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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Jean Vigo |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1934 |
| MANUFACTURER: | New Yorker Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Black & White, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Foreign, Foreign Film - French, International |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 717119054342 |
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Customer Reviews of L' Atalante
One of the truly great films A wonder of a film that is both realistic and poetic. Full of stunning visual and incidental detail. This DVD is nice, but it is far from being a definitive version. If the Criterion people were to issue a cleaner version we would have another and entirely different film. Once that would be even greater.
Most romantic movie ever made
Most of the well written reviews here talk knowledgeably about film matters about which I know nothing. What I do know is that this film is simply one of the most achingly beautiful, romantic movies I have ever seen. My husband and I first saw it 30 years ago, when we were dating. The quality was bad, obviously prerestoration, but we still just fell in love with the movie. There is a scene (and the other reviewers have spelled out the basic plot: village girl marries barge captain, they argue, separate, meet again) where the young man, missing his wife, swims under water and sees a fantasy of her -- well, that was so touching. And, yes, the scene where the couple thinks of one another is one of the most magical, love filled scenes in movie history. I have to comment, too, on the lovely quality of light in this film. [One odd point, has anyone else noticed how much the vaudeville entertainer, who flirts with Juliette, looks like Jim Carrey? We thought it just spooky since the movie was made 70 years ago!] So, this is a great valentine's day movie, for romance, or any day movie if you just love really welldone movies. We recently purchased the restored copy on DVD and were very pleased. The only thing I can think would improve it would be more extras.
Sweet, sad, and beautiful
Juliette, a woman in small-town France marries Jean, a barge captain. Within minutes, the newlywed couple start their life together on the barge L'Atlante, where the characters develop and the plot forms. Among the characters is Papa Jules, who is a charming, tattooed old roughneck with an affinity for cats (which are everywhere) who shares stories and tricks with Juliette, and earns the scorn of the jealous and uptight Jean. Docking in Paris, Juliette (played by Dita Parlo, one of the most adorable women ever to grace celluloid), a naieve country girl, is seduced by the culture and charm of the city, and her husband, an uptight bundle of insecurity, just cannot deal with her innocent flirtations. He abandons her, and the emotions start pouring out. The rest cannot be explained in words, you'll just have to see how it works out, as the narrative of the film is incredibly visual.
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>The cinematography is among the best you'll ever see in your life. Also contains one of the most erotic scenes ever put to film, though no sex is featured. May move you to tears. Essential viewing for film lovers.