The Big Blue
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.
Year: 1988
Genre: Romance, Drama, Adventure
Studio: Gaumont
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Shenar, Sergio Castellitto, Jean Bouise
Crew: Éric Serra (Original Music Composer), Olivier Mauffroy (Editor), Carlo Varini (Director of Photography), Patrice Ledoux (Producer), Pierre Befve (Sound Designer), Luc Besson (Director)
Runtime: 168 minutes
Release: May 10, 1988
IMDb: 7.46/10 by 1,482 users
Popularity: 3
Country: France
Language: English, Français, Italiano
Budget: 14
Revenue: 0
Keyword : dying and death, friendship, suicide, diving, sports, parent child relationship, ocean, italy, competition, oxygen, sicily, italy, dolphin, apnoe-diving
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