Woody Allen's new movie Café Society with Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg will open this year's Cannes

It's the director's third opening night movie - and that's a record.

By Al MulhallPublished: 29 March 2016

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Let's face it, whether you love Woody Allen's rather consistent stream of filmmaking or not, his presence as a director is totally undeniable.

Now his latest offering, Café Society, starring Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg, will open this year's 69th Cannes Film Festival.

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Set in 1930s Hollywood, the film co-stars stars Parker Posey, Blake Lively and Steve Carell. It also reunites its lead actors Stewart and Eisenberg, who previously starred together in Adventureland and last year's stoner comedy American Ultra.

Café Society will be Allen's 46th feature, but most importantly, it means he is the first director to have three opening night features at the prestigious film festival.

Meanwhile, his latest leading actress Kristen Stewart has been spotted with her own leading lady recently.

Watch the trailer for Woody Allen's last film Irrational Man below:

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