the Aquatic life ( The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ) is a American Film carried out by Wes Anderson and left in 2004.

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In ultimate crusade towards his destiny, the oceanographer on the decline Steve Zissou leaves to research the mysterious shark-jaguar which killed its old accomplice. On board Belafonte cohabit thus its wife, a journalist English enclosure, a cosmopolitan crew and a putative prodigal son…

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  • the film was selected at the time of the 9th festival cinema of Télérama, which was held from January 18th to 24th 2006. The drafting of the newspaper chose this film " marquant" from 2005.

  • the film is a parody and a homage to Jacques-Yves Cousteau, celebrates it Océanographe ordering Calypso. Wes Anderson had already made an allusion to Jacques-Yves Cousteau in Rushmore .

  • the actor and Brazilian singer Seu Jorge interprets Pelé back Santos, a member of the team of Steve Zissou which spends its time singing, in Portuguese and to the dry guitar, of traditional of David Bowie. These songs, which have a great influence on the rate/rhythm and the environment of film exist in the shape of an album: The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions .

  • the boat of Steve Zissou is the “Belafonte”, wink with Harry Belafonte, the singer who made be up to all the tricks Calypso, name of the ship of Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

  • Zissou was the nickname of Maurice Lartigue, the big brother of the photographer Jacques Henri Lartigue, with whom Wes Anderson makes a visual wink in his preceding Rushmore film.

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