Éric Escoffier - Portrait of a Man Who Became Ordinary
Storyline
Meeting in Chamonix with Éric Escoffier, famous mountaineer of the 80s, victim of a car accident in September 1987. Victim of multiple fractures and total paralysis on his left side, Escoffier managed to walk again, despite the doctors' pessimistic prognoses... The commentary on images of Éric Escoffier in his daily life in Chamonix and archive images and photographs alternates with archive documents, extracts from the films "Profession grimpeur" by Philippe Lallet and "Face nord" by Jean Afanassieff as well as interviews with the protagonist, Rémi Éric Escoffier and Michel Garcia. Great among the greatest, Éric Escoffier, who disappeared in the mountains at Broad Peak on July 29, 1998, will never have been an ordinary man.
Cast & Crew
Eric Escoffier
Self
Lead
Rémi Escoffier
Self
Michel Garcia
Self
Stéphane Schaffter
Self
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pierre Beccu's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Éric Escoffier - Portrait of a Man Who Became Ordinary is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
