There's complex etiquette and a rich history behind the French film festival's red-carpet ban of "naked" or "voluminous" dressing.

Halle Berry revealed that she was going to wear a Gaurav Gupta dress to the Cannes Film Festival opening gala on May 13, but had to switch her dress due to the festival's rule that prohibits dresses with a long train.

Aliia Roza poses for photographers during the opening ceremony red carpet of the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Wan QianHui poses for photographers during the opening ceremony red carpet of the 78th international film festival,

The Cannes Film Festival was serious about those dress code rules—yes, even if you’re Halle Berry. As readers know, the film festival changed its dress code rules at the last minute, just as the stars began trailing into the French Riviera for the grand event.

Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Daniella Pick, arrived on the red carpet for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival's opening night on Tuesday, May 13. Tarantino is a guest of honor at this year's festival. The director and Pick first met in 2009 and married in 2018.

A rep tells THR that festival’s official charter was just updated to reflect “certain rules that have long been in effect” and the aim is “not to regulate attire per se but to prohibit full nudity on the carpet.

Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off on Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's vow to enact tariffs on international films.

Cannes is back on its throne as the most important film festival in the world. Ahead of the festival, which runs May 13-24, here’s what’s playing, who’s attending – and the big talking points.