La Gradiva

Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest presents "La Gradiva" directed by Marine Atlan. This film won the AMI Paris Grand Prix and was part of the Critics' Week at Cannes 2026. The original language of the film is French and Italian, with Romanian and English subtitles provided. It follows a class of high school students who travel to Pompeii to discover ruins and bodies petrified by Vesuvius. The trip transforms into a significant moment as the vitality of youth clashes with a world frozen in time. Their emerging desires manifest with unusual intensity, leading to an irreversible fracture. The film runs for 145 minutes and falls under the Drama genre. The credits include: Marine Atlan (Director), Marine Atlan and Anne Brouillet (Script), with the following cast: Antonia Buresi, Colas Quignard, Suzanne Gerin, and Mitia Capellier-Audat. Watch the official trailer on YouTube here.