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Interview with Marine Atlan for La Gradiva presented at 2026 Cannes Film Festival - Critics' Week. Interview conducted by Eric Lavallée for IONCINEMA.com. Responses in French.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:09 - La Gradiva was like a brain scan of teenage group - how did you develop documentary-like approach to group dynamics?
02:00 - Was the idea of adolescence as a constant negotiation between viewer and participant central from the beginning for you? Did you want to have the viewer see people observing?
03:47 - I quite liked Antonia Buresi’s character - how do you flesh out the DNA of this character and include an adult perspective in this portrait?
06:03 - Naples and Pompeii feel emotionally fused with the teenagers’ inner lives — as if the volcanic landscape mirrors their emotional volatility. How consciously did you build that connection between geography and psychology?
07:38 - Toni invents or reshapes stories about his own identity and family history throughout the film. Were you interested in adolescence as a moment where people actively “author” themselves through fantasy, performance or reinvention? or perhaps…carrying emotional ghosts from previous generations?
10:00 - You have been working on this project for a long time now, and in between writing points how complex was it to then move onto being a cinematographer on other people's projects.
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CREDITS:
Producer: Inès Daïen Dasi
Director: Marine Atlan
Screenwriters: Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet
Cinematography: Pierre Mazoyer, Marine Atlan
Sound: Paul Guilloteau
Editor: Guillaume Lillo
Cast: Colas Quignard, Suzanne Gerin, Mitia Capellier, Antonia Buresi
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Interview with Marine Atlan for La Gradiva presented at 2026 Cannes Film Festival - Critics' Week. Interview conducted by Eric Lavallée for IONCINEMA.com. Responses in French.
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Let us know what you think of Marine Atlan's La Gradiva - leave your comments below!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:09 - La Gradiva was like a brain scan of teenage group - how did you develop documentary-like approach to group dynamics?
02:00 - Was the idea of adolescence as a constant negotiation between viewer and participant central from the beginning for you? Did you want to have the viewer see people observing?
03:47 - I quite liked Antonia Buresi’s character - how do you flesh out the DNA of this character and include an adult perspective in this portrait?
06:03 - Naples and Pompeii feel emotionally fused with the teenagers’ inner lives — as if the volcanic landscape mirrors their emotional volatility. How consciously did you build that connection between geography and psychology?
07:38 - Toni invents or reshapes stories about his own identity and family history throughout the film. Were you interested in adolescence as a moment where people actively “author” themselves through fantasy, performance or reinvention? or perhaps…carrying emotional ghosts from previous generations?
10:00 - You have been working on this project for a long time now, and in between writing points how complex was it to then move onto being a cinematographer on other people's projects.
CONNECT with IONCINEMA.com
Visit our website: ioncinema.com
Twitter: twitter.com/ioncinema
Facebook: facebook.com/ioncinema
Instagram: instagram.com/ioncinema
CREDITS:
Producer: Inès Daïen Dasi
Director: Marine Atlan
Screenwriters: Marine Atlan, Anne Brouillet
Cinematography: Pierre Mazoyer, Marine Atlan
Sound: Paul Guilloteau
Editor: Guillaume Lillo
Cast: Colas Quignard, Suzanne Gerin, Mitia Capellier, Antonia Buresi
IONCINEMA.com is a media outlet featuring daily news, reviews and interviews in American indie, world cinema, documentary film & film festivals. Our motto: We heart subtitles!
