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Cannes Film Festival: Metropolis competes for the Palme d'Or

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The 77th Cannes International Film Festival kicked off in Cannes, a city in southern France, on the evening of the 14th. The 85-year-old famous American director Francis Ford Coppola will bring his new film "Metropolis" to the third "Palme d'Or" of his career.

Cannes Film Festival: Metropolis competes for the Palme d'Or

On May 16, at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival held in Cannes, a small city in the south of France, Francis Coppola (seventh from left), the director of the main competition film "Metropolis", attended the premiere with the main creator. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing

Cannes Film Festival: Metropolis competes for the Palme d'Or

On May 16, at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival held in Cannes, a small city in southern France, Francis Coppola (fifth from left), the director of the main competition film "Metropolis", attended the premiere with the main creator. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing

Cannes Film Festival: Metropolis competes for the Palme d'Or

On May 16, at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival held in Cannes, a small city in the south of France, American actor Adam Dryfer, the star of the main competition film "Metropolis", attended the premiere. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing

Cannes Film Festival: Metropolis competes for the Palme d'Or

On May 16, at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival held in Cannes, a small city in the south of France, Francis Coppola (third from right), the director of the main competition film "Metropolis", attended the premiere with the main creator. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing

Cannes Film Festival: Metropolis competes for the Palme d'Or

On May 16, at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival held in Cannes, a small city in the south of France, Francis Coppola (second from right), the director of the main competition film "Metropolis", attended the premiere with the main creator. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing

Cannes Film Festival: Metropolis competes for the Palme d'Or

On May 16, at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival held in Cannes, a small city in the south of France, the chairman of the jury of the main competition unit, the American film Gregetta Gerwig (right), and the jury, French actor Omar West, attended the premiere of the film "Metropolis" in the main competition unit. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Gao Jing

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