The most acclaimed (and sentimental) film in Jean Vigo's short career. L'Atalante is the name of the barge owned by Jean (Jean Daste), who marries the lovely Juliette (Dita Parlo) at the film's beginning. Juliette comes to live aboard the barge, for Jean makes his living on the Seine. The arrival of a woman on board disrupts the small crew, but they do their best to make her welcome. The solitude and boredom soon take their toll on Juliette, so Jean brings her ashore for a night at a cafe in Paris. He becomes jealous of a ...
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The most acclaimed (and sentimental) film in Jean Vigo's short career. L'Atalante is the name of the barge owned by Jean (Jean Daste), who marries the lovely Juliette (Dita Parlo) at the film's beginning. Juliette comes to live aboard the barge, for Jean makes his living on the Seine. The arrival of a woman on board disrupts the small crew, but they do their best to make her welcome. The solitude and boredom soon take their toll on Juliette, so Jean brings her ashore for a night at a cafe in Paris. He becomes jealous of a flirtation between Juliette and a peddler, and when she leaves the ship again later, Jean casts off from the port. This dark love story is also peppered with hallucinations and unusual camerawork. A restored version was made available in 1990. John Voorhees, Rovi
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Raphaël Diligent, Jean Dasté, Michel Simon, Gilles Margaritis, Louis Lefebvre, Maurice Gilles, Claude Aveline, René Blech,... Very good. 1934 Run time: 89. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Raphaël Diligent, Jean Dasté, Michel Simon, Gilles Margaritis, Louis Lefebvre, Maurice Gilles, Claude Aveline, René Blech,... Very good. 1934 Run time: 89. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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a reward to discover this "older" film-and to experience the technique and style of the movie makers. this is part of the history of films that is so enjoyable to see now. thanks for having this available.
ROSEMARY B
Apr 26, 2012
L'ATALANTE
This was the last of too few films made by Frenchman JEAN VIGO (1905-1934) L'Atalante was the real name of the Seine barge he used for his film. He filmed it from a stretcher he was so ill and died before he saw the finished film in its entirety. It is a simple but highly evocative story about a village girl who marries a bargee and has to come to terms with life on board a barge. Her husband has a disreputable bosun/mate, who collects stray cats, and a cabin boy and she has to adapt to living in close quarters with the two men and the boy. Disillusioned, and lured to life in Paris after they have visited a cafe with music, dancing and a very fly pedlar, she runs away. Her husband is distraught and goes to pieces but the old bosun comes to the rescue, finds her, brings her back and husband and wife are joyfully reunited. It is a historic picture of life on the Seine in the early 1930's. DVDs with English subtitles are available through Albris but the dialogue is so simple and sparse, and the storyline so strong, you do not need to understand French to thoroughly enjoy this delightful relatively short film.
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