Pierre Salvadori’s La Vénus électrique to Open Cannes on May 12

Overview

• The Festival de Cannes, which confirmed the opener on Wednesday, set La Vénus électrique as the world premiere for May 12.
• The film will play in select French cinemas the same day with a nationwide release the next day, according to the festival, while TF1 Info reports a same-day national rollout.
• Set in Paris in 1928, the story follows a grieving painter who seeks a medium and instead meets a carnival worker posing as a psychic.
• The cast features Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche, Vimala Pons and Gustave Kervern, and this marks Salvadori’s 11th feature.
• Eye Haïdara will host the opening and closing ceremonies and Park Chan-wook will preside over the jury, with the full official selection due April 9.