Overview
- La Vénus électrique, which opened Tuesday, May 12, launched the 79th Festival de Cannes hors competition and reached French cinemas nationwide that evening.
- Set in 1928 Paris, the film follows a fairground performer who poses as a medium for a grieving painter, with Anaïs Demoustier and Pio Marmaï leading an ensemble that includes Vimala Pons and Gilles Lellouche.
- Early reviews from major French outlets described a lively, well‑crafted comedy‑romance and praised Salvadori’s direction along with standout performances by the principal cast.
- The opening ceremony featured host Eye Haïdara, an honorary Palme for Peter Jackson, and a competition jury led by South Korean filmmaker Park Chan‑wook.
- Period fairground sets, partly sourced in Rennes and tied to the production, are on public display at the Grand Huit in Rennes, extending the film’s reach beyond the Croisette.