Overview:
Two men answer the call of the ocean in this romantic fantasy-adventure. Jacques and Enzo are a pair of friends who have been close since childhood, and who share a passion for the dangerous sport of free diving. Professional diver Jacques opted to follow in the footsteps of his father, who died at sea when Jacques was a boy; to the bewilderment of scientists, Jacques harbors a remarkable ability to adjust his heart rate and breathing pattern in the water, so that his vital signs more closely resemble that of dolphins than men. As Enzo persuades a reluctant Jacques to compete against him in a free diving contest -- determining who can dive deeper and longer without scuba gear -- Jacques meets Johana, a beautiful insurance investigator from America, and he finds that he must choose between his love for her and his love of the sea.Original Title: | Le Grand Bleu |
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Status: | Released (1988-05-10) |
Awards: | 3 wins & 6 nominations |
BoxOffice: | $3,580,882 |
Screen: | Luc Besson, Robert Garland, Marilyn Goldin |
Productions: | Gaumont |
Production Countries: | France |
Spoken Languages: | English, Français, Italiano |
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- 1642: Jean-Marc Barr - Jacques Mayol
- 1003: Jean Reno - Enzo Molinari
- 2165: Rosanna Arquette - Johana Baker
- 1165: Paul Shenar - Dr. Laurence
- 2166: Sergio Castellitto - Novelli
- 2168: Jean Bouise - Uncle Louis
- 2170: Marc Duret - Roberto
Crews
- 1000: Dan Weil - Production Design - Art
- 60: Patrice Ledoux - Producer - Production
- 2160: Carlo Varini - Director of Photography - Camera
- 59: Luc Besson - Director - Directing
- 2187: Pierre Befve - Sound Designer - Sound
- 996: Éric Serra - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 2183: Olivier Mauffroy - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Andres Gomez
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Introspective story with a good Jean Reno and innocent Rosanna Arquette. Sound track, for those loving Eric Sierra. Not for all tastes. A little bit too long but entartaining.
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**A film unjustly forgotten these days.** I confess that I didn't quite know what to expect from this movie. All I knew was that it was wildly successful in the decade it was released, and that nowadays hardly anyone remembers it. It is directed by Luc Besson, a French director wh ....
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