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Open-air cinema - Les Estivales Sauvages
The film: Eddie the Eagle - 1h45
Eddie Edwards has never been much of an athlete, quite the opposite in fact. Yet ever since he was a little boy, he has had just one dream: to take part in the Olympic Games. Over the years, neither his lack of sporting ability, nor a lack of support, or even the mockery he has received, has dampened his determination. And in 1988, the man who never gave up somehow found himself at the Winter Olympics in Calgary.
With the help of a trainer who was as unusual as he was himself, this unique ski jumper shook up the world of sport and won the hearts of the public by achieving an Olympic performance that was as improbable as it was historic...
