1988, Directed by Luc Besson, 2 hr 48 mins, France (in English), M
Inspired by the real-life freedivers Jacques Mayol and Enzo Maiorca
CAST: includes Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr and Jean Reno
MUSIC: Eric Serra
BESSON’S FILMS: include Subway, La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element, and a 1991 doco about ocean life with Eric Serra, Altantis. Besson’s intense interest in the sea is unsurprising – his parents were diving instructors.
One of the most beautiful films ever made. Luc Besson led a French group of filmmakers pioneering what they called Cinéma du look. Film, they argued, should be a kind of visual poetry, and Besson delivered this masterpiece with rapturous imagery of the ocean’s surface and depths. This film truly celebrates the sublime beauty of the sea and dolphins. Bruce Isaacs
Arrive early for a gathering with a glass of wine (included with your ticket) for this CLOSING film of OCEAN1.