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Marco BeltramiActeurs·trices:
Alex Honnold, Jimmy Chin, Tommy Caldwell, Cheyne Lempe, Mikey Schaefer, Sanni McCandless, Dierdre Wolownick, Peter Croft, Mark Synnott (plus)VOD (4)
Résumés(1)
Free Solo propose un portrait sans compromis d’Alex Honnold, 31 ans, alors qu’il se prépare à réaliser son rêve d’escalader la paroi d’El Capitan dans le parc de Yosemite (975 mètres de granite vertical) sans corde ni harnais, un exploit unique qui effraie les grimpeurs les plus expérimentés. Le film explore la psychologie et les relations d’Honnold, grâce à des entrevues avec le jeune homme, sa mère, sa petite amie et d’autres grimpeurs. (Métropole Films Distribution)
(plus)Critiques (6)
Il existe plusieurs documentaires similaires, y compris avec un focus minutieux sur le caractère du protagoniste. Free Solo se démarque facilement avec sa réalisation et sa musique (Beltrami en fait discrètement le thriller le plus captivant de l'année) et par LE REMARQUABLE exploit de Honnold, qui défie tout sens commun et va bien au-delà du simple sport. Il serait impossible de le regarder en direct. Bien qu'en sachant comment cela se termine, j'étais déjà en sueur. La victoire aux Oscars dans la catégorie du documentaire m'a vraiment réjoui, notamment parce que pendant longtemps l'escalade n'a pas été reconnue comme une discipline digne des Jeux Olympiques (elle apparaîtra pour la première fois en 2020). En fait, c'est tout le contraire - les Jeux Olympiques n'étaient pas dignes de l'escalade. [Palace Cinemas, Brisbane]
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The bottomless pit of self-loathing. I mean, that's definitely the motivation for some soloing. Even in the previous movie of Meru the married creative duo reached for the imaginary grail of climbing documents with an overlap; but now they are holding it tightly in their hands. This is largely thanks to Alex Honnold, a “climbing autist", himself, who is an infinitely grateful object of interest purely as a person. Moreover, thanks to years of friendship, Chin easily put himself in tune with him and his distinctiveness. Another key aspect is the impact of the first permanent relationship on the routine of an unsettled loner, whose life, despite all professionalism, preparation and abilities, willingly balances on the constant edge of life and death. All this is highlighted by an attempt of history rewriting an incomprehensible sports super performance for an ordinary mortal not wishing to die, for which Alex is mentally and physically preparing for his entire career. And logically, the question “What if you die?", which not only Alex or his girlfriend keep asking penetrates the whole movie, but above all the crew composed only of old friends. The crew thus becomes one of the main protagonists, as they face a morally difficult choice of how to deal with the fact that they inadvertently put pressure on Alex through the presence of cameras and that they therefore most likely document his path to death. There is little that Free Solo covers (and omits the technique of solo climbing, which Alex can talk about in an engaging and instructive way for laymen when he is given space). And just by the way, the movie is crowned by the fact that the authors can deliver the scale and depth in a breathtaking adrenaline-fueled way that makes your blood run cold even through the television screen; let alone when watching on the big screen or in Imax. The result is a movie (whether Alex's or Chin's) that gets stuck under the skin. That stays... That stays under your skin for a really long time. It is thus a documentary about one of the greatest (above) sports performances in history, but all the time it is mainly and above all about people.
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Visually captivating rock climbing. It’s brilliant how they hook the viewer, with the likeable protagonist managing to come across as a nice guy, but also as an incomprehensible fool. Beltrami's music is perfect.
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An admirable feat by Alex Honnold, shot in a very bold way, conveying the "sweaty hands" effect even when you know everything is actually going to turn out well. Not that this is meant to diminish the feat of this introverted nerd and intellectual in any way, quite the opposite. In terms of sport, it's literally revolutionary. But in terms of content and filmmaking, aside from the aforementioned camera flourishes, it's a mostly mediocre film that offers nothing more and doesn't get under your skin other than its explicit depiction of man's battle with the overwhelming power of nature.
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It's been a long time since I've seen a film this immersive that manages to perfectly balance all aspects of the cinematic experience. Not only is the film technically breathtaking, the cinematography and in general the production are interesting as hell. Alex Honnold is also a great guy, but at the same time the film gives enough information about his life, the planning of the mountaineering event, gives a detailed insight into his personality, and just as perfectly gives you a peek into the camera crew hanging out next to him making the documentary. You sweat like a pig over the performance of the main character and the heights he climbs, and equally the filmmakers deftly prod you into unforced emotion, because watching Alex's friends film him knowing that he's quite likely to fall and die live is unimaginable to me. I have no reservations, this is a blast and has introduced me to a world I didn't really know about until now.
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Interesting man, that Honnold. Too bad he's climbing some stupid rock most of the time. However, the overseas fascination with this elusive climber is understandable. A great story of indomitable human spirit, the will to fight and overcome one's limits is, of course, sheer manna for all the motivation freaks who need great human stories to get them to do something. But then it's brilliantly contrasted with Honnold's utter incapacity for self-presentation, his closed-off and disarming pragmatic honesty, which in a country running on a mantra of expressive self-expression must come across as something of a mysterious element, despite the fact that this country has busloads of such people. The tedious attempts to communicate with his mediocre, uninteresting, and somewhat dense girlfriend will at least identify which side you are on. Because I kind of suspect that she's there as an audience surrogate.
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