61st Annual Cannes Film Festival

Actor and jury president Sean Penn (L), director Barry Levinson (C) and actor Robert De Niro arrive on the red-carpeted steps of the Palais des Festivals before a screening of the film "What Just Happened?" during the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 25, 2008. The screening marked the close of this year's festival. (UPI Photo/David Silpa)

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