Movies by Laurent Chevallier

Mögöbalu, Les Maîtres des Tambours d'Afrique

Mögöbalu, Les Maîtres des Tambours d'Afrique

La Vie sans Brahim

La Vie sans Brahim

Le Cri du Caméléon

Le Cri du Caméléon

Circus Baobab

Circus Baobab

French filmmaker Laurent Chevallier always wanted to make a documentary on an African circus, but there were no native circuses on the continent. So Chevallier decided to help found a circus in Guinea. 36 young people were chosen from the city of Conakry to participate in what would become Circus Baobab. A group of French circus artists were imported to train the participants for 2 years in acrobatics and trapeze. Then the group took their show on the road. This film is Chevallier's account of the troupe's inaugural tour in Guinea, from Marc...

Apö Karim, Ambassadeur de l'Himalaya

Apö Karim, Ambassadeur de l'Himalaya

Mister Karim

Mister Karim

Voie Express

Voie Express

Little Karim

Little Karim

Aimé Césaire, un Nègre fondamental

Aimé Césaire, un Nègre fondamental

Fin de vie : pour que tu aies le choix

Fin de vie : pour que tu aies le choix

Pour de vrai, pour de faux

Pour de vrai, pour de faux

La Lumière du Rocher

La Lumière du Rocher

The African Child

The African Child

In Kouroussa, his native village, little Baba lives happily, between Madou, his father, a gifted mechanic, Kouda, his sweet mother, and his gang of pals. Kouroussa is a wonderful place where Baba learns about life. But like all little boys Baba grows and now he is old enough to continue his studies in Conakry. He must say farewell to his village and cross all Guinea to the capital city of Guinea to live with his uncle.

Nanga Parbat 80, La revanche de futur

Nanga Parbat 80, La revanche de futur

The Backstage Wall

The Backstage Wall

Behind the scenes of the filming of a film on climbing a cliff by Patrick Berhault and Georges Unia on the parishes of the route "La Tête de Chien" in Monaco. Director Laurent Chevallier explains the difficulties of filming at height, the kind of shots that are suitable and the specifications of equipment suitable for filming on a cliff.

Dévers

Dévers

Au Sud du Sud

Au Sud du Sud

The Transantarctic expedition led by the American Will Steger and the Frenchman Dr. Jean-Louis Étienne took place between July 1989 and March 1990. It was the first successful attempt to cross the entire extent of Antarctica without the use of motor power. Six men of various nationalities, including Viktor Boyarksy (Soviet Union), Geoff Somers (Great Britain), Qin Dahe (China) and Keizo Funatsu (Japan), crossed Antarctica from east to west for seven months on dog sleds pulled by 63 sled dogs, covering a total distance of 6,048 kilometers, wi...

La Trace de Kandia

La Trace de Kandia

Kandia "the gold voice of Manding", is the nickname given to Ibrahima Sory Kouyaté (1933 - 1977), which was the emblematic singer of independent Africa.