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L'Atalante

February 2019

  • Marie Falconetti in Carl Theodor Dreyer’s 1928 classic The Passion of Joan of Arc.

    Observer European film
    Europe in 25 films: the critics’ choice

    The must-see movies that have defined a century of European cinema, as chosen by the Observer’s film writers

May 2012

  • Rocking the boat: Jean Vigo's L'Atalante.

    Philip French's classic DVD
    L'Atalante and the Films of Jean Vigo – review

    One stirring short and three mischievous masterpieces feature on this collection from the great French auteur who died in his prime, writes Philip French

January 2012

  • latalante michel simon

    L'Atalante – review

    Jean Vigo's 1934 tale of the marital problems of a bargee and his wife is simply a masterpiece, writes Philip French

  • L'Atalante trailer - video

    Jean Vigo's only feature-length film sees a young woman (Dita Parlo) fall in love with Jean (Jean Dasté) and agree to live him on his barge. Also aboard are a peculiar cabin boy and an elderly eccentric with a passion for cats

  • L'Atalante

    L'Atalante – review

    Jean Vigo's sole feature-length film is a masterpiece of sophistication, technique and human feeling, writes Peter Bradshaw

October 2010

  • L’Atalante

    The 25 best arthouse films of all time
    L'Atalante: No 3 best arthouse film of all time

    Jean Vigo, 1934

April 2005

  • Love on the water

    It's a modest, everyday story without any big themes or grand spectacle. So what makes Jean Vigo's film L'Atalante unforgettable? By David Thomson

  • L'Atalante

    Peter Bradshaw: The sheer transcendental beauty and ease of Jean Vigo's great film from 1934 are a perennial tonic ... combines his surrealist's flair for daring compositions and juxtapositions with an intuitive eye for detail and a miraculous gift for telling a tender and passionate love story

  • Viva Vigo

    Jean Vigo died at the age of 29, having seen his last and greatest film butchered by the studio. Today he is hailed as one of French cinema's greatest artists. Longtime fan Guy Dammann looks back at the legacy of L'Atalante

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