Pierre Salvadori's 'The Electric Kiss' Opens Cannes
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- The Electric Kiss opens the Cannes Film Festival with a 122‑minute runtime, set in 1920.
- Salvadori directs the film, which follows Suzanne (Anaïs Demoustier), a carnival performer known as Venus Electrificata.
- Zlotowski shares screenwriting credit on The Electric Kiss alongside Campillo, Charbit, Salvadori, and Graffin.
- Demoustier plays Suzanne, who works as a medium for grieving artist Antoine Balestro (Pio Marmaï) while seeking to escape her exploitation.
- Lellouche portrays a gallerist who teams with Suzanne in a con that the film peaks early on but ultimately 'overstays its welcome' and fizzles out.
Why it matters: Cannes audiences may be deterred by The Electric Kiss’s 122‑minute runtime, leading to weaker box‑office returns and jeopardizing director Pierre Salvadori’s future financing prospects in the immediate post‑festival market.
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