As the river water swirls on the deck of *L'Atalante* with a sharp scent of algae, the hustle and bustle of the provincial wedding they’ve left behind has long since faded. In this tale of marriage that oscillates between drama and comedy, Jean Vigo captures the restlessness of two young people trapped in the barge’s rusty iron. This bumpy journey toward Paris fuels the silent anger brewing in the cramped cabins and a strange sense of surrealism. Coal-black faces and dreams swept away by the river’s current collide in this damp world where time flows slowly.