Co-winner of this year’s Cannes Jury Prize, The Eight Mountains is a gorgeous, sweeping story about the friendship between two young men.
Adapted from the 2016 novel by Italian author Paolo Cognetti, it’s set in the pristine, cathedral-like Alpine valley of Aosta, including the slopes of Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn – though the ‘eight mountains’ of the title refers instead to the peaks of Nepal: a symbol of overarching ambition and conquest.
On holiday with his family in the mid-1980s, 12-year-old Pietro befriends local boy Bruno, and they spend an unforgettable summer together in the valley. But when Pietro’s father suggests that Bruno should return to Milan with them to study, he inadvertently drives a wedge between the boys. In adulthood, Pietro returns to the village and to Bruno, and together they embark on a project that may help them bridge the lingering emotional crevasse.
In adapting Cognetti’s bestseller, Charlotte Vandermeersch and Felix van Groeningen (The Broken Circle Breakdown, Beautiful Boy) have created a rich and suitably novelistic world, full of details slowly accrued in a way that mimics the ancient glacial landscapes of its setting. Featuring breathtaking cinematography by Ruben Impens, The Eight Mountains is a real achievement, a quiet, subtle and compelling study of an intense and transformative friendship and a look at how nature enters the soul.
Showing times:
Fri 26 May: 1pm
Sat 27 May: 5pm
Sun 28 May: 4pm
Mon 29 May: 6.30pm
Tue 30 May: 10.45am
Tue 30 May: 5.15pm
Wed 31 May: 5pm
Thu 01 Jun: 8pm
Dir. Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
2023 | 147 mins | Italy, Belgium, France, UK
Italian, English, Nepali with English subtitles
Luca Marinelli, Alessandro Borghi, Lupo Barbiero
Cost: £8* Standard | £5* Student / Under 25s
Accessibility Statement: Exeter Phoenix is wheelchair accessible, and there is a loop system in Studio 74 and at the Box Office.
If you require a personal companion or care assistant in order to attend an event you are entitled to a complimentary ticket for them, please contact box office for this.
Assistance dogs are welcome, please advise box office of this in order to allow space.
Studio 74 Seat Dimensions;
Seat: 17.5" Wide, 18.5" Long (Depth)
Back: 19" Wide, 22" Long (Height)
ACCESS TO THE BUILDING
There is a steep slope from the street leading to the main entrance and a flight of stairs up to the front door. More level access is possible by approaching from Exeter Central Library on Castle street. Step-free access to the building is available via a ramped entrance on the side of the building.
The side entrance is equipped with automatic doors.
All ground floor spaces are fully accessible with a mix of level flooring and gentle ramps. Spaces on the first floor are accessible via lift or the main staircases with level floor access throughout. Unfortunately, the second floor is not accessible via lift. Access from the first floor is via one flight of stairs.
Seating at events in The Workshop & Studio 1 changes depending on the event; if you have any specific requirements we will do our best to accommodate them and advise getting in contact before you attend.
If you are a wheelchair user we have removable seats or appropriate spaces available in all event spaces to accommodate this.
PARKING
There is one accessible parking space for Blue Badge Holders. To reserve this for your visit, please call the box office team on 01392 667080 who will provide you with a parking permit upon arrival.
TOILETS
Level access to accessible toilets is available on all floors. The accessible toilet next to Studio 74 does not require a radar key. A radar key is required for the accessible toilet on the ground floor next to the Workshop and the first floor accessible toilet; the key is available from the box office.
There are gender neutral toilets available in Studio 74 and on the first floor.
GUIDE DOGS
Guide / Hearing / Assistance Dogs are welcome. If you wish to take your dog into the event, please let us know when booking so that we can arrange an adjacent seat.
COMPANIONS
Patrons with disabilities may also bring a companion free of charge to all events.
SENSORY NOTES
The cafe bar plays low level recorded music during the day, with moderately bright lighting. During the evening in the cafe bar the music is louder and the lighting is lower. The cafe bar can become busy at various times which makes it louder.
The building can be busy with multiple events happening at the same time, if during your visit you feel you need a quieter space please ask and we will try to accommodate this wherever possible.
VENUE VISUAL STORY
Exeter Phoenix are currently in the process of updating their visual story to more accurately reflect the building.