In the footsteps of Jackie Chan

Who can bring together in the same book an emeritus film critic, an ex-star of pornographic cinema, a genius stuntman, a former sports coach, a talented and renowned actress and a writer crazy about Asian cinema? The answer may surprise at first sight, before becoming obvious: Jackie Chan!
In 2017, after 15 years in which his films had almost never reached French screens, the excellent The Foreigner . Jackie Chan, 63, remembers our good memories and, from then on, François Barge-Prieur has a crazy idea: that of going to find his childhood idol; to leave In the footsteps of Jackie Chan .
Then begins for him a journey to meet other enthusiasts (with, in the cast, Charles Tesson, Céline Tran, Cyril Raffaelli, Éric Faber, Cécile de France), but also to meet himself and his own memories. .
Immersed in the nostalgia of video clubs and video recorders, the discovery of Asian cinema and a passion that began a quarter of a century ago...
Diary of a meticulous investigation and a senseless quest...
In the footsteps of Jackie Chan is all of this and more. And, according to the stories that intersect and the book that is created, the portrait of the greatest genius of comic action cinema takes shape.
At the end, Will François Barge-Prieur meet his idol?
Suspense…

François Barge-Prieur is the author of the cultural program “Le Bon Plan”: in the form of short videos, he deciphers good staging ideas, in a way that is both demanding and accessible. In the continuity of this work, he is involved in many image education systems, and offers training and conferences for different types of audience. 

Criticism within the journal Les Fiches du cinema , he has collaborated on several collective works, including Les Sortilèges du blockbuster , released in 2017. In the footsteps of Jackie Chan is his first novel.