L'atalante (1934)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Jean Vigo

Writers:

Jean Guinée (writer)
Albert Riéra (dialogue)

Release Date:

21 June 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live on his ship, on board of which are, besides the two of them...

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Depression | Newlywed | Sailor | Tattoo

Cast

Michel Simon	...	Le père Jules
Dita Parlo	...	Juliette
Jean Dasté	...	Jean
Gilles Margaritis	...	Le camelot
Louis Lefebvre	...	Le gosse
Maurice Gilles	...	Le chef de bureau
Raphaël Diligent	...	Raspoutine, le batelier (as Rafa Diligent)

Also Known As:

Le chaland qui passe

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 (video release) | Spain:7 (DVD release) | Iceland:L | Finland:S (2007) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Bassin de la Villette, Paris 19, Paris, France

Company:

Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert (G.F.F.A)

Trivia:

Some shots are included in the main title of Italian TV show "Fuori Orario"

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Trapped Ashes (2006)

enchanting

Jean Vigo's 1934 work "L'Atalante" has a very timeless quality about it. It is far more visual than much of the early sound films that were released in America or abroad at the time, and really keeps more with the intensely artistic side of much of the best silent works. My eyes were completely transfixed on the screen the entire time, as I enjoyed the brilliant cinematography and took in the realistic, almost tragic, performances of the leads. Being very low on dialogue, or at least pertinent dialogue, and telling a rather simple story, this film may not be for everyone, but I would certainly highly recommend it for anyone who considers film to be an art form. Sadly Vigo dead within months of the film's release, and could not create any more masterpieces.