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La Gradiva

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A class of high school students travels to Pompeii to discover ruins and bodies petrified by Vesuvius. The trip becomes a rare moment when the force of youth meets a world frozen in time. Their desires start to surface with unexpected intensity, leading them toward an irreversible fracture.

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Siddhant Adlakha Observer 1d
3.5/4
An enormously affecting tale of volatile youths—played by incredible non-professionals—and their most thorny self-discoveries. Go to Full Review Justin Chang The New Yorker 3d
It’s a travel saga, a coming-of-age drama, and a movie of precisely drawn, superbly individuated young characters who are nonetheless locked in myriad crises of identity, flailing about for a deeper understanding of who they are. Go to Full Review Zachary Lee RogerEbert.com 3d
It takes the urn of the teenagers’ clash-trip story and, through naturalistic performances, tender direction, and a clever script, achieves something akin to filmmaking necromancy, turning those tried-and-true ashes into something wholly fresh. Go to Full Review David Cuevas Next Best Picture 2d
8/10
Atlan’s impressive debut will transport audiences to the cataclysmic ruins, as the tragedy of Vesuvius directly intersects with the narrative’s reimagining of a fateful field trip. Go to Full Review Àngel Quintana Caimán Cuadernos de Cine 4d
La Gradiva has been a great surprise film, a delicate gem that unsettles and disturbs. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Amber Wilkinson Screen International 4d
La Gradiva is not about overt bullying but rather an exploration of the mercurial nature of young group dynamics that zeroes in on the bruising pressure points of teenage life -- that are as much self-generated as imposed by others. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Marine Atlan

Director

Colas Quignard

Actor

Suzanne Gerin

Actor

Mitia Capellier-Audat

Actor

Antonia Buresi

Actor

Marine Atlan

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Movie Info

Synopsis A class of high school students travels to Pompeii to discover ruins and bodies petrified by Vesuvius. The trip becomes a rare moment when the force of youth meets a world frozen in time. Their desires start to surface with unexpected intensity, leading them toward an irreversible fracture.
Director
Marine Atlan
Producer
Inès Daïen Dasi
Screenwriter
Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet
Production Co
Les Films du Poisson
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French
Runtime
2h 25m