The Big Blue (1988)
Le Grand Bleu
fiction · 132 min · France, Italy, United States
Directed by: Luc Besson
Jacques and Enzo, who grew up together on a Greek island, become rival freedivers as adults. Jacques, more at ease in the sea than on land, is drawn back into competition by Enzo while starting a relationship with Johana, an American insurance broker.
Where it was filmed
- Lacs du Chardonnet, Tignes
Savoie · France
Under-ice diving shots meant to be in Peru, filmed in winter
Tignes on MR. ALPS - Val d'Isère
Savoie · France
Shoot wrapped in a Val d'Isère swimming pool (Jacques and Enzo drinking champagne underwater)
Val-d'Isère on MR. ALPS - Abra La Raya (Col de La Raya)
Cusco / Puno · Peru
Scenes shot at 4,320 m
Filming locations as stated in the sources below. The story may be set somewhere else.
Also filmed nearby
Les Bronzés font du ski1979 · Val-d'Isère +1
Les Revenants2012-2015 · Le Semnoz +2
The Big Restaurant1966 · Val-d'Isère +1
Fallait pas !...1996 · Val-d'Isère +1
Taxi 32003 · Val-d'Isère +1
À boire2004 · Tignes +1
Slalom2020 · Les Arcs +2
Sources
- fr.wikipedia.org
- lofficiel.net
- haute-tarentaise.net
- fr.wikipedia.org
- en.wikipedia.org
- Poster via en.wikipedia.org
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