(CNN) -- Cannes has been a hotbed of controversy since the beginning. The first festival, organized by the French in 1939 as a response to the Venice Film Festival -- then a vehicle for Nazi propaganda movies -- had to be canceled after it launched on the day WWII broke out. The festival returned in 1946 and has since been a fertile ground for taboo-breaking films, wannabes disrobing for a shot at fame, public spats between directors and critics and publicity stunts gone wrong. The latest rumpus surrounds "Grace of Monaco," a biopic of Grace Kelly, the Oscar-winning American actress who subsequently became the princess of Monaco.
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Since its inception, Cannes has attracted protests, spats and stunts
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CNN looks at some of the greatest scandals to have rocked the festival
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Among them: Danish director Lars von Trier says he is a Nazi and is banned
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'50s starlet strips on beach and photographer breaks ankle in scrum for photos
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