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Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris will have the honour of opening this year’s Cannes Film Festival, which will coincide with its release in French cinemas on May 11th 2011.

The rom-com, which was filmed last year in the French capital, stars an international cast including Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams and Marion Cotillard, as well as Kathy Bates, Adrien Brody and France’s first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy.

After London (Match Point) and Barcelona (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), it’s Paris’ turn to go under Allen’s camera lens, and the film already has fans at the festival: "Midnight in Paris is a wonderful love letter to Paris", according to Festival director Thierry Frémaux. "It’s a film in which Woody Allen takes a deeper look at the issues raised in his last films: our relationship with history, art, pleasure and life. His 41st feature reveals once again his inspiration."

Because the film is being released in France the same day as the opening night, audiences will be able to enjoy the entire programme of the Opening Night of the Festival.

In this way, the festival hopes to underline the strong ties that unite it with the theatres and their audiences, and draws attention to the films in the Official selection.

The 64th Festival de Cannes is to take place Wednesday May 11th to Sunday 22nd May 2011.