French summer comedy "Cheri, ich komme!" celebrates cinema release

Summery France as the Stage

The director sets the story in a summery small town in France, between Brittany and Provence, with idyllic locations and regional cuisine. The film deliberately ties into the French feel-good tradition, in which landscape, enjoyment, and lightness carry the narrative. The summery atmosphere provides the framework for a comedy that approaches serious themes such as female desire and self-empowerment with humor.

Noteworthy is the unusual narrative device: the solution to the problem is staged as an engineering task, linking sexuality with self-technology and the will to know. This creates a surprising mix of relationship film, inventor comedy, and education – packaged in the summery guise of a French mainstream film. The invention of the sex toy becomes the engine of a story about communication, trying things out, and the joy of learning.

Technology, Intimacy and a Little Therapist

The character of Fanny undergoes a small but noticeable development: from the woman who breaks her silence to a person who understands her own sexuality as a field of research. The film stages this journey with gentle wit and without embarrassment, precisely because it does not overdramatize the subject. In the key moments, director Kherici relies on situational comedy rather than slapstick.

Alongside the two lead actors, Kherici herself contributes to the film's tone with her role. As director and co-screenwriter, she combines a personal touch with professional routine. In her French production, she demonstrates a feel for timing and for the balance between intimacy and comedy. The result is a film that comes across as neither too frivolous nor too didactic.

A Film with Feel-Good Tradition

The figure of a slightly quirky therapist whom Fanny consults in the film opens up another comic level. Through this supporting character, the story receives additional impulses that complement the actual couple's theme. This creates an ensemble in which each figure makes its own small contribution to solving the central problem. The therapist also serves as a catalyst for Fanny's decision to change something.

On July 23, it becomes official: when "Cheri, ich komme!" opens in cinemas, the film brings its summery French feeling to the German screen. Those who enjoy entertaining mainstream cinema with heart, humor, and an unusual plot are likely to find what they're looking for here. The mix of feel-good setting and a taboo-breaking yet sensitive theme makes the film one of the more striking summer comedies of 2026.

Bert Rebhandl discusses the film in his review dated July 21, 2026 as part of the current French cinema summer. He situates the work in the tradition of French feel-good comedies set between Brittany and Provence, in which good food and beautiful landscapes must not be missing. With this, "Cheri, ich komme!" clearly positions itself as a genre film that draws its strength from the combination of setting and theme.

What sets the film apart from many other summer comedies is its unusual take on a subject that is rarely handled so openly and yet so humorously in cinema. The invention of the sex toy is told not as a curiosity but as a logical expression of Fanny's situation. Precisely this mixture of pragmatism and romance gives the film its own tone.

Overall, it becomes clear that with "Cheri, ich komme!", Kherici delivers a contribution to current French cinema that entertains without being superficial. The comedy relies on characters one comes to like after a short time, and on a plot that, despite its provocative subject, remains harmless and warm-hearted. Those who want to kick off the summer of 2026 at the cinema will find in this film a fitting mix of laughter, reflection, and holiday feeling.