The son of anarchists, a sufferer of tuberculosis and a playful movie poet, French filmmaker Jean Vigo died at age 29, mere days after completing his only feature, 1934’s river-bound romance ...

This movie would be regarded as an utter failure for more than a decade (when it was remembered at all) until subsequent generations of filmmakers including Francois Truffaut, Bernardo Bertolucci, and ...

Jean Vigo was a tragic figure. The brilliant young filmmaker made only three short films and one feature film before dying of tuberculosis in 1934 at age 29. He had been ill all his life and never got ...

Richard Brody on Jean Vigo's "L'Atalante" (1934). Richard Brody on Jean Vigo's "L'Atalante" (1934). and this clip is from, L'Atalante. A 1934 film directed by, Jean Vigo. It's his only full length ...

In one of the most exquisite scenes in Jean Vigo’s only feature-length film, “L’Atalante” (1934), a bargeman (Jean Dasté) dives into a river and sees the ghostly figure and smiling face of his beloved ...

Jean Vigo died in 1934 only a few months after finishing L'Atalante. In his brief career, he made only two films, but their mark on the history of the film runs deep: thirty years ago they caused a ...

After completing his 1934 masterpiece L'Atalante, French director Jean Vigo died of tuberculosis at 29, leaving only three shorts and one feature to his name–not enough footage to fill up an afternoon ...