Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch
The Eight Mountains
An epic journey of friendship and self-discovery set in the Italian Alps, The Eight Mountains is a cinematic experience as intimate as it is monumental. Adapting an award-winning novel by Paolo Cognetti, Felix van Groeningen and Charlotte Vandermeersch portray, through observant detail and stunning landscape photography, the profound relationship between Pietro (Luca Marinelli) and Bruno (Alessandro Borghi), who first meet as children in an Alpine village. Years later, the estranged friends reunite, after the passing of Pietro’s father (Filippo Timi), in order to realize his dream of rebuilding a ruined cabin on a mountain slope. This emotional project, and their subsequent explorations of the mountains, create a strong bond between the two—yet individual dreams, and the demands of society, ultimately drive them to pursue irrevocably divergent paths.
Janus Contemporaries releases Blu-ray and DVD editions of first-run films, fresh from theaters, in association with the Criterion Channel.
INCLUDES
- Meet the Filmmakers, a new interview with directors Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen
- The Making of “The Eight Mountains,” a new documentary featuring cast and crew
- Trailer
INCLUDES
- Meet the Filmmakers, a new interview with directors Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen
- The Making of “The Eight Mountains,” a new documentary featuring cast and crew
- Trailer
Cast
- Luca Marinelli
- Pietro
- Alessandro Borghi
- Bruno
- Filippo Timi
- Giovanni
- Elena Lietti
- Francesca
- Lupo Barbiero
- Pietro (child)
- Cristiano Sassella
- Bruno (child)
- Andrea Palma
- Pietro (teenager)
- Francesco Palombelli
- Bruno (teenager)
- Elisabetta Mazzullo
- Lara
Credits
- Director
- Felix van Groeningen
- Director
- Charlotte Vandermeersch
- Written by
- Felix van Groeningen
- Written by
- Charlotte Vandermeersch
- Based on the book The Eight Mountains by
- Paolo Cognetti
- Produced by
- Mario Gianani
- Produced by
- Lorenzo Gangarossa
- Produced by
- Louis Tisné
- Coproducer
- Robin Boespflug Vonier
- Coproducer
- Stéphane Parthenay
- Cinematography
- Ruben Impens
- Editor
- Nico Leunen
- Music
- Daniel Norgren
- Production design
- Massimiliano Nocente
- Costume design
- Francesca Brunori
- Sound mixer
- Alessandro Palmerini
- Casting
- Francesco Vedovati
- Line producer
- Rocco Messere
- Executive producer
- Olivia Sleiter
Trailer for The Eight Mountains
