Press Preview of the documentary film: “L’Aventure Hermione”

02/12/2015

 Press Preview of the documentary film: “L’Aventure Hermione”

 

ArtLuxury Experience was invited yesterday to the pre-screening of the film “The Hermione adventure” (“L’Aventure Hermione”), which was hold in the Military School of Paris, under the auspices of Mr Le Bihan, Minister of Defence.

The broadcasting of this 110 minutes documentary film is scheduled on 18^th December on French Television channel: France 3 in the frame of the program “Thalassa”, and later on channel France2.

Key personalities of both the Hermione initiative and the film were participating, among others Pascal Vasselin and Jean-luc Milan respectively film director and producer, Georges Pernoud, the famous creator and presenter of TV magazine Thalassa, as well as Benedict Donnelly, President of Association Hermione-La Fayette, Dominique Bussereau, Chairman of the General Council of Charente-maritime, and last Yann Cariou, the Commander of Hermione together with more than twenty crew members.

Key personalities of both the Hermione initiative and the film were participating, among others Pascal Vasselin and Jean-luc Milan respectively film director and producer, Georges Pernoud, the famous creator and presenter of TV magazine Thalassa, as well as Benedict Donnelly, President of Association Hermione-La Fayette, Dominique Bussereau, Chairman of the General Council of Charente-maritime, and last Yann Cariou, the Commander of Hermione together with more than twenty crew members.

We discover of course many difficulties and obstacles encountered, but most the ambition and passion which livened up the stakeholders and other volunteers of this wonderful project, from the origin until the fulfillment and success of the transatlantic crossing.

This film, “L’Aventure Hermione”, invites us to share the daily life on board of commander Yann Cariou and the whole crew members, composed of 80 volunteers, among which of numerous essential professionals for such an expedition: sailors, joiners, cooks, doctor …

It is fascinating to see all these enthusiasts facing the unknown, a long and historic sailing across the Atlantic, navigating in a contemporary replica of an original frigate designed in the 18^th century, where nobody (including the commander!) has any experience.

Beyond The History which symbolizes this frigate that, with famous La Fayette on board, came bring in 1780 the military support of the kingdom of France to the American insurgents striking for their Independence, the Hermione of today clearly embodies the timeless values of a magnificent Human Adventure!

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