L'Atalante

L'Atalante

89 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | April 24, 1934

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.

L'Atalante

89 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | April 24, 1934

L'Atalante
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Jean-Louis Nounez
Original title L'Atalante
Directors Jacqueline Morland, Pierre Merle, Fred Matter, Albert Riéra, Jean Vigo
Writers Albert Riéra, Jean Guinée, Jean Vigo

Cast

Michel Simon

as Le père Jules

Dita Parlo

as Juliette

Jean Dasté

as Jean

Gilles Margaritis

as Le camelot

Louis Lefebvre

as Le gosse

Maurice Gilles

as Le chef de bureau

Raphaël Diligent

as Raspoutine, the boatman

Claude Aveline

as (Uncredited)

René Blech

as Le garçon d'honneur (uncredited)

Lou Bonin

as (uncredited)

Fanny Clar

as La mère de Juliette (uncredited)

Charles Dorat

as Le voleur (uncredited)

Genya Lozinska

as (uncredited)

Gen Paul

as L'invité qui boite (uncredited)

Jacques Prévert

as Extra at Station (uncredited)

Pierre Prévert

as Le voyageur pressé (uncredited)

Albert Riéra

as (uncredited)

Jacques Brunius

as Un flic à bicyclette (uncredited)

Paul Grimault

as Le chaland qui passe (uncredited)