This Tuesday, July 30, “Bonjour! La Matinale” on TF1 unveiled the first image of the highly anticipated film about Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, entitled ‘Saint-Ex’ and directed by Pablo Agüero.
The film features Louis Garrel in the lead role, accompanied by Vincent Cassel and Diane Kruger. The story, which takes place in France, New York, and Patagonia, follows Saint-Exupéry in 1930 while he was a pilot for Aeropostale in Argentina. When his close friend and best pilot, Henri Guillaumet, disappears in the Andes, Saint-Exupéry embarks on a perilous quest to find him.
The recently completed shooting lasted ten weeks and was carried out with a technical team, including the head operator Claire Mathon, who was given a César award for “Portrait de la jeune fille en feu”. Pre-purchased by Canal+ and Ciné+, the film will be distributed by StudioCanal and released on 11 December.
With its moving story and high-level cast, “Saint-Ex” promises to be a major film event at the end of this year that will conclude the 80th anniversary of his disappearance.
