THEn a historical moment in which attention to the environment is always high, Italy 1 inserts in the schedule On the wings of adventure. The movieairing tonight at 9.15 pmis inspired by the history ofornithologist Christian Moullecwhich has already been dealt with on movie director of the film, Nicolas Vanieralso author of the novel of the same name.
On the wings of adventurethe plot of the movie
Christian (Jean-Paul Rouve) is a scientist, dreamer and visionary, with a particular fondness for wild geese. After parting from Paola (Mélanie Doutey)decides to leave the city and move to the Camargue, to pursue his goal: to save the geese in extinction.
To succeed, devises a plan considered insane. Thanks to the route drawn by his own hang glider, he would like indicate to the birds an alternative and less risky migration routeto what they usually go through. By doing so, it would protect them from collision with electric cables and shelter them from lack of food and poaching. The journey starts from Scandinavia and reaches the south of France. This is an almost impossible feat, but Christian is confident.
The son Thomas (Louis Vazquez) is a teenager like many others, with an inordinate passion for video games and has no interest in nature. Due to the commitments of his mother Paola, he is forced to spend the holidays with his father. The thought of staying away for some time from one’s habits, from one’s passions, but above all from the comforts of the city, is equivalent to a real nightmare with open eyes.
Furthermore, Christian and Thomas are a different father and son, distant, in some ways even unable to communicate with each other. However, their relationship takes a turn when together they undertake this journey to discover the beauties of nature, but also of themselves. On the wings of adventurein fact, it is not only an ecological manifesto, but also a film that investigates the father-son relationship.
“On the wings of adventure”, the actors Jean-Paul Rouve and Louis Vazquez. (Lucky Red)
Jean-Paul Rouve and the actors in the cast
In addition to the actors already mentioned, in the cast appear Lilou Sheets (Diane), Frédéric Saurel (Bjorn), Grégory Baquet (Julien), Dominique Pinon (Pichon), Philippe Magnan (Ménard) e Arian Prié (Jeanne). The protagonist Jean-Paul Rouve has about twenty films to his creditamong which Monsieur Batignolereleased in 2001, which earned him the César Award for the best male promise.
In 2007 he is in the cast of La vie en rose, starring a very young Marillon Cotillard, in the role of Édith Piaf, awarded with the Oscar for Best Actress. In the film Rouve plays Louis Gassion, the father of the French singer. In 2010 he is in Adèle and the riddle of the pharaohdirected by Luc Besson, while in 2017 he starred in Dalida.
In addition to his acting career, he continues his career as a movie directorinaugurated in 2008 with Sans arme, ni haine, ni violence. In 2012 it was the turn of Quand je serai petitin 2014 of Les souvenirs and in 2018 he directed Lola et ses frères.
“On the wings of adventure”, Louis Vazquez as Thomas. (Lucky Red)
Director Nicolas Vanier
Even before the cinematic successOn the wings of adventure it was an editorial success. The novel, signed by Nicolas Vanierretraces Moullec’s enterprise and in doing so the author indulges his passion for exploration, nature and travel. Born in 1962 in Dakar, Senegal, Vanier grew up in the Loire, where he began to develop a strong sense of attachment to nature.
In 1982 he crossed Lapland on foot and the journey was a strong inspiration for the film The great northreleased in 2004. They happen The Odyssée sibérienne (2006), Loup (2009), Belle & Sebastien (2013) and L’école buissonnière (2019). Belle & Sebastien is the film adaptation of the novel by Cécile Aubry, released in 1965.
Over the years there have been several transpositions on the big and small screen, but Vanier’s film remains the most successful, both on the level of criticism and on that of the box office. In France, the film grossed over € 30 million, while in Italy it totaled 4 million and a half.
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