Jean Vigo

1905-1934

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

À propos de Nice (1930) [d,w]

Taris, roi de l'eau (1931) [d,w]

Zéro de conduite (1933) [d,w]

L'Atalante (1934) [d,w]

Kafka's tortuous trial of love

Franz Kafka's letters to his fiancée Felice Bauer not only reveal a soul in torment; they also give us a harrowing self-portrait of a man appalled by his own existence.

The best French war films ever made

For a nation that was badly scarred by both World Wars, is it so surprising that some of the most profound and poignant war films were made in France?

The best French Films of the 1920s

In the 1920s French cinema was at its most varied and stylish - witness the achievements of Abel Gance, Marcel L'Herbier, Jean Epstein and Jacques Feyder.

The Golden Age of French cinema

Discover the best French films of the 1930s, a decade of cinematic delights...

The history of French cinema

From its birth in 1895, cinema has been an essential part of French culture. Now it is one of the most dynamic, versatile and important of the arts in France.

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