Jean Vigo (centre) on the set of ‘L’Atalante’
Links (below) to further information on Jean Vigo & L’Atalante (1934), which screened 23 January 2026 at the Institut français d’Écosse.
Artist of the floating world: what makes Jean Vigo’s L’Atalante great (Graham Fuller, 13 November 2019, BFI/Sight and Sound)
‘L’Atalante’: Canal Music (Lucy Sante, Criterion Essays, Aug 31, 2011
Vigo, Jean (Maximilian Le Cain, July 2002, Senses of Cinema, Great Directors, Issue 21)
Eric Rohmer & François Truffaut Discuss Jean Vigo (‘Postface à L’Atalante,” was presented following a 1968 French television broadcast of the film)
The anarchism of Jean Vigo (John Ellerby, Anarchy No.6, August 1961)
John Bailey on Boris Kaufman (cinematographer of L’ ATALANTE) & 12 ANGRY MEN (Sidney Lumet, 1957)
L’Atalante review (Films de France.com)
Jean Vigo: Biography, Life and Films (Films de France.com)
Jean Vigo (Wikipedia)
Boris Kaufman, cinematographer for ‘L’Atalante’ (Wikipedia)
Maurice Jaubert, French composer who created the score for ‘L’Atalante’ (Wikipedia)