‘The Electric Kiss’ Review: Opening Night Attraction Is A Lushly Designed And Charming French Period Comedy – Cannes Film Festival
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May 12, 2026
The Cannes Film Festival got underway Tuesday in typical very French fashion with the opening-night film, The Electric Kiss (La venus electrique), a very French romantic comedy of loss, grief, deception and renewed love of life and art. Premiering out of competition, the 1928 Paris-set charmer comes from veteran filmmaker Pierre Salvadori (After You , […]
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