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Drama / Mountain Drama
Premier de cordée
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (1999)
Joseph Serettaz, a reputed guide from Chamonix, in the French Alps, is killed at the end of the 1930's during a climbing expedition with a rich industrialist from Milan. The latter is unhurt, although in a state of shock. When Zian Servettaz sets off to find his father’s body, destiny again takes a hand and he too is the victim of a fall, in which he fractures his cranium. The industrialist’s daughter Bianca would like to express her gratitude to the Servettaz family, but Zian rebuffs her kindness. Adaptation of three novels by Roger Frison-Roche (Premier de cordee, La grande crevasse, Retour a la montagne).Pierre-Antoine Hiroz, Edouard Niermans
- 1999
- France, Italy, Switzerland
- 178 min
Joseph Serettaz, a reputed guide from Chamonix, in the French Alps, is killed at the end of the 1930's during a climbing expedition with a rich industrialist from Milan. The latter is unhurt, although in a state of shock. When Zian Servettaz sets off to find his father’s body, destiny again takes a hand and he too is the victim of a fall, in which he fractures his cranium. The industrialist’s daughter Bianca would like to express her gratitude to the Servettaz family, but Zian rebuffs her kindness. Adaptation of three novels by Roger Frison-Roche (Premier de cordee, La grande crevasse, Retour a la montagne).Climbing locations
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Mémoire de glace
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (2006)
In the sumptuous setting of the Mont Blanc, a family secret in the form of a perfectly conserved body has remained buried deep in the ice for 15 years. Its reappearance will spark off many emotions. Everyone had believed that Bertrand Santini had been living happily abroad all those years. The difficult task of solving the mystery surrounding Bertrand Santini’s death falls to Police Lieutenant Martin Le Kerrec. From false leads to good intuition, from false suspects to true revelations, the young policeman will gently but determinedly untangle the painful secret weighing down on two families who have lived a lie for fifteen years.- 2006
- France
- 90 min
In the sumptuous setting of the Mont Blanc, a family secret in the form of a perfectly conserved body has remained buried deep in the ice for 15 years. Its reappearance will spark off many emotions. Everyone had believed that Bertrand Santini had been living happily abroad all those years. The difficult task of solving the mystery surrounding Bertrand Santini’s death falls to Police Lieutenant Martin Le Kerrec. From false leads to good intuition, from false suspects to true revelations, the young policeman will gently but determinedly untangle the painful secret weighing down on two families who have lived a lie for fifteen years.Climbing locations
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Drama / Mountain Drama
Altitudes
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (2017)
After 20 years away, Isabelle, a former climbing champion, returns to her village in the Alps for the funeral of her mountain-guide father. She decides to open up a new climbing route with the help of Kenza, her protégé - something she'd planned to do with her father. But the past and its secrets resurface through Antoine, a brilliant mountaineer who was Isabelle's first love.Pierre-Antoine Hiroz, Mikaël Ollivier
- 2017
- France, Switzerland
- 90 min
After 20 years away, Isabelle, a former climbing champion, returns to her village in the Alps for the funeral of her mountain-guide father. She decides to open up a new climbing route with the help of Kenza, her protégé - something she'd planned to do with her father. But the past and its secrets resurface through Antoine, a brilliant mountaineer who was Isabelle's first love.Climbing locations
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Drama / Melodrama
A corde tendue
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (2013)
Sandra, a young woman in her early twenties, is released from a Paris prison on probation and makes her way to the Chamonix valley to find the father she never met. Paul (Bruno Wolkowitch), her father, is a renowned mountaineer who runs a climbing school. Against the backdrop of the Masssif du Mont Blanc, father and daughter struggle to build a relationship made all the more complex by the inability or unwillingness of each of them to open up and talk about themselves and their pasts.- 2013
- France
- 93 min
Sandra, a young woman in her early twenties, is released from a Paris prison on probation and makes her way to the Chamonix valley to find the father she never met. Paul (Bruno Wolkowitch), her father, is a renowned mountaineer who runs a climbing school. Against the backdrop of the Masssif du Mont Blanc, father and daughter struggle to build a relationship made all the more complex by the inability or unwillingness of each of them to open up and talk about themselves and their pasts.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Biographical
La Piste Frison-Roche
Arthur Chays (2009)
Climb the sacred mountains of the desert, meet the last reindeer herders of Lapland, go behind the scenes of the Companie des Guides de Chamonix... Two young Chamoniards were guided by the enthusiasm and curiosity of the author of Premier de Cordée who, as a mountain guide, explorer, writer or filmmaker, was not afraid to change his costume and decor. A trip with the Frison-Roche family, guides Christophe Profit, Bernard Prud'homme and Thomas Dulac, writer Philippe Claudel, filmmaker Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and the Utsi family in Lapland.- 2009
- France
- 52 min
Climb the sacred mountains of the desert, meet the last reindeer herders of Lapland, go behind the scenes of the Companie des Guides de Chamonix... Two young Chamoniards were guided by the enthusiasm and curiosity of the author of Premier de Cordée who, as a mountain guide, explorer, writer or filmmaker, was not afraid to change his costume and decor. A trip with the Frison-Roche family, guides Christophe Profit, Bernard Prud'homme and Thomas Dulac, writer Philippe Claudel, filmmaker Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and the Utsi family in Lapland.Climbing locations
