L'Atalante

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Lloyd M @Moondoglovesyou Feb 5, 2026 My favourite non-english language film! A poem in cinematic form! A real fairy tale of everyday life. Magical. Beautiful and a work of art, but also entertaining and romantic. I love it! See more Steve L. @Stevio Jul 30, 2025 A dream-on-film masterpiece See more Leo P @RT23366938 Apr 26, 2024 This movie has aged better than its contemporaries.That's because it has no phones in it.It has a broken gramophone and a radio,but no telephones.This beautiful film also teaches us an important lesson:Never abandon your wife in a big and merciless city just because you had a silly argument. See more Dave S @RT68722908 Nov 23, 2023 After a simple marriage ceremony, barge captain Jean (Jean Daste) and his naïve bride Juliette (Dita Parlo) begin their life together in the cabin of his ship, trying to come to terms with their differences – she wishing to experience a passing world that she can only observe from the deck of the vessel, he coming to terms with her flirtatious ways and need for cleanliness. Considered a masterpiece by many and undoubtedly highly influential, Jean Vigo's L'Atalante may have trouble living up to its considerable reputation for many viewers. It's filled with and handful of great set pieces and an excellent story that examines the inherent difficulties with making a marriage work, but anyone watching this for the first time expecting something along the lines of Citizen Kane may be disappointed. Keep an open mind and there are treasures to be found in L'Atalante. See more isla s @RT89656869 Sep 9, 2022 This film is quite a light and easy watch, with some amusing characters and even a slight element of surrealism to it ocassionally. I liked the drunk French boatworker (Le pere Jules), even if it is a bit of a stereotype, it was quite silly but enjoyable. I liked the tinkly piano music played in the background at times too. I thought the script was surprisingly poignant, come to think of it. Its a little quirky but certainly an enjoyable and entertaining watch with a nice sort of pace, or feel, to it and so I would recommend it, yes. See more Christopher B @Ikari777 Aug 23, 2022 A landmark French film and what is considered one of the greatest films of all time, L'Atalante is a masterpiece and shows the talent of Jean Vigo, as it is his crowning achievement. Jean Vigo died making this film due to his poor health and many believe, he in a sense died for cinema itself. What can be said with certainty though, is that the film is a visual masterpiece that is a love story, albeit darker than most in tone, but a poetic and wonderfully filmed piece of cinema that has inspired an untold numbers of Directors! Another essential film to view and as Jean Vigo's only full length feature, a piece of the man and his vision that can be cherished and appreciated decades after his death. This is most definitely a piece of cinema history and is wonderful! See more Read all reviews

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