I tried to go online to show my son some of the films that I had enjoyed so much as a child, I couldn’t find them. As a grown-up, in reading a book to my son about Cousteau, I realized that his whole story was being lost to a new generation. “I grew up loving his show and dreaming of riding aboard the Calypso as a child. “Cousteau was a childhood hero of mine,” Garbus explained on Variety‘s “Doc Dreams,” presented by National Geographic. Known for her past documentaries on other historical figures such as Bobby Fischer, Marilyn Monroe and Nina Simone, director Liz Garbus pointed to that lack of awareness as the impetus for “Becoming Cousteau.” Even more upsetting is the erasure of his exceedingly early warnings about damaging the world’s most precious resource: our oceans. His footage of turtles and shirtless frenchmen aboard his mighty Calypso has been forgotten from popular culture. Rogers, Cousteau (and his iconic red beanie) became synonymous with adventure, freedom and conservation.īut despite a few Wes Anderson homages and references on film, this highly influential figure has faded from most memories. One part weathered sea captain, two parts mad explorer, with a dash of Mr.
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The inventor, conservationist and filmmaker rose to fame in the ’60s thanks to the adored series “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau,” which brought the wonders of Earth’s waters into the living rooms of children and adults across the globe.
Beloved French explorer Jacques Cousteau spoke for the seas.
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