Bravo Marcel - The Century Climber
Still climbing on the sharp end of the rope at 99 years of age, Marcel Remy is a truly unique climbing super hero of our time that shows us in an incredible way that you are really never too old to achieve your goals in climbing and lead an inspiring life.
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Learning how to skateboard at 90 years of age, still climbing a 450m multipitch at 95, still lead climbing at nearly 100 years of age. Those incredible feats of Marcel Remy seem as inspiring as they can be daunting for everyone who might be afraid of aging. Narrated by Claude Remy, our uncanny super hero Marcel takes us along in a slow but steady pace film as we can witness what effect this stone old climber has on his environment and peers. Being the father of the infamous Remy Brothers who are true legends on their own for establishing hallmark first ascents in climbing, we start to understand how their character (and lastly modern sport climbing alike) was shaped by necessity and tenacity.
We are meeting Marcel's friends along the way to learn about how he affected their lives, like 84 year old mountain guide George Payot and befriended Nini Grangier with Swiss climbing legend François Nicole. After successfully climbing a lead route on his 99th birthday, celebrated by all his close friends, he even accomplishes a meeting of the superlatives: Marcel Remy and Adam Ondra meet for a historic climb together. As we see the oldest and the strongest climber celebrating together an ascent that should become known as his Marcel's last one.
Climb in Peace, Marcel.
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Hannes TellDirector
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Andrea VescoviProducer
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Claude RemyProducer
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Hannes TellProducer
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Hannes TellCinematography
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Andrea VescoviCinematography
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Remi DegenneCinematography
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Marcel RemyKey Cast
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Claude RemyKey Cast
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Yves RemyKey Cast
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Georges PayotKey Cast
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Danielle GrangierKey Cast"Nini Grangier"
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François NicoleKey Cast
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Adam OndraKey Cast
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Dylan ChuatAdditional Characters
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Cédric LachatAdditional Characters
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Matthias KobenAdditional Characters
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Daniel RebetezAdditional Characters
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Martin RebetezAdditional Characters
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Pierre MorandAdditional Characters
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Louis PiguetAdditional Characters
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Family Remy ArchiveAdditional Material
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Nicolas FalquetAdditional Material
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RTS ArchiveAdditional Material
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Outdoor, Sport, Climbing, Portrait
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Runtime:21 minutes 36 seconds
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Completion Date:November 1, 2022
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Production Budget:8,000 EUR
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Country of Origin:Switzerland
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Country of Filming:Switzerland
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Language:French
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Shooting Format:Digital S35
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Aspect Ratio:17:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival (VIMFF)Vancouver
Canada
March 5, 2023
Official Sellection -
London Mountain Film Festival (LMFF)London
United Kingdom
Official Selection -
Boundless Film FestivalLondon
United Kingdom
January 23, 2023
Official Selection -
Leonidio Climbing FestivalLeonidio
Greece
November 4, 2022
Greece Premiere
Hannes Tell
Director's bio
1986 - Born in Berlin (GER)
2006 - Started self-taught photography
2010 - Started grass roots movements in Berlin neighborhoods, worked as climate scientist 2012 - Graduated in theoretical physics, started (but abandoned Ph.D.)
2014 - Dropped out of science, started as a full time photographer
2016 - Started film making
2021 - became film producer with Mammut (CH)
Everyone is terrified of aging and, eventually, dying.
We try to exclude people of age as much as possible in our societies, mark them as disabled almost, judged by our societies ideal of being young and healthy and able.
But what if we slowed down more and listened to our elder people's stories? Their lives and passions do not only exist as faded memories in sepia coloured photo albums. They are alive! Bravo Marcel is slowing down to the slow but constant pace of Marcel Remy. We come to appreciate but also admire the super human achievement of getting so old and yet being such an integral and social part of a passionate community of climbers.
Bravo Marcel!