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Lives Aquatic: Mediterranean Cinema and an Ethics of Underwater Existence

2009; University of Texas Press; Volume: 48; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1353/cj.0.0104

1527-2087

Elena Past,

Contemporary and Historical Greek Studies

This essay considers the role of the Mediterranean in Emanuele Crialese’s Respiro (2002) and Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). Taking an ecosystemic approach and incorporating the philosophies of Franco Cassano, Gilles Deleuze, and Félix Guattari, it suggests that underwater scenes in both films invite viewers to theorize connections between the sea and contemporary existence.