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The story of Jacques Mayol on cinema screens again! What awaits us?
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It’s 30 years since the release of Luc Besson’s cult film The Big Blue, inspired by the life of one of history’s greatest divers. Now you can get to know Jacques Mayol even better. On 17 August, Lefteris Charitos’ documentary “The Dolphin Man” comes to cinemas. Unique archival material – films, photos or statements, you will see it all in the documentary “The Dolphin Man”.
Jacques Mayol is one of the greatest divers in history, a multiple world record holder in deep-sea diving, described as a dolphin man, a theorist and passionate diver, a philosopher whose complicated personal life inspired Luc Besson’s cult film The Big Blue (for which Mayol co-wrote the screenplay).
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He was the first free diver to descend to a depth of 100 metres, and the first diver to introduce yoga as part of his freediving training. His concept of the unity of man with the ocean, including dolphins, as presented in his biographica
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Jacques Mayol
French free diver (1927–2001)
Jacques Mayol (1 April 1927 – 22 December 2001) was a French diver and the holder of many world records in free diving.[1] The 1988 film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson, was inspired by his life story and that of his friend, Enzo Maiorca. Mayol was one of the screenwriters and authored the book Homo Delphinus: the Dolphin Within Man of his philosophy about the aquatic origins of humans.
Early life
Jacques Mayol was a French national born in Shanghai, China. Mayol spent his summer holidays in Karatsu (Japan) every year as a child. When he was 7, he would skin dive with his older brother in seas around Nanatsugama [jp] (Karatsu, Japan), where he saw a dolphin for the first time. Mayol described the fateful encounter in his book, "Homo Delphinus: The Dolphin Within Man".[2]
Career
On 23 November 1976, at 49, he became the first free diver to descend to 100 metres (330 ft),[3][4] and when he was 56 he managed to descend to 105 metres (344 ft).
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VILLA GLAUCOS
After spending more then a decade converting his father’s Villa and landscaping the grounds, Jean-Jacques Mayol has opened an exclusive “Diving / Nature” centre on Elba Island, Italy where he offers unique Apnea / Yoga experiences. The Apnea-Yoga centre sits on top the sea cliffs of Calone, over looking Monte Cristo and is located in the wild and beautiful Calamite National park!
Jean-Jacques tells the story; For years my father had wanted to set a record in the Mediterranean, finding Alfredo ( Corsaro ) and his crew on Elba was the perfect match! After spending much time there Jacques fell in love with the Island and decided to make it his home. One day he told me, lets go for a ride I want to show you a piece of land I would like to buy and build a house on.
It was a place in the middle of nowhere, far to the east along the coast, right on top of the cliffs of Callone,,the view was stunning! He told me, this shall be my eagles nest and I will call it Villa Glaucos. (after the Greek sea god "Glaucos") Meanwhile everybody was te
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