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Le grand bleu
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Overview

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Director:
Luc Besson
Writers:
Luc Besson (story)
Luc Besson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 September 1988 (West Germany) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
Between what you know and what you wish, lies the secret of... [The Big Blue] more
Plot:
Enzo and Jacques have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the Mediterranean... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(3 articles)
DVD Release Roundup – Mon 14th September 09
 (From FilmShaft.com. 11 September 2009, 11:02 AM, PDT)

Opening This Week: Long-awaited films from Baz Luhrmann and Gus Van Sant
 (From IFC. 24 November 2008, 6:07 AM, PST)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
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)
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Runtime:
168 min (extended version) | France:132 min (original cut) | USA:118 min (edited version)
Country:
France | USA | Italy
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints)
Certification:
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
Company:
Gaumont more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Selected as the opening film at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: 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. more
Quotes:
Johanna: Talk to me some more
Jacques: It's hard, you know. I don't know what else to say. You're so far away.
Johanna: Tell me a story.
Jacques: A story? Do you now how it is- do you know what you're supposed to do, to meet a mermaid?
Johanna: No.
Jacques: You go down to the bottom of the sea, where the water isn't even blue anymore, where the sky is only a memory, and you float there, in the silence. And you stay there, and you decide, that you'll die for them. Only then do they start coming out. They come, and they greet you, and they judge the love you have for them. If it's sincere, if it's pure, they'll be with you, and take you away forever.
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Movie Connections:
References Diva (1981) more
Soundtrack:
MY LADY BLUE more

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36 out of 40 people found the following comment useful.
Hynoptic Masterpiece, 22 August 2002
Author: critic_at_large from Hollywood

I have to watch this movie once a year just to calm my nerves. One of the few films to which I have also purchased the soundtrack. This film, like the sea which is its subject, hypnotizes you, seduces you, rocks you into a state of oneness with the lush scenery. Rosanna Arquette is beautiful and sexy in an uncharacteristically understated way. Barr makes the perfect beau and embodies the spirit of the film and the ocean. I fell in love with Jean Reno in this film. Unforgettable imagery, interesting premise, good chemistry between Arquette and Barr, and Reno is a joy to watch.

Masterfully directed by Luc Besson and a film to treasure.

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