L'Atalante

by Marina Warner

Overview

L'Atalante is the work of French director Jean Vigo. It is a study of romantic love, told in a style influenced by surrealism, but still Vigo's own. This text is part of the 'BFI Film Classics' series. Each volume in the series presents a personal commentary on the film, together with a brief production history and a detailed filmography, notes and bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781844578887
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/25/2015
Series:	BFI Film Classics
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2015
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Marina Warner is an award-winning writer of fiction, criticism and history; her works include novels and short stories as well as studies of art, myths, symbols, and fairytales. Her recent books include Fly Away Home (2015); Once Upon A Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale (2014), and Stranger Magic: Charmed States & The Arabian Nights (2013).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements.- Prologue to the new edition.- Prologue to the first edition.- 1. The Wedding.- 2. At Close Quarters.- 3. The Barge.- 4. Dirty Washing.- 5. The Skirt of Le Pere Jules.- 6. In the Wunderkammer.- 7. Vigo and Surrealism.- 8. The Pedlar.- 9. The City of Modern Life.- 10. Love Regained.- 11. Le Bande a Vigo.- Notes.- Credits.- Bibliography.

Editorial Reviews

The core of the book is unchanged but still spot-on in its tribute to this masterpiece of French cinema and the man she calls the ‘Rimbaud of cinema’. The illustrations are good, the text thorough, and the background to the film’s production and subsequent restoration excellent.” (Jon Davies, The Media Education Journal, Issue 61, 2017)

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