It's a fizzy watch that goes down
Gustave Kervern and Anaïs Demoustier in ' The Electric Kiss.' Les-Films-Pelleas Share on FacebookShare on XGoogle PreferredShare to FlipboardShow additional share optionsShare on LinkedInShare on PinterestShare on RedditShare on Whats AppSend an EmailPrint the ArticlePost a CommentWhen you see the names of two such accomplished writer-directors as Rebecca Zlotowski and Robin Campillo credited with the original idea for a film as dying as Pierre Salvadori ⁇ sThe Electric Kiss ⁇ La Vénus Electrique), it's inevitable to wonder if the material might have worked in other hands.
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Euphoria's Characters Face Their Final Chapter in Season 3It's a fizzy watch that goes down easily. Related VideoThe Electric KissThe Bottom LineThe muse stays dead. Venue: Cannes Film Festival (Out of Competition) Cast: Pio Marmaï, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche, Vimala Pons, Gustave Kervern, Madeleine BaudotDirector: Pierre SalvadoriScreenwriters: Benjamin Charbit, Benoît Graffin, Pierre Salvadori2 hours 2 minutesWorking with the same co-writers, Benjamin Charbit and Benoît Graffin, Salvadori struggles to breathe life intoThe Electric Kiss, a film of strained whimsy flat.
She's poking around there one night, eyeing a bottle of laudanum like it's
She's poking around there one night, eyeing a bottle of laudanum like it's Chekhov's gun, when after-hours customer Antoine (Pio Marmaï) bursts into desperation to contact his late wife, Irene. He refuses to take no for an answer and Suzanne can't say no to the money, so she passes herself off as Madame Claudia, improvising convincingly enough for Antoine to book a private session the next day at his home.
She sees a possible stepping-stone toward financial security when she spots Antoine ⁇ s undiscovered talent and convinces Armand to represent him. But complications ensued as a romantic triangle forms, echoed in both timelines, and Suzanne begins to have genuine feelings for Antoine, an innocent wracked with misplaced guilt over his wife ⁇ s death.
