Banned until 1945, this film has strong ties to surrealist films of the 1920’s. Vigo depicts the oppressive life in a French provincial boarding school and the eventual rebellion by the boys against the authority figures, symbolised in the famous pillow fight, the raising of the flag on the roof, the slow motion procession and the stylised crucifixion of the supervisor. Cinematography by Boris Kaufman, music by Maurice Jaubert.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013711
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Surrealism in motion pictures
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)