Cannes Film Festival Articles

French Cinema: Cannes Opener The Electric Kiss (La Vénus électrique) Comes to the Bay Area

by MerciSF | 31-08-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
Anais Demoustier Cannes Film Festival French cinema French Premiere La Vénus électrique Pio Marmai The Electric Kiss

After opening the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, La Vénus électrique, the new romantic comedy by Pierre Salvadori, comes to the Bay Area this September as part of French Premiere’s programming. Paris, 1928. Antoine Balestro (Pio Marmaï), a fashionable young painter, has...

Case 137: Dominik Moll’s Cannes-selected thriller screened by French Premiere

by MerciSF | 3-01-2026 | Agenda, Movie, News, See All
Cannes Film Festival Case 137 Dominik Moll French cinema French Premiere Lea Drucker political thriller San Francisco

Presented in Official Competition at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, Case 137, the new film by Dominik Moll (The Night of the 12), plunges into the heart of a sensitive investigation led by the IGPN, France’s internal police watchdog, often referred to as the “police...

Movie – “Anatomy of A Fall” in Many Theaters Throughout the Bay Area

by MerciSF | 28-10-2023 | Agenda, Movie, See All
Academy Award Cannes Film Festival French cinema Going Out Palme d'Or 2023 Smith Rafael Film Center

Anatomy of a Fall, that premiered at the Mill Valley Film Festival, is now playing in the San Francisco Bay Area. Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, this film is unanimously acclaimed and a must-see. It is truly gripping. Sandra (Sandra...