La Gradiva (first feature)

original title:

La Gradiva

directed by:

screenplay:

Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet

production:

Les Films du Poisson, BiBi Film, Arte, supported by Ministero della Cultura, with the support of Eurimages

distribution:

world sales:

country:

France/Italy

year:

2025

format:

colour

status:

In post-production (17/05/2025)

A small group of French high school students embarks on a school trip to Pompeii to explore its ruins and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius in 79 AD. In this ghost town, they are suddenly overwhelmed by a dizzying sensation.
One by one, James, Toni, Suzanne, and their Latin teacher, Mrs. Mercier, succumb to desire, anger, and despair—completely surrendering to them and losing everything.