The Complete Jean Vigo - 5-DVD Boxset ( À propos de Nice / Taris, roi de l'eau / Z ro de conduite / Le Chaland qui passe ) ( Nizza / Jean Taris, Swimming [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - France ]

France released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Alternative Footage, Booklet, Box Set, Cast/Crew Interview(s), Collectors Edition, Documentary, Featurette, Interactive Menu, Multi-DVD Set, Scene Access, Short Film, SYNOPSIS: Nizza/À propos de Nice 1930

What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.



Jean Taris, Swimming Champion/Taris, roi de l'eau 1931

The second of Vigo's four films is about 10 minutes long. The subject, allegedly, is a French national swimming champion, Jean Taris. First we see him swimming normally. Then we see a hint that this isn't a documentary short: Taris dives into the water, Vigo runs the film backwards, and Taris is spit back out. This happens 3 times. Thus the crux of the film: inventive (for the time) technique, while overuse of it occurs. Fun stuff, though: interesting shots of Taris doing the backstroke. Finally, we see him goofing around underwater; by this point, the movie achieves a genuine state of grace.



Zero for Conduct/Z ro de conduite 1933

After the holidays, Caussat and Bruel are going back to the boarding school, where their life is sad, dull, as all prisoner's ones. But there is plot setting up for a revolt...



L' Atalante/ Le Chaland qui passe 1934

When Juliette marries Jean, she comes to live on his ship, on board of which are, besides the two of them, only a cabin boy and the strange old second mate ...The Complete Jean Vigo - 5-DVD Boxset ( À propos de Nice / Taris, roi de l'eau / Z ro de conduite / Le Chaland qui passe ) ( Nizza / Jean Taris, Swimming