Gradiva: The Woman Who Walks, Romina de Novellis

Raphael Castoriano

United States of America / 2023 / Experimental, Documentary / 15’14”I2403259

Gradiva: The Woman Who Walks, Romina de Novellis
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SYNOPSIS

Romina de Novellis is the modern interpretation of “Gradiva,” the object of obsessive fixation, analyzed by Sigmund Freud and idolized by the Surrealists. Filmed on location in Pompeii, the artist walks nude through the ancient ruins from sunset to sunrise, carrying her own identity, and confronting the legacy of womanhood.

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