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He is noted for two highly significant films which significantly affected the future development of both French and world cinema: Zéro de Conduite ( 1933) (trans.:No Marks for Conduct) and L'Atalante ( 1934).

He also made two other films: A Propos de Nice ( 1929), a highly subversive silent film examining social inequity in 1920s Nice and the film Taris ( 19311931 is the common year starting on Thursday. see link for calendar) Events January January 4 Female aviator Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa January 6 Thomas Edison submits his last patent application. January 22 Sir Isaac Isaacs sworn in as the), an elegant motion study of swimmer Jean Taris .

His films have been depicted by some and certainly by contemporaneous political administrations as being unpatriotic and were consequently heavily censored by the French government.