La disparition d’Everett Ruess - Voyage dans l’Amérique des Ombres

Description

A journalist for Les Inrockuptibles and Télérama, a singer-songwriter, pianist and vocalist (Chelsea, Melville, La Guardia, 49 Swimming Pools), a screenwriter, director, and producer... Emmanuel Tellier needs no introduction. His latest project takes us to the heart of the United States, following the trail of a mysterious disappearance. November 1934. A 20-year-old adventurer named Everett Ruess vanishes without a trace in a desert in Southern Utah. What could have happened to him? Murder, accident, a deliberate choice to disappear forever? Born in Los Angeles in 1914, Ruess was a promising artist: an illustrator, poet, and also a daring young explorer, drawn to the wildest and most radical nature. To this day, his disappearance remains a mystery. But his travelogues and extensive correspondence with his family provide an accurate account of his short and brilliant life. The documentary film written and directed by Emmanuel Tellier invites us to follow in the footsteps of this extraordinary character, retracing his journey and traveling to Utah and Arizona to meet those who have become fascinated by the "Ruess mystery." Far from simply accompanying the film, the soundtrack forms a genuine album of organic and vibrant beauty. Based on piano-vocals that capture raw emotion, it succeeds in bringing to life the uniqueness of Everett Ruess and his poetry full of wind, dust, and light. More touching than ever, Emmanuel Tellier's voice seems inhabited by the power of this young adventurer who disappeared too soon.