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Not that which goes into the mouth ruins a man; but that which comes out of his mouth.
--
Jesus of Nazareth
THE BIG BLUE
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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
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ITEM DETAILS
Consciousness Calibration Level:
650
Submitted by:
Joshua Fredrickson
Directed by:
Luc Besson
Starring:
Rosanna Arquette
,
Jean-Marc Barr
,
Jean Reno
MPAA Rating:
R (Restricted)
Theatrical Date:
01 January, 1988
Release Date:
15 August, 2000
Manufacturer:
Columbia/Tristar Studios
Format:
Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
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