FILMS PARTICIPATING TO THIS EDITION
PHURBA TAMANG ITINERAIRE D'UN GUIDE
Festival di Les Diablerets
Concorso Premio Plateau Rosaregia e soggetto/director and script: Jean Michel Ogier
fotografia/camera: Armand Rouleau,
tecnico del suono / sound: Denis Gautier
montaggio / editor: Yves Kasperovicz
produzione/production: France 3 Montagnecon Philippe Muhet
Francia 1998 26 minuti col. video v.o. francese
Phurba Tamang was born in Kumbu 32 years ago. His family was so poor he started working at 11 years old as a bearer. During an expedition, he met a Frenchman who took care of him and brought him to France to study. When Phurba went back to Kumbu, he opened a Trekking agency. In this film, he talks about trekking on the Himalayan peak, Annapurna.
DIRECTOR
Jean Michel Ogier is 42 years old and has worked for a mountain magazine since 1990. He has also produced about 40 films about mountains: Le Mont Blanc cÌest dehors, Un th» dans la tormente, Deux Hommes la tÕte au bas, Retour a lÌAnnapurna, Hommes de bois (Val dÌAosta), Hommes de Marbre (Carrara).