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The Big Blue (Director's Cut)

starring: Rosanna Arquette, Jean-Marc Barr, Kimberly Beck, Claude Besson, Jean Bouise

: The Big Blue (Director's Cut)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767836296
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Director's Cut, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0767836294
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 15, 2000
Running Time: 168 minutes
Sales Rank: 14505
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: 1988



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Product Description:
Experience the peril and intensity of free-diving the world s most dangerous sport in The Big Blue. Jacques (Jean-Marc Barr Breaking The Waves) and his friendly rival Enzo (Jean Reno The Professional) are considered masters of free-diving and have made a career out of this one-of-a-kind competition. Jacques life-long obsession with diving comes from his unusual bond with the sea while Enzo thrives on the challenges of its inherent danger. In his travels Jacques meets Johanna (Rosanna Arquette Pulp Fiction) who is attracted to his innocent qualities and follows him across Europe to share his adventures triumphs and ultimately tragic bond with Enzo. With breathtaking underwater photography and matching musical support from Eric Serra (The Fifth Element) The Big Blue immerses you in a life and death adventure you ll never forget.System Requirements:Starring: Rosanna Arquette Jean-Marc Barr and Jean Reno. Directed By: Luc Besson. Running Time: 168 Min. Color. This film is presented in 'Widescreen' format. Copyright 2000 Columbia TriStar Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: R UPC: 043396039278 Manufacturer No: 3927

Amazon.com:
A hit in Europe but a flop in the U.S.--where it was trimmed, rescored, and given a new ending--Luc Besson's The Big Blue has endured as a minor cult classic for its gorgeous photography (both on land and underwater) and dreamy ambiance. Jean-Marc Barr is a sweet and sensitive but passive presence as Jacques, a diver with a unique connection to the sea. He has the astounding ability to slow his heartbeat and his circulation on deep dives, 'a phenomenon that's only been observed in whales and dolphins… until now,' remarks one scientist. Kooky New York insurance adjuster Joanna (Rosanna Arquette at her most delightfully flustered and endearingly sexy best) melts after falling into his innocent baby blues, and she follows him to Italy, where he's continuing a lifelong competition with boyhood rival Enzo (Jean Reno in a performance both comic and touching).

Besson's first English-language production looks more European than Hollywood, and it suffers from a tin ear for the language. At times it feels more like an IMAX undersea documentary than a drama about free divers, but the lush and lovely images create a fairy tale dimension to Jacques's story, a veritable Little Merman. More dolphin than man, he's so torn between earthly love and aquatic paradise that even his dreams call him to the sea (in a sequence more eloquent than any speech).

Besson has expanded the film by 50 minutes for his director's cut, which adds little story but slows the contemplative pace until it practically floats in time, and has restored Eric Serra's synthesizer-heavy score, a slice of 1980s pop that at times borders on disco kitsch. Most importantly, he has restored his original ending, which echoes the fairy tale he tells Joanna earlier in the film and leaves the story floating in the inky blackness of ambiguity. --Sean Axmaker



Customer Reviews
Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - The Big Blue
Big Blue is a joy to watch. The scenery, on land or in the sea is beautiful. The acting is very good. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - This film is more than you think...
Aside from the great reviews this film deserves, It is so far the highest calibrating film of all time. ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - My favourite movie of all time
This movie captivated my heart and soul when I first saw it many years ago. I watch it again every so often ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Where is the theatrical release?
This is one of my favorite movies of all time but sadly I cannot recommend this cut.

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - so lucky to have seen this...
I stumbled across this movie at the age of 18 in 1990, when living in Europe. I couldn't believe it and didn't ... Read More

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