《 La Gradiva 》 (La Gradiva) releases US trailer, French students travel in Italy

1-2 Special releases the American trailer for the French film La Gradiva.Directed by Maureen Atran, the film follows a group of French high school students on a school trip to southern Italy.They came to Pompeii and near Mount Vesuvius to study history. The anxiety, excitement and conflicts between them before graduation gradually emerged during the journey.

The students in the story are active in the Naples area.Ancient ruins and the shadows of volcanoes form the backdrop for the journey, as the children face their own expectations and insecurities as they near the end of high school.The film does not describe this trip as a mere visit. The students discussed the aspirations and shortcomings of their own generation in front of the Pompeii murals, and also experienced emotional changes in intimate relationships and peer relationships.

Colas Guignard plays Tony, who is in a wandering and impulsive state.Mitya Cappellier-Oda plays his friend James, and Suzanne Geran plays Suzanne who wants to be an artist.Susanna feels rejected by her peers, and the exchanges and conflicts between several students at the ruins become part of the plot.Antonia Bracey plays the teacher Messier who leads the team.

Teacher Messier strives to bring the students' attention back to the historical landscape in front of them during the journey, but the students' individual emotions and insecurities continue to interfere with the journey.The film's introduction mentions that these emotions will eventually lead them to an irreparable rift.The trailer did not disclose the complete process of the rift, nor did it explain in advance where everyone would go after the trip.

The film stages the group's stops at the ruins of Pompeii and in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius.The official synopsis summarizes their state of affairs as the tension and excitement before graduation, with ancient murals and surrounding landscapes forming the backdrop for their conversations.The existing trailer does not unfold the story in advance after the trip. The focus of the film is still the relationship between the characters during this collective trip.

《 La Gradiva 》 (La Gradiva) is directed by French photographer and filmmaker Maureen Atran. It is her second feature film after 《 Daniel 》 (Daniel).Atlan co-wrote the script with Anne Bruye, and Ines Dane D'Arcy will produce.She also personally participated in the photography work, so the film connected the emotional changes of the characters with the natural and ruins surrounding Pompeii and Vesuvius.

The film previously entered the Critics Week section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and won the Grand Prize in this section.U.S. distributor 1-2 Special has confirmed a December 18 release date in select U.S. theaters.The trailer now released is the first official material for the film for American audiences, focusing on the student trip, main characters and Italian scenes.

The original French title of the film follows the name “Gradiva”, and the public plot does not explain its specific meaning in the story.What can be confirmed at this stage is that Tony, James, Susanna and teacher Messier constitute the main characters of the traveling team. A group trip before graduation will allow them to re-examine their relationship in ancient ruins.

With a U.S. release date set for December, La Gradiva will take a campus trip into the environments of Pompeii and Mount Vesuvius.The film studio has not disclosed distribution arrangements for other regions, nor has it released a complete character introduction.The trailer has explained the starting point, travel location and the emotional rift that this group of students will face. The complete story will be presented in the theatrical version.The rest of the film's cast and international distribution information will be announced later.