Maurice Baquet, The Accorded

10.0
202353m

At once a high-level musician, member of the October Group, entertainer, theater artist, film actor, mountaineer, and skier, Maurice Baquet, always on the move, structured his life around two common threads: the cello and the mountains. He once defined himself as a "cellist-skier," "all alone" in this category, which prompted James Couttet, world ski champion, to say: "Of all the skiers I know, he's the best cellist." Echoing this, Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur, André Navarra, added: "Of all the cellists I know, he's the best skier." Throughout his varied yet coherent career, Baquet helped to project a joyful and artistic image of the mountains. Who better to talk about Maurice and all his adventures than his alter-ego: Cérébos, the faithful cello that never left his side? From Paris to Chamonix, from the stage to the granite slabs and snowy slopes, this film follows Cérébos, crossing the century and above all... smiling!

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Photo of Maurice Baquet

Maurice Baquet

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Gaston Rébuffat

Gaston Rébuffat

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Pierre Tairraz

Pierre Tairraz

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Roger Frison-Roche

Roger Frison-Roche

Self (archive footage)

Photo of Émile Allais

Émile Allais

Self (archive footage)

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