Perez, considered one of France's most dashing leading men having starred with such actresses as Isabel Adjani and Sophie Marceau, is expected to join Cruz on the Cannes red carpet on the festival's opening night, 14 May. Fanfan la Tulipe is a raucous adventure, comedy and romance in the mould of The Three Musketeers. It tells the story of how a low-born woman captures the heart of a valiant man of action as they unite to outsmart the king's men.