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Falling
(1998)
High in the mountains. A climbing accident. A man begins a long journey with the broken weight of the woman he loves. When he can no longer carry her, he must continue alone through the brutal landscape. At the very end of his strength he finds the only thing that could end his struggle. Falling won the Best Short Subject at the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival and has been short-listed at other film festivals.
- 1998
- USA
- 18 min
High in the mountains. A climbing accident. A man begins a long journey with the broken weight of the woman he loves. When he can no longer carry her, he must continue alone through the brutal landscape. At the very end of his strength he finds the only thing that could end his struggle. Falling won the Best Short Subject at the Williamsburg Brooklyn Film Festival and has been short-listed at other film festivals. -
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Journey for three
Michael Forlong (1950)
The adventures of three British immigrants -two girls and a man- to New Zealand. The girls settle down quite soon, one as a nurse, the other as a factory worker; the man, an engineer, finds himself out of his element, ill at ease, disliking his companions, and has almost determined to leave when he goes out on a relief party up the mountains to rescue a climber who has broken his leg at the head of a glacier. The rigors of the climb solve his personal problems: he decides he likes New Zealanders after all, in spite of their differences to Britons... A film promoted by the Immigration Department of New Zealand to attract immigrants.- 1950
- New Zealand
- 45 min
The adventures of three British immigrants -two girls and a man- to New Zealand. The girls settle down quite soon, one as a nurse, the other as a factory worker; the man, an engineer, finds himself out of his element, ill at ease, disliking his companions, and has almost determined to leave when he goes out on a relief party up the mountains to rescue a climber who has broken his leg at the head of a glacier. The rigors of the climb solve his personal problems: he decides he likes New Zealanders after all, in spite of their differences to Britons... A film promoted by the Immigration Department of New Zealand to attract immigrants.Climbing locations
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L'immense retour
Manon Coubia (2016)
On the morning of 23 September 1957, a climber sets off with a friend to climb Mont Blanc, but an accident results in his death when he falls into a crevice covered with snow. Meanwhile his companion waits for him in bed, imprisoned in a white blanket, from where she will launch her cry of love. Divided into three movements, this brief and intense short film relates the interminable wait suspended in time to the solitude of the ascent high in the mountains, exploring the different shades and temperatures of white.- 2016
- Belgium, France
- 14 min
On the morning of 23 September 1957, a climber sets off with a friend to climb Mont Blanc, but an accident results in his death when he falls into a crevice covered with snow. Meanwhile his companion waits for him in bed, imprisoned in a white blanket, from where she will launch her cry of love. Divided into three movements, this brief and intense short film relates the interminable wait suspended in time to the solitude of the ascent high in the mountains, exploring the different shades and temperatures of white.Climbing locations
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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 / Mountain Drama
Sauvetage - Saison 2
Jacques Malaterre (2002)
Sauvetage is a Swiss and French television series in twelve 50-minute episodes created by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Pascale Rocard, and broadcast from 16 June 2000 to 21 August 2002 on France 2 and TSR1. The series follows the daily life of a team of mountain rescuers and was entirely shot in and around the Chablais Valaisan region.Jacques Malaterre, Jean Quaratino
- 2002
- France, Switzerland
- 312 min
Sauvetage is a Swiss and French television series in twelve 50-minute episodes created by Pierre-Antoine Hiroz and Pascale Rocard, and broadcast from 16 June 2000 to 21 August 2002 on France 2 and TSR1. The series follows the daily life of a team of mountain rescuers and was entirely shot in and around the Chablais Valaisan region.Climbing locations
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Drama / Mountain Drama
Rockface - Season 2
Suri Krishnamma (2003)
Rockface is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One from 2002 to 2003. It ran for two series. The series is set in Glenntannoch, a fictitious town in the Scottish Highlands, and centres on a mountain rescue team led by Dr Gordon Urquhart. The major rescues and incidents in the series were based on real life rescues conducted by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue service. Rockface is about teamwork, friendship, leadership, heartache, courage, strength of character, stubbornness, individuality and loves; Rockface is about life.Suri Krishnamma, Terry Winsor, Sue Dunderdale, Robert Bierman, Mark Roper
- 2003
- UK
- 460 min
Rockface is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One from 2002 to 2003. It ran for two series. The series is set in Glenntannoch, a fictitious town in the Scottish Highlands, and centres on a mountain rescue team led by Dr Gordon Urquhart. The major rescues and incidents in the series were based on real life rescues conducted by the Lochaber Mountain Rescue service. Rockface is about teamwork, friendship, leadership, heartache, courage, strength of character, stubbornness, individuality and loves; Rockface is about life.Climbing locations
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Rescatistas
Martín Subirá (2013)
The series 'Rescuers' tells the life of the volunteer mountain brigade corps in El Chaltén, in the province of Santa Cruz. With each rescue mission they will risk their lives and try to bring back the lost, injured, injured, sportsmen, foreigners and locals who for love of the wild nature of the mountains risk entering inhospitable areas. At the same time, this group will have to deal with the authorities of the town since they do not want them to work voluntarily, but they want to set up a private company, giving advice to the mountain and paying insurance.- 2013
- Argentina
- 224 min
