Clamour on the Croisette: Cannes film festival – in pictures

The street photographer Andy Hall turns his lenses on the hustle and bustle – as well as contradictions – as movie world descends on the French Riviera city

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Main image: Beach goers and film festival goers mix at the Cinéma de la Plage. Photograph: Andy Hall/The Observer

  • Models, members of the film industry and local residents find themselves occupying the same spaces around Cannes
    Models, film people and locals find themselves occupying the same spaces around Cannes

  • Crowds and paparazzi gather at the back of the Palais des Festivals as Tom Cruise arrives
    Crowds and paparazzi gather at the back of the Palais des Festival as Tom Cruise arrives for the festival.

  • Chloe, left, an actor from the US, outside the Palais des Festivals
    Chloe, (left) an actress from the US outside the Palais des Festivals

  • A couple on their way to a VIP event walk pass a crowd waiting for a glimpse of Tom Cruise on the red carpet
    A couple on their way to a VIP event walk pass a crowd waiting for a glimpse of Tom Cruise on the red carpet

  • An image of Roger Moore and Barbara Bach attending a past festival appears on one of the posters of archive photographs that have been put up all over Cannes
    An image of Roger Moore and Barbara Bach attending a past festival appears on one of the posters of archive photographs that have been put up all over Cannes.

  • A man off to a VIP event mingles with people coming back from the beach and armed soldiers on patrol
    A man off to a VIP event mingles with people coming back from the beach and armed soldiers on patrol

  • Arriving at the festival and making an impression is what it is all about for wannabe actors, singers and models
    Arriving at the festival and making an impression is what it is all about for wannabe actors, singers and models

  • Guests arrive at the Majestic hotel
    Guests arrive at the Majestic hotel.

  • People attend a private party held by Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema)
    People attend a private party held by Association du Cinéma Indépendant pour sa Diffusion (Association for the Distribution of Independent Cinema)

  • Film industry representatives enjoy oysters and cigars by the old port in Cannes [This caption was amended on 31 May 2022 to clarify a detail regarding the subjects of the photo.]
    Film industry representatives enjoy oysters and cigars by the old port in Cannes

  • Colour on the Croisette, the famous promenade in Cannes
    Colour on the Croisette

  • A Cannes resident coming home from the beach passes Indian singer Raveena Mehta
    A Cannes resident coming home from the beach passes Indian singer Raveena Mehta

  • A vintage car rally passes along the Croisette
    A vintage car rally parades along the Croisette

  • On the Croisette
    On the Croisette during the festival.

  • Jordan Belfort, right, the convicted fraudster whose life was made into the film The Wolf of Wall Street, waits outside the Palais des Festivals before attending an event
    Jordan Belfort, right, the convicted fraudster whose life was made into the film Wolf of Wall Street, waits outside the Palais des Festivals before attending an event.

  • People watch free cinema showings on the beach as part of the festival programme
    People watch free cinema showings on the beach as part of the festival programme.

  • Kim, a set designer from Paris, holds a sign asking for a spare ticket to a premiere
    Kim, a set designer from Paris, holds a sign asking for a spare ticket to a premiere

  • Members of the film industry mix with locals on the streets of Cannes
    Members of the film industry mix with locals on the streets of Cannes

  • Crowds gather along red carpet in front of the Palais des Festivals
    Crowds gather along red carpet in front of the Palais des Festivals

  • A man looks at the antics of the film glitterati
    A man looks at the antics of the film glitterati

  • A model watched by a film producer from India on the beach. Models are often hired for photoshoots with industry professionals during the 12-day festival
    A model watched by a film producer from India on the beach. Models are often hired for photoshoots with industry professionals during the 12-day festival

  • Crowds and officials mingle near the red carpet area in front of the Palais des Festivals
    Crowds and officials mingle near the red carpet area in front of the Palais des Festivals.

  • Thee actor Alba Amira Ramadani posses on the balcony of her hotel room overlooking the Croisette
    Thee actor Alba Amira Ramadani posses on the balcony of her hotel room overlooking the Croisette

  • Local photographer Luzzi makes a good living during the festival taking photos of wealthy tourists and invited guests. He earned €15,000 (£12,770) during his first festival but now earns twice that
    Local photographer Luzzi makes a good living during the festival taking photos of wealthy tourists and invited guests. He earned €15,000 (£12,770) during his first festival but now earns twice that

  • Members of the film industry are interviewed on the beach in Cannes
    Members of the film industry are interviewed on the beach in Cannes.

  • People watch the free cinema showings on the beach
    People watch the free cinema showings on the beach.
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