Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'Atalante along with the captain's first mate and a cabin boy.
Direction
Vigo's only feature—he died at 29 and still outdirected most careers.
Cinematography
That foggy Seine cinematography invented 'miserable but gorgeous'.
Acting
Michel Simon's Père Jules: unhinged, tender, possibly feral.
Director
Jean Vigo
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