US actors Jodie Foster (L) and Robert de Niro, leading roles of Martin Scorsese film "Taxi driver", are pictured during the 30th Cannes Film Festival 20 May 1976.

American actors Gene Kelly (L) and Fred Astaire pose for photographers at Cannes Film festival 13 May 1976. Astaire began his career with his sister Adele as a vaudeville team in 1916 and rose to stardom in the 1920s in Lady be Good. When his sister married, Fred Astaire continued with various partners, notably Ginger Rogers. His many films include Top Hat (1935), Follow the Fleet (1936), and Easter Parade (1948). Fred Astaire revolutionized the film musical with original tape-dance designed by himself.

PHOTO:EAST NEWS/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESS Actress Maria Schneider and director Michelangello Antonioni are pictured, 15 May 1975, during the Cannes International Film Festival.

Le r??alisateur Martin Scorsese arrive accompagn?? de Dara Weintraub, productrice de son film "Alice n'est plus ici", le 14 mai 1975, lors du Festival de Cannes. US director Martin Scorsese and producer Dara Weintraub arrive, 14 May 1975, at the Cannes International Film festival.

L'acteur Dustin Hoffman pose dans la piscine de son h??tel, le 14 mai 1975, lors du Festival de Cannes. US actor Dustin Hoffman poses in his swimming pool Hotel, 14 May 1975, during the Cannes International Film Festival.

French singer Serge Gainsbourg and his girlfriend British actress Jane Birkin are seen in Cannes, France, as they attended the International Film Festival, May 16, 1974. (AP Photo/Jean-Jacques Levy)

28th Cannes film festival, on May 13, 1974.

PHOTO: AFP / EAST NEWS Portrait du cineeaste Claude Lelouch, au festival de Cannes en mai 1974.

French director Roger Vadim, left, buys a paper from anarchist Mouna, a popular figure in Cannes on May 23, 1973 during the International Film Festival in Cannes, France. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy)

Le r??alisateur anglais Alfred Hitchcock arrive en v??lo sur la croisette, le 15 mai 1972, lors du Festival de Cannes. British director Alfred Hitchcock arrive by bicycle, 15 May 1972, at the Cannes International Film festival.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS MEKSYKANSKI REZYSER LUIS BUNUEL PODCZAS FESTIWALU FILMOWEGO W CANNES W 1972 ROKU Luis Bunuel, the Mexican director walks on the Croisette in Cannes during the Film Festival in May 1972. Born in 1900 in Calanda, Spain, Luis Bunuel settled in Mexico in 1947, where he directed such major films as "Los Olivados" (1950, "The young and the Damned"), "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972) and "That Obscure Object of Desire" (1977).

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in May 1972 of British film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) posing on a boat in Cannes before the international film festival. Hitckcock directed his first film in 1925 and rose to become an unexcelled master of suspense, internationally recognized for his intricate plots and novel camera technique.

PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP Picture taken in May 1972 of British film director Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980) posing on a boat in Cannes before the international film festival. Hitckcock directed his first film in 1925 and rose to become an unexcelled master of suspense, internationally recognized for his intricate plots and novel camera technique.

Luis Bunuel, the Mexican director walks on the Croisette in Cannes during the Film Festival in May 1972. Born in 1900 in Calanda, Spain, Luis Bunuel settled in Mexico in 1947, where he directed such major films as "Los Olivados" (1950, "The young and the Damned"), "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie" (1972) and "That Obscure Object of Desire" (1977).

Photo prise en mai 1972 du r??alisateur am??ricain d'origine britannique Alfred Hitchcock ?. Cannes. This picture dated May 1972 shows US director Alfred Hitchcock on Cannes' reknown beach. Cannes annual filmfest will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year from May 7-19 with 20 films selected.

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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP (FILES) A picture dated 17 May 1971 shows late Beatles singer John Lennon posing in Cannes, on the French Riviera. The 20th anniversary of Lennon's assassination death will be celebrated 08 December 2000. AFP PHOTO FILES

Music legend John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono pose for photographers in Cannes 17 May 1971 where they presented their movies 'Apotheosis' and 'The Flu'. John Lennon et sa femme Yoko Ono posent pour les photographes le 17 mai 1971 ?. Cannes pour pr??senter leurs films "Apotheosis" et "The Flu" au Festival du Film. Le chanteur des Beatles a ??t?? assassin?? le 08 d??cembre 1980 ?. New York, ?. l'??ge de 40 ans.

Actress Liza Minnelli at Cannes film festival on May 25, 1970. (AP Photo/Levy)

Italian actress Monica Vitti, director Ettore Scola and screenwriter Furio "Age" Scarpelli, from left to right, at a press conference at the Festival Palace in Cannes, France on May 11, 1970 after presentation of the Italian film "Dramma della gelosia" during the 23rd International Film Festival. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy)