Jean vigo was twentyfive when he made this, his debut film, a silent cinematic poem that reveals, through a thrilling and ironic use of montage, the economic reality hidden behind the facade of the mediterranean resort town of nice. Abandoned by his mother, he passed from boarding school to boarding school. Jean vigo and photographer boris kaufman depict life in nice during the 30s, their daily routine and social inequalities. Son of anarchist militant miguel almareyda, he also never really recovered from his fathers mysterious death in jail when he was 12.
The film depicts life in nice, france by documenting the people in the city, their daily routines, a carnival and social inequalities. A boarding school becomes a center of rebellion in vigo s exuberant antiestablishment classic. As jean vigo reluctantly settled in nice due to bad health, his discontent for bourgeois tourism is emphasised through. What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of nice on the french cote dazur. Jean vigo, france, 1930 the final spasms of a society that has let itself go to the point of making you so sick that it will inspire you to become part of a revolutionary solution vigo.
It describes injustices physical dimension, reconstitutes its symbolic function, demonstrates its violence. Animated tribute to vigo by filmmaker michel gondry. What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of nice on the french cote d azur. In this film, by showing certain basic aspects of a city, a. The jean vigo collection 2 disc collectors edition dvd. Latalante masterpiece directed by jean vigo written by vigo, albert riera. After his father was found dead in his prison cell in 1917, vigo attended boarding school under the name jean sales.
Eric rohmer entrevista francois truffaut sobre jean vigo leg ptbr duration. New highdefinition digital restorations of all of jean vigo s films. Jean vigo jacques rozier france 1964 di 3 sep 16h00. The film begins coolly, neutrally with aerial views of nice and the riviera, picture postcard shots of the opulent hotels and casinos, promenaders, bathers. Vigo x 3 new 4k restorations zero for conduct 1933 incorrigible kids return to the worlds crummiest boarding school and then things rapidly get surreal. New highdefinition digital restorations of all four of jean vigo s films, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks on the bluray edition. Lintera opera di jean vigo, mitico enfant prodige del cinema, raggiunge una durata complessiva di 200 minuti scarsi. Jean vigo, french film director whose blending of lyricism with realism and surrealism, the whole underlined with a cynical, anarchic approach to life, distinguished him as an original talent.
As jean vigo reluctantly settled in nice due to bad health, his discontent for bourgeois tourism is emphasised through its juxtaposition with the local workingclass. Jean vigo describes his short feature film as a documented point of view where he tales a. Although he completed only three feature films and one short, taris 1931, before his early death, his. Identifier 1930jeanvigoaproposdenice scanner internet archive html5 uploader 1. Jean vigo s poetic tale centers on jean daste, captain of the barge latalante, who marries juliette parlo, a young woman from the country. Michel simon brilliantly brings to life the eccentric first mate pere jules, who. Jean vigo s place in cinema history is grounded in less than 170 minutes of screen time. Hotel negresco, promenade des anglais, nice the first of jean vigo s three surreal, experimental movies he died four years later at the age of 29 is a wickedly satirical documentary contrasting the lives of the rich and poor in france s riviera city, nice, a favourite resort of the well off. A stroll through nice, in and out of the spotlight. Audio commentaries featuring michael temple, author of jean vigo. Rent michel simon movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Jean vigo was born in paris to prominent anarchist miguel almereyda, spending his early years on the run before his fathers imprisonment and murder in 1917. Jean vigo was twentyfive when he made this, his debut film, a silent cinematic poem that reveals, through a thrilling and ironic use of montage, the economic.
The richness and spontaneity of its imagery, the easiness by which objects, animals and characters are shown, and the fastcutting editing technique appear to confirm such a claim. Io, quando penso che viene proiettato in pubblico tutte le sere, provo non poca inquietudine. Vigo described the film in an address to the groupement des spectateurs davantgarde. Jean vigo biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie. Jean vigo article about jean vigo by the free dictionary.
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