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Edition: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray (Limited Edition)
Region Code: Region A,B,C
Certificate: PG
Label: Curzon Film
Director: Jean Vigo
Number of Discs: 4
Duration: 168 minutes
Audio Languages: French
Subtitle Languages: English, English
The complete works of French auteur Jean Vigo are now available on 4K UHD for the first time, on the 120th anniversary of his birth. This collection features Vigo's entire filmography - L'Atalante, Zéro de conduite, Taris, and A Propos de Nice - presented from a 4K restoration completed by Gaumont, La Cinematheque Francaise, and Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation. This set also includes hours of special features, with alternate versions of the films, documentaries, short films, behind-the-scenes featurettes, and interviews. Vigo, the son of a notorious anarchist, spent most of his early life either on the run or in bad health. Despite these challenges, Vigo created spellbinding cinematic works of poetic realism, culminating in his only feature-length film, L'Atalante. Tragically, just weeks after the release of L'Atalante in 1934, Vigo died of tuberculosis, aged 29. His legacy has been firmly cemented in film history however; not just by the archivists and technicians who have preserved and restored his films, but also by the filmmakers who count Vigo as an inspiration: from the directors of the French New Wave and on to modern masters like Michel Gondry and Luca Guadagnino. Experience the magic for yourself today.
Special Features: Booklet, Bonus Footage, Documentaries: 'Luce, About Jean Vigo' (2016); 'Filmmakers of Our Times: Jean Vigo' (1964)., Interviews: Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Jacques Rozier; Otar Iosseliani., 3 collectible posters featuring 5 designs from throughout the release history of L'Atalante; New cover artwork by Tony Stella; Jean Taris: Gaumont newsreels; Four restoration featurettes; 'Sounds Regained': A revealing insight into the audio restoration of the films; An introduction to 'L'Atalante' by Martin Scorsese; François Truffaut and Eric Rohmer discuss 'L'Atalante' (1968); 'From L'Atalante to L'Atalante': Short film made as an introduction to the 1990 restored version; 'The Voyages of L'Atalante': A look at the various versions of the film released over the years; 'Young Devils in School: 'Zéro de Conduite'' - Rushes, Sound and Images; 'Winter Shooting': 'L'Atalante', Rushes and Outtakes; 'Zéro de conduite': Second version; 'A propos de Nice': First version (featuring footage cut by Vigo); Musical scores for 'A propos de Nice' by Marc Perrone (2001) and Stephen Horne & Frank Bockius (2017); 'Lines of the Hand' (2015): Short film by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson: Adaptation of an unrealised script by Jean Vigo ('Les lignes de la main'); Excerpt from Abel Gance's Napoléon., Trailers
