The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Renowned oceanographer Steve Zissou 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, a man who believes Zissou to be his father, and Jane, 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.
Director(s)
Noah Baumbach
Wes Anderson
Edoardo Ferretti
Edoardo Petti
Luigi Spoletini
Sam Hoffman
Inti Carboni
Simonetta Valentini
Roman Coppola
Annemarie van de Mond
Cast & crew
Willem Dafoe
Klaus Daimler
Jeff Goldblum
Alistair Hennessey
Anjelica Huston
Eleanor Zissou
Owen Wilson
Ned Plimpton
Michael Gambon
Oseary Drakoulias
Matthew Gray Gubler
Intern #1
Bill Murray
Steve Zissou
Cate Blanchett
Jane Winslett-Richardson
Noah Taylor
Vladimir Wolodarsky
Bud Cort
Bill Ubell
Seu Jorge
Pelé dos Santos
Robyn Cohen
Anne-Marie Sakowitz
Waris Ahluwalia
Vikram Ray
Niels Koizumi
Bobby Ogata
Pawel Wdowczak
Renzo Pietro
Seymour Cassel
Esteban du Plantier
Antonio Monda
Festival Director
Isabella Blow
Antonia Cook
James Hamilton
Festival Photographer
Melanie Gerren
Mandeeza
Nazzareno Piana
Elderly Man
Rudd Simmons
Man in Yellow Shirt
Leonardo Giovannelli
Werner
Henry S. F. Cooper Jr.
Talk Show Host
Pietro Ragusa
Academic
Eric Chase Anderson
Air Kentucky Pilot
Robert Wilson
Air Kentucky Pilot
Don McKinnon
Air Kentucky Pilot
Alessio Santini
University of North Alaska Intern
Paolo Sirignani
University of North Alaska Intern
Andrew Weisell
University of North Alaska Intern
Niccolò Senni
University of North Alaska Intern
Andrea Guerra
University of North Alaska Intern
Christiano Irrera
University of North Alaska Intern
Marco Ciarlitto
University of North Alaska Intern
Tony Shafrazi
Larry Amin
Noah Baumbach
Phillip
Stefano Maria Ortolani
Italian Man in Audience
Sylvie Genin
French Woman in Audience
Jacques Henri Lartigue
Lord Mandrake
Muzius Gordon Dietzmann
Javier
Gangyuan Xu
Cedric
Robin Scott
Hugo
Guglielmo Casciaro
Carl
Alessandro De Angelis
Hennessey Sailor
Andrea Bertone
Hennessey Sailor
Andriy Kachur
Hennessey Sailor
Roberto Salvi
Hennessey Sailor
Stefano Masciolini
Hennessey Sailor
Robert Sommer
Party Guest
Anna Orso
Party Guest
Ettore Conti
Party Guest
Robert Graham
Venezuelan General
Hal Yamanouchi
Chief Pirate
Conrado Mendoza Dolor
Pirate
Eduardo Bautista Grantuza
Pirate
Simeon Maragigak Agelion
Pirate
Walter Cajapao Casapao
Pirate
Honorato Ilao Reyes
Pirate
Roderick Magbay
Pirate
Demetreo Castillo
Pirate
Thomas Carwgal de la Pena
Pirate
Edwarren Bantungon
Pirate
Levi Mickael de Ramon
Pirate
Aries Corales
Pirate
Aries Dolor Ilagon
Pirate
Joseph de los Reyes
Pirate
Dennis Rayos Martinez
Pirate
Taiyo Yamanouchi
Pirate
Wai Tung Wong
Pirate
Ging Fang Zhu
Pirate
Francis Dokyi
Water Taxi Driver
Begni Bok Dong
Young Ogata
Daniel Acon
Former Team Zissou, Antarctica
Alexander Hamilton
Former Team Zissou, Antarctica
Erminio Bianchi Fasani
Man at the Gala Premiere (uncredited)
Wes Anderson
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Edoardo Ferretti
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Edoardo Petti
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Luigi Spoletini
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Sam Hoffman
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Inti Carboni
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Simonetta Valentini
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Roman Coppola
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Annemarie van de Mond
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Reviews
CinemaSerf
So a giant shark gobbles up his lifelong partner and Jacques Cousteau’s stunt double “Steve Zissou” (Bill Murray) promptly embarks his crew aboard his converted WWII mine hunter and sets off in search of this leviathan of the seas. Of course, “Zissou” has spent so much of his life pursuing his quest for aquatic greatness that his domestic life is a bit of a mess, and that only gets more complicate when “Ned” (Owen Wilson) shows up claiming to be his long lost son. Who knew what, when and why is quickly swept under the rubber mats as he, too, joins in the search for the menacing beast along with journalist “Jane” (Cate Blanchett) for whom they both take a bit of a shine! Meantime, “Zissou” hasn’t got too much cash, but luckily his wealthy nemesis “Hennessey” (Jeff Goldblum) has a few well stocked facilities he can pilfer from and so armed with some “borrowed” tech they set off into an un-policed zone where dangers lurk both above and below the water line. I suppose fans of Murray might get more from this, or even the dry as a bone Wilson - but for me this was all just a bit too contrived; it’s not remotely funny and if you ever saw “Le monde du silence” (1956) then you’ll have most of the basic premise laid out for you. There ought to have been some fine underwater photography but nope, not really - just a mix of dysfunctional family life and a distinct lack of aquatic life tapered to the comedic talents of a cast that offers loads of cameos but not too much else. Watchable enough, but no great shakes - sorry.
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