American director Wes Anderson opened the 65th Cannes Film Festival with his "Moonrise Kingdom," AP reported.

Shortly after striding down Cannes' glamorous red carpet, Anderson and his star-studded cast declared the festival officially open at its opening ceremony Wednesday night.

The ceremony was hosted by Berenice Bejo, who starred in "The Artist". Also in attendance were Jane Fonda, Eva Longoria, Lana Del Rey and Alec Baldwin.

Meanwhile, British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, dressed as his latest alter ego General Aladeen, was causing chaos at the nearby Croisette promenade, where he rode around on a camel.

A jury of nine, presided over by Nanni Moretti, will spend the next 12 days sifting through the 22 in-competition entries as to decide who shall receive the festival's top award, the prestigious Palme d'Or.

(China.org.cn, CNTV May 18, 2012)

据美联社报道，美国导演韦斯•安德森以其作品《月亮升起之王国》拉开了第65届戛纳电影节的帷幕。

周三晚，安德森以及星光灿烂的卡司走过戛纳华丽的红地毯，在开幕式上宣布电影节正式启动。

开幕式由《艺术家》的主演贝热尼丝•贝乔主持。参加开幕式的还有简•方达、伊娃•朗格利亚、拉娜•德雷和亚历克•鲍德温。

同时，英国喜剧演员萨莎•拜伦•科恩打扮成最新角色阿拉丁将军，骑着骆驼游行于附近的克鲁瓦塞特海滨大道，引发了混乱。

南尼•莫莱蒂任主席的九人评审团将在接下来的12天里，将从22部参赛影片中选出电影节的最高奖——大名鼎鼎的金棕榈大奖。