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The Alpinist
7.6
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1h 33m
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2021
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Released
Overview
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
Marc-André Leclerc poster
Marc-André Leclerc
Self
Brette Harrington poster
Brette Harrington
Self
Alex Honnold poster
Alex Honnold
Self
Reinhold Messner poster
Reinhold Messner
Self
Ueli Steck poster
Ueli Steck
Self (archive footage)
Dean Potter poster
Dean Potter
Self (archive footage)
Derek Hersey poster
Derek Hersey
Self (archive footage)
Jon Walsh poster
Jon Walsh
Self
Tommy Caldwell poster
Tommy Caldwell
Self (archive footage)
Austin Siadak poster
Austin Siadak
Self
Peter Mortimer poster
Peter Mortimer
Self
Barry Blanchard poster
Barry Blanchard
Self
Michelle Kuipers poster
Michelle Kuipers
Self
Will Stanhope poster
Will Stanhope
Self
Will Gadd poster
Will Gadd
Self
Ryan Johnson poster
Ryan Johnson
Self (archive footage)

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