The Complete Jean Vigo ( À propos de Nice / Taris, roi de l'eau / Zéro de conduite / Le Chaland qui passe ) ( Nizza / Jean Taris, Swimming Champion / Zero for Conduct / L' Atalante )

The Complete Jean Vigo (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: À propos de Nice / Taris, roi de l'eau / Zéro de conduite / Le Chaland qui passe
Alternate Title: Nizza / Jean Taris, Swimming Champion / Zero for Conduct / L' Atalante
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
153 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Biographies
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Documentary
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1930 - 1939 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Jean Vigo

Written By:
Jean Vigo
Jean Guinée
Albert Riéra

Actors:
None ..... None
Jean Taris ..... Himself
Jean Dasté ..... Surveillant Huguet
Robert le Flon ..... Surveillant Pète-Sec
Du Verron ..... Surveillant-Général Bec-de-Gaz (as du Verron)
Delphin ..... Principal du Collège
Léon Larive ..... Professeur (as Larive)
Madame Émile ..... Mère Haricot (as Mme. Emile)
Louis de Gonzague ..... Préfet (as Louis de Gonzague-Frick)
Raphaël Diligent ..... Pompier (as Rafa Diligent)
Louis Lefebvre ..... Caussat
Gilbert Pruchon ..... Colin
Coco Golstein ..... Bruel
Gérard de Bédarieux ..... Tabard
Michel Simon ..... Le père Jules
Dita Parlo ..... Juliette
Jean Dasté ..... Jean
Gilles Margaritis ..... Le camelot
Louis Lefebvre ..... Le gosse
Maurice Gilles ..... Le chef de bureau
Raphaël Diligent ..... Raspoutine, le batelier (as Rafa Diligent)

Synopsis:

Nizza/À propos de Nice 1930

What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.

Jean Taris, Swimming Champion/Taris, roi de l'eau 1931

The second of Vigo's four films is about 10 minutes long. The subject, allegedly, is a French national swimming champion, Jean Taris. First we see him swimming normally. Then we see a hint that this isn't a documentary short: Taris dives into the water, Vigo runs the film backwards, and Taris is spit back out. This happens 3 times. Thus the crux of the film: inventive (for the time) technique, while overuse of it occurs. Fun stuff, though: interesting shots of Taris doing the backstroke. Finally, we see him goofing around underwater; by this point, the movie achieves a genuine state of grace.

Zero for Conduct/Zéro de conduite 1933

After the holidays, Caussat and Bruel are going back to the boarding school, where their life is sad, dull, as all prisoner's ones. But there is plot setting up for a revolt...

L' Atalante/ Le Chaland qui passe 1934

When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live on his ship, on board of which are, besides the two of them, only 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 come to 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 and tries to find Juliette.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 12 October, 2007.

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