French filmmaker Pierre Salvadori will open the 79th Cannes Film Festival with his latest feature ‘La Vénus électrique’, set to premiere on May 12 at the Grand Théâtre Lumière. The opening ceremony will be hosted by actress Eye Haïdara.
The film will also be released in cinemas across France on the same day, offering wider audiences a chance to watch the festival’s opening title.
Salvadori described Cannes as a celebration of cinematic freedom and said he was proud to launch the event with a film that reflects his passion for storytelling.
A period romantic comedy set in 1920s Paris, La Vénus électrique follows a painter struggling with grief who becomes entangled in a series of staged séances led by a resourceful carnival worker posing as a psychic. As his creative spark returns, the deception grows more complicated when emotions begin to blur the line between truth and illusion.
The film stars Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier and Gilles Lellouche, alongside Vimala Pons and Gustave Kervern. It marks Salvadori’s 11th feature and continues his exploration of themes such as deception, ambiguity and human vulnerability, set against the artistic energy of the early 20th century.
