La Gradiva

AMI Paris Grand Prix, Critics' Week - Cannes 2026

Original language: French, Italian

Subtitles: Romanian, English

Directed by: Marine Atlan

Country: France, Italy

Year of production: 2026

Length: 145 minutes

Genre: Drama

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.

Credits

Marine Atlan – Director

Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet – Script

Casting

Antonia Buresi

Colas Quignard

Suzanne Gerin

Mitia Capellier-Audat