Despite the tanned Frenchmen in Speedos and pom-pommed knit caps molesting various types of sea life, the film shows a beautiful documentary logic helmed my Malle. The scene in the shipwreck follows a diver deeper and deeper inside the wreck, spending moments with various creatures of the deep, then wanders off to follow his exhalations as silvery bubbles trapped in the wreck, escaping from cracks, floating past schools of fish and finally emerging at the surface within sight of the Calypso. Watch also, the spiraling ballet of the opening credits shot as the corally depths are plumbed with torches and end with an entire film crew in 50M of water.
It was a different time in terms of environmental conservation and nature documentary, but moments of elegance shine through.
Screened at the Harvard film Archive
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