The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew—Team Zissou—set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou’s partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure. They are joined on their voyage by a young airline co-pilot who may or may not be Zissou’s son (Owen Wilson), a beautiful journalist (Cate Blanchett) assigned to write a profile of Zissou, and his estranged wife and co-producer, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston). They face overwhelming complications including pirates, kidnapping, and bankruptcy.

In preparation for the premiere of The Phoenician Scheme on June 6, the JBFC presents Wes Anderson Abroad. Between May 31 and June 5, revisit a selection of Anderson’s internationally focused films, including The Darjeeling Limited, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Grand Budapest Hoteland The French Dispatch.

"Orson Welles said a film studio was the best train-set a boy could have, but The Life Aquatic is something else: Anderson uses the sound stages of Cinecittá like a kid playing with toy boats in the bath. He makes one hell of a splash."
Jonathan Romney, Independent (UK)

This film is part of the Wes Anderson Abroad series.



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