Capitaine Achab

Capitaine Achab (in English, Captain Ahab) is a 2004 French short film directed by Philippe Ramos. It is an unusual interpretation of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. In this movie, Achab falls in love with Louise, whose white skin is symbolized in his dreams by the whale Moby Dick. This movie was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and Pantin in 2004. This movie contains many landscape shots of the sea in the north of France. The young actress Va... More
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Initial release date:

  • 2004

Directed by:

Runtime:

  • 1 h 37 min

Also known as:

  • Capitaine Achab

Film

Directed by

Philippe Ramos

Philippe Ramos is a French film director. He was born in France in 1966. He directed a very unusual adaptation of Moby-Dick: Capitaine Achab with Valérie Crunchant and Frédéric Bonpart in 2004. Philippe Ramos is one of the French fllm directors in the new “New Wave” of French cinema such as Yves...

Release date(s):

  • 2007

Runtime:

  • 1 h 37 min

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Adaptation

Adapted From

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Moby-Dick; or, The Whale is a novel by Herman Melville, first published in 1851. It is considered to be one of the Great American Novels and a treasure of world literature. The story tells the adventures of wandering sailor Ishmael, and his voyage on the whaleship Pequod, commanded by Captain Ahab....

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