“Becoming Cousteau” – Reborn [MOVIE REVIEW]
July 1969: Jacques Cousteau communicates by radio with a crew member exploring the ocean depths in one of the Calypso’s diving saucers. (Credit: The Cousteau Society) It is inconceivable that there might be a present generation unacquainted with Jacques Cousteau, the icon of environmental protection. Liz Garbus, the multiple award-winning and Oscar-nominated filmmaker (“What Happened Miss Simone?” and “All In: The Fight for Democracy”), is about to the remedy that situation, focusing a laser beam on her subject that he deserves. Explorer, scientist, filmmaker, inventor, and spokesperson, Cousteau’s fame expanded internationally with his Oscar-winning feature length documentaries, “The Silent World” in 1957 and “World without Sun” in 1964. And a true sign of influence in popular culture was comedian Dana Carvey’s portrayal of Cousteau on “Saturday Night Live” in the 80s. Jacques Cousteau aboard Calypso on a 1963 expedition in the Red Sea. (Credit: National Geographic) Garbus gives us a very well-rounded portrayal of the man, warts and all (well some warts, not all of them). Using archival film footage, this documentary relies almost entirely on first-hand accounts by Cousteau, who…
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