The Gate of Heaven

The Gate of Heaven

1980
52m
10.0

10.0/10

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Documentary
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.

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Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Keywords

free climbing escalade mountain documentary french climbers gorges du verdon arrampicata sports history free climbing pionniers

Quick Facts

Original Title La Porte Des Cieux
Release Date January 1, 1980
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt37023732
Website Visit Site

Cast

Henri Agresti
Henri Agresti

Self

Isabelle Agresti
Isabelle Agresti

Self

Christian Guyomar
Christian Guyomar

Self

Bernard Gorgeon
Bernard Gorgeon

Self

Jean-Claude Droyer
Jean-Claude Droyer

Self

Stéphane Troussier
Stéphane Troussier

Self

Jean-Marc Troussier
Jean-Marc Troussier

Self

Roger Verdegen
Roger Verdegen

Self

Martine Rolland
Martine Rolland

Self

Jean-Jacques Rolland
Jean-Jacques Rolland

Self

Jacques Keller
Jacques Keller

Self

Jacques Nosley
Jacques Nosley

Self

Key Crew

Henri Agresti
Director
Henri Agresti
Writer