Overview
- The Festival de Cannes, which announced its opener Wednesday, selected Pierre Salvadori’s La Vénus Électrique as the 2026 opening-night film.
- The movie will premiere May 12 at the Grand Théâtre Lumière in Cannes with a simultaneous theatrical rollout across France.
- Set in Paris in 1928, the film stars Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche and Vimala Pons in a story about a grieving painter drawn to staged séances.
- Salvadori co-wrote the script with Benjamin Charbit and Benoît Graffin from an idea by Rebecca Zlotowski and Robin Campillo, with Les Pelléas Films leading production alongside Pio & Co, Versus Production, Tovo Films and France 2.
- The festival runs May 12–23 under jury president Park Chan-wook, with Eye Haïdara hosting the opening ceremony and honorary Palmes for Barbra Streisand and Peter Jackson on May 23.