The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

Directed by

Wes Anderson

Genre

drama film, comedy film, pirate film, magic realist film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 3,199 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An eccentric oceanographer named Steve Zissou plans to hunt a mythical shark that killed his partner. He puts together a documentary crew and deals with a son he never knew while his expedition unravels.

quirkymelancholicwhimsicalslow-pacedoffbeatdeadpanvisually stylizedbittersweet

What happens

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is a 2004 American adventure comedy-drama film written by Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach and directed by Anderson. It is Anderson's fourth feature-length film and was released in the United States on December 25, 2004. The film stars Bill Murray as Steve Zissou, an eccentric oceanographer who sets out with his crew to exact revenge on the "jaguar shark" that ate his partner Esteban. Zissou is both a parody of and homage to French diving pioneer Jacques Cousteau, to whom the film is dedicated. The film also features Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Michael Gambon, Jeff Goldblum, Anjelica Huston, and Bud Cort. Seu Jorge has a minor part, but contributes heavily to the film's soundtrack. It was filmed in and around Rome, Naples, Ponza, and the Italian Riviera. The film was released to mixed reviews and was a box office flop. In the decade following its release it has garnered a cult following, and is now viewed more positively by both critics and fans. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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