A small-town girl marries a bargeman in hopes of seeing the world. Unfortunately life on a barge is not very glamorous and the hustle and bustle of Paris can be very seductive.
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So many beautiful frames in this film. That Jean Vigo fella really understood the importance of the frame. As a director you have pretty much absolute control over what the camera sees. Is one of your actor’s too short? Have them stand on a box and voilà they are the same height as their co-star. The audience won’t know it’s there, they only know what they see. If it’s not in the frame, it doesn’t matter. And in the case of this film, the only thing that matters is that little barge and the lovably flawed people on it. The outside world is just a glamorous and seductive distraction. As long as we are able to ignore it and focus on what is important, it will be smooth sailing ahead.
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