Paris in danger! After Steven Spielberg, this French director tracks a shark for Netflix

News culture Paris in danger! After Steven Spielberg, this French director tracks a shark for Netflix

Jaws, the first blockbuster in history

Jaws is not Steven Spielberg’s first film. Before this great future filmmaker made a splash in cinemas with his watery thriller in 1975, he had demonstrated the full extent of his talent in Duel (1971) and Sugarland Express (1974). One year later, He returns to theaters with a film that will change the Hollywood film industry forever.

For a budget of $9 million, Les Dents de la Mer collected $476.5 million worldwide, or 52.94 times the amount allocated to the project (excluding marketing).

Jaws is the “proto” blockbuster. He initiated this concept against his will and reshaped Hollywood, which has only sworn by “box office robbery” for four decades. with the excesses that we know all too well today. However, “Jaws” wasn’t just a commercial success. The press and general public praised the cinematic work, giving it a rating of 97% and 90% on RottenTomatoes, respectively. In 2024, a French director will take on this “blue fear” on behalf of Netflix.

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A French Homage on Netflix

Lovers of horror, science fiction and/or video games know Xavier Gens directly or indirectly. The self-taught French filmmaker, formerly a “Clipper”, has distinguished himself with several productions that were not always convincing, but testify to his love for the 7th art and a flair for visual craft.

The mind behind Hitman (2007), Budapest (2018) and more recently Farang (2023) is in its own way an homage to Steven Spielberg’s Jaws. In 2024, he tracks down a shark in the dark waters of the Paris capital with his film “Under the Seine”.

Sous la Seine (Under Paris in English) will be released exclusively on Netflix on June 5th.

In summer 2024, Paris will host the Triathlon World Championships on the Seine for the first time. Sophia, a brilliant scientist, is alerted to the presence of a large shark in the depths of the river by Mika, a young ecology activist. They have no choice but to team up with Adil, the commander of the River Police, to prevent a bloodbath in the heart of the city. – Netflix France

The cast of Sous la Seine: Bérénice Bejo (Le Passé, The Artist), Nassim Lyes (Farang, Nouveaux Riches) and Léa Léviant (Mortel, Profilage)

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