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When my grandfather and Cousteau started freediving
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Becoming Cousteau

When my grandfather and Cousteaustarted freediving, they had the whole sea to them,...

When my grandfather and Cousteau
started freediving, they had the whole sea to them, because nobody else
was doing that at the time

Full Transcript

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When my grandfather and Cousteau started freediving,
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they had the whole sea to them,
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because nobody else was doing that at the time.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:10
Uploaded
May 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, biography
Production
National Geographic,The Cousteau Society,Story Syndicate,Ace Content,Diamond Docs,National Geographic Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A look at the life, passions, achievements and tragedies surrounding the famous explorer and environmentalist Jacques Cousteau, featuring an archive of his newly restored footage.
The local press would call them, "The three diving Musketeers". - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
The local press would call them, "The three diving Musk...
Simone wanted a life as a sailor on the sea. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Simone wanted a life as a sailor on the sea.
Her two grandfathers were admirals - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
Her two grandfathers were admirals
She said, "I don't have blood. I have saltwater in my veins." - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
She said, "I don't have blood. I have saltwater in...
When she married Cousteau, she made a deal with him. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
When she married Cousteau, she made a deal with him.
"I give you two children, Jean-Michel and Philippe, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
"I give you two children, Jean-Michel and Philippe,
Simone started coming with us, on all my expeditions. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
Simone started coming with us, on all my expeditions.
And after two years, we already knew how to dive very well. - Becoming Cousteau 00:04
And after two years, we already knew how to dive very well.
But we had an inner urge to go deeper and further. - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
But we had an inner urge to go deeper and further.
In order to go deeper, in order to stay longer, - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
In order to go deeper, in order to stay longer,
"I took normal breaths in a slow rhythm, - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
"I took normal breaths in a slow rhythm,
"I felt no increase in water pressure." - Becoming Cousteau 00:15
"I felt no increase in water pressure."
"But unfortunately, our Utopia was doomed to disappear." - Becoming Cousteau 00:05
"But unfortunately, our Utopia was doomed to disappear....
Within four short weeks, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
Within four short weeks,
After France surrendered, my wife and I didn't sleep much. - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
After France surrendered, my wife and I didn't sleep mu...
I always had a gun in my pocket, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
I always had a gun in my pocket,
For my grandfather and for Cousteau, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
For my grandfather and for Cousteau,
"And it was during the war that I realized that the autonomous diving suit - Becoming Cousteau 00:07
"And it was during the war that I realized that the aut...
"There were hundreds of jobs for divers in the scuttled fleet, - Becoming Cousteau 00:06
"There were hundreds of jobs for divers in the scuttled...
"So when the war was over, I told officials at the Navy Ministry - Becoming Cousteau 00:08
"So when the war was over, I told officials at the Navy...