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           Woody Allen's 'Cafe Society' to Open Cannes Film Festival

   by Reuters

   Woody Allen's "Cafe Society" will kick off this year's Cannes film
   festival, organizers said on Tuesday, the third time the acclaimed
   American writer and
   director has opened the event with one of his movies.

   Allen has previously opened the prestigious annual festival, held in
   the south of France, with "Hollywood Ending" in 2002 and "Midnight in
   Paris" in 2011.

   "Cafe Society", which stars "The Social Network" actor Jesse Eisenberg
   and "Twilight" actress Kristen Stewart, will screen out of competition
   on May 11.

   The movie is the 14th out of competition screening at Cannes for Allen,
   according to festival organizers.

   The film tells the story of a young man who arrives in Hollywood during
   the 1930s hoping to work in the film industry, falls in love, and finds
   himself swept up in the cafe society that defined the spirit of the
   age, they said in a statement.

   The 69th Cannes film festival will run from May 11-22. "Mad Max"
   director George Miller will head the competition jury.
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