Marine Atlan's 'La Gradiva' Wins Cannes Critics' Week — SkimNews
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- Marine Atlan wrote, directed, and served as cinematographer on 'La Gradiva,' a Pompeii-set high-school drama that won this fall's Cannes Critics' Week, produced by 1-2 Special.
- Atlan street-cast the teen ensemble for the coming-of-age film, which IndieWire frames as the most immersive teen drama since 'Kids,' linking shattered-innocence themes to the Pompeii setting.
Why it matters: Marine Atlan's triple-threat role (writer, director, cinematographer) on a Cannes Critics' Week winner — paired with street-casting and a Pompeii backdrop — marks her emergence as a distinct new voice in European coming-of-age cinema, with 1-2 Special now attached to a Critics' Week title drawing comparisons to Larry Clark's 'Kids.'
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