Cannes in close-up: Images of the festival's dazzling detail
The Cannes Film Festival is a wide-screen spectacle best captured in close-up.
As the Cote d'Azur extravaganza has unspooled over the last week, Associated Press photographer Petros Giannakouris has focused his camera lens on the smaller fashion details of the festival's famed red carpet.
His images reveal the glamor of Cannes in micro: the swirling hem of a gown, the sparkle of a necklace, the bright glare of a photographer's flash. On display here are both the famous and the unknown, all of whom play a role in Cannes' extravagant pageant.
The 72nd Cannes Film Festival runs through Saturday.
Huma Qureshi poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'A Hidden Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Marianne Rosset poses for photographers at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Actress Deepika Padukon walks on the carpet upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Pain and Glory' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Models walk on the carpet at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A woman walks on the carpet at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A woman poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'A Hidden Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A woman poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'A Hidden Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Actress Monica Bellucci walks on the red carpet upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Best Years of a Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Actress Dilan Cicek Deniz poses at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Model Josephine Skriver poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'A Hidden Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A woman walks on the carpet upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Model Toni Garnn poses at the premiere of the film 'A Hidden Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A woman walks the red carpet at the premiere of the film 'Les Miserables' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Singer Li Yuchun walks on the carpet at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
This shows the hand of the actress Chloe Sevigny at the opening ceremony and premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A woman poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'A Hidden Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Women walk on the carpet upon arrival at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Singer Lena Meyer-Landrut poses at the premiere of the film 'A Hidden Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Actress Marica Pellegrinelli at the premiere of the film 'The Best Years of a Life' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Singer Jessica Jung arrives at the opening ceremony and the premiere of the film 'The Dead Don't Die' at the 72nd international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 14, 2019. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Text from the AP News story, Cannes in close-up: Images of the festival’s dazzling detail.
Photos by Petros Giannakouris
