Jean Dasté

An indelible influence on François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows, Jean Vigo’s youthful masterpiece transforms the sterile classroom into a battle cry of defiance against authoritarian dogmas. Banned in France until 1945, this anarchic ode to personal freedom endears with its insuppressible vitality.

Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Jules and a cabin boy.

When a young boy is found living like a wild animal in the forest, a doctor takes him in and slowly teaches him how to speak and function in society.

Laurence is a young and teacher from Lyon, but stress and self-doubt have strained her and are causing her a mental breakdown. Her doctor prescribes her a week off which she spends with her boyfriend Pierre and tries to reflect on her life and get some clarity on her future. A sensitive look at an existential crisis of a young woman for which portrayal Nathalie Baye received a César nomination for best actress in 1981.