The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

classified 15

part of The Life Cinematic: Wes Anderson’s Early Films

Film

Please note: This was screened in June 2023

Director
Wes Anderson
Cast
Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Anjelica Huston
Details
119 mins, 2004, USA
Primary language
English

One of Anderson’s most fanciful and iconic films, combining stop-motion with live action.

Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) has sworn vengeance upon the rare shark that devoured a member of his crew. In addition to his regular team, he is joined on his boat by Ned (Owen Wilson), a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane (Cate Blanchett), a journalist pregnant by a married man. They travel the sea, all too often running into pirates and, perhaps more traumatically, various figures from Zissou's past, including his estranged wife, Eleanor (Anjelica Huston).


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