L'Atalante

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title L'Atalante
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Marina Warner
SeriesBFI Film Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 135,Width 135
Category/GenreFilm guides and reviews
ISBN/Barcode 9781844578887
ClassificationsDewey:791.4372
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Edition 2nd edition
Illustrations 34 b/w photos

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint BFI Publishing
Publication Date 11 November 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

MARINA WARNER is a novelist and historian. Her books include Indigo and From the Beast to the Blonde.

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)