Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize Winner ‘La Gradiva’ Seals North America Deal
The film 'La Gradiva' has won the Grand Prize at Cannes Critics Week and has been acquired for North American distribution by 1-2 Special. Directed by Marine Atlan, the film explores the emotional turmoil of high school students on a trip to Naples. This marks Atlan's debut feature film, following her previous work as a cinematographer.
- ▪'La Gradiva' won the Grand Prize at Cannes Critics Week.
- ▪The film follows high school students experiencing intense emotions during a trip to Naples.
- ▪Marine Atlan is making her feature film debut with 'La Gradiva', having previously worked as a cinematographer.
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New York-based distribution company-2 Special has acquired all North American rights to Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva which has just scooped the main Grand Prize at Cannes Critics Week. The film follows a group of high school students on a class trip to Naples amid the charged landscape of Pompeii. In the shadow of these ancient ruins, they are suddenly overcome by a dizzying sensation, and one after another become engulfed by desire, anger, and despair until they surrender to it completely. La Gradiva is Atlan’s first feature film, following work as a cinematographer on films including Jessica Forever, The Rapture, Summer Scars and Queens of Drama.
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