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Pour quelques virages de plus
Patrick Vallençant (1982)
Pour quelques virages de plus is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Denali - Mckinley and Artesonraju. It was directed by Patrick Vallençant in 1982 and produced by Kouka. It features Patrick Vallençant, Anselme Baud, Alain Hantz, Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Frédéric Labaeye.- 1982
- France
- 26 min
Pour quelques virages de plus is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Denali - Mckinley and Artesonraju. It was directed by Patrick Vallençant in 1982 and produced by Kouka. It features Patrick Vallençant, Anselme Baud, Alain Hantz, Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Frédéric Labaeye.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Expedition Journal
Aventure en Alaska
Patrice Aubertel (1981)
Aventure en Alaska is a documentary about ski alpinism that takes place in Denali - Mckinley. It was directed by Patrice Aubertel in 1981 and produced by Alpa Films. It features Patrick Vallençant, Alain Hantz, Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Frédéric Labaeye.- 1981
- France
- 26 min
Aventure en Alaska is a documentary about ski alpinism that takes place in Denali - Mckinley. It was directed by Patrice Aubertel in 1981 and produced by Alpa Films. It features Patrick Vallençant, Alain Hantz, Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Frédéric Labaeye.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Making Of
Premier de cordee - La grande crevasse
Benoît Aymon (1999)
This documentary shows how the fiction film "Premier de Cordée" and "La grande Crevasse", inspired by Roger Frison-Roche's famous work, were shot. Seated comfortably in easy-chair, it is difficult to imagine all the preparations needed to make a film in the mountains. To satisfy this legitimate curiosity Benoit Amon followed the work of these two films in the Chamonix setting.Premier de cordee - La grande crevasse
- 1999
- Switzerland
- 40 min
This documentary shows how the fiction film "Premier de Cordée" and "La grande Crevasse", inspired by Roger Frison-Roche's famous work, were shot. Seated comfortably in easy-chair, it is difficult to imagine all the preparations needed to make a film in the mountains. To satisfy this legitimate curiosity Benoit Amon followed the work of these two films in the Chamonix setting.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Climbing Journal
Libérez le Portalet!
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (2004)
Libérez le Portalet! is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Petit Clocher Du Portlaet. It was directed by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz in 2004 and produced by RTS. It is a part of the series Passe moi les jumelles. It features Simon Anthamatten, Didier Berthod, Michel Vaucher, Michel Darbellay and Pierre-Antoine Hiroz.- 2004
- Switzerland
- 20 min
Libérez le Portalet! is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Petit Clocher Du Portlaet. It was directed by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz in 2004 and produced by RTS. It is a part of the series Passe moi les jumelles. It features Simon Anthamatten, Didier Berthod, Michel Vaucher, Michel Darbellay and Pierre-Antoine Hiroz.Climbing locations
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Documentary / Portrait
Erhard Loretan, respirer l'odeur du ciel
Benoît Aymon (2011)
Erhard Loretan, respirer l'odeur du ciel is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest and Mont Epperly. It was directed by Benoît Aymon in 2011 and produced by RTS. It is a part of the series Passe moi les jumelles. It features Erhard Loretan, André Georges, Pierre-Alain Morand, Frédéric Roux, Pere Nicolas Buttet, Romolo Nottaris and others.Erhard Loretan, respirer l'odeur du ciel
- 2011
- Switzerland
- 60 min
Erhard Loretan, respirer l'odeur du ciel is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest and Mont Epperly. It was directed by Benoît Aymon in 2011 and produced by RTS. It is a part of the series Passe moi les jumelles. It features Erhard Loretan, André Georges, Pierre-Alain Morand, Frédéric Roux, Pere Nicolas Buttet, Romolo Nottaris and others.Climbing locations
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Erhard Loretan - L'écume des cimes
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (1996)
Erhard Loretan - L'écume des cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest and Mont Epperly. It was directed by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz in 1996 and produced by RTS. It is a part of the series Passe moi les jumelles. It features Erhard Loretan, Benoît Aymon, Jean Troillet and André Georges.Erhard Loretan - L'écume des cimes
- 1996
- Switzerland
- 27 min
Erhard Loretan - L'écume des cimes is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Everest and Mont Epperly. It was directed by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz in 1996 and produced by RTS. It is a part of the series Passe moi les jumelles. It features Erhard Loretan, Benoît Aymon, Jean Troillet and André Georges.Climbing locations
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Romolo, le tiroir de mes rêves
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz (2014)
Romolo, le tiroir de mes rêves is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Everest and Cerro Torre. It was directed by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz in 2014 and produced by RTS. It is a part of the series Passe-moi les jumelles. It features Romolo Nottaris, Anna Mattei, Nina Caprez, Cédric Lachat, Ueli Steck, Simon Anthamatten and others.Romolo, le tiroir de mes rêves
Pierre-Antoine Hiroz, Benoît Aymon
- 2014
- Switzerland
- 51 min
Romolo, le tiroir de mes rêves is a documentary about rock climbing that takes place in Everest and Cerro Torre. It was directed by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz in 2014 and produced by RTS. It is a part of the series Passe-moi les jumelles. It features Romolo Nottaris, Anna Mattei, Nina Caprez, Cédric Lachat, Ueli Steck, Simon Anthamatten and others.Climbing locations
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