Jean Vigo | |
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![]() Vigo, 1930s | |
Born | Paris, France | 26 April 1905
Died | 5 October 1934 Paris, France | (aged 29)
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1930–1934 |
Jean Vigo (French: [vigo]; 26 April 1905 – 5 October 1934) was a French film director who helped establish poetic realism in film in the 1930s. His work influenced French New Wave cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s.