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Jacques Cousteau films to be screened in IFI Dublin next weekend

  • 22-11-2010 5:14pm
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    smcmullan
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    As part of the Irish Film Institute www.ifi.ie French Film Festival they are showing the following Jacques Cousteau films next Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th in their big screen digitally remastered glory!


    The Silent World (Le Monde du silence) - Sat 13.00 - €9.50
    The world without Sun (Le Monde sans soleil) - Sun 13.30 - €9.50


    The Silent World
    The legendary self-described ‘oceanographic technician’ Jacques Cousteau was already famed for his underwater explorations before his collaboration with the young Louis Malle on The Silent World, winner of both the Palme d’Or and the Best Documentary Oscar. Filmed over two years in oceans around the globe, the film was one of the first to show the ocean depths in colour. While some of the sensibilities on display may have changed, this digital restoration is undeniably a film of wonder and unspeakable beauty; Cousteau shows us marine life and haunting underwater landscapes so alien as to put any CGI blockbuster to shame. Balancing these remarkable sequences are those showing everyday life aboard the Calypso. Cousteau’s avuncular nature and permanent delight and curiosity in nature are apparent throughout this astonishing film.

    The World Without Sun
    Cousteau’s follow-up to The Silent World was also a worthy Oscar winner, and this time submerges us further into the aquatic unknown. Living up to its title, we never rise above the water’s surface; instead, we are invited to share the experience of Cousteau’s crew in living in their underwater base. While this provides greater scope for his dry humour (eating tinned sardines while living in the depths of the ocean, as well as the jarring juxtaposition of a parakeet living underwater), it in no way detracts from the marvels on display. The film is at least as jaw-droppingly stunning as its predecessor, and once again Cousteau’s infectious enthusiasm serves only to emphasise the incredible beauty of the world on display, as well as that of its denizens.


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