L'Atalante
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L'Atalante (1934)

24/04/1934
Comedy, Drama, Romance
1h 28m

Overview

Capricious small-town girl Juliette and barge captain Jean marry after a whirlwind courtship, and she comes to live aboard his boat, L'Atalante. As they make their way down the Seine, Jean grows weary of Juliette's flirtations with his all-male crew, and Juliette longs to escape the monotony of the boat and experience the excitement of a big city. When she steals away to Paris by herself, her husband begins to think their marriage was a mistake.

  • Jean VigoDirector, Screenplay
  • Jean GuinéeScreenplay
  • Albert RiéraScreenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • depression
  • marriage
  • surrealism
  • underwater
  • barge
  • marital problem

Top Billed Cast

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Père Jules

Dita Parlo

Dita Parlo

Juliette

Jean Dasté

Jean Dasté

Jean

Gilles Margaritis

Gilles Margaritis

Peddler

Louis Lefebvre

Louis Lefebvre

Cabin Boy

Maurice Gilles

Office Manager

Raphaël Diligent

Raphaël Diligent

Raspoutine, the boatman

Claude Aveline

(uncredited)

René Blech

Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)

Lou Bonin

Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)

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