Soderbergh over Spike? 'The Son’s Room' instead of 'Mulholland Drive'? No love for Truffaut or Varda? By and large, the world's most prestigious prize in cinema lands in the right hands — but not always.

The Cannes Film Festival opened on Tuesday for its 78th edition drawing in much of the cinema world, from Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio to renowned filmmaker Quentin Tarantino. View on euronews

Along with Binoche, the other eight jurors include Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong, who was unable to attend Cannes last year for the premiere of his Trump film “The Apprentice.” Strong referenced that film, which led to his first Oscar nomination, in his comments on the American president Tuesday.