Stunning Sharon rolls back the years at Cannes

Sharon and gem boss at Cannes bash

The movie beauty Sharon Stone 55, rolled back the years last night with a dazzling red carpet display at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

Twenty years after she steamed up the big screen in psychological thriller Basic Instinct, Stone showed she's barely aged - sporting a cutaway scarlet dress slashed up to the thigh.

No wonder jewellery boss Fawaz Gruosi couldn't keep his hands off her as she promoted his gem firm de Grisogono at a glitzy bash.

It was the second fabulous frock Sharon sported on a day when she stole the limelight from much younger Hollywood beauties.

Stone at premiere earlier in the day

Earlier she slipped into a tight blue beaded gown at a screening of Behind The Candelabra - which stars her Basic Instinct co-star Michael Douglas as gay pianist Liberace.

Star waves at fans

Sharon last year revealed how she landed the role of murderous novelist Catherine Tramell in the erotic mystery.

She explained: "My manager Chuck Binder actually broke into someone's office and stole the script.

"I read it and thought, oh my god, this is the greatest character I ever read."

Famous scene ... in 1992 film Basic Instinct