In 1935, thirty two years after the man discovered how to fly now comes the
new discovery. How to shorten the distances.
That was a time of courageous and adventurous men.
In a chilling morning at the airfield of Le Bourget near Paris a pilot and
his mechanic prepares an airplane for a long journey to Asia.
The pilot is also a writer whose literature is part of that history. The
history of man, the history of aviation.
After so many flights and the experience of been in the desert before he
had no notion that the sands were preparing for him their ultimate and ultimate ordeal.
An accident in the lybian desert. In an effort to survive in the harsh sun
without food and water the pilot start been hunted by visions. Visions of his flights and the experience in incredible places
opening new aerial routes for the first air mail in Africa, France, The
Patagonia, The Andes. This visions would be the motive for a remarkable literature. A literature
full of life, emotions and sensitivity.
This pilot, adventurous and sensitive writer was Antoine de Saint Exupery
author of
The Little Prince.
In this documentary will try to bring to life moments and places, recreating situations in the original locations that
were part in his adventurous life in the history of aviation and significant in his literature. WeŽll find with a subjective
vision and revealing original footage the relations of the reality and fantasy of his literature and his most popular book,
The Little Prince.
WeŽll be in Buenos Aires in the 30Žs, Patagonia, Concordia, the Andes in Argentina, New York and Asharoken Long Island
in USA, Tarfaya in Western Sahara, Wadi Natrun in Egypt, Le Bourget, south of France, Corcica Island in France.
10 years of research in historical documents, people, places and the fascinating literature of Saint Exupery the blends
adventure with reflection.
We will not try to reveal his disappearance or how it happened. Letting the leyend continue is a humble homage to his
masterpiece to his relatives and to all admirers of his life and literature.
Hannibal Brown
Writer/Producer/Director
