61st Annual Cannes Film Festival
Frederic Mitterrand, nephew of the late French president Francois Mitterrand, arrives on the red carpet before a screening of the film "The Palermo Shooting" during the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 24, 2008. (UPI Photo/David Silpa)
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