About this episode

The episode previews French films at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, highlighting notable works and talent.

We look ahead to some of the French films making a splash on the Riviera at the 79th Cannes Film Festival, as Manon Kerjean takes us through some of the home-grown talent gracing the red carpet this year. She tells us why opening feature "The Electric Kiss" strikes the right tone with its bittersweet, supernatural elements and how Arthur Harari's "The Unknown" has revisited the body-swap genre with panache.

People in this episode

Host: Manon Kerjean

Topics covered

• Cannes Film Festival
• French cinema
• film reviews
• red carpet
• supernatural elements
• body-swap genre

Keywords

• Cannes
• French films
• The Electric Kiss
• The Unknown
• film festival
• red carpet
• supernatural
• body-swap

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Electric Kiss, The Unknown

Places: Riviera, France

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