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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.
The Big Blue
- Romance
- Drama
- Adventure
5/10/1988
168
PG-13
Danger...Like Passion...Runs Deep
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.
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- Budget:
- $14,390,509
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Cast
Jean-Marc BarrJacques Mayol- Jean RenoEnzo Molinari
Rosanna ArquetteJohana Baker- Paul ShenarDr. Laurence
- Sergio CastellittoNovelli
- Jean BouiseUncle Louis
- Marc DuretRoberto
- Griffin DunneDuffy
- Valentina VargasBonita
- Kimberly BeckSally
- Alessandra VazzolerLa Mamma
- Andréas VoutsinasPriest
- Patrick FontanaAlfredo
- Geoffrey CareySupervisor
- Jan RouillerNoireuter
- Pierre SemmlerFranck
Reviews
FilipeManuelNeto
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 whom I respect and consider competent.
The screenplay is based on the relationship between Jacques and Enzo (I assume one will be French and the other Italian). They are childhood friends, but grow apart shortly after the accidental death of Jacques' father. Already in adult life, the two become apnea diving champions and rivals for the world title of the specialty. The story works reasonably well, but it skids a lot on the amorous subplot created around the ch...