Vigo - Passion for Life
Brief Synopsis
Love story set in the 1920s and 30s, based on the relationship between French film director Jean Vigo and his wife, Lydu Lozinska, who met while both patients at a tuberculosis center in the Pyrenees.
Cast & Crew
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Julien Temple
Director
Romane Bohringer
Lydu Lozinska
James Frain
Jean Vigo
Diana Quick
Emily
William Scott-masson
Marcel
James Faulkner
Dr Gerrard
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Arte; Dda Public Relations; Eastman Kodak; European Script Fund; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; Filmfour International; Mact Productions; Nitrate Films; Road Movies Vierte Producktion; Sammys--Samuelson Film Service; StudioCanal; Terry O'Neill; Tornasol Films; Videosonics Cinema Sound; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; Mact Productions; Road Movies Filmproduktion; Tornasol Films
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Nice, France; Paris, France; Pyrenees, France; Twickenham Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Synopsis
Love story set in the 1920s and 30s, based on the relationship between French film director Jean Vigo and his wife, Lydu Lozinska, who met while both patients at a tuberculosis center in the Pyrenees.
Director
Julien Temple
Director
Cast
Romane Bohringer
Lydu Lozinska
James Frain
Jean Vigo
Diana Quick
Emily
William Scott-masson
Marcel
James Faulkner
Dr Gerrard
Jim Carter
Bonaventure
Paola Dionisotti
Marie
Brian Shelley
Jaubert
Lee Ross
Oscar Levy
Nicholas Hewetson
Boris Kaufman
Frank Lazarus
Nounez
Adolfo Fernandez Moya
Almereyda
Kenneth Cranham
The Producer
Marielle Moss
Villa Maid
Joe Roberts
Tomas
Donald Gee
Dominican Priest
John Quentin
Sanatorium Official
Anna Bolt
Misha
Simon Scott
Young Doctor
Kay Stonham
Sanatorium Nurse
Anna Wilson-jones
Genya Lozinska
Stephen Kemble
Protestor
David Battley
Cinema Manager
Charles Collingwood
Plain Clothes Policeman
Michael N Harbour
Studio Manager
Hannah Pupkewitz
Claire
Joe Boiling
Zero Boy
Jack Capelli
Zero Boy
Blake Keenan
Zero Boy
Dean Cook
Young Jean
Brian Pettifer
The Fatman
Guy Oules
Cyrille Bruce
Juno Temple
Crew
Kirsti Abernathy
Camera Trainee (United Kingdom)
Raoul Albert
Art Director
Martin Aylmore
Facilities Driver (United Kingdom)
Mariela Besuievsky
Co-Producer (Tornasol Films)
Adam Bohling
Location Scout (United Kingdom)
Marie-therese Boiche
Editor
Jeremy Bolt
Producer (Impact Pictures)
Maurice Borghesi
Other
Christophe Bouchet
Runner (France)
Fabrice Bovi
Art Construction (France)
Frederic Bovis
Production Manager (France)
Martin Brinkler
Assistant Editor
Tom Brooder
Construction Crew (United Kingdom)
Pauline Brown
Supervisor
Roger Burton
Costume Designer
Philippe Cadio
Art Construction (France)
Ian Chater
Property Master (United Kingdom)
Alan Clark
Construction Manager (United Kingdom)
Andy Cole
Best Boy (United Kingdom)
Hanna Coles
Makeup Artist (United Kingdom)
Andy Collier
Runner (France)
Tristam Cones
2nd Assistant Camera (United Kingdom)
Roberto Contreras
1st Assistant Camera (United Kingdom)
Rosamund Davies
Script Supervisor (United Kingdom)
Liz Daxauer
Hair And Makeup Designer (United Kingdom)
Antoine De Clermont-tonnerre
Co-Producer (Mact)
Ennio Dejesus
Construction Crew (France)
Dominique Delany
2nd Assistant Director (France)
Amy Denebeim
Props Buyer
Antonin Depardieu
Location Manager (Paris)
Geordie Devas
Location Manager (United Kingdom)
Anne Devlin
Screenwriter
Peter Dones
Grip (United Kingdom)
Eric Dubreuil
Assistant Art Director (Nice/Font Rameu)
Pascal Dumee
Art Runner Driver (France)
Natacha Dupont De Bie
Production Buyer (United Kingdom)
Jean-marc Dupuy
Assistant Location Manager (France)
Peter Ettedgui
Screenwriter
Peter Ettedgui
Associate Producer
Ronnie Fawke
Construction Crew (United Kingdom)
Ulrich Felsberg
Co-Producer
Pete Fish
Construction Crew (France)
Kate Forbes
Wardrobe Supervisor (United Kingdom)
James Foreman
Runner (United Kingdom)
Mike Fraser
Editing Facilities
Stefan Gates
2nd Assistant Director (United Kingdom)
Michel Simon Giovanni
Wardrobe Assistant (France)
John Greener
Construction Crew (United Kingdom)
Caroline Greville-morris
Production Designer
Willow Grylls
Specialist Researcher (United Kingdom)
Jay Handscomb
Other
Simon Hardy
Line Producer
Corinne Hart
Casting (Nice)
Jennifer Harvey
Assistant Costume Designer (United Kingdom)
