

L'Atalante
Visit website7.5/10 • 425
1934-04-24 • 1h 29m
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.
- Directors
- Jean Vigo
- Editors
- Louis Chavance

L'Atalante
Visit website1934-04-24 • 1h 29m
7.5/10 • 425
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.
- Directors
- Jean Vigo
- Editors
- Louis Chavance
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsMichel Simon
Père Jules
Dita Parlo
Juliette
Jean Dasté
Jean
Gilles Margaritis
Le camelot (the peddler)
Louis Lefebvre
Le gosse (the cabin boy)
Maurice Gilles
Le chef de bureau
Raphaël Diligent
Raspoutine, the boatman
Claude Aveline
(Uncredited)
René Blech
Le garçon d'honneur (uncredited)
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- Keywords
- depressionmarriagesurrealismunderwaterbargemarital problem