The series 'Rescuers' tells the life of the volunteer mountain brigade corps in El Chaltén, in the province of Santa Cruz. With each rescue mission they will risk their lives and try to bring back the lost, injured, injured, sportsmen, foreigners and locals who for love of the wild nature of the mountains risk entering inhospitable areas. At the same time, this group will have to deal with the authorities of the town since they do not want them to work voluntarily, but they want to set up a private company, giving advice to the mountain and paying insurance.Climbing locations
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Jerome's Razor
John Swon (2000)
Jerome (Marcus Edward) leads an extremely unfulfilling existence. His hopes and dreams are repeatedly crushed at home and at work, he abandons his current life in a desperate search for meaning. Deep in the Western wilderness, Jerome meets the mystical and mysterious mountain-climber, Thomas (Mark Parrish), a man who might hold the key to Jerome's salvation. Thomas promises Jerome the revelations he seeks, but only if he can survive the climb.- 2000
- USA
- 85 min
Jerome (Marcus Edward) leads an extremely unfulfilling existence. His hopes and dreams are repeatedly crushed at home and at work, he abandons his current life in a desperate search for meaning. Deep in the Western wilderness, Jerome meets the mystical and mysterious mountain-climber, Thomas (Mark Parrish), a man who might hold the key to Jerome's salvation. Thomas promises Jerome the revelations he seeks, but only if he can survive the climb.Availability
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Die kalte Wut des Makalu
Dorit Kiesewetter (2004)
During an expedition to the peak of Makalu in the Himalayan mountains, the extreme mountaineer Knock Russell and his Sherpa Tashi Ram fight for survival. Only Ram manages the descent of the mountain. Years later, a further expedition sets out to find Russells body and reconstruct the unbelievable events. The film uses the forms of documentary filmmaking to create a take on the crisis of masculinity as caused by a mountain that is both powerful and camp at the same time. It skillfully disects the megalomania it presents while casting a self-reflexive glance at its own modes of presentation.Dorit Kiesewetter, Carsten Knoop
- 2004
- Germany
- 20 min
During an expedition to the peak of Makalu in the Himalayan mountains, the extreme mountaineer Knock Russell and his Sherpa Tashi Ram fight for survival. Only Ram manages the descent of the mountain. Years later, a further expedition sets out to find Russells body and reconstruct the unbelievable events. The film uses the forms of documentary filmmaking to create a take on the crisis of masculinity as caused by a mountain that is both powerful and camp at the same time. It skillfully disects the megalomania it presents while casting a self-reflexive glance at its own modes of presentation.Climbing locations
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The crystal trench
Alfred Hitchcock (1959)
While staying at an Alpine ski resort, English mountain climber Mark (Donald) learns that a fellow Englishman, a young climber, has perished on a nearby mountain, his body awaiting retrieval. Mark breaks the news to the dead man's pretty young widow, Stella (Owens), before setting off to recover the corpse. The attempt to fetch the body is botched, the corpse falling from the mountain deep into a crevasse below, making it irrecoverable. Mark returns to London with Stella and the two maintain a close friendship, but Mark wants more and proposes marriage. Still in love with her husband, Stella refuses, claiming she can't move on without seeing the dead man one more time.- 1959
- USA
- 26 min
While staying at an Alpine ski resort, English mountain climber Mark (Donald) learns that a fellow Englishman, a young climber, has perished on a nearby mountain, his body awaiting retrieval. Mark breaks the news to the dead man's pretty young widow, Stella (Owens), before setting off to recover the corpse. The attempt to fetch the body is botched, the corpse falling from the mountain deep into a crevasse below, making it irrecoverable. Mark returns to London with Stella and the two maintain a close friendship, but Mark wants more and proposes marriage. Still in love with her husband, Stella refuses, claiming she can't move on without seeing the dead man one more time.Climbing locations
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Le guide
(1910)
An elderly couple accompanied by their son and daughter rest in Tyrol. The two young people persuaded their parents to hire a guide to carry out an ascent in the mountains. As a result, the boy and his sister left to climb their first mountain. The girl caught the attention of one of the men on the expedition. The man tries to take her by the waist but the guide turns around and a hard altercation takes place between the two men at the end of which the man leaves the figure convulsed with anger. Shortly afterwards, the guide passes in front to take the group through a difficult passage. He is helping walkers when a push throws him into the abyss.
- 1910
- France
- 8 min
An elderly couple accompanied by their son and daughter rest in Tyrol. The two young people persuaded their parents to hire a guide to carry out an ascent in the mountains. As a result, the boy and his sister left to climb their first mountain. The girl caught the attention of one of the men on the expedition. The man tries to take her by the waist but the guide turns around and a hard altercation takes place between the two men at the end of which the man leaves the figure convulsed with anger. Shortly afterwards, the guide passes in front to take the group through a difficult passage. He is helping walkers when a push throws him into the abyss.Climbing locations
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Sauvetage - Saison 1
Jacques Malaterre (2000)
Sauvetage is a French series broadcast between 1999 and 2001 on France 2. She follows the interventions of Air Sauvetage members, who go to the rescue of people in danger in the mountains. The series was shot entirely in and around the Chablais Valaisan region.- 2000
- France, Switzerland
- 312 min
Sauvetage is a French series broadcast between 1999 and 2001 on France 2. She follows the interventions of Air Sauvetage members, who go to the rescue of people in danger in the mountains. The series was shot entirely in and around the Chablais Valaisan region.Climbing locations