Jean Vigo

Jean Vigo

writer, director, editor

Jean Vigo was born on Apr 26, 1905 in France. Jean Vigo's big-screen debut came with Zero for Conduct directed by Jean Vigo in 1933. Jean Vigo is known for L'Atalante directed by Jean Vigo, Dita Parlo stars as Juliette and Jean Dasté as Jean. The most recent award Jean Vigo achieved is Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Awards. The upcoming new movie Jean Vigo plays is L'Atalante which will be released on Jun 21, 1947.

Jean Vigo had bad health since he was a child. Son of anarchist militant Miguel Almareyda, he also never really recovered from his father's mysterious death in jail when he was 12. Abandoned by his mother, he passed from boarding school to boarding school. Aged 23, through meetings with people involved in the movies, he started working in the cinema, then bought a camera and shot his first film, a short documentary,

  • Birthday

    Apr 26, 1905
  • Place of Birth

    Paris, France

Known For

Awards

1 wins & 0 nominations

Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Awards
2011
Best Film
Winner - Parajanov-Vartanov Institute Award

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