Le grand bleu (1988)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.4/10   

Director:

Luc Besson

Escritores:

Luc Besson (story)
Luc Besson (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

22 septiembre 1988 (Alemania Occidental)

Género:

Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

Between what you know and what you wish, lies the secret of... [The Big Blue]

Plot:

Enzo and Jacques have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the mediterranean...

Plot Keywords:

Diver | Italy | Dolphin | Diving | Sea

Premios:

3 wins & 6 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Cult Movies 47

Reparto

Rosanna Arquette	...	Johana Baker
Jean-Marc Barr	...	Jacques Mayol
Jean Reno	...	Enzo Molinari
Paul Shenar	...	Dr. Laurence
Sergio Castellitto	...	Novelli
Jean Bouise	...	Uncle Louis
Marc Duret	...	Roberto
Griffin Dunne	...	Duffy
Andréas Voutsinas	...	Priest (as Andreas Voutsinas)
Valentina Vargas	...	Bonita
Kimberly Beck	...	Sally (as Kimberley Beck)
Patrick Fontana	...	Alfredo
Alessandra Vazzoler	...	La Mamma (Enzo's Mother)
Geoffrey Carey	...	Supervisor (as Geoffroy Carey)
Bruce Guerre-Berthelot	...	Young Jacques

También conocida como:

The Big Blue (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA)
Le grand bleu, version intégrale (France) (director's cut)
Le grand bleu, version longue (France) (director's cut)
Azul profundo (Argentina) (Chile) [es]
El gran azul (Spain) [es]

Duración:

168 min (extended version) | France:132 min (original cut) | USA:118 min (edited version)

País:

France | USA | Italy

Idioma:

Francés | Inglés | Italiano

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.20 : 1

Sonido:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)

Clasificación:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) (edited US version) | Canada:G (Quebec) (edited US version) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) (edited US version) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | Denmark:11 (director's cut) | Finland:S | France:U | Norway:10 (1989) | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (original rating) | USA:PG (original release) (edited for re-rating) | USA:R (director's cut) | West Germany:12 | Iceland:12

Locaciones de Filmación:

Agia Anna, Amorgos, Small Cyclades, Greece

Compañía:

Gaumont

Trivialidades:

Cameo del director: [Luc Besson]One of the divers.

Errores:

Errores que Revelan: Enzo would have very marked lines on his face from "mask squeeze" from going to those depths at the end, when Jacque is holding him.

Citas:

Enzo: Don't look at Jaques as if he was a human being, he comes from another planet.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Fjorton suger (2004)

Banda de Sonido:

MY LADY BLUE

Cult Movies 47

47. THE BIG BLUE (adv.-romance, 1988) Mayol (Jean-Marc Barr) is determined to dethrone current world-free diving champion Enzo (Jean Reno). Childhood friends, they share a fierce rivalry that, nonetheless, has kept their friendship alive. Both of them share an almost spiritual affinity with the sea, especially Mayol who lost his father. His love for his sport, however, is put on hold when he meets Joanna (Rosanna Arquette). But as Mayol and Enzo's competition become more fierce, Joanna slowly feels herself drifting away from Mayol, as his fascination with the sea takes on an obsessive turn.

Critique: Marvelouslly filmed underwater adventure from master-Frenchman Luc Besson, who has specialized on action films. This is his most personal work to date, thus taking on a uniquely surreal quality. The exquisite camera-work is very special, at times almost documentary in quality.

This mix of 'art' cinematography and romance made it a big money earner all over Europe but, not surprisingly, only gained critical acclaim elsewhere. Adding to its failure is a somewhat downbeat ending that, I think, complements the film's mythic storyline.

Besson's 'epic masterpiece' has yet to reach many viewers who would embrace his visionary talents.