The Gate of Heaven

Overview

A legendary film in the history of rock climbing in the Verdon Gorges, shot in 16mm between the autumn of 1978 and the spring of 1979 by Henri Agresti, a high mountain guide. For the first time, acrobatic shots were taken on the walls of the Verdon. We rediscover a whole generation of pioneers on routes like Dingomaniaque, Triomphe d'Eros, Péril rouge, Luna Bong, Pichenibule or Necronomicon, routes which, like Dingomanique or Triomphe d'Eros, had just been opened. We witnessed a major turning point in the style and possibilities of rock climbing at the end of the 1970s: anchors sealed by drilling used as belaying and no longer as aids, new equipment: climbing shoes and chalk, harnesses and figure eights. Henri Agresti's unfinished and silent film, lasting around fifty minutes, was presented in the form of a nine-minute fragment at the Trento Film Festival in 1981.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1980

Original language

French

Cast

Martine Rolland,Henri Agresti,Stéphane Troussier,Christian Guyomar,Roger Verdegen,Jean-Marc Troussier,Jacques Nosley,Jean-Claude Droyer,Isabelle Agresti,Jean-Patrick Moronand 3 more

Director

Henri Agresti

Writer

Henri Agresti

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt37023732