Robert De Niro, 81, looks suave in a black tuxedo as he joins glamorous wife Tiffany Chen, 45, and daughter Helen on the red carpet during Cannes Film Festival opening ceremony

Daily Mail​

13-05-2025

Robert De Niro looked dapper as he walked the red carpet with his wife Tiffany Chen and daughter Helen ahead of the Partir Un Jour screening during the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday evening.
The American actor, 81, who received an honorary Palme d'Or at this year's festival, looked sharp in a classic black tuxedo.
He paired the ensemble with a crisp white shirt, black bow tie, and shiny leather shoes as he posed for photos alongside his family.
Meanwhile, his wife Tiffany, 45, cut a glamorous figure in a black gown adorned with sequins.
The eye-catching dress featured a sequin-embellished bustier, delicate spaghetti straps, and a semi-sheer, floor-length skirt with floral embroidery.
The couple was joined on the star-studded red carpet by Robert's youngest daughter, 14-year-old Helen, whom he shares with ex-wife Grace Hightower, 70.
Helen, born via surrogate in December 2011, is De Niro's youngest child.
The Oscar-winning actor has seven children with four different women - two each with Diahnne Abbott, Toukie Smith, and Grace, and one with his current wife, Tiffany.
Partir Un Jour follows a young woman who leaves her hometown to forge a life of her own, only to be drawn back by a family emergency.
Directed by Amélie Bonnin, the film stars French actress Dominique Blanc and actor Tewfik Jallab.
Robert's red carpet appearance comes shortly after he was seen attending a photocall hand-in-hand with Tiffany ahead of receiving his honorary Palme d'Or at the 78th Film Festival.
Leonardo DiCaprio presented Robert with the award, which is the highest prize at the ceremony.
Posing for photos, he dressed smartly in a polo shirt and smart trousers with a dark grey jacket layered over the top.
Tiffany looked elegant in a strapless, striped A-line which she teamed with a cream cardigan and ballet flats.
She topped off her outfit with a pair of pink-tinted sunglasses and pulled her hair back into a low pony tail.
This year's Cannes Film Festival is taking place in the wake of Trump's vow to enact tariffs on international films.
Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of the big screen, with its own golden prize, the Palme d´Or, to give out at the end.
Filmmakers come from nearly every corner of the globe to showcase their films while dealmakers work through the night to sell finished films or packaged productions to various territories.
'You release a film into that Colosseum-like situation,' says Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, who´s returning to Cannes with 'The Secret Agent, a thriller set during Brazil ´s dictatorship.
'You´ve got to really prepare for the whole experience because it´s quite intense - not very far from the feeling of approaching a roller coaster as you go up the steps at the Palais.'
Trump sent shock waves through Hollywood and the international film community when he announced on May 4 that all movies " produced in Foreign Lands" will face 100% tariffs.
The White House has said no final decisions have been made. Options being explored include federal incentives for U.S.-based productions, rather than tariffs. But the announcement was a reminder of how international tensions can destabilise even the oldest cultural institutions.
The Cannes Film Festival originally emerged in the World War II years, when the rise of fascism in Italy led to the founding of an alternative to the then-government-controlled Venice Film Festival.
In the time since, Cannes´ resolute commitment to cinema has made it a beacon to filmmakers. Countless directors have come to make their name.
This year is no different, though some of the first-time filmmakers at Cannes are already particularly well-known. Kristen Stewart (The Chronology of Water), Scarlett Johansson (Eleanor the Great) and Harris Dickinson (Urchin) will all be unveiling their feature directorial debuts in Cannes´ Un Certain Regard sidebar section.
Many Cannes veterans will be back, too, including Tom Cruise (Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning), Robert De Niro - who's to receive an honorary Palme d´Or 49 years after Taxi Driver premiered in Cannes - and Quentin Tarantino, to pay tribute to low-budget Western director George Sherman.
The much-anticipated eighth and final instalment of Mission Impossible is one of the earlier premieres on this year's Cannes calendar, with its glitzy red carpet taking place on Wednesday, May 14.
Meanwhile, Scarlett's directorial debut, Eleanor The Great, will be unveiled on May 20.
However, in the wake of his legal battle with former co-star Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni is not expected to attend.
Over recent years, the star-studded extravaganza has arguably won more attention for the outfits worn by its celebrity guests than the roster of feature films being screened on the Croisette.
But new nudity rules, devised for 'the sake of decency,' will be implemented when French director Amélie Bonnin's Leave One Day opens the ceremony this week.
According to organisers, the austere move is an attempt to stifle the celebrity trend for 'naked dresses' - namely provocative outfits that reveal considerably more than they conceal - on the red carpet.
'For decency reasons, nudity is prohibited on the red carpet, as well as any other area of the festival,' states a Cannes festival document.
'The festival welcoming teams will be obligated to prohibit red carpet access to anyone not respecting these rules.'
The surprise new policy features in a recent festival-goers charter - released with a series of outlines regarding expected public behaviour.
Guests are expected to converge on the Grand Auditorium Louis Lumière for some of the highest profile film screenings across a packed seven-day schedule in Cannes.
It's understood that the iconic venue now adopts a more conservative dress code, with suits, dinner jackets, and floor-length evening gowns generally favoured over headline-grabbing ensembles.
Classic little black dresses, cocktail dresses, pant-suits, dressy tops and elegant sandals, 'with or without a heel', will also be permitted.
While the decision to implement a more stringent policy will be a first, it is not known if French TV broadcasters, wary of airing nudity, played a role in its enforcement.
Major red carpet events, including the Cannes Film Festival, are aired in France by France Télévisions.
Recently attracting more models and influencers than actors and filmmakers, the annual ceremony has seen an increase in risque red carpet fashion statements.
In 2021, American supermodel Bella Hadid bared her cleavage in a plunging black gown while attending a screening of Tre Piani (Three Floors).
She pulled a similar stunt three years later, with guests at the 2024 gala left speechless after she attended the premiere of Donald Trump's biopic The Apprentice completely braless beneath a sheer brown evening dress.