{
  "id": 9208778,
  "title": "A field trip to Pompeii turns improbably erotic in La Gradiva trailer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/a-field-trip-to-pompeii-turns-improbably-erotic-in-la-gradiva-trailer",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T17:00:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/la-gradiva-trailer-cannes"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A film set in Italy often evokes themes of romance or eroticism, and even a site of tragic loss like Pompeii can become a place of sexual awakening, as hinted at in the trailer for La Gradiva. The movie, directed by Marine Atlan and marking her feature film debut, follows a group of high school students and their teacher on a class trip to explore the ancient ruins of Vesuvius. According to the official synopsis, \"The trip becomes a rare moment when the force of youth meets a world frozen in time,\" with the students' desires \"starting to surface with unexpected intensity, leading them toward an irreversible fracture.\" La Gradiva garnered critical acclaim after its Cannes premiere, where it won the Grand Prize and was nominated for the Queer Palm. For those in New York, the film will be shown at the New York Film Festival this upcoming weekend. The film is set to hit theaters nationwide on December 18.",
  "summary": "The film, from director Marina Atlan, won the Critics' Week Grand Prize at this year's Cannes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}