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L'Atalante
L'Atalante, also released as Le Chaland qui passe (English: The Passing Barge), is a 1934 French film written and directed by Jean Vigo, and starring Jean Dasté, Dita Parlo, and Michel Simon.
After the difficult release of his controversial 1933 short film Zero for Conduct, Vigo initially wanted to make a film about the French anarchist and illegalist Eugène Dieudonné, with whom Vigo's father (anarchist Miguel Almereyda) had been associated in 1913. After Vigo and his producer Jacques-Louis Nounez struggled to find the right project for a feature film, Nounez finally gave Vigo an unproduced screenplay by Jean Guinée about barge dwellers. Vigo re-wrote the story with Albert Riéra, while Nounez secured a distribution deal with the Gaumont Film Company with a budget of FF 1 million. Vigo used many of the technicians and actors who worked with him on Zero for Conduct, such as cinematographer Boris Kaufman and actor Jean Dasté.
It has been hailed by many critics as one of the greatest films of all time.
Jean, the captain of the canal barge L'Atalante, marries Juliette in her village. They choose to live aboard the barge with Jean's eccentric crew, Père Jules and the cabin boy. As they travel to Paris to deliver cargo, they enjoy an impromptu honeymoon. Jules and the cabin boy, unaccustomed to having a woman on board, cause tension when Jean finds Juliette and Jules talking in Jules' quarters. In a jealous outburst, Jean smashes plates and scatters Jules' many cats.
In Paris, Jean promises Juliette a night out, but Jules and the cabin boy leave to see a fortune teller, leaving Juliette disappointed since Jean cannot leave the barge unattended. Later, Jean takes Juliette to a dance hall, where a street peddler flirts with her, dances with her, and invites her to run away with him. A confrontation with Jean ensues, and he drags Juliette back to the barge. Still craving Parisian nightlife, Juliette sneaks off to explore the city. When Jean discovers she is gone, he angrily sets sail, leaving her behind.
Juliette spends the day window shopping, unaware Jean has already left. When she returns to find the barge gone, she tries to buy a train ticket to follow it but is robbed of her purse. Forced to find work, Juliette eventually makes her way to Le Havre to meet the barge, though the details of her journey remain unclear.
Meanwhile, Jean regrets his actions and falls into a deep depression. He is called by his company's manager, but Jules prevents him from losing his job. Jean recalls a folk tale Juliette told him about seeing the face of one's true love in water. He attempts to replicate it, first dunking his head in a bucket, then jumping into the river. Deciding to search for Juliette, Jules finds her in a store. They return to the barge, where the couple is joyfully reunited.
While finishing work on Zero for Conduct, producer Jacques-Louis Nounez was interested in working with Vigo on a feature. Vigo suggested they work on a prison film about French anarchist Eugène Dieudonné, whom Vigo's father Miguel Almereyda had defended in a newspaper article in 1913. Vigo began working on the film with Dieudonné, who had agreed to play himself, and Julot Dupont, an expert on French prisons. After Zero for Conduct was banned in France for its controversial depiction of the French education system, Nounez was worried that such a film could not be distributed. Other ideas for films considered by Nounez and Vigo include an adaptation of Georges de La Fouchardière's L'Affaire Peau-de-Balle, and a script Vigo had written about the relationship between a bourgeois father and his more progressive son. In July 1933, Nounez finally gave Vigo a scenario about "barge dwellers" called L'Atalante, written by Jean Guinée. In the early 1930s, films and music about "barge dwellers" were popular in France and had inspired such pop songs as "Chanson de halage" and "Le chaland qui passe". Vigo initially disliked the scenario, but finally agreed to make the film and began making suggestions for the story.
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L'Atalante
L'Atalante, also released as Le Chaland qui passe (English: The Passing Barge), is a 1934 French film written and directed by Jean Vigo, and starring Jean Dasté, Dita Parlo, and Michel Simon.
After the difficult release of his controversial 1933 short film Zero for Conduct, Vigo initially wanted to make a film about the French anarchist and illegalist Eugène Dieudonné, with whom Vigo's father (anarchist Miguel Almereyda) had been associated in 1913. After Vigo and his producer Jacques-Louis Nounez struggled to find the right project for a feature film, Nounez finally gave Vigo an unproduced screenplay by Jean Guinée about barge dwellers. Vigo re-wrote the story with Albert Riéra, while Nounez secured a distribution deal with the Gaumont Film Company with a budget of FF 1 million. Vigo used many of the technicians and actors who worked with him on Zero for Conduct, such as cinematographer Boris Kaufman and actor Jean Dasté.
It has been hailed by many critics as one of the greatest films of all time.
Jean, the captain of the canal barge L'Atalante, marries Juliette in her village. They choose to live aboard the barge with Jean's eccentric crew, Père Jules and the cabin boy. As they travel to Paris to deliver cargo, they enjoy an impromptu honeymoon. Jules and the cabin boy, unaccustomed to having a woman on board, cause tension when Jean finds Juliette and Jules talking in Jules' quarters. In a jealous outburst, Jean smashes plates and scatters Jules' many cats.
In Paris, Jean promises Juliette a night out, but Jules and the cabin boy leave to see a fortune teller, leaving Juliette disappointed since Jean cannot leave the barge unattended. Later, Jean takes Juliette to a dance hall, where a street peddler flirts with her, dances with her, and invites her to run away with him. A confrontation with Jean ensues, and he drags Juliette back to the barge. Still craving Parisian nightlife, Juliette sneaks off to explore the city. When Jean discovers she is gone, he angrily sets sail, leaving her behind.
Juliette spends the day window shopping, unaware Jean has already left. When she returns to find the barge gone, she tries to buy a train ticket to follow it but is robbed of her purse. Forced to find work, Juliette eventually makes her way to Le Havre to meet the barge, though the details of her journey remain unclear.
Meanwhile, Jean regrets his actions and falls into a deep depression. He is called by his company's manager, but Jules prevents him from losing his job. Jean recalls a folk tale Juliette told him about seeing the face of one's true love in water. He attempts to replicate it, first dunking his head in a bucket, then jumping into the river. Deciding to search for Juliette, Jules finds her in a store. They return to the barge, where the couple is joyfully reunited.
While finishing work on Zero for Conduct, producer Jacques-Louis Nounez was interested in working with Vigo on a feature. Vigo suggested they work on a prison film about French anarchist Eugène Dieudonné, whom Vigo's father Miguel Almereyda had defended in a newspaper article in 1913. Vigo began working on the film with Dieudonné, who had agreed to play himself, and Julot Dupont, an expert on French prisons. After Zero for Conduct was banned in France for its controversial depiction of the French education system, Nounez was worried that such a film could not be distributed. Other ideas for films considered by Nounez and Vigo include an adaptation of Georges de La Fouchardière's L'Affaire Peau-de-Balle, and a script Vigo had written about the relationship between a bourgeois father and his more progressive son. In July 1933, Nounez finally gave Vigo a scenario about "barge dwellers" called L'Atalante, written by Jean Guinée. In the early 1930s, films and music about "barge dwellers" were popular in France and had inspired such pop songs as "Chanson de halage" and "Le chaland qui passe". Vigo initially disliked the scenario, but finally agreed to make the film and began making suggestions for the story.