'Zero For Conduct' – adolescent rebellion on Criterion Channel
From the opening scene of Zero For Conduct (France, 1933), as two boys compare their toys and treasures and newly-acquired tricks from the summer breaks while on the train to boarding school, Jean Vigo captures the rebellious and creative spirit of adolescent boys. Set in a strict boy’s school, it’s a strange and wonderful film full of unbridled imagination, flights of fantasy, and lovely…












