L’Atalante1934
Both on Aki Kaurismäki’s Top 10, both directed by Jean Vigo, and both with commentary by Michael Temple
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Synopsis
Jean Vigo was twenty-five when he made this, his debut film, a silent cinematic poem that reveals, through a thrilling and ironic use of montage, the economic reality hidden behind the facade of the Mediterranean resort town of Nice. The first of Vigo’s several collaborations with cinematographer Boris Kaufman (Dziga Vertov’s brother and a future Oscar winner), À PROPOS DE NICE is both a scathing and invigorating look at 1930 French culture.
Commentary
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Commentary: Michael Temple
