Cannes film festival: The final furlong

Spontaneous acts of dancing infected the Croisette as the fest entered its endgame. Directors defied the grimness of their subject matter – and in the case of Quentin Tarantino, of the reviews – to boogie through the exhaustion. Here he shimmies, eyes closed, towards Inglourious Basterds star Mélanie Laurent Photograph: Rex Features

Michael Haneke's latest, The White Ribbon, is a chilly, black-and-white fascist parable set in a small German town just before the first world war. There's child abuse, animal cruelty and frequent nods to Ingmar Bergman's faith trilogy. Say cheese! Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty

Time for a big kiss for Gasper Noé, from Paz de la Huerta. Paz stars in Gasper's latest, Enter the Void, a (nearly three hour) meditation on sexual evil Photograph: Francois Moria/AP

But appearances can be deceptive – Paz and Gasper were actually playing Chinese whispers with Paris Hilton and Doug Reinhard Photograph: Christian Hartmann/Reuters

Three words ... Terry and the cast of The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus play a game of charades Photograph: Christophe Karaba/EPA

Sergi Lopez decides to leave early and hitchhike to the nearest party, with his Map of the Sounds of Tokyo co-star Rinko Kikuchi and director Isabel Coixet Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AP

It's all kicking off at the annual amfAR gala auction at the Hotel du Cap, where guest of honour Bill Clinton addresses the crowd and reminds them what it's all for Photograph: Tony Barson/Getty

Master of ceremonies Sharon Stone thinks she's recognised someone from the photo in the crowd. Let's hope it's snake-girl Photograph: Francois Durand/Getty

Shazza gets strict – who the hell left a saxophone lying about? Photograph: Tony Barson/Getty

Over the other end of town, Kylie is shamed into admitting ownership of the errant brass instrument Photograph: Rex Features

Robert Pattinson and Harvey Weinstein try to lighten the mood with impromptu karaoke Photograph: Tony Barson/Getty

Joshua Jackson enjoys the harmonies, but Diane Kruger has some reservations about the tempo Photograph: Eric Ryan/Getty

Liz Hurley and David Walliams only have eyes for each other Photograph: Matt Baron/Rex Features

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are hoping to bid on a new petticoat for Ange, who evidently forgot to pack any Photograph: Eric Ryan/Getty

And just when you thought things couldn't get any more glamorous, here's Team Guardian in the dinghy Photograph: Guardian