Source: CCTV.com

05-21-2007 13:52

Cannes celebrated its 60th birthday Wednesday by inviting a screen newcomer to open the festival: it was singer Norah Jones, who plays a heartbroken lover in "My Blueberry Nights" - a role that forced her to cry on command and spend hours smooching co-star Jude Law.

Accompanied by Law, Jones wore a strapless midnight blue number for the occasion, while Wong Kar-wai just wore the mandatory dark glasses, as they posed for promotional photo's together.

Other stars at the film's world premiere included China's Gong Li, India's Aishwarya Rai and France's Juliette Binoche.

Veteran Portugeuse director, Manuel de Oliveira, and Taiwan actress, Shu Qi, declared the 60th Festival open.

If Cannes strives hard to achieve just the right blend of Hollywood glitz and international art-house credibility, the opening movie certainly fitted the bill.

Jones stars as a New Yorker who hits the road on a curative cross-country trip after being dumped by her boyfriend.