Man with a movie camera – Jean Vigo (1905-34)
Jean Vigo died of tuberculosis at the age of 29, a poet of the cinema whose flame burned brightly but all too briefly.
Between 1931 and 1934, he made four flops which are now considered cinematic masterpieces and which had a huge influence on French New Wave directors.
His filmography consists of a couple of documentaries, a short film about a school rebellion and a feature-length movie about a married couple on a barge. All these can be viewed in under three hours. Continue reading
