The World of Jacques-Yves Cousteau
March. 24,1966This unusual film, narrated by Orson Welles, records the day-by-day events in the lives of six oceanauts who, in an unique experiment, spent 27 days 328 feet below the surface of the Mediterranean. The experiment originated with the French scientist and explorer, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, on whose work the idea of oceanic exploration is based. The film shows the preparation and training needed for the expedition and the working conditions both inside and outside Conshelf Three, a specially made steel bubble which served as home and laboratory.
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Highly Overrated But Still Good
A Major Disappointment
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.