L’Atalante
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Date: January 01, 1934 to December 31, 1934
Dates Note: 1934
Country of Origin:
France
Place of Origin: France
Languages:
French
Color: B&W
Silent: No
Based On: a story by Jean Guiné
Additional Info:
Restored by Gaumont in association with The Film Foundation and La Cinémathèque Française with the support of Centre National de la Cinématographie. Restoration performed at L’Immagine Ritrovata in Bologna and Paris.
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Jean Vigo RegainedDescription:
Vigo’s only full-length feature is a poetic masterpiece on the theme of passionate love. In telling the story of a young captain and his peasant bride in their first days together on his barge, and of their separation when she sneaks off to Paris, L’Atalante surprises realism with surrealism, much as Jean is surprised by his wife’s desire. Shot against a backdrop of the Parisian canals, the film anticipates the methods of neorealism by almost fifteen years, particularly in its acting. Michel Simon as the grisly, tattooed Père Jules and Dita Parlo as the bride Juliette are unforgettable.
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