The 2026 Cannes Film Festival is underway with French filmmaker Pierre Salvadori’s The Electric Kiss serving as the opening-night pic.
Among the headline filmmakers debuting new works on the Croisette this year are previous Palme d’Or winners Cristian Mungiu and Hirokazu Kore-eda, two-time Oscar-winning Iranian director Asghar Farhadi and American indie veteran Ira Sachs.
It joined by new films from stalwart auteurs including Pedro Almodóvar, Cristian Mungiu, Guillaume Canet, Nicolas Winding Refn and Paweł Pawlikowski
Read all of Deadline’s takes below throughout the festival, which runs May 12-23. Click on the title to read the full review and keep checking back as we update the list.
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The Electric Kiss
Section: Out of Competition
Director: Pierre Salvadori
Screenwriters: Benjamin Charbit, Benoit Graffin, Pierre Salvadori
Cast: Pio Marmaï , Anais Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche, Vimala Pons, Gustave Kervern, Madeleine Baudot
Deadline’s takeaway: Pierre Salvadori’s charming and very French rom-com touches on loss, grief, deception and renewed love of life and art. With subtle comedy and perfectly cast actors, it’s a crowd-pleaser that could work nicely for audiences seeking escapism. — PH
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