The Electric Kiss (2026)

Original title

La Vénus électrique

Directed by

Pierre Salvadori

Genre

comedy drama

Country

France, Belgium

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

14

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 82 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young painter struggles with grief and a block in his work after losing his wife. He turns to a psychic in an attempt to reconnect with her spirit.

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What happens

The Electric Kiss (French: La Vénus électrique, lit. 'The Electric Venus') is a 2026 period romantic comedy-drama film directed by Pierre Salvadori, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Benjamin Charbit and Benoît Graffin and based on an original idea by Rebecca Zlotowski and Robin Campillo. It stars Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche, and Vimala Pons. The plot follows a young grieving painter who tries to contact his dead wife through a psychic after losing his inspiration to work. The film had its world premiere as the opening film of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on 12 May and was released theatrically in France on the same day by Diaphana Distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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