From Princess Di to Sophia Loren, revel in the fabulous visual history of the Cannes Film Festival as it returns for the 78th time

Considered one of the ‘big three’ film festivals, alongside Venice and Berlin, the Cannes Film Festival lights up the French Riviera city annually in May, premiering the latest films from around the world. Originally launched in 1939, it was first touted as a rival to Venice, which had been used as a propaganda machine by the Italian Fascist Party.

The first edition saw Hollywood’s biggest stars…