L'Atalante
Romance
Drama
Comedy
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1934-04-24
Runtime:
1h 28m
Director:
Jean Vigo
Writer:
Jean Guinée, Jean Vigo, Albert Riéra
Top Cast
Michel Simon
Père Jules
Dita Parlo
Juliette
Jean Dasté
Jean
Gilles Margaritis
Le camelot (the peddler)
Louis Lefebvre
Le gosse (the cabin boy)
Maurice Gilles
Le chef de bureau
Raphaël Diligent
Raspoutine, the boatman
Claude Aveline
(Uncredited)
René Blech
Le garçon d'honneur (uncredited)
Lou Bonin
(uncredited)
Fanny Clar
La mère de Juliette (uncredited)
Charles Dorat
Le voleur (uncredited)
Official Videos
François Truffaut on Seeing L'Atalante for the First Time
L'Atalante (1934) - trailer
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