A Propos de Nice (1930 Vigo, Kaufman) / Taris (1931 Vigo)

Silent twenty minute documentary on Nice turned into something much more playful, with fast and slow speed, tilted and travelling cameras, aerial shots, puppets, and fast cutting. Should be required watching for experimental documentarists.

Taris is a seven minute film on the celebrated French swimmer, which again uses multiple film speeds, underwater camera, double exposure and so forth to transcend the study into something more poetic.

Both shot by Kaufman and edited by Vigo.

As Vigo died tragically young at 29 I've now seen his entire body of work.