Passion

Play “De là-haut je regarde les Hommes”

If you live in Paris, or are passing through between November 17 and 27, don’t miss this play adapted from the works of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, at the Théâtre Douze, Porte de Vincennes.

If you live in Paris, or are passing through between November 17 and 27, don’t miss this play adapted from the works of Antoine de Saint-Exupery, at the Théâtre Douze, Porte de Vincennes.

July 31, 1944. The Lockheed P-38 Lightning reconnaissance plane piloted by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry finishes its mission with a crash-landing in the Mediterranean, almost vertical and at high-speed. A French icon loses his life, but the legend of an exceptional man is born. These final moments act as a central theme in this play, which also explores the final years of Saint-Exupéry’s life, particularly in the USA.

There are four actors, playing six characters, who come together to tell his stories, taken from his most famous writings: “Night Flight”, “Wind, Sand and Stars”, “The Little Prince” etc.

From one reality (Saint-Exupéry’s final fall) to another (his daily routine towards the end of his life), the spectator is carried along on a long-distance journey, where one of Saint-Exupéry’s most famous lines takes on all of its meaning: “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”

“De là-haut je regarde les Hommes”, adapted from the works of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Adaptation and direction: Laure Definod. From November 17 to 27, 2022, Thursday to Saturday 20:30 and Sunday 15:30. At the Théâtre Douze: 6, avenue Maurice Ravel, 75012 Paris. Porte de Vincennes metro station