Le Sabotier du Val de Loire vs Touching the Void
Touching the Void has the higher audience score (7.6/10 against 6.8/10 for Le Sabotier du Val de Loire). Le Sabotier du Val de Loire is the shorter watch at 24m compared with 1h 46m. Le Sabotier du Val de Loire is the older of the two (1956 against 2003). Both are documentary, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Le Sabotier du Val de Loire | Touching the Void | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.8/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 1956 | 2003 |
| Length | 24m | 1h 46m |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama | Action, Adventure, Documentary, Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Jacques Demy | Kevin Macdonald |
| Main cast | Yves Demy, Georges Rouquier | Nicholas Aaron, Brendan Mackey, Ollie Ryall, Joe Simpson, Richard Hawking |
Synopsis
Le Sabotier du Val de Loire
This is October 1955. The place is a village in Loire-Atlantique, La Chapelle-Basse-Mer, where an old clog-maker works and lives with his wife and their adopted son. The clog-maker's meticulous craft is described with love and close attention to detail. On the other hand, forthcoming death pervades the quiet everyday life of the elderly couple.
Touching the Void
The true story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' disastrous and nearly-fatal mountain climb of 6,344m Siula Grande in the Cordillera Huayhuash in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
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