À PROPOS DE NICE
synopsis
As was the fashion among many directors of the epoch, Jean Vigo's first "point-of-view" documentary aimed at capturing the life and the very essence of a city; here, the beautiful seaside resort of early-1930s Nice. However, with the aid of Dziga Vertov's brother, Boris Kaufman, this avant-garde short film evolved from an ordinary depiction of a coastal town into a caustic and sarcastic report of the "real" Nice, portraying the contrasting lifestyles of its inhabitants. Starting with a series of captivating aerial takes, Vigo's film continues with scenes that pivot around the sun-kissed Promenade des Anglais, and unexpected juxtapositions of poverty and wealth; modern architecture and garbage; the working poor and the idle rich. In the cosmopolitan city of Nice on the French Côte d'Azur, eye-catching tableaux of sharp and eternal antitheses invite us to take a look at the anatomy of a small world. Does beauty transcend the boundaries of money, language, and social classes?
international title: | À Propos de Nice |
original title: | À propos de Nice |
country: | France |
year: | 1930 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Boris Kaufman, Jean Vigo |
film run: | 24' |
release date: | FR 28/05/1930, DE 09/1930, DK 16/04/1967, PT 22/11/1978, GR 14/09/2002, FI 18/01/2008 |
screenplay: | Jean Vigo, Boris Kaufman |
cinematography by: | Boris Kaufman |
film editing: | Boris Kaufman, Jean Vigo |
producer: | Jean Vigo |