Leonardo DiCaprio has describe the Cannes Film Festival as an 'insane experience' and yet says that it is a 'Mecca' for celebrating film.
DiCaprio will be back at Cannes this year as his new movie The Great Gatsby will be the first film to be shown as it will open the festival.
Speaking to the Press Association the actor said: "Every time I go to Cannes, it feels like I'm entering the helicopter scene in La Dolce Vita.
"It's an insane experience. The entire town is turned into a red carpet. Every hotel is a premiere.
"But at the same time, it is the Mecca for the world to celebrate filmmaking and bold filmmaking."
The Great Gatsby sees DiCaprio reunite with director Baz Luhrmann while Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire and Joel Edgerton are also on an exciting cast list.
Twenty films will compete for the Palme d'Or this year with directors such as Nicolas Winding Refn, Joel and Ethan Coen and Roman Polanski all have movies that will be in contention.
As for DiCaprio we will be seeing him back on the big screen later this year in The Wolf of Wall Street - a film that sees him reunite with Martin Scorsese.
The Great Gatsby is released 16th May.
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