La Gradiva
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100
METASCORE
Universal acclaim based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
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0
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0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
95
TheWrapChase HutchinsonMay 23, 2026
A major work played in a minor key, cinematographer-turned-director Marine Atlan’s magnificent, melancholic and moving feature directorial debut La Gradiva is one of those true discoveries that you only get a few times in life. Read full review
90
Screen DailyAmber WilkinsonMay 23, 2026
La Gradiva is not about overt bullying but rather an exploration of the mercurial nature of young group dynamics that zeroes in on the bruising pressure points of teenage life – that are as much self-generated as imposed by others. Read full review
100
The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerMay 23, 2026
Featuring an impressive cast of unknowns and a fluid style that captures them with both lyricism and verisimilitude, this deserved winner of the Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize announces the arrival of a formidable new talent. Read full review
100
The GuardianPeter BradshawMay 23, 2026
Teaching scenes in films always have a fascination for me, and these are tremendous; Mercier patiently, sometimes angrily, tries to get the students to appreciate the complexity, nuance, eroticism and social commentary in the frescoes and artwork. Read full review
100
IndieWireMarya E. GatesMay 23, 2026
It is so wholly transporting that its running time flies by unnoticed, and as it barrels toward its melancholic end, you’re left breathless in your seat wishing you could spend more time with these kids, hoping they will all be OK, even while knowing that life still has many more knocks waiting for them, and that perhaps none will be ever be as monumental as when love is lost, but if you have patience, also when it is found. Read full review
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