L'ATALANTE
by Jean Vigo
synopsis
When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live with him as he captains a river barge. Besides the two of them, are a cabin boy and the strange old second mate Pere Jules. Soon bored by life on the river, she slips off to see the nightlife when they come to Paris. Angered by this, Jean sets off, leaving Juliette behind. Overcome by grief and longing for his wife, Jean falls into a depression and Pere Jules goes and tries to find Juliette.
| international title: | L'Atalante |
| original title: | L'Atalante |
| country: | France |
| year: | 1934 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Jean Vigo |
| film run: | 89' |
| release date: | FR 24/04/1934, NL 14/09/1934, UK 14/12/1935, BE 1935, SE 23/03/1957, FI 05/10/1962, DK 01/09/1966, DE 02/09/1968, DD 12/10/1972, PT 23/02/1973, CH 06/07/1990, IT 19/07/1991, GR 15/09/2002 |
| screenplay: | Jean Guinée, Albert Riéra, Jean Vigo |
| cast: | Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Gilles Margaritis |
| cinematography by: | Boris Kaufman |
| film editing: | Louis Chavance |
| producer: | Jacques-Louis Nounez |
