Synopsis
“In
Jean Vigo’s hands, an unassuming tale of conjugal love becomes an achingly romantic reverie of desire and hope. Jean (
Jean Dasté), a barge captain, marries Juliette (
Dita Parlo), an innocent country girl, and the two climb aboard Jean’s boat, the
L’Atalante – otherwise populated by an earthy first mate (
Michel Simon) and a multitude of mangy cats – and embark on their new life together. Both a surprisingly erotic idyll and a clear-eyed meditation on love,
L’Atalante, Vigo’s only feature-length work, is a film like no other.” – Janus Films
