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Workers prepare the red carpet on the stairs of the Palais des Festivals prior to the start of the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France on Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The festival runs from May 14th to May 25th. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Razing the Cannes festival “Bunker”?

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FILE - This Sept. 7, 2013, file photo shows French journalist and television executive Pierre Lescure at the 39th American Film Festival in Deauville, Normandy, western France. Pierre Lescure has been named president of the Cannes Film Festival, succeeding Gilles Jacob. The French festival said Lescure was elected in a board of directors meeting Tuesday. He will take office in July. The 83-year-old Jacob is stepping down after more than three decades with the festival and 13 years as president. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau, File)

Lescure named president of Cannes Film Festival

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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2011 file photo, actress Berenice Bejo, a cast member in "The Artist," poses at a screening of the film in Beverly Hills, Calif. Bejo was nominated Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 for a Golden Globe award for best supporting actress for her role in the film. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)

Taking Names: ‘Artist’s‘ Bejo to host ceremonies at Cannes

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Cannes bans von Trier after Hitler remarks

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Cannes bans Lars von Trier after Hitler remarks

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Cannes pays tribute to actor Jean-Paul Belmondo

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