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World Cinema: L'Atalante

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on BBC Two England

Last in a season of films by one of the most brilliant and revolutionary directors - Jean Vigo
Starring Michel Simon, Jean Daste, Dita Parlo, Gilles Margaritis

Jean, the young captain of the barge L'Atalante, marries Juliette, a country girl, and brings her aboard where they begin their married life in company with the mate - much-travelled old sailor called Pere Jules-a cabin boy, and Pere Jules's many cats. But the monotony of life on the canals becomes too much for Juliette and the glamour of Paris begins to beckon her...

This Week's Films: page 9

Contributors

Producer/Director:
Jean Vigo
Pere Jules:
Michel Simon
Jean:
Jean Daste
Juliette:
Dita Parlo
The Pedlar:
Gilles Margaritis
The Cabin Boy:
Louis Lefevre
Juliette's mother:
Fanny Clar
Juliette's father:
Raphael Diligent
The Thief:
Charles Goldblatt
The Best Man:
Reke Bleck
Guest with limp:
Gen Paul
Passenger at Railway Station:
Jacques Prevert
Le voyageur presse:
Pierre Prevert
[Actor]:
null Loutchimoukov
Source: Radio Times

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