This year's Cannes film festival has all the usual glitz and glamour but is also heavy on politics.

AFP looks at some of the topics, films, and fashion moments that have made a splash during week one.

The festival wraps up on May 24, when the winner of the prestigious Palme d'Or for best film will be announced.

Hollywood star Halle Berry was the most high-profile victim of the festival's dress code, which bans extravagantly large dresses and "total nudity" on the red carpet.

The "Monster's Ball" star, who is on the jury this year, was forced into a last-minute wardrobe change on opening night after she judged her dress by Indian designer Gaurav Gupta to be too long.

Others appeared to flout the rules, including German model Heidi Klum, who turned up in a frilly pink evening gown with a train that was at least three metres (10 feet) long.

After years of scandals in the film industry and pressure to take a stand, the festival announced it had barred an actor in a prominent French film from the red carpet because of rape allegations.

Theo Navarro-Mussy, who plays a police officer in a........

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