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March 14, 2023... #movieoftheday is L'Atalante , a 1934 French film, written and directed by Jean Vigo , and starring Jean Dasté , Dita Parlo and Michel Simon and hailed by many critics as one of the greatest movies of all time. Watch the full film below (turn on captions/sub-titles).
PLOT
Jean, the captain of the canal barge L'Atalante , marries Juliette in her village. They decide to live aboard L'Atalante along with Jean's crew, the scruffy and eccentric Père Jules and the cabin boy.
The couple travel to Paris to deliver cargo, enjoying a makeshift honeymoon en route. Jules and the cabin boy are not used to a woman aboard, and when Jean discovers Juliette and Jules talking in Jules' quarters, Jean flies into a jealous rage by smashing plates and by sending Jules' numerous cats scattering.
Arriving in Paris, Jean promises Juliette a night out, but Jules and the cabin boy disembark to go see a fortune teller. This disappoints Juliette because Jean cannot leave the barge unattended.
Later, however, Jean takes Juliette to a dance hall. There, they meet a street peddler who flirts with Juliette, dances with her, and asks her to run off with him. This leads to a scuffle with Jean, after which he drags Juliette back to the barge. Juliette still wants to see the nightlife in Paris, however, so she sneaks off the barge to go see the sights. When Jean discovers that she left the barge, he furiously casts off and leaves Juliette behind in Paris.
Unaware that Jean has already sailed, Juliette goes window shopping. When she returns and finds the barge gone, she tries to buy a train ticket to the barge's next destination, but someone steals her purse before she is able to. She is forced to find a job so she can afford to live and eventually travel to Le Havre to meet the barge: her activities during this period are unclear.
Meanwhile, Jean comes to regret his decision, and slips into depression. He is summoned by his company's manager, but Jules manages to keep him from losing his job. Jean recalls a folk tale that Juliette once told him. She said that one can see the face of one's true love in the water. He attempts to recreate this by dunking his head in a bucket, and, failing that, jumping into the river. Jules decides to leave and try to find Juliette. He finds her in a store and they return to the barge where the couple reunite and happily embrace each other.
"Artist of the floating world: what makes Jean Vigo's L'Atalante great?" https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/l-atalante-jean-vigo-1934-greatest-films-poll
PLOT
Jean, the captain of the canal barge L'Atalante , marries Juliette in her village. They decide to live aboard L'Atalante along with Jean's crew, the scruffy and eccentric Père Jules and the cabin boy.
The couple travel to Paris to deliver cargo, enjoying a makeshift honeymoon en route. Jules and the cabin boy are not used to a woman aboard, and when Jean discovers Juliette and Jules talking in Jules' quarters, Jean flies into a jealous rage by smashing plates and by sending Jules' numerous cats scattering.
Arriving in Paris, Jean promises Juliette a night out, but Jules and the cabin boy disembark to go see a fortune teller. This disappoints Juliette because Jean cannot leave the barge unattended.
Later, however, Jean takes Juliette to a dance hall. There, they meet a street peddler who flirts with Juliette, dances with her, and asks her to run off with him. This leads to a scuffle with Jean, after which he drags Juliette back to the barge. Juliette still wants to see the nightlife in Paris, however, so she sneaks off the barge to go see the sights. When Jean discovers that she left the barge, he furiously casts off and leaves Juliette behind in Paris.
Unaware that Jean has already sailed, Juliette goes window shopping. When she returns and finds the barge gone, she tries to buy a train ticket to the barge's next destination, but someone steals her purse before she is able to. She is forced to find a job so she can afford to live and eventually travel to Le Havre to meet the barge: her activities during this period are unclear.
Meanwhile, Jean comes to regret his decision, and slips into depression. He is summoned by his company's manager, but Jules manages to keep him from losing his job. Jean recalls a folk tale that Juliette once told him. She said that one can see the face of one's true love in the water. He attempts to recreate this by dunking his head in a bucket, and, failing that, jumping into the river. Jules decides to leave and try to find Juliette. He finds her in a store and they return to the barge where the couple reunite and happily embrace each other.
"Artist of the floating world: what makes Jean Vigo's L'Atalante great?" https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/features/l-atalante-jean-vigo-1934-greatest-films-poll
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I'm liking the "save" button. I think I'll come back to this one for movie night! Thanks for sharing this one
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