drama / France, Italy / Color / status : completed / French / long feature-film / International collections
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.
Acclaimed cinematographer Marine Atlan makes her feature debut with LA GRADIVA, a hypnotic and authentic portrait of a generation set against the charged landscape of Pompeii.
Press
«A stunning coming-of-age story of young love and sexual tension»
The Guardian
«An anthem to the heightened experiences of youth»
Screen Daily
«A multi-faceted and particularly accomplished first feature film»
Cineuropa
