Une Vie au dessus du vide (2023)

10.0/10 26 min Documentary

Overview

Une Vie Au Dessus Du Vide (A Life Above the Void), directed by Nicolas de Virieu, is a documentary that recounts the journey of Patrick Edlinger, an exceptional climber, through a parallel between the strong media impact he had, unmatched to this day, and the evolution, or rather the explosion, of climbing activity during the 80s/90s. Rare excerpts from mainstream programs (television news, Champs-Élysées, Le Grand Échiquier, Les Carnets de l'Aventure...) also remind us what a great star he was, all interspersed with interviews with Seb Bouin, Jean-Paul Lemercier, Arnaud Petit, Antoine Le Menestrel and Gérard Kosicki.

Cast

Patrick Edlinger

Self (archive footage)

Jean-Paul Lemercier

Self

Gérard Kosicki

Self

Arnaud Petit

Self

Jean-Paul Janssen

Self (archive footage)

Sébastien Bouin

Self

Antoine Le Menestrel

Self

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