Cannes 2016, Day 4: Here Be Giants

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A man dressed in a costume worn by one of the characters in the film poses on the red carpet on May 14, 2016 after the screening of the film "Toni Erdmann" at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. / AFP / ALBERTO PIZZOLI (Photo credit should read ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images)

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A man dressed in a costume worn by one of the characters in the film poses on May 14, 2016 during a photocall for the film "Toni Erdmann" at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. / AFP / LOIC VENANCE (Photo credit should read LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty Images)

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"The BFG" Photocall - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Director Steven Spielberg takes a photo during "The BFG (Le Bon Gros Geant - Le BGG)" photocall during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

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Celebrity Sightings At Nice Airport - May 14, 2016 - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

NICE, FRANCE - MAY 14: Gerard Depardieu arrives at Nice Airport ahead of the 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2016 in Nice, France. (Photo by Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle/GC Images)

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Celebrity Sightings At Nice Airport - May 14, 2016 - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

NICE, FRANCE - MAY 14: Actor Edgar Ramirez arrives at Nice airport during the annual 69th Cannes Film Festival at Nice Airport on May 14, 2016 in Nice, France. (Photo by Marc Piasecki/GC Images)

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Annabel's in Cannes

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: (L to R) Marion Cotillard, Colin Firth and Livia Firth attend the Chopard x Annabel's Cannes party on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Chopard/Annabel's)

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"The BFG" Press Conference - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Steven Spielberg signs autographs at "The BFG (Le Bon Gros Geant - Le BGG)" press conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images)

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"The BFG" - Red Carpet Arrivals - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Kate Capshaw, Steven Spielberg, Ruby Barnhill and Mark Rylance attend "The BFG (Le Bon Gros Geant - Le BGG)" premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)

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"The BFG" - Red Carpet Arrivals - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Max von Sydow and his wife Catherine Brelet and his Grand Daughters attend 'The BFG (Le Bon Gros Geant - Le BGG)' premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, . (Photo by Laurent Viteur/FilmMagic)

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"I, Daniel Blake" - Red Carpet Arrivals - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 13: Actress Hayley Squires and director Ken Loach attend the "I, Daniel Blake" premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 13, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Clemens Bilan/Getty Images)

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"The BFG" - Red Carpet Arrivals - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: (EDITORS NOTE : this image has been retouched with digital filters.) Blake Lively signs autographs before the screening of "The BFG" at the annual 69th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)

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"The Handmaiden (Mademoiselle)" - Red Carpet Arrivals - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Fisher Stevens, Carrie Fisher and Gary the dog attend "The Handmaiden (Mademoiselle)" premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

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US actress Carrie Fisher's dog Gary poses on the red carpet on May 14, 2016 before the screening of the film "Agassi (The Handmaiden - Mademoiselle)" at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. / AFP / Valery HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

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Festivals

By the time the weekend comes along, the transfiguration of Cannes is complete. Hardline cinephiles don't like to hear it, but by then the lovely town has indeed become a mini-Hollywood with even more expensive food; in other words, a place where someone dressed as an enormous, fluffy creature can walk around and nobody would bat an eyelash – but photographers will swarm to take his/her picture. The creature in question is a character of the Austro-German film Toni Erdmann, in competition at the festival, and it got all the attention owed to a Cannes star. It wasn't, however, the only giant on the Croisette – Saturday saw the premiere of Steven Spielbeg's The BFG, his return of sorts to child-centric fantasy, led by Golden Globe nominee Mark Rylance as the Big Friendly Giant of the title. Elsewhere in and around Cannes, larger-than-life beings of a different sort mingled with mere mortals – we salute them all.

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