Robert De Niro received an honorary Palme d’Or and spoke out powerfully against the Trump regime. Denzel Washington got snappy with a photographer on the red carpet.
But in a year where the stars really did turn out in force, the quality of the films was somewhat mixed, with nothing on the scale of Parasite or Anora that might make it all the way to the Oscars. Still, there was plenty to feast on.
These are 10 of the best movies seen at the Cannes festival this year.
1. Young Mothers
Some critics had suggested that the two-time Palme d’Or-winning Dardenne brothers were not the force they once were, with their recent films less convincing than their earlier ones.