Principal cast
Michel Simon, Dita Parlo, Jean Dasté, Gilles Margaritis and Louis Lefebvre
Film 125 of 498 on the Screen Path
L'Atalante
About the film
L'Atalante at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1934 film at stop 125 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'Atalante along with the captain's first mate and a cabin boy.
Key craft credits
Boris Kaufman (director of photography), Louis Chavance (editor), Maurice Jaubert (original music composer), Albert Riéra (screenplay) and Jean Guinée (screenplay)
- Director
- Jean Vigo
- Release
- 1934-04-24
- Runtime
- 88 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama and Romance
- Country
- France
- Quiz
- 20 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 20 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
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Full cast
- Michel SimonCharacter: Père Jules
- Dita ParloCharacter: Juliette
- Jean DastéCharacter: Jean
- Gilles MargaritisCharacter: Peddler
- Louis LefebvreCharacter: Cabin Boy
- Maurice GillesCharacter: Office Manager
- Raphaël DiligentCharacter: Raspoutine, the boatman
- Claude AvelineCharacter: (uncredited)
- René BlechCharacter: Best Man at Wedding (uncredited)
- Lou BoninCharacter: Passenger at Railway Station (uncredited)
- Charles DoratCharacter: Thief (uncredited)
- Genya LozinskaCharacter: Fortune Teller (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Jean VigoCredits: Director, Screenplay, Property Master
- Louis ChavanceCredits: Editor
- Francis JourdainCredits: Art Direction
- Jacques-Louis NounezCredits: Producer
- Maurice JaubertCredits: Original Music Composer
- Jacqueline MorlandCredits: Script Supervisor
- Albert RiéraCredits: Second Assistant Director, Screenplay
- Acho ChakatounyCredits: Makeup Artist
- Pierre MerleCredits: First Assistant Director
- Lucien BaujardCredits: Sound
- Henri ArbelCredits: Unit Manager
- Boris KaufmanCredits: Director of Photography, Aerial Camera
- Fred MatterCredits: Script Supervisor
- Roger ParryCredits: Still Photographer
- Marcel RoynéCredits: Sound
- Jean GuinéeCredits: Screenplay
- Jean-Louis BompointCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Pierre LestringuezCredits: Assistant Art Director
- Jean-Paul AlphenCredits: Camera Operator, Underwater Camera
- Louis BergerCredits: Camera Operator
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