In writing about this in the same vein as my posting about Cinema Paradiso, I think I have come to the conclusion that this is my all-time favourite. Bizarre, because I’m still not sure what the film is actually about. Ultra-depth divers, free divers who push their bodies to the limit of human endurance, and to the outer realms of experience; adults who live completely for their sport to the exclusion of everything else, even love; and sportsmen who adopt a way of life which they are prepared to die for. But its also about how provincial life can be, about how boring the rest of us make life, and about discovering love and passion in the midst of bitterness, anger and jealousy. Eric Serra’s music is haunting, carrying in sound the massive depth of the blues so dramatically pictured in the movie. As is often the case, the director’s cut is better, and hence worth looking for. Perhaps we all wish we could still live in the time of polar exploration, of discovering new lands even. But since we can’t do that, we explore our own limits.
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