'La Gradiva' Trailer Debuts Ahead of Dec. 18 U.S. Release — SkimNews
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- La Gradiva debuted its trailer ahead of a Dec. 18 U.S. theatrical release, distributed domestically by 1.2 Special
- Marine Atlan's directorial debut won the top prize at Cannes' Critics Week, with Variety's Jessica Kiang calling it 'a lithe, perceptive, piercingly compassionate debut' that 'makes the coming-of-age genre feel reborn'
- The film was one of five shortlisted by the French Oscar committee to represent France in the international feature race
- La Gradiva follows high school students on a class trip to Naples overtaken by surges of desire, anger and despair while exploring the ancient city's ruins from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79
- The cast stars Antonia Buresi alongside newcomers Colas Quignard, Suzanne Gerin, and Mitia Capellier-Audat
- Beyond Cannes, the film won the audience award at the New Horizons International Film Festival and the Prix d'Ornano-Valenti at the Deauville American Film Festival, and played North American festivals including Toronto
- MK2 Films represented the film internationally and has sold it to all major territories
Why it matters: With Cannes' top Critics Week prize, three additional festival awards, and a French Oscar shortlist spot already locked in, 'La Gradiva' arrives in U.S. theaters on Dec. 18 as one of the most decorated foreign-language debuts of the cycle — giving distributor 1.2 Special and international sales agent MK2 Films a festival-validated rollout into all major territories.
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