Jaws, a Monstrous Success (2024)
In the summer of 1975, the young director Steven Spielberg set new standards for cinema worldwide with an oversized shark bite, a plastic shark fin and an unmistakable two-note main theme composed by John Williams. With the horror from the deep, a man-eating, gigantic great white shark, the film of the same name became a similarly traumatic reference as Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho": it triggered lasting primal fears across generations. On the beaches of the world, there was clearly a "before" and an "after". Steven Spielberg, who was only 28 at the time, not only set new standards for the thriller genre, but also hid his biting criticism of US capitalism in the 1970s behind it.
Cast
- Nathalie Labarthe - Narrator (voice)
- Lorraine Gary - Self
- Joe Alves - Self - set designer
- Carl Gottlieb - Self - screenwriter
- Alexandre Aja - Self - director
- Wendy Benchley - Self
- Matthew Robbins - Self
- Ian Shaw - Self
Keywords
cinema on cinema, movie business, social documentary, documentary filmmaking, jaws, cinema history, film director, social & cultural documentary, movie producer, documentary
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Jaws, a Monstrous Success about?
- In the summer of 1975, the young director Steven Spielberg set new standards for cinema worldwide with an oversized shark bite, a plastic shark fin and an unmistakable two-note main theme composed by John Williams. With the horror from the deep, a man-eating, gigantic great white shark, the film of the same name became a similarly traumatic reference as Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho": it triggered lasting primal fears across generations. On the beaches of the world, there was clearly a "before" and an "after". Steven Spielberg, who was only 28 at the time, not only set new standards for the thriller genre, but also hid his biting criticism of US capitalism in the 1970s behind it.
- Who directed Jaws, a Monstrous Success?
- Jaws, a Monstrous Success was directed by Antoine Coursat, Olivier Bonnard.
- Who stars in Jaws, a Monstrous Success?
- Jaws, a Monstrous Success stars Nathalie Labarthe, Lorraine Gary, Joe Alves, Carl Gottlieb, Alexandre Aja, Wendy Benchley.
- How long is Jaws, a Monstrous Success?
- Jaws, a Monstrous Success has a runtime of 53m (53 minutes).
- What genre is Jaws, a Monstrous Success?
- Jaws, a Monstrous Success is a Documentary film.
- Where was Jaws, a Monstrous Success produced?
- Jaws, a Monstrous Success was produced in France, Belgium.