Cannes top 10
Broken Embraces: Pedro Almodovar, a Cannes favourite who is yet to win a Palme d'Or, directs Penelope Cruz in a dark and stylish Spanish thriller. Cruz – complete with a blonde hairdo - plays an aspiring actress plagued by tragedy.
Filmmakers from across the world are arriving in Cannes for the annual festival, which culminates on Sunday May 24 with the award of the Palme d'Or. This is The First Post's pick of the top ten films in competition.








