"Becoming Cousteau" Profiles the Undersea Explorer

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Thom Powers
Documentary of the Week | Oct 22, 2021

"Becoming Cousteau" is a complex portrait of the explorer who helped the world fall in love with oceans. Oscar-nominated director Liz Garbus ("What Happened, Miss Simone?") traces Cousteau's journey from adventurer to environmentalist.

 

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