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4 days ago · In the movie, Ederle is seen reuniting with her father and sister and then immediately heading back to France. In reality, she waited another year to try again. Ederle changed coaches for the ...
5 days ago · After battling punishingly cold waters, jelly fish, and intense fatigue over the course of 14 hours and 34 minutes, Ederle became the first woman to swim the 21 miles of the English Channel — faster than any of the five men that had come before her. Her accomplishment was greeted with one of the biggest ticker-tape parades ever for an athlete.
4 days ago · For the past few years, Walt Disney Pictures has built a bit of a reputation for being risk-averse. With their recent slew of live-action remakes and sequels and a 2023 filled with box office ...
6 days ago · Young Woman and the Sea tells the story of Gertrude Ederle, an American swimming champion, who first won a gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games. In 1926, Ederle became the first woman to swim 21 miles across the English Channel. Check back for our other Young Woman and the Sea interviews: Daisy Ridley & Tilda Cobham-Hervey
5 days ago · But maybe after this and “Nyad,” open water swimming can take a bit of a breather. “Young Woman and the Sea,” a Walt Disney Pictures release in theaters Friday, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for “thematic elements, some language and partial nudity.”. Running time: 129 minutes. Three stars out of four.
4 days ago · The low-tech method of reporting on her progress across the English Channel initially provides some laughs, then great tension. The ebullient sense of joy on the other hand is crowd-pleasing without being corny. “Young Woman and the Sea” doesn’t reinvent the genre in any way, but it keeps us engrossed for every strenuous stroke. Drama.
5 days ago · Alas, life isn’t fair, and so here we have “Young Woman and the Sea,” which is not a terrible movie about legendary swimmer Gertrude Ederle — but it’s not a terribly good one either ...
