Atlantis (1991 film)

Atlantis
Blu-ray front cover
Directed by Luc Besson
Written by Luc Besson
Produced by Luc Besson
Cinematography Luc Besson
Christian Pétron
Edited by Luc Besson
Music by Éric Serra
Production
companies
Gaumont
Les Films du Loup
Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica
Distributed by Gaumont (France)
Penta Distribuzione (Italy)
Release dates
  • 21 August 1991 (France)
  • September 1991 (Italy)
Running time
78 minutes
Countries France
Italy

Atlantis is a 1991 French-Italian documentary film about oceans, filmed over a two-year period by Luc Besson.

Plot

Except for the last shot of the film, the entire documentary takes place underwater with only titles and music by Éric Serra existing beyond the imagery.

Parts

The film is divided into small parts:

Premier jour (first day)

  • La lumiére (light)
  • L'esprit (spirit)
  • Le mouvement (movement)
  • Le jeu (play)
  • La grâce (grace)
  • La nuit (night)
  • La foi (faith)
  • La tendresse (tenderness)
  • L'amour (love)
  • La haine (hate)

Dernier jour (last day)

  • La naissance (birth)