Cafe Society

"I didn't want to be an actor, because they were all doing it. When you are the youngest of five kids, you think, 'Who am I?' If this is who they are, and they are shaping who I am so much, then who would I be? You strive for your own identity," said Blake Lively

Woody Allen, whose film Cafe Society, premiered on Wednesday, was seated in the front row at the opening ceremony when Mr Lafitte referred to rape charges in a gag that drew gasps from the audience

"It's like the most gnarly popularity contest in the world," said Kristen Stewart, whose relationship with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson attracted intense media attention. "You take high school and make it like in the real world - it amplifies everything, it's pretty intense," she said

Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria, Jessica Chastain, Justin Timberlake, Julianne Moore and Naomi Watts also set cameras flashing before they sat down to enjoy Woody Allen's third film which opened the 12-day festival

"I get off the plane (at Cannes) and I'm escorted instantly to interviews. I do wall-to-wall interviews until I leave. I can do as many as 100 journalists a day," said Woody Allen

"I didn't want to be an actor, because they were all doing it. When you are the youngest of five kids, you think, 'Who am I?' If this is who they are, and they are shaping who I am so much, then who would I be? You strive for your own identity," said Blake Lively

Woody Allen, whose film Cafe Society, premiered on Wednesday, was seated in the front row at the opening ceremony when Mr Lafitte referred to rape charges in a gag that drew gasps from the audience

"It's like the most gnarly popularity contest in the world," said Kristen Stewart, whose relationship with Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson attracted intense media attention. "You take high school and make it like in the real world - it amplifies everything, it's pretty intense," she said

Victoria Beckham, Eva Longoria, Jessica Chastain, Justin Timberlake, Julianne Moore and Naomi Watts also set cameras flashing before they sat down to enjoy Woody Allen's third film which opened the 12-day festival

"I get off the plane (at Cannes) and I'm escorted instantly to interviews. I do wall-to-wall interviews until I leave. I can do as many as 100 journalists a day," said Woody Allen