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"Grace of Monaca" opens Cannes Film Festival
This year's Festival in southern France has begun, but with some controversy this year.
The opening of the annual Cannes festival has premired "Grace of Monaco".
Directed by Olivier Dahan, it stars Nicole Kidman as screen icon Grace Kelly, who became the Princess of Monaco after marrying married Prince Rainier.
Kelly died in a car crash in the principality, not far from where Cannes is located.
(Grace of Monaco)
The royal family in Monaco has criticized the film as a "farce," saying it bares no relation to reality.
The film portrays the turbulance Grace Kelly is said to have had in dealing with royal life.
Nicole Kidman says the idea of the film is not to slander the Monarchy in Monaco.
"Obviously I feel sad because I think that the film has no malice towards the family or particularly towards Grace or Rainier. It's fictionalised obviously. We've said that. It's not a biopic. There's the essence of truth but as with a lot of these things, you take dramatic license at times."
This year's jury is led by New Zealand director Jane Campion, who won the top prize in Cannes in 1993.
She's used the opening news conference to take a swipe at what she feels is sexism in the film industry.
"Excuse me gentlemen but the guys do seem to eat all of the cake. And it's not that I resent the male filmmakers, I love all of them, but there is something that women are thinking of doing that we don't get to know enough about. And it's always a surprise for the world when a woman filmmaker does come out and you get a more feminine vision."
Zhang Yimou is also due to showcase his new film "Gui Lai", or Going Home.
The film itself is not in-competition.
Chinese director Jia Zhangke is on this year's competition awards panel.
"I think it is an honor for a film to played at the Cannes Film Festival, regardless of the section it entered. I think we should clap for Zhang Yi Mou."
This year's Cannes Film Festival runs until May 25th.
The winner of this year's Palme d'Or will be announced on May 24.
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