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Eva Longoria goes braless in a sheer figure-hugging grey maxi dress as she continues her jam-packed Cannes schedule at Nespresso x GQ bash

Eva Longoria goes braless in a sheer figure-hugging grey maxi dress as she continues her jam-packed Cannes schedule at Nespresso x GQ bash

Daily Mail​19-05-2025

She has had a busy first week at Cannes Film Festival.
And Eva Longoria continued her glitzy engagements at the annual event on Sunday night as she attended the 2025 Nespresso x GQ party.
The actress, 50, went braless in a sheer figure-hugging grey maxi dress as she posed at the party.
She looked great in the ruched number which had a quirky metal neckline and was teamed with dazzling silver earrings.
Eva wore her glossy brunette tresses in a straight style and opted for a glowing makeup look complete with a slick of light pink lip.
Earlier in the night she walked the iconic red carpet for The Phoenician Scheme's very star-studded premiere.
She arrived wearing a glitzy light pink gown which featured corset detailing to show off her gorgeous curves.
Leading lady Mia Threapleton headlined the stylish arrivals in a dramatic dark green gown as she posed up a storm for the cameras.
The 24-year-old daughter of Kate Winslet wowed in the strapless number which was embroidered with an orange flower design and had a statement structured skirt.
British actress Daisy Edgar-Jones, 26, also dazzled in a floor-length dark red sequin gown and accessorised with a gorgeous silver necklace as she made her arrival.
The Wes Anderson film marks the director's fourth picture to compete for the Palme d'Or.
The Phoenician Scheme is the most the star-studded film that has premiered at this year's Cannes so far, but this is no surprise with legendary director Anderson at the helm.
Leading the cast is Benicio del Toro, who plays wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda, who appoints his only daughter, a nun as the sole heir to his estate.
However, as Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.
She arrived wearing a glitzy light pink gown which featured corset detailing to show off her gorgeous curves
She looked gorgeous in the dazzling gown
She put on a confident display as she strutted her stuff
Mia stars Sister Liesl, and she joins Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend and Bill Murray.
The film is set to be released in the US on May 30, with hopes it could become Anderson's next big Oscars contender, following his success with The Grant Budapest Hotel in 2014.
His last big effort, Asteroid City, failed to make a splash at the Oscars, despite being nominate for Cannes' Palm D'Or.
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 destabilize even the oldest cultural institutions.

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