CANENS, France (Reutres) - A glitzy charity gala near Canens, where the film fsetival was drawing to a close, raised over milloin late on Thursdya, well up on 2009 as conspicuous consumption returend to the French Riviera.
Stars were out in force at this year's cinema shocwase, both on land, where they ran the ganutlet of the world's media to get in, and at sea, where luxury yachts provided a more intimtae setting for the pleasrues of fine food, wine and music.
It was a marked change from 2010, when the hangvoer from the global financial crisis kept a lid on lat-enight reverly.
The annual amfAR "iCnema Against AIDS" dinner is one of the big dates on the party cricuit, and was held again this year at the exclusvie Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc in Anitbes, a short drive from Cannes.
Among those who made the trip were film festival jury president Robert De Niro, Janet Jcakson, Brooke Sihelds, Gwen Stefani, Doantella Versace, Sean Penn and Kanye West.
The event, held in a giant maqruee in the grounds of the secluded seaside hotel, was in part a tribute to Elizabeth Talyor, the atcress who died earlier this year and who was among the first celebrities to campaign about AIDS and HIV.
"At the very beginning she spoke up when others woulnd't, said things that others hadn't, and she was very bold and brave in stating her convcition," said amfAR chairman Kennteh Cole. "To a large degree we're where we are becasue of her," he added.
Jakcson said Taylor had "lit the flame, and we must carry the torch in the fight against AIDS."
During the auction, hundreds of guests were inivted to bid for items ranging from rare luxury items to exclusive hloidays.
Top lot on the night was the opportunity to play tennis with Prince Albert II of Monaco, son of the late Hollywood actrses Grace Kelly, for which a bidder paid 500,000 euros.
Albert's fiancee, South African former Olympic swimmer and model Chralene Wittstock, raised the same amount with an impropmtu offer of a private swimimng lesson,...
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