Super Frenchie

[Available June 4 in theaters and on various VOD platforms, and it played March 19 as part of AARP's Movies for Grownups.] Spectacular scenery and cinematography dominate Chase Ogden's captivating, thrilling, awe-inspiring, well-paced, 77-minute documentary that follows 38-year-old, adrenaline-seeking, risk-taking, daredevil, passionate, French professional skier and BASE (i.e., building, antenna, span, and earth) jumper Matthias Giraud, who lives in Oregon with his supportive wife Joann and a young son, as he combines his love of skiing and BASE jumping in Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Italy, France, Iceland, and Switzerland and consists of clips from films Steep and Pushing the Limits and insightful commentary by parents Josephina and Robert, skiers and BASE jumpers (such as Jesse Hall, Erik Roner, J. T. Holmes, and Suzanne Montgomery), TV host Todd Davis, team manager Chad Labass, skier Julian Carr, and cinematographer Stefan Laude.
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