Jean Vigo - A Curzon Collection Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD + Blu-Ray

French director Jean Vigo's complete works are now available for the first time in 4K UHD, on the 120th anniversary of his birth. This collection includes Vigo's entire filmography—L'Atalante, Zéro de conduite, Taris, and À Propos de Nice—presented in a 4K restoration by Gaumont, La Cinematheque Francaise, and Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation. The set also includes hours of special features, with alternate versions of the films, documentaries, short films, behind-the-scenes reports, and interviews.

Vigo, the son of a notorious anarchist, spent most of his early life on the run or in poor health. Despite these challenges, Vigo created fascinating works of poetic realism, culminating in his only feature film, L'Atalante. Tragically, Vigo died of tuberculosis just weeks after the premiere of L'Atalante in 1934, at the age of 29. However, his legacy has been cemented in film history, not only by archivists and technicians who have preserved and restored his films, but also by filmmakers who see Vigo as a source of inspiration: from the directors of the French New Wave to modern masters such as Michel Gondry and Luca Guadagnino. Experience the magic for yourself today.

"Few artists in film history have achieved such high acclaim with such modest achievements. If one can describe works of genius as modest." – Lindsay Anderson

"The first time I saw L'Atalante, I knelt in front of the screen after an hour and remained in that position until the end." – Bernardo Bertolucci

The Limited Edition 4K set includes:

- This four-disc box set includes a 4K UHD disc with the films, a Blu-ray disc with the films, and two Blu-ray discs with special features. - Comes in a rigid slipcase with digipak, booklet, and collector's items.

- New cover art by Tony Stella.

Special features:

- Young Devils in School: Zéro de Conduite – Rushes, Sound, and Images

- Winter Shooting: L'Atalante, Rushes and Outtakes

- Zéro de conduite - second version

- À propos de Nice - first version (with clips cut by Vigo)

- Music for À propos de Nice by Marc Perrone (2001) and Stephen Horne & Frank Bockius (2017)

- Lines of the Hand (2015), a short film by Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson – an adaptation of an unrealized screenplay by Jean Vigo (Les lignes de la main)

- Filmmakers of Our Times: Jean Vigo – a feature film from 1964 by Jacques Rozier

- Luce, About Jean Vigo (2016) – documentary with Luce Vigo, Jean Vigo's daughter

- The Voyages of L'Atalante – a look at the different versions of the film released over the years

- From L'Atalante to L'Atalante – short film made as an introduction to the restored version from 1990

- An introduction to L'Atalante by Martin Scorsese

- François Truffaut and Eric Rohmer discuss L'Atalante (1968)

- Four short films about the restoration

- Sounds Regained – a revealing insight into the sound restoration of the films

- Jean Taris: Gaumont newsreels

- Interviews with Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Jean-Paul Civeyrac, Jacques Rozier, and Otar Iosseliani

- Trailer for the re-release in theaters

Video

Codec: HEVC / H.265

Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)

Original aspect ratio: 1.2:1, 1.33:1

Audio

Subtitles

English

Discs

4K Ultra HD

Blu-ray Disc

Four discs (4 BD)

Packaging

Slipcase

Booklet

Figure/replica/prop/memorabilia included

Playback

4K Blu-ray: Region-free

2K Blu-ray: Region B