
When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live with him as he captains a river barge. Besides the two of them, are a cabin boy and the strange old second mate, Pere Jules. Soon bored by life on the river, she slips off to see the nightlife when they land at Paris. Angered by this, Jean sets off, leaving Juliette behind. Overcome by grief and longing for his wife, Jean falls into a depression and Pere Jules goes searching for Juliette.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live with him as he captains a river barge. Besides the two of them, are a cabin boy and the strange old second mate, Pere Jules. Soon bored by life on the river, she slips off to see the nightlife when they land at Paris. Angered by this, Jean sets off, leaving Juliette behind. Overcome by grief and longing for his wife, Jean falls into a depression and Pere Jules goes searching for Juliette.
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| Greater Milwaukee TodaySteven SnyderHands down one of the most poetic, romantic and sentimental films I have ever seen. |
| Little White LiesJack JonesAn exhibition in technical ingenuity and visual storytelling that was way ahead of its time. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonEven with this limited output, Vigo remains one of the cinema's great masters. |
| GuardianPeter BradshawL'Atalante manages to be more modern than anything being made today. |
| Total FilmKevin HarleyGenerous tides of life and longing flow through this buoyant masterpiece. |
| Village VoiceJ. HobermanL'Atalante is the world in springtime -- a place where shimmering reflections, smoky breezes, empty streets, and a free-floating sense of erotic energy are the essence of life and of movies. |
| Filmcritic.comChristopher NullThis quiet little French number is a gossamer confection, but for a film of its era, it's gorgeous to look at. |
| Time OutGeoff AndrewOriginally released in 1934, Jean Vigo's first and only full-length feature is one of the cinema's greatest masterpieces. |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeThe film has a weird kind of poetry and beauty about it that is hard -- perhaps impossible -- to describe. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele"L'Atalante" is about how the world, in its wonder and cruelty, is both for and against lovers, often dizzyingly so. |