The Silent World
The Silent World

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This pioneering nature documentary investigates aquatic habitats in various locations around the world. It doesn't shy away from the brutality present in the natural world, but it also paints a fascinating picture of underwater exploration.... (Full plot summary below)

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Jacques-Yves Cousteau

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This pioneering nature documentary investigates aquatic habitats in various locations around the world. It doesn't shy away from the brutality present in the natural world, but it also paints a fascinating picture of underwater exploration.

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User Review - 10/10 by Noah JThe bit with the sharks is bad, but this is still completely the most satisfying thing at all.
User Review - 10/10 by Chan LQuite possibly the best documentary ever made and certainly my favorite
User Review - 10/10 by Matthew BIt is unfair that one of the most fascinating documentaries is unavailable to be seen most places. This breakthrough film by famed documentarian and explorer Jacques Cousteau is incredible not only due to the technical advances it makes with respect to underwater cinematography, but also its novel approach to the nature documentary style. Cousteau, along with a young Louis Malle, manage to capture the wonder of "The Silent World" in its natural grace. exposing the lives of the varied and colorful biology below the surface. Of course, what sets the film, and really all of Cousteau's filmography, above the BBC nature specials like "Planet Earth" is the focus on the crew of the Calypso. As Melville enthralled readers with the details of a whaler's life in Moby Dick, Cousteau gives insight into life on his research vessel. From exhibiting a decompression chamber in use to the thrill of the shark cages, the film does not shy away from showing the daring and danger of these men's everyday lives. Also of note are a few dated sections shocasing scientific practices and behavior that include animal violence, which adds an intruiging time-capsule aspect. This groundbreaking film, which won an Academy Award as well as a Palme d'Or, could probably never be made today due to safety regulations, etc., but it is a fascinating look into Cousteau's odyssey and a brilliant debut for the oceanographer who would change the shape of the nature documentary.
User Review - 10/10 by Marc LWas a pioneering movie at the time and still remains amazing today! Gave me the desire to dive!
User Review - 10/10 by Dan Mthis just stands in for Jacques Cousteau as a man, and for all his films, books, inventions and discoveries
User Review - 8/10 by Private Ujuste pour la scène avec le carnage de requins, ça vaut la peine... pis c'est cousteau en plus, câlice, la biologie marine a évolué
User Review - 8/10 by Olli SPicturesque documentary masterpiece involving some very questionable exploration methods
User Review - 8/10 by Gregory Wgreat doc my mom loved this guy & I remember watching this & his TV specials with her.
User Review - 8/10 by Christopher LHistorically important and also entertaining. Many acts of human arrogance occur throughout the film. Thankfully we have changed since then thanks to the beautiful works of Cousteau like "The Silent World."
User Review - 6/10 by Byron BWhile it's always interesting to see what the ocean looked like fifty years ago, The Silent World has otherwise dated badly. This is most apparent in the APPALLING manner in which Costeau and his crew interacts with the wildlife they encounter. Riding on turtles, ramming and eventually killing a sperm whale, blowing up a lagoon with dynamite(!), and perhaps worst of all, pulling a pile of sharks out of the water and beating them to death for no good reason. While all of this can generally be attributed to different sensibilites, which have changed over time, it still makes for very tough viewing. Still, fans of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou definitely need to see this.

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