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22 September 1988 (West Germany) moreTagline:
Between what you know and what you wish, lies the secret of... [The Big Blue] morePlot:
Enzo and Jacques have known each other for a long time. Their friendship started in their childhood days in the mediterranean... more | add synopsisAwards:
3 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Beautiful movie moreCast
(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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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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168 min (extended version) | France:132 min (original cut) | USA:118 min (edited version)Color:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
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:12Fun Stuff
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Director Trademark: [Luc Besson] [reno] moreGoofs:
Continuity: Johanna's Cigarette when she is giving her initial report to her boss in New York. moreQuotes:
[after receiving $10,000]Roberto: Enzo, really, whatcha going to do with the money?
Enzo: A rosary for mama, a dress for Angelica and you , get yourself a suit that fits. But most important.
Roberto: Yes
Enzo: Find me the Frenchman. Find me Jacques Mayol.
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MY LADY BLUE moreFAQ
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The Big Blue is a story mainly centred around Jacques Mayol (Jean-Marc Barr), a free diver. Free diving is a sport where people dive as deep as they can with a single breath, and no equipment other than a rope and a weighted mechanism to take them to the required depth. Although to say the story of Big Blue is just about free diving does not do it any justice. The story starts in Greece with Jacques as a child, then moves forward to "present day". In the story we also have Enzo (Jean Reno), Jacque's lifelong friend and nemesis who motivates him to free dive in competition (so he has some competition) and also gets him work in other areas of diving. During this work Jacques meets an insurance investigator Johana (Rosanna Arquette), and a romance starts (albeit mostly from her). The story continues as Jacques struggles with problems in his past, present and future.
The Big Blue is an unusual movie. There is some silly (but arguably funny) humour. Also there are some serious levels including romance, and how we deal with problems from our past, our existence, and our future. The film is also quite long (in the aptly named "version longue") at about 2 hours and 40 minutes. Fans of Jean Reno would certainly love this movie.
I really enjoyed this film. The main story is very light and thinly stretched, so to really enjoy it I feel you have to look deeper at the characters and read between the lines. I also really enjoyed the humour, which was silly but fun and was a good counterpoint to the serious scenes. Jean-Marc Barr was absolutely stunning as Jacques, bearing in mind the number of underwater sequences that were required as well. It's a real shame that we don't see Jean-Marc in more leading roles. Jean Reno was also extremely good, and although for me an irritating character Rosanna Arquette put in a reasonable performance. The cinematography is another lush element of the film, with the beautiful locations and underwater sequences (especially those with the dolphins). Eric Serra's soundtrack is pretty good also, although sounds a little dated. As mentioned, this review is based on the "version longue". 5/5