The Best, Weirdest, Most Memorable Moments in Cannes History

From to Lady Diana in iconic Catherine Walker to Sacha Baron Cohen in a banana hammock.

21 March, 2018
The Best, Weirdest, Most Memorable Moments in Cannes History

From to Lady Diana in iconic Catherine Walker to Sacha Baron Cohen in a banana hammock.

Prince Charles and Princess Diana, 1987

Princess Diana created an iconic moment when she walked the red carpet in this powder blue Catherine Walker dress. In 2011, this look sold at auction for 81,000 British pounds.

1Prince Charles and Princess Diana, 1987

Princess Diana created an iconic moment when she walked the red carpet in this powder blue Catherine Walker dress. In 2011, this look sold at auction for 81,000 British pounds.

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Bjork, 2000

Bjork being Bjork.

2Bjork, 2000

Bjork being Bjork.

Simone Silva and Robert Mitchum, 1954

When Simone Silva posed topless at Cannes, she inspired a melee where one photographer broke his arm and another broke his leg. She was later asked to leave the festival.

3Simone Silva and Robert Mitchum, 1954

When Simone Silva posed topless at Cannes, she inspired a melee where one photographer broke his arm and another broke his leg. She was later asked to leave the festival.

Sharon Stone, 1995

Sharon Stone wearing a bedazzled romper with a tearaway butt-cape.

4Sharon Stone, 1995

Sharon Stone wearing a bedazzled romper with a tearaway butt-cape.

Diana Dors and Ginger Rogers, 1956

Even before Instagram, Snapchat, and selfies (or cell phones for that matter) were born, movie stars of the Diana Dors and Ginger Rogers-pedigree attracted plenty of paparazzi.

5Diana Dors and Ginger Rogers, 1956

Even before Instagram, Snapchat, and selfies (or cell phones for that matter) were born, movie stars of the Diana Dors and Ginger Rogers-pedigree attracted plenty of paparazzi.

Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1977

Quite a few years before he became the Governator.

6Arnold Schwarzenegger, 1977

Quite a few years before he became the Governator.

Vanessa Redgrave, 1967

Vanessa Redgrave wearing head-to-toe spangles.

7Vanessa Redgrave, 1967

Vanessa Redgrave wearing head-to-toe spangles.

Olga Macova, 1995

Czech actress Olga Macova stripped for the photographers in between photo-calls.

8Olga Macova, 1995

Czech actress Olga Macova stripped for the photographers in between photo-calls.

Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Luc Besson, and Milla Jovovich, 1997

Here's a fact crazier than Jovovich's outfit: Besson left his wife, whom he impregnated when she was 16, for Jovovich on the set of The Fifth Element.

9Bruce Willis, Demi Moore, Luc Besson, and Milla Jovovich, 1997

Here's a fact crazier than Jovovich's outfit: Besson left his wife, whom he impregnated when she was 16, for Jovovich on the set of The Fifth Element.

Robert Redford, Sydney Pollack, Aniela Mlynarska, and Arthur Rubinstein, 1972

Collaborators Robert Redford and Sydney Pollack pose with great pianist Arthur Rubinstein and his wife, Aniela Mlynarska.

10Robert Redford, Sydney Pollack, Aniela Mlynarska, and Arthur Rubinstein, 1972

Collaborators Robert Redford and Sydney Pollack pose with great pianist Arthur Rubinstein and his wife, Aniela Mlynarska.

Kirk Douglas and Brigitte Bardot, 1953
11Kirk Douglas and Brigitte Bardot, 1953
Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren, 1958

They remained married until Ponti's death in 2007. Loren's answer to whether she would remarry was, "No, never again. It would be impossible to love anyone else."

12Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren, 1958

They remained married until Ponti's death in 2007. Loren's answer to whether she would remarry was, "No, never again. It would be impossible to love anyone else."

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, 2008

During the Cannes Film Festival, Jack Black accidentally let slip that his Kung Fu Panda co-star was expecting twins with husband Brad Pitt, when he told Angelina during an interview, "You're gonna have as many as [the] Brady Bunch when you have these."

13Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, 2008

During the Cannes Film Festival, Jack Black accidentally let slip that his Kung Fu Panda co-star was expecting twins with husband Brad Pitt, when he told Angelina during an interview, "You're gonna have as many as [the] Brady Bunch when you have these."

Michael Caine, 1966

To promote the film Alfie, Michael Caine hung out with a bunch of models wearing pants emblazoned with his womanizing alter-ego's name on the butt.

14Michael Caine, 1966

To promote the film Alfie, Michael Caine hung out with a bunch of models wearing pants emblazoned with his womanizing alter-ego's name on the butt.

Sacha Baron Cohen, 2006

It's a banana hammock, not a monokini. Technically.

15Sacha Baron Cohen, 2006

It's a banana hammock, not a monokini. Technically.

Yoko Ono and John Lennon, 1970

This was just a year after they married and a decade before Lennon's death.

16Yoko Ono and John Lennon, 1970

This was just a year after they married and a decade before Lennon's death.

Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola, 1979

A tuxedo-clad Sofia Coppola atop her father's shoulders.

17Francis Ford Coppola and Sofia Coppola, 1979

A tuxedo-clad Sofia Coppola atop her father's shoulders.

Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 1999

A power couple that never was, except onscreen in Entrapment.

18Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 1999

A power couple that never was, except onscreen in Entrapment.

Noel Godin, 2004

The "Belgian pie-thrower" was thrown off the red carpet before he could pull a dessert-themed stunt on the red carpet.

19Noel Godin, 2004

The "Belgian pie-thrower" was thrown off the red carpet before he could pull a dessert-themed stunt on the red carpet.

Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling, 2011

The Danish auteur thanks his muse.

20Nicolas Winding Refn and Ryan Gosling, 2011

The Danish auteur thanks his muse.

Elizabeth Taylor, 1987

It was the '80s.

21Elizabeth Taylor, 1987

It was the '80s.

Grace Kelly, 1955

She would become the Princess of Monaco in a year.

22Grace Kelly, 1955

She would become the Princess of Monaco in a year.

Hagen, 2014

The breakout star of canine revenge filmWhite God.

23Hagen, 2014

The breakout star of canine revenge filmWhite God.

 Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, America Ferrera, Kit Harington, and Djimon Hounsou

Notorious prankster Vitalii Sediuk snuck under America Ferrera's dress at the How to Train Your Dragon 2 premiere.

24 Jay Baruchel, Cate Blanchett, America Ferrera, Kit Harington, and Djimon Hounsou

Notorious prankster Vitalii Sediuk snuck under America Ferrera's dress at the How to Train Your Dragon 2 premiere.

Cookie enthusiast, 2013

From: ELLE

25Cookie enthusiast, 2013

From: ELLE

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