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La Gradiva (first feature)

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La Gradiva

La Gradiva

original title:

La Gradiva

directed by:

Marine Atlan

cast:

Antonia Buresi, Colas Quignard, Suzanne Gerin, Mitia Capellier, Rouge Isaac, Hadya Fofana, Lou-Ann Le Glorennec, Chamathka Warahena, Cherazade Hammedi, Camille Ménard-Harnish, Gustave Tersiguel, Mathéo De Carlo, Alma Polgar, Mariam Bouras, Léonilde Moucheroud, Emmanuelle Lafon, Lila Latronche, Anna Heckel, Romaïssa Taleb, Djimo Salim Nassokho, Kessy Mendy, Youssef Ben Hadj Amor.

screenplay:

Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet

cinematography:

Pierre Mazoyer, Marine Atlan

editing:

Guillaume Lillo

set design:

Anna Le Mouel

costume design:

Francisco Terra

producer:

Inès Daien Dasi, Angelo Barbagallo

production:

Les Films du Poisson, BiBi Film, Arte, supported by Ministero della Cultura, with the support of Eurimages, Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, Canal+, Fonds de coproduction France-Italie, Ciné+OCS, La Fondation Gan pour le cinéma, Ciclic–Région Centre-Val de Loire

distribution:

Fandango Distribuzione [Italy], Stadtkino Filmverleih [Austria], Beta Film [Bulgaria], Angel Films [Denmark], Angel Films [Finland], Tandem [France], Grandfilm [Germany], Cinobo [Greece], Budapest Film [Hungary], Angel Films [Iceland], Angel Films [Norway], Good Time Films [Romania], Angel Films [Sweden], 1-2 Special [United States]

world sales:

MK2 Films [France]

country:

France/Italy

year:

2026

film run:

145'

format:

colour

status:

Ready (13/04/2026)

festivals & awards:

A group of French high-school students travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius. There, they are drawn into a dizzying descent. One by one, they are swept up in desire and anger, until they surrender to them completely.