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Nicole Kidman turned heads once again at the Cannes film festival in an off-white Chanel dress with a ruffled hem.

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi was lovely in lavender Elie Saab.

Audrey Tautou's delicate frame was all but overpowered in a black dress with a two-tiered skirt.

Style maverick Tilda Swinton stood out in a shimmering jersey and trousers, and a punky hairdo.

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Zero Dark Thirty actress Jessica Chastain upped the bling factor in this purple Givenchy couture gown during the screening of All Is Lost on day eight of the ongoing Cannes film festival.

Milla Jovovich was a knockout in a tucked blue skirt and embellished black top from Armani.

Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi was stunning in vintage black and gold sequinned Chanel at the screening of Only God Forgives.

Ooh shiny! Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio shimmered in a metallic Roberto Cavalli marvel.

Russian model Irina Shayk made sure all eyes were on her in a slinky cutout Roberto Cavalli dress at the screening of All Is Lost.

British model Lily Donaldson was sexy in a black lace Dolce & Gabbana dress with sheer skirt and sleeves at the screening of Only God Forgives.

Czech model Petra Nemcova's peach Elie Saab punctuated a red carpet of blue and black.

British actress Kristin Scott Thomas went head on for electric blue in a Armani Prive gown with a plunging neckline.

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Cannes Day 7: Sharon Stone's feeling blue

Sharon Stone dazzled on the Cannes red carpet in a blue Roberto Cavalli dress with a plunging neckline. She was attending the screening of the film Behind The Candelabra.

Australian singer Kylie Minogue was picture perfect in a Roberto Cavalli number with embroidered details.

Zero Dark Thirty actress Jessica Chastain looked gorgeous in a Versace Collection dress and Bulgari jewels at the screening of the film Cleopatra.

We were rendered speechless by Milla Jovovich who arrived for the screening of the film Behind The Candelabra in a Prada navy blue embellished skirt and black silk top. She completed her look with smoky eyes.

Actress Rosario Dawson was graceful in a gold Marchesa dress at the screening of the film Behind The Candelabra.

Czech model Petra Nemcova dazzled in champagne sequinned Emilio Pucci at the screening of the film Behind The Candelabra.

Puerto Rican model Joan Smalls also wore Emilio Pucci to watch Behind The Candelabra. We loved her in the baby-pink lace long-sleeved gown, which she teamed with a crystal encrusted belt, white strappy sandals and smoky eyes.

Leonardo DiCaprio's ex-girlfriend and model Erin Heatherton wore beaded Roberto Cavalli to the premiere of Behind The Candelabra.

Burlesque dancer Dita Von Teese looked sensational in a red Elie Saab Couture tea-length dress. She was at the screening of the film Behind The Candelabra.

69-year-old French actress Catherine Deneuve looked elegant at the screening of the film La Grande Bellezza (The Great Beauty) in a knee-length black dress. She gave her look a pop of colour by wearing magenta stole and maroon strappy sandals.