Jean Vigo Regained

November 2–23, 2018

This series showcases new restorations of all four of Vigo’s playful and poetic films, plus rushes and outtakes that illuminate his innovative technique.

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  • L’Atalante

  • Zero for Conduct

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Past Films

  • L’Atalante

    • Friday, November 2 7 PM
    • Friday, November 23 5 PM
    Jean Vigo
    France, 1934

    4K Digital Restoration

    Vigo’s only full-length feature is a poetic masterpiece on the theme of passionate love, following a young barge captain and his peasant bride in their first days together. “One of the most magical of French masterpieces” (Variety).

  • Zero for Conduct

    • Saturday, November 17 3:30 PM
    Jean Vigo
    France, 1933

    4K Digital Restoration

    A boarding school becomes a center of rebellion in Vigo’s exuberant antiestablishment classic. Followed by outtakes from the film and Vigo’s witty short À propos de Nice.

  • Winter Shooting: L’Atalante—Rushes and Outtakes

    • Sunday, November 4 7 PM
    Bernard Eisenschitz
    France, 2017

    A montage of outtakes and rushes from Vigo’s masterpiece, compiled and narrated by film critic and historian Bernard Eisenschitz, offers insight into the methods of an inspired filmmaker. With Vigo’s Taris and Swimming.