L'Atalante poster
Screenplay Albert Riéra, Jean Vigo, Jean Guinée
Director Jean Vigo

L'Atalante

Release Date: 1934-04-24

Duration: 89 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Jacques Prévert
    Extra at Station (uncredited)
  • Michel Simon
    Père Jules
  • Jean Dasté
    Jean
  • Dita Parlo
    Juliette
  • Paul Grimault
    Le chaland qui passe (uncredited)
  • Maurice Gilles
    Le chef de bureau
  • Gilles Margaritis
    Le camelot (the peddler)
  • Louis Lefebvre
    Le gosse (the cabin boy)
  • Albert Riéra
    (uncredited)
  • Pierre Prévert
    Le voyageur pressé (uncredited)