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Jean Vigo

French film director (1905–1934)

1.82body-of-work score · ranked #560 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
April 26, 1905 · 18th arrondissement of Paris
Died
October 5, 1934 · 14th arrondissement of Paris
Nationality
France
Work
film director, film editor, screenwriter, director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Jean Vigo
unknown/неизвестно · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    L'Atalante

    1934 · France · drama, romance

    Sight & Sound 2022 critics' poll #34 · Sight & Sound 2022 directors' poll #46 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    1.545 citations
  2. 2
    Zero for ConductZéro de conduite

    1933 · France · comedy, drama, biography

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Rosenbaum's Essential Cinema

    0.282 citations

Complete filmography

All 4 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.