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La Gradiva

2026 145 min French 15

Amid the ancient ruins of Pompeii, a group of French teenagers on a class trip to Naples grapple with anxiety and exhilaration ahead of their high school graduation.

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Marine Atlan Director · Anne Brouillet Writer

United States release December 18, 2026 · Produced in France, Italy · Languages English, French, Italian

Production

L

Les Films du Poisson

Production

B

BiBi Film

Production

A

ARTE France Cinéma

Production

France · Italy

Produced in

Languages

Original language

French

Spoken on screen

English · French · Italian

Release dates

France · May 16, 2026

Premiere · Cannes Critics' Week

France · October 21, 2026

Theatrical

United States · December 18, 2026

Limited theatrical · New York City, New York

United States

September 27, 2026 · Premiere · New York Film Festival

October 2, 2026 · Premiere · New/Next Film Festival

October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival / Mill Valley Film Festival

October 10, 2026 · Premiere · Houston Cinema Arts Festival

October 15, 2026 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival

October 16, 2026 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival / NewFest

October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Santa Fe International Film Festival

October 18, 2026 · Premiere · New Hampshire Film Festival

October 19, 2026 · Premiere · Vermont International Film Festival

October 20, 2026 · Premiere · Philadelphia Film Festival

October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival / Virginia Film Festival / Refocus Film Festival / Denver Film Festival

October 24, 2026 · Premiere · AFI Fest / SCAD Savannah Film Festival

October 31, 2026 · Premiere · IFFBoston Fall Focus

November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS

November 6, 2026 · Premiere · The American French Film Festival

November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Lake Placid Film Festival

November 8, 2026 · Premiere · St. Louis International Film Festival

November 17, 2026 · Premiere · Loft Film Fest

December 25, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California

Australia

August 16, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival

Austria

October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival

November 6, 2026 · Theatrical

Belgium

October 12, 2026 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent

October 28, 2026 · Theatrical

Bosnia & Herzegovina

August 17, 2026 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival

Brazil

October 1, 2026 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival

October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Recife International Film Festival

Bulgaria

January 22, 2027 · Theatrical

Canada

September 14, 2026 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival

September 17, 2026 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival

September 26, 2026 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival

October 1, 2026 · Premiere · Edmonton International Film Festival

October 2, 2026 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival

October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Forest City Film Festival

October 29, 2026 · Premiere · Windsor International Film Festival

November 8, 2026 · Premiere · CINEMANIA Film Festival

January 8, 2027 · Theatrical

Chile

October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Valdivia International Film Festival

Croatia

November 11, 2026 · Premiere · Zagreb Film Festival

Czechia

July 3, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

February 18, 2027 · Theatrical

Denmark

May 5, 2027 · Theatrical

Estonia

November 6, 2026 · Premiere · Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival

Finland

September 8, 2026 · Premiere · Karhupuisto Film Festival

September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival

France

June 26, 2026 · Premiere · Biarritz Film Festival - Nouvelles Vagues

June 28, 2026 · Premiere · La Rochelle International Film Festival

July 24, 2026 · Premiere · Bleu Nuit Film Festival

September 12, 2026 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival

September 19, 2026 · Premiere · De l'Écrit à l'Écran Festival

October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Plans Séquences: Cassis French Film Festival

Germany

September 16, 2026 · Premiere · Leipzig International Film Festival

September 30, 2026 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg

November 1, 2026 · Premiere · Film Festival Cologne

November 13, 2026 · Premiere · Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival

April 15, 2027 · Theatrical

Greece

October 4, 2026 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival

Hungary

October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Budapest International Film Festival

March 4, 2027 · Theatrical

Iceland

September 29, 2026 · Premiere · Reykjavik International Film Festival

India

October 30, 2026 · Premiere · Dharamshala International Film Festival

Indonesia

November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema

Ireland

November 15, 2026 · Premiere · Cork International Film Festival

January 1, 2027 · Theatrical

Italy

October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Alice nella Città Film Festival

November 18, 2026 · Theatrical

Lithuania

October 2, 2026 · Premiere · Lokys, liūtas ir šakelė

January 28, 2027 · Theatrical

Mexico

October 18, 2026 · Premiere · Morelia International Film Festival

Netherlands

May 20, 2027 · Theatrical

New Zealand

August 1, 2026 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival

Philippines

November 13, 2026 · Premiere · QCinema International Film Festival

Poland

July 27, 2026 · Premiere · TAURON New Horizons International Film Festival

October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Warsaw International Film Festival

October 22, 2026 · Premiere · Kamera Akcja Festival

October 23, 2026 · Premiere · Spektrum Film Festival

November 27, 2026 · Theatrical

Portugal

September 20, 2026 · Premiere · Queer Lisboa International Film Festival

Romania

October 25, 2026 · Premiere · Les Films de Cannes à Bucarest

January 22, 2027 · Theatrical

Serbia

January 28, 2027 · Theatrical

Slovakia

September 13, 2026 · Premiere · International Film Festival Cinematik

Slovenia

November 13, 2026 · Premiere · Ljubljana International Film Festival

South Korea

October 8, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival

Spain

October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Valladolid International Film Festival

November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Sevilla European Film Festival

December 18, 2026 · Theatrical

Sweden

November 13, 2026 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival

April 9, 2027 · Theatrical

Switzerland

October 31, 2026 · Premiere · Geneva International Film Festival

Thailand

September 19, 2026 · Premiere · Bangkok International Film Festival

United Kingdom

October 9, 2026 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival

October 21, 2026 · Premiere · Bath Film Festival

November 3, 2026 · Premiere · Cheltenham Film Festival

November 7, 2026 · Premiere · Leeds International Film Festival

January 1, 2027 · Theatrical

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