They say those who don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it.

We say those who don’t learn history are doomed to not repeat it.

Ergo, this slideshow-borne history lesson: A Visual Retrospective of the Cannes Film Festival.

The festival gets under way today, with new movies from directors Quentin Tarantino, Jim Jarmusch and Terrence Malick. The slideshow (which is right here) gets under way as soon as you enter it.

So prepare to study 72 years’ worth of antics by the likes of Brigitte Bardot, Michael Caine and Blake Lively.

Study very carefully.

This article has been updated from the original, which ran in May 2016.