Our oceans

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Movie
German title Our oceans
Original title Océans
Country of production France
original language English
Publishing year 2009
length 99 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Jacques Perrin
Jacques Cluzaud
script Jacques Perrin
Jacques Cluzaud
Francois Sarano
Stéphane Durand
Laurent Debas
production Jacques Perrin
Nicolas Mauvernay
music Bruno Coulais
camera Philippe Ros
Luc Drion
Laurent Fleutot
Simon Christidis
Luciano Tovoli
cut Vincent Schmitt
Catherine Mauchain
occupation
  • Jacques Perrin: narrator (original version)
  • Matthias Brandt : Speaker (German version)

Our Oceans is a French documentary film by the directors Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud from 2009. The production is distributed in Germany through the distributor of Universum Film .

action

The film shows an almost completely unexplored area of ​​our planet: the oceans and their inhabitants. The film begins with a shot of the thundering sea in a storm off the coast of Brittany , the noise is deafening. Then the camera sinks below the surface of the water and everything becomes still.

You can follow an iguana looking for food, watch dolphins hunt and see a flock of seabirds attacking a school of fish.

Further images show a collection of rays gliding silently through the water and huge schools of small fish swimming in formation like a ball. Then whales with the "underwater ballet", orcas and sharks looking for food.

In addition to the film music by Bruno Coulais , you can also hear a variety of noises from the ocean: its roar and the voices of its inhabitants, such as B. the whale song.

But the film not only shows the beautiful sides of the ocean, but also its dangers. Hazards that are for the animals z. B. by laying miles of nets in the sea, how turtles, dolphins and other marine mammals get caught in them.

background

  • The work on the manuscript for Our Oceans took almost three years, the filming took four years. In addition to the two directors, a team of divers, scientists and technicians were involved in the project. It was shot at a total of 54 locations around the planet.
  • The German premiere took place on May 19, 2012 as part of the "Green Seven" week at prime time on ProSieben .

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for Our Oceans comes from Bruno Coulais , who u. a. also composed the film music for Mikrokosmos - The People of the Grasses and The Children of Monsieur Mathieu . In 2005 he was nominated for an Oscar for the soundtrack for The Children of Monsieur Mathieu . The soundtrack was released by Sony Music .

The title song The ocean will be is sung by Gabriel Yacoub , a well-known French pop and folk singer.

Press reviews

  • Jörg Taszman described “Our Oceans” on Welt Online as a “cinematic symphony”.
  • “A spectacular feast for the eyes that inspires enthusiasm, but also makes you think.” Is Volker Behrens in the Hamburger Abendblatt .
  • "The movie is full of touching, unforgettable images." Writes Sebastian Kröschel on Geo.de .
  • In Bild am Sonntag , Volker Tackmann wrote that “The spectacular cinema production UNSERE OZEANE shows the beauty and diversity of the world's oceans”.

Awards

At the 2011 César Awards , the film received an award for best documentary and nominations in the categories of best film music and best sound .

The Wiesbaden film evaluation agency awarded our oceans the title Particularly Valuable .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Review on Welt-Online.de from February 25, 2010.
  2. ^ Review in the Hamburger Abendblatt from February 24, 2010.
  3. ↑ Review on Geo.de from February 24, 2010.
  4. ^ Review in Bild am Sonntag of February 7, 2010.