Woody Allen Film Opens Cannes Film Festival

     American director Woody Allen's latest work Midnight in Paris, featuring a cameo appearance by French first lady Carla Bruni, opened this year's Cannes film festival to applause on Wednesday.

    Allen's romantic comedy was shot in Paris and tells the story of a young man exploring his relationship to art, history and life.  The movie, like all of those presented at the 12-day annual festival, will be judged by a panel led by actor Robert de Niro.

    Bruni, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, did not make it to the red-carpet extravaganza, which is held amid yachts and Hollywood celebrities¹ on the French Riviera.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目