History Creator / JeanVigo

Vigo was the child of a prominent anarchist, and thus spent much of his childhood on the run with his parents. Vigo's father would die in prison under mysterious circumstances, possibly being assassinated.

Vigo would eventually go into film-making first with a short, ''À propos de Nice'', which contrasted the lifestyles of the rich and poor in the city of Nice. His next short would be about the swimming champion, Jean Taris.

His third, final, and most famous short would be ''Zéro de conduite'' a surreal story about a boarding school and the rebellion carried out by the students. The short strongly divided audiences, eventually leading to it being banned.

After this Vigo's producers assigned him a love story set on a barge. Although Vigo didn't care much for the story, he decided to do it [[MoneyDearBoy for the money]]. The end product was once again highly divisive and was [[ExecutiveMeddling edited by the studio]] in an attempt to make it more popular. Shortly after, Vigo died from tuberculosis at the age of 29.

Years laters, Vigo's work would be re-released and VindicatedByHistory. He is seen as one of the defining filmmakers of the poetic realism movement, and a significant influence on future generations of filmmakers, especially the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave.

Vigo was the child of a prominent anarchist, and thus spent much of his childhood on the run with his parents. Vigo's father would died in prison under mysterious circumstances, possibly being assassinated.

Vigo would eventually go into film-making first with a short, ''A propos de Nice'', which contrasted the lifestyles of the rich and poor in the city of Nice. His next short would be about the swimming champion, Jean Taris.

His third, final, and most famous short would be ''Zero de conduite'' a surreal story about a boarding school and the rebellion carried out by the students. The short strongly divided audiences, eventually leading to it being banned.

* ''A propos de Nice''

* ''Film/Zero For Conduct''

* ''Film/ZeroDeConduite''

* ''Zero de conduite''

After this Vigo's producers assigned him a love story set on a barge. Although Vigo didn't care much for the story, he decided to do it [[MoneyDearBoy for the money]]. The end product was once again highly divisive and was edited by the studio in an attempt to make it more popular. Shortly after, Vigo died from tuberculosis at the age of 29.

-->--Creator/FrancoisTruffaut

-->--'''Francois Truffaut'''

After this Vigo's producers assigned him a love story set on a barge.

Vigo died from tuberculosis at the age of 29. Despite his brief life and small output, Vigo would go on to influence generations of filmmakers, especially the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, and he is seen as one of the defining filmmakers of the poetic realism movement.

Jean Vigo (April 26, 1905 - October 5, 1934) was a French film director. Vigo died from tuberculosis at the age of 29 after completing only four films (one feature, one featurette, and two shorts). Despite his brief life and small output, Vigo would go on to influence generations of filmmakers, especially the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave, and he is seen as one of the defining filmmakers of the poetic realism movement.