▁Without ▁Sun ▁() ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁French ▁document ary ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁Jacques - Y ves ▁Cou ste au . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁Cou ste au ' s ▁second ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Document ary ▁Fe ature , ▁following ▁The ▁Sil ent ▁World ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁Plot ▁World ▁Without ▁Sun , ▁a ▁document ary ▁produced ▁and ▁directed ▁by ▁Jacques ▁Cou ste au ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁chron icles ▁Cont inental ▁Sh elf ▁Station ▁Two , ▁or ▁" Cons h elf ▁Two ", ▁the ▁first ▁am bit ious ▁attempt ▁to ▁create ▁an ▁environment ▁in ▁which ▁men ▁could ▁live ▁and ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁se af loor . ▁ ▁In ▁it , ▁a ▁half - do zen ▁ocean aut s ▁lived ▁ 1 0 ▁meters ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁off ▁Sud an ▁in ▁a ▁star - fish ▁sh aped ▁house ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁days . ▁ ▁The ▁under se a ▁living ▁experiment ▁also ▁had ▁two ▁other ▁structures , ▁one ▁a ▁sub marine ▁hang ar ▁that ▁hous ed ▁a ▁small , ▁two - man ▁sub marine ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" d iving ▁sau cer " ▁for ▁its ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁a ▁science ▁fiction ▁flying ▁sau cer , ▁and ▁a ▁smaller ▁" deep ▁cabin " ▁where ▁two ▁ocean aut s ▁lived ▁at ▁a ▁depth ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁meters ▁for ▁a ▁week . ▁ ▁The ▁under se a ▁col ony ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁air , ▁water , ▁food , ▁power