Review of L'Atalante (1934) by Mark S — 31 Jan 2012
I sometimes consider France in the 30's to be the greatest film era of all time, and Jean Vigo's 1934 masterpiece, the last of his tragically short life, is one of the reasons. Not only does Vigo's poetic mise-en-scene and Boris Kaufman's beautiful, foggy cinematography, suggest one of the cinema's supreme balances of style and realism, ethereal being and endless longing, the story in itself - a barge adrift on the Seine with a newlywed couple, a few deck hands, and a gaggle of stray cats - represents life in a microcosm.
Painfully neglected at the time of Vigo's death, this has since become arguably the most famous of all classic French films of the era, certainly one of the best.
This review of L'Atalante (1934) was written by Mark S on 31 Jan 2012.
L'Atalante has generally received very positive reviews.
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