“Super Frenchie” begins with what might be considered in the world of extreme sport docs a money shot, albeit an unexpected one. Skier and Base jumper Matthias Giraud swooshes down a peak in France before hurtling himself into thin air. Behind him a vast shelf of snow cascades, with Giraud’s and photographer Stefan Laude’s cameras capturing the avalanche. It’s a pretty wild sight — and not just because Giraud is whooping with did-you-see-that enthusiasm once he’s on the ground.
Directed by Chase Ogden, “Super Frenchie” shares some DNA with Oscar-winner “Free Solo.” Opening June 4 in theaters, virtual platforms and on demand, the documentary isn’t as elegant or as fraught as that spectacular look-ma-no-tethers tale, but it’s nervous-making enough to impress. There’s reckoning about risk and reward, compulsion and choice, pleasure and loss. But Ogden — who met the French-born Giraud in the Pacific Northwest where...
Directed by Chase Ogden, “Super Frenchie” shares some DNA with Oscar-winner “Free Solo.” Opening June 4 in theaters, virtual platforms and on demand, the documentary isn’t as elegant or as fraught as that spectacular look-ma-no-tethers tale, but it’s nervous-making enough to impress. There’s reckoning about risk and reward, compulsion and choice, pleasure and loss. But Ogden — who met the French-born Giraud in the Pacific Northwest where...
- 6/4/2021
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
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