Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring was a standout at the festival and, adding to the intrigue, happened to coincide with a real-life diamond heist. The night of the movie's premiere, the Chopard boutique in Cannes was robbed of $1 million in precious jewels. The coincidence even got some conspiracy theorists at the fest buzzing that it was a carefully orchestrated publicity stunt. Lines for screenings of The Bling Ring were some of the longest we saw at the festival, and Sofia rightfully celebrated the success. After the film's premiere and afterparty, she and husband Thomas Mars stopped in the lounge at the Hotel Martinez, where they fielded congratulations before calling it a night.
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