La Gradiva

Plot

Amid the ancient ruins of Pompeii, a group of French teenagers on a class trip to Naples grapple with anxiety and exhilaration ahead of their high school graduation.

About La Gradiva

La Gradiva is a 2026 coming-of-age drama film directed by Marine Atlan in her feature-length film directorial debut, co-written with Anne Brouillet. A co-production of France and Italy, it stars Antonia Buresi alongside newcomers Colas Quignard, Mitia Capellier-Audat, and Suzanne Gerin, and follows a French high school class as they travel to Pompeii shortly before their graduation. The film had its world premiere in the Critics' Week section of the 79th Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2026, where it won the section's Grand Prize and was nominated for the Caméra d'Or and Queer Palm. It received widespread critical acclaim, with praise towards the direction, screenplay, and cinematography. It was theatrically released in France by Tandem on 21 October 2026 and will be released in Italy by Fandango on 12 November 2026.

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