Reviewed by rogerco,

on 30 Apr 2022
Where seen: Streamed proj @ home

An Accidental Classic?

Review of" L'Atalante  

Film directed by: Jean Vigo 

Film released: 1934

Summary
Difficult to rate as it is so dated, and also apparently a reconstruction from fragments of the original

Review

As an early talkie the acting style still owes a lot to silent methods, The narrative is a bit disjointed - but this may be due to the director having dies before the editing was complete and the original version having been lost, so what we have is a modern reconstruction/restoration job.

I think if it is a classic it is only because of the accident of it having survived.