Young Woman and the Sea

2024
PG
2h 9m

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The story of competitive swimmer Gertrude Ederle, who, in 1926, was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel.The story of competitive swimmer Gertrude Ederle, who, in 1926, was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel.The story of competitive swimmer Gertrude Ederle, who, in 1926, was the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel.

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Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations total

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Young Woman And The Sea: Promise Me

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Young Woman And The Sea: The Pier

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Trivia
The film deviates from actual events a few times, presumably for dramatic effect. First, the film implies that Ederle's performance at the Paris Olympics was a disappointment, with her winning a single Bronze Medal. She actually won two individual Bronzes, and Gold in the 4 x 100m Relay. She and her team-mates took part in the welcome home parade for the US team. Second, almost exactly a year passed between Ederle's first and second attempts to swim the English Channel, with her returning to New York between the two attempts. The film also omits the fact that, as a "warm-up" for her first attempt, Ederle swam 22 miles from Battery Park (NY) to Sandy Hook (NJ) in a time that wasn't beaten for 81 years.

Goofs
"Ain't We Got Fun", wasn't performed until 1920 and published until 1921. In the movie it is shown being sung before 1920.

Quotes
Young Trudy Ederle: If Meg swims, I swim!

Connections
Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: The Nominees of the Big 50th (2023)

Soundtracks
Waiting for a Train
Written by Jimmie Rodgers

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9/10

Contender for Best Picture

I left the theater thinking Young Woman and the Sea will win best picture. Either the story of Gertrude Ederle is just that good, or the director has created a masterpiece, lightning in the bottle, whatever you want to call it. Daisy Ridley brings us a brave, if not slightly insane, young woman who through circumstance, bad luck, and bad people, managed to persevere. In a way, it was like the movie Gravity, but in 1926 and out at sea; and Gertrude also had to deal with the sexism of the time. A line out of the movie, "I'm saving up for a telephone." When asked why, he answered, "I don't know. I just want one." So old-timey yet very much today. Everything this movie did, worked.