The wind blows her hair and her dress, and the water splashes at her feet. That's an extraordinary shot. The barge itself is a brilliant set. It's long, and cramped, and has many little nooks and crannies and rooms that make for wonderful images. Jules keeps a cat on board who keeps multiplying.
Cats run all over the place.
The bride does a year's worth of laundry and hangs it up to dry on deck. The newlyweds try to be newlyweds, but the cramped quarters, and the fact that the man needs to sail the barge make things less than romantic. Vigo squishes the actors together when he needs to create tension, and hides them in a corner when he needs them to be melancholy. Still, he manages to create some genuine sensuality. On her first morning on the barge, the men sing a song for her, while she blushes, waving the bright sun out of her eyes.