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L'Atalante
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Title: L'Atalante

Release Date: 24 Apr 1934

Runtime: 1h 29m

Genre: Romance, Drama, Comedy

Director: Jean-Louis Nounez

Production Companies: Jean-Louis Nounez

Overview: Capricious small-town girl Juliette and barge captain Jean marry after a whirlwind courtship, and she comes to live aboard his boat, L'Atalante. As they make their way down the Seine, Jean grows weary of Juliette's flirtations with his all-male crew, and Juliette longs to escape the monotony of the boat and experience the excitement of a big city. When she steals away to Paris by herself, her husband begins to think their marriage was a mistake.

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Average Vote: 7.511 (422 votes)

Cast

  • Père Jules: Michel Simon
  • Juliette: Dita Parlo
  • Jean: Jean Dasté
  • Le camelot (the peddler): Gilles Margaritis
  • Le gosse (the cabin boy): Louis Lefebvre
  • Le chef de bureau: Maurice Gilles
  • Raspoutine, the boatman: Raphaël Diligent
  • (Uncredited): Claude Aveline
  • Le garçon d'honneur (uncredited): René Blech
  • (uncredited): Lou Bonin
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