En cette nouvelle année 2011, retour sur deux films où l’avion est roi : « Vol Whisky Romeo Zulu » du réalisateur argentin Enrique Piñeyro et « Les Chevaliers du ciel » du réalisateur français Gérard Pirès.
In this new year 2011, flashback on two films in which the plane is king: « Whisky Romeo Zulu » from the Argentine director Enrique Piñeyro and « Sky Fighters » by French director Gérard Pirès.
Alex
Piñeyro est un acteur-réalisateur hors du commun : il était pilote dans la compagnie aérienne LAPA en Argentine. Six mois après sa démission suite à sa dénonciation des pratiques corrompues et des problèmes dans la maintenance et la sécurité de la compagnie, un avion LAPA s’écrase. Le film raconte donc les derniers mois de la vie professionnelle des pilotes de LAPA. C’est surprenant de voir un ancien pilote jouer son propre rôle, mais encore plus surprenant est le fait de voir que les problèmes de sécurité et de gestion existent encore dans la plupart des compagnies low cost aujourd’hui.
L’intrigue du film entremêle deux romances car Piñeyro a deux passions : le vol et une femme. Pourra-t-il les conquérir toutes les deux ?
Ce « Michael Moore » argentin nous surprend dans un film avec de très belles images aéronautiques. Les passionnés d’aviation et les voyageurs réguliers se régaleront dans ce film.
Dans ce film adapté d’une bande dessinée franco-belge des années 1960, « Les Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure » de Jean-Michel Charlier et Albert Uderzo, devenue la série « Les chevaliers du ciel » (1967-1969) à la télévision, deux pilotes de chasse se retrouvent suspendus de mission pour avoir abattu un avion allié. Mais s’agit-il vraiment d’une bavure ? L’aventure est au rendez-vous dans ce film qui vous époustoufle à la vitesse Mach 2. On pourrait bien sûr comparer cette production au fameux « Top Gun » (1986) de Tony Scott, mais 19 ans après, l’image est beaucoup plus fluide et bien sûr, les avions se sont modernisés. Et à l’image des pilotes américains de la Top Gun Academy, les pilotes français de la base aérienne d’Orange au sud de la France ont aussi la passion de la chasse, non seulement aérienne mais aussi celle des femmes.
À noter l’absence totale d’animation assistée par ordinateur (CGI) qui donne au film le réalisme que les spectateurs apprécieront. Les amateurs de Tanguy et Laverdure et les passionnés d’aviation apprécieront voir Magimel et Cornillac jouer leurs rôles avec beaucoup de sincérité dans un contexte de menace terroriste.
Piñeyro is an incredible actor-director: he was a pilot with the LAPA airline in Argentina. Six months after his resignation following his denunciation of corrupt practices and problems in maintenance and security of the company, a LAPA plane crash. So the film tells the final months of the working lives of pilots of LAPA. It is surprising to see a former pilot play his own part, but even more surprising is to see that the problems of security and management still exist in most low-cost airlines today. The plot of the film intertwines two love stories because Piñeyro has two passions: flight and a woman. Will he win both? This Argentine « Michael Moore » is surprising in a film with beautiful images of aircraft. Aviation enthusiasts and frequent travelers will delight in this film. 8/10
« Sky Fighters » by Gérard Pirès (« Les chevaliers du ciel », 2005)
In this film adapted from a Belgian and French comics serie of the 1960s, « Tanguy et Laverdure » (« Les Aventures de Tanguy et Laverdure ») became the serie « Les Chevaliers du ciel » (1967-1969) on television, two fighters pilots find themselves suspended for having shot down an Allied plane. But is it really a mistake? The adventure is at the rendez-vous in this film which will blow you away with Mach 2 speed. We could of course compare this production to the famous « Top Gun » (1986) by Tony Scott, but 19 years later, the image is much more fluid and of course the planes have been upgraded. And like the American pilots of the Top Gun Academy, the French pilots of Orange base in Southern France also have a passion for flying, not only in the air but also among women. Note the total absence of computer animation (CGI) which gives the film the realism that viewers will appreciate. Lovers of Tanguy and Laverdure and aviation buffs will enjoy seeing Magimel and Cornillac playing their parts with great sincerity in a context of terrorist threat. 8/10
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