The 71st Cannes International Film Festival rose its curtain on Tuesday.

 

第71届戛纳国际电影节周二在法国里维埃拉拉开帷幕。
 

 

U.S. director Martin Scorsese and Australian Oscar winner and producer Cate Blanchett, the jury¹'s president, declared open the 71st Cannes Film Festival.

 

The annual fair started with the screening of in competition film "Everybody knows" of Iranian director Asghar Farhadi, with Spanish star Peneleope as main actress.

 

On the Asian films In Competition, the jury member, Chinese actor Zhang Zhen said he has a completely open mind.

 

"I am going to watch all of the films from the different countries and regions² of Asia and try to explain our values to the other members of the Jury," he said.

 

This year, China's cinema is represented in the official competition by "Ash is purest white" of Jia Zhangke who was a member of the Official Selection³ Jury at the 67th Cannes Film Festival in May 2014.

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