If you loved L'Atalante, try Zero for Conduct
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Jean Vigo, and they both carry the playful, surreal, tender mood tags, and they sit in Comedy / Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to L'Atalante, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What Zero for Conduct is
Jean Vigo here creates a surrealist fever dream of childhood revolt. A group of French boarding school boys stages a full-scale rebellion against their cruel headmaster. It's a glorious fantasy of anarchy, even if it lacks practical advice for overthrowing authority.
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