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L'Atalante

Name: L'Atalante
Director: Jean Vigo
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Released: 1934
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Michel Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Gilles Margaritis, Louis Lefebvre

Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'Atalante along with the captain's first mate and a cabin boy.

1934 · Directed by Jean Vigo · 88 min · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 13 frames

Crew

Screenplay: Jean Guinée, Albert Riéra, Jean Vigo
Cinematography: Boris Kaufman
Edited by: Louis Chavance
Music: Maurice Jaubert
Produced by: Jacques-Louis Nounez

Cast

Michel Simon as Père Jules
Dita Parlo as Juliette
Jean Dasté as Jean
Gilles Margaritis as Peddler
Louis Lefebvre as Cabin Boy
Maurice Gilles as Office Manager
Raphaël Diligent as Raspoutine, the boatman
Claude Aveline as (uncredited)
René Blech as Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)
Lou Bonin as Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)

Production

Country: France
Language: French
Studios: Argui-Film, Gaumont-Franco Film-Aubert (G.F.F.A)
Themes: depression, marriage, surrealism, underwater, barge, marital problem, bold

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