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Book SynopsisL'Atalante is the work of French director Jean Vigo. It is a study of romantic love, told in a style influenced by surrealism, but still Vigo's own. This text is part of the 'BFI Film Classics' series. Each volume in the series presents a personal commentary on the film, together with a brief production history and a detailed filmography, notes and bibliography.
Trade Review“The core of the book is unchanged but still spot-on in its tribute to this masterpiece of French cinema and the man she calls the `Rimbaud of cinema’. The illustrations are good, the text thorough, and the background to the film’s production and subsequent restoration excellent.” (Jon Davies, The Media Education Journal, Issue 61, 2017)
Table of ContentsAcknowledgements.- Prologue to the new edition.- Prologue to the first edition.- 1. The Wedding.- 2. At Close Quarters.- 3. The Barge.- 4. Dirty Washing.- 5. The Skirt of Le Pere Jules.- 6. In the Wunderkammer.- 7. Vigo and Surrealism.- 8. The Pedlar.- 9. The City of Modern Life.- 10. Love Regained.- 11. Le Bande a Vigo.- Notes.- Credits.- Bibliography.
