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The Alpinist (2021)

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Marc-André Leclerc, an exceptional climber, has made solo his religion and ice his homeland. When filmmaker Peter Mortimer begins his film, he places his camera at the base of a British Columbia cliff and waits patiently for the star climber to come down to answer his questions. Marc André, a little uncomfortable, prefers to return to the depths of the forest where he lives in a tent with his girlfriend Brette Harrington. In the heart of winter, Peter films vertiginous solos on fragile ice. He tries to make appointments with the climber who is never there and does not seem really concerned by this camera pointed at him "For me, it would not be a solo if there was someone else" . Marc-André is thus, the "pure light" of the mountaineers of his time, which marvel Barry Blanchard, Alex Honnold or Reinhold Messner, interviewed in the film. An event film for an extraordinary character.

Cast & Crew

Director
Peter Mortimer
  • Profile picture of Marc-André Leclerc
    Self Marc-André Leclerc
  • Profile picture of Brette Harrington
    Self Brette Harrington
  • Profile picture of Alex Honnold
    Self Alex Honnold
  • Profile picture of Reinhold Messner
    Self Reinhold Messner
  • Profile picture of Ueli Steck
    Self (archive footage) Ueli Steck
  • Profile picture of Dean Potter
    Self (archive footage) Dean Potter
  • Profile picture of Derek Hersey
    Self (archive footage) Derek Hersey
  • Profile picture of Jon Walsh
    Self Jon Walsh

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Keywords

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