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This file photo taken on August 28, 2016 shows French This file photo shows Greek director Costa-Gavras as he arrives for the screening This file photo taken on December 10, 2015 shows Canadian and actor Pierre Deladonchamps posing during a photocall of the film “Ma Loute (Slack Bay)” at the 69th in Cannes, producer Atom Egoyan posing in Paris as part of the production of his film of the film “Le fils de Jean” during the 9th Francophone southern France. “Remember”. Angouleme Film Festival in Angouleme, western France. — AFP photos Cannes: 70 years of scandals

he Cannes film festival, the most important in the world, turns 70 this Depardieu as a zealous rural priest. But many at the awards ceremony did year. As the French Riviera resort prepares for the event, which starts not agree with the choice and Pialat drew jeers when he walked up on TWednesday, we look back at the scandals that have rocked the festival: stage. Shaking his fist, the director turned to the audience and shouted: “If you don’t like me, I can tell you I don’t like you either!” ‘’ ’s “La Dolce Vita”-now considered a classic-won the Mass walk-out Palme d’Or at Cannes in 1960. But the Catholic Church condemned it as a In 2002, 250 people walked out during the premiere of Gasper Noe’s mockery of Christ’s second coming, branding it “La sconcia vita” (The hardcore rape drama “Irreversible”, with reports of some having to be giv- repulsive life) for what was then deemed gratuitous decadence. The film en oxygen by medics. It sparked a huge debate on whether its shocking was banned and censored in many countries. The Palme d’Or winner the images of sexual violence were justified. Those who stayed in the cinema, following year, surrealist director Luis Bunuel’s “Viridiana”, also incurred the however, gave the film a five-minute-long standing ovation. Church’s wrath for its portrayal of a novice nun’s sexual awakening. Fahrenheit 9/11 The 1968 ‘revolution’ ’s anti-George Bush documentary “Fahrenheit 9/11” As student protests and strikes paralyzed France in May 1968, directors caused a political storm when it was premiered in 2004, with the jury, led , Jean-Luc Godard, Francois Truffaut and by US director , giving it the Palme d’Or. The film out- helped bring Cannes to a close early by going on strike too. The end came raged American rightwingers, and Disney refused to release it. Even so, the when director Carlos Saura prevented the premiere of his own film film went on to take $120 million (110 million euros) at the box office. “Peppermint Frappe” by dangling off the curtains in front of the screen. No awards were given. Von Trier: ‘I’m a Nazi’ Not for the first time, the provocative Danish director -a War in Algeria previous Cannes winner — was at the center of a scandal in 2011. At the Ten years earlier in 1958, the French government considered cancelling press conference for his film “Melancholia” Von Trier expressed a certain the festival altogether because of the turmoil caused by the conflict in the sympathy with Adolf Hitler. Trying to dig himself out of the gaffe, he French colony of Algeria, which was fighting for its independence. In the end, added, “I am very much for Jews; well not too much because Israel is a pain the festival went ahead but many left early and the closing gala called off. in the ass. But still, how can I get out of this... OK, I’m a Nazi.” He later apolo- gized but was declared “persona non grata” by the festival and has not Photographers snub star been invited back since. In 1983, French actress Isabelle Adjani was starring in “One Deadly This file photo taken on October 03, 2016 shows French actress and singer Arielle Summer”, but refused to attend a traditional press conference to plug the Borat’s mankini Dombasle poses in Paris. film. Furious photographers banded together to plot their revenge. When Starlets on the beach in skimpy swimwear have been a Cannes staple Adjani arrived on the red carpet that night for the official premiere, they from the start. But it took a man, British comic actor Sacha Baron Cohen, to laid down their cameras and turned their backs on her. create a scandal when he appeared in his now infamous green “mankini” to promote “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit ‘I don’t like you!’ Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.” Cohen’s costume left very little to the Maurice Pialat became the first French director in 21 years to win the imagination, especially for unsuspecting members of the public sun- top prize in 1987 for “Under the Sun of Satan”, which had Gerard bathing on the beach. —AFP

This file photo taken on May 20, 2016 shows US actress and member of the Jury posing as she arrives for the screening of the film “The Neon Demon” at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. This file photo taken on May 09, 2017 shows French director Arnaud Desplechin posing during a photo session in Paris.

This file photo shows French director Arnaud Desplechin posing dur- This file photo taken on February 24, 2017 shows French actress This file photo taken on February 11, 2013 shows French director Jacques Doillon pos- ing a photo session in Paris. Virginie Efira posing as she arrives for the 42nd edition of the Cesar ing during a photocall for the film Love Battles (Mes seances de lutte) shown in the Ceremony at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Panorama section of the 63rd Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin.

This file photo taken on December 04, 2015 shows US director Sofia attending the opening ceremony of the 15th This file photo taken on May 24, 2006 shows US actress Kirsten Dunst (left) and director Sofia Coppola pos- This file photo taken on October 14, 2015 shows Mexican film- edition of the Marrakesh International Film Festival in the ing during a photocall for their film ‘’ at the 59th edition of the International Cannes Film maker Alfonso Cuaron posing in central London, on the side- Morrocan city of Marrakesh. Festival in Cannes, southern France. lines of the BFI London film Festival.