biography
pronunciation:
[veegoh]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1905–34)
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| biography:
| Film-maker, born in Paris, France, of Catalan origin. He studied philosophy at the Sorbonne (1925), then turned to film-making. A victim of tuberculosis, in his short life he became generally recognized as a surrealist film director, producing four films, two of which Zéro de conduite (1933) and L'Atalante (1934) are outstanding. The Prix J Vigo was set up in 1951 in his honour. |
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