Paris, 1928. Suzanne, a desperate carnival performer known as “La Venus Electrificata,” earns a living in a degrading act where men pay to kiss her and receive an electric shock to feel the “electricity of love”. One night, while stealing from her clairvoyant neighbor, she’s mistaken for the psychic by Antoine, a grieving painter seeking contact with his dead wife. Though hesitant, Suzanne cannot turn down the money and delivers a convincing séance that moves him deeply. Antoine invites her to his home for another sitting, paying generously. As Suzanne leaves his villa, she is confronted by his agent, Armand, who has witnessed the deception. He initially condemns her for exploiting his friend’s grief — until Antoine, newly inspired, begins painting again. Sensing an opportunity, Armand proposes they continue the ruse, offering Suzanne a share of the profits. She returns regularly to perform séances, secretly studying his late wife’s diaries to sustain the illusion. But as a romantic spark begins to form between Suzanne and Antoine, the line between performance and genuine feeling blurs, threatening to unravel everything.
Cast: Pio Marma, Anaïs Demoustier, Gilles Lellouche, Vimala Pons, Gustave Kervern, Madeleine Baudot
Screenplay: Benjamin Charbit, Benoît Graffin & Pierre Salvadori
Based on an original idea by: Rebecca Zlotowski & Robin Campillo
Associate Producer: David Thion
Co-produced by: Sandrine Dumas, Jacques-Henri Bronckart & Tatjana Kozar
Original Score: Camille Bazbaz
Director of photography: Julien Poupard, AFC
Production design: Angelo Zamparutti
Art director & Costume design: Virginie Montel
Editor: Anne-Sophie Bion
Sound engineer: François Maurel
Sound editor: Valérie Le Docte
Re-recording mixer: Luc Thomas
Casting: Michaël Laguens
1st Assistant director: Nicholas Guilleminot
Make-up: Rachel Beeckmans
Hair: Félix Puget
UFX: Supervisor: Cédric Fayolle
Title design: Olivier Marquézy
Production manager: Claire Langmann
Post-production Supervisor: Juliette Mallon