Chinese actress Gong Li poses for a photo on the red carpet at Tuesday’s screening of “Jeanne du Barry” during the 76th Cannes International Film Festival in Cannes, France. Photo: Andreas Rentz/VCG

Gong, wearing a Alaïa Fall 2023 skirt, waves at photographers while walking down the red carpet. Photo: IC Photo

Fan Bingbing poses for a photo on the red carpet. Her off-the-shoulder dress, by Chinese designer Christopher Bu, features a tiger and bamboo print. Photo: Loic Venance/VCG

Actor Zhu Yilong (left) and filmmaker Wei Shujun attend the ceremony. Their movie “Only the River Flows” is featured in the Un Certain Regard selection of this year’s festival. Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/VCG

Actress Guan Xiaotong, wearing Valentino ss23 couture, poses on the red carpet. Photo: Michael Buckner/VCG

Actress Wan Qianhui, 25, made an appearance on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Actress Zhang Yuqi makes an appearance at the ceremony, marking her second visit to the festival in a decade. Photo: VCG

The director and cast of “Jeanne du Barry” attend the film’s screening and the festival’s opening ceremony. The annual Cannes film festival is scheduled to run through May 27. Photo: David Boyer/VCG