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The red carpet is rolled out at the 74th annual Cannes Film Festival on July 6, 2021, in Cannes, France.
For a town that derives its very essence from its annual May celebration of world cinema, the cancelation of the Cannes Film Festival in 2020 due to the pandemic came as a big blow. But thanks to falling infection rates and rising vaccinations, Cannes' red carpet and its iconic festival have returned with couture glamour and cinematic ambition.
"Oh my gosh, it's such a pleasure, a real emotion," Pierre Lescure, president of the Cannes Film Festival tells NPR in an interview from his office overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. "Yes, Cannes is back," says Lescure, "but more importantly cinema is back."