Tom Horovitch
Unit Manager (United Kingdom)
Moving Jim
Assistant Art Director (United Kingdom)
Paul Jones
Construction Crew (United Kingdom)
Steve Kellet
Construction Crew (United Kingdom)
Alice Lefrancois
Producer'S Assistant (France)
Lucette Legot
Production Coordinator (France)
Tony Lilley
Makeup Artist (United Kingdom)
Richard Lingard
1st Assistant Director (United Kingdom)
Rupert Lloyd-parry
Key Grip (United Kingdom)
Roger Lowe
Gaffer (United Kingdom)
Rosie Macfarlane
Production Coordinator (United Kingdom)
Kamlan Man
Art Runner Driver (United Kingdom)
Sandrine Mannoni
Extras Casting
Sandrine Mannoni
3rd Assistant Director (France)
John Mathieson
Director Of Photography
Bingen Mendizabal
Music
Jeff Milner
Boom Operator (United Kingdom)
Stuart Milton
Facilities Driver (United Kingdom)
Kiki Miyake
Executive Producer (Little Magic Films)
Clifford Moss
3rd Assistant Director (United Kingdom)
Claire Mount
Runner (United Kingdom)
Kate Nielson
Production Assistant (United Kingdom)
Laure Nitkowski
Production Assistant (France)
Len O'brien
Generator Operator (United Kingdom)
Denise O'dell
Line Producer (France)
Nik O'dell
Runner (United Kingdom)
Terry O'neill
Insurances (Aon/Rhh Ruben)
Christine Parry
Stills Photographer (United Kingdom)
Claire Peberdy
Floor Runner (United Kingdom)
Jacques Pelissier
Art Runner Driver (France)
Annie-sophie Potier
Runner (France)
Laurent Pruvost
Runner (France)
Barry Reed
Sound Mixer (United Kingdom)
Liora Reich
Casting Director
Jo Rendle
Construction Crew (United Kingdom)
Peter Richardson
Electrician (United Kingdom)
Fred Ridpath
Construction Crew (France)
Michel Rollant
Props Buyer
Nick Rose
Standby Props (United Kingdom)
Paulo Emilio Salles Gomes
Book As Source Material ("Jean Vigo")
Jamie Samuels
Art Runner Driver (United Kingdom)
Simon Scotland
Line Producer
Annie Senechal
Assistant Art Director
Ariane Severin
Producer'S Assistant (United Kingdom)
Libby Shearon
Publicist (Dda - London)
Vibeke Sjovorr
Art Runner Driver (United Kingdom)
Sarah Stinchcombe
Art Production Manager (United Kingdom)
Bianca Stone
Facilities Driver (United Kingdom)
John Stone
Other
Amanda Temple
Producer (Nitrate Films)
Julien Temple
Screenwriter
Babs Thomas
Funding
Cameron Todd
Electrician (United Kingdom)
Claire Tovey
Runner (United Kingdom)
Mike Valentine
Underwater Camera (United Kingdom)
Jose Villaba
Location Manager (Nice)
Chris Ward
Play As Source Material ("Love'S A Revolution")
Timothy Williams
Location Caterers (Wood Hall Catering)
Rod Woodruff
Stunts
Gus Wookey
Props Driver (United Kingdom)
Marcus Wookey
Art Director (United Kingdom)
Julian Wright
Other
Nick Wright
Construction Crew (United Kingdom)
Film Details
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1998
Production Company
Aon/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services; Arri Group; Arte; Dda Public Relations; Eastman Kodak; European Script Fund; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; Filmfour International; Mact Productions; Nitrate Films; Road Movies Vierte Producktion; Sammys--Samuelson Film Service; StudioCanal; Terry O'Neill; Tornasol Films; Videosonics Cinema Sound; Westdeutscher Rundfunk (Wdr)
Distribution Company
Channel 4; Channel Four Television; Film4 Productions; Film4 Productions; Filmfour; Mact Productions; Road Movies Filmproduktion; Tornasol Films
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Nice, France; Paris, France; Pyrenees, France; Twickenham Studios, London, England, United Kingdom
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 40m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States May 1998
Released in United States November 1998
Released in United States September 1998
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1998.
Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.
Director Jean Vigo died in 1934 at the age of 29; he left behind some of French cinema's greatest films, including "A Propos de Nice (1930), "Zero de Conduite" (1932), and "L'Atalante" (1934).
Began shooting January 2, 1997.
Completed shooting early March 1997.
Released in United States May 1998 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 13-24, 1998.)
Released in United States September 1998 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 10-19, 1998.)
Released in United States November 1998 (Shown at London Film Festival November 5-19, 1998.)
