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L'Atalante

L'Atalante

19347.51h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jean Vigo
Written by Jean Vigo, Albert Riéra, Jean Guinée
Produced by Jacques-Louis Nounez
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Top 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

M

Maurice Gilles

Office Manager

Raphaël Diligent

Raphaël Diligent

Raspoutine, the boatman

C

Claude Aveline

(uncredited)

R

René Blech

Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)

L

Lou Bonin

Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

depressionmarriagesurrealismunderwaterbargemarital problembold

About L'Atalante

L'Atalante is a comedy, drama, romance film released in 1934 exploring themes of depression, marriage, surrealism, underwater, barge, marital problem. Directed by Jean Vigo, it stars Michel Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté. 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.

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