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A look at tightrope walker philippe petits daring, but illegal, highwire routine. Man on wire documentary project by mckenzie burch on prezi. For complete movie listings and show times, and to buy tickets for select theaters, go to. The documentary film picked up two awards in two categories at the worlds hippest film festival, sundance 2008. Man on wire returned to netflix after a brief absence. Man on wire is an exciting documentary about philippe petit who, thanks to his friends, managed to sneak into the world trade center in 1974 and do a high wire act between the twin towers. Man on wire official movie site starring philippe petit. See high wire us 1984 by sandi sissel, for a pre911 documentary on petits world trade center walk. Man on wire is a 2008 britishamerican biographical documentary film directed by james marsh.
It is based on petits book, to reach the clouds, released in paperback with the title man on wire. Its hard not to fall under a form of hypnosis when you watch philippes petits stunts graced by the beautiful compositions of erik satie. In 2008, james marshs man on wire took the festival circuit by storm winning the special jury award and audience award at the full frame documentary film festival and then capturing the jury prize and audience award in the world cinema. With philippe petit, jean francois heckel, jeanlouis blondeau, annie allix. Parents need to know that man on wire is a 2008 documentary about a french tightrope walker who performed a highwire act of epic proportions in 1974. Jul 14, 2008 james marshs documentary brings petits extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of philippe himself, and some of the coconspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent. It attempts to glorify one man s passion for walking across tightropes into some kind of epic journey. Man on wire is a 2008 documentary film directed by james marsh. Man on wire on august 7th, 1974, a young frenchman named philippe petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the new york world trade centers twin towers. Defying gravity and time with a tightly woven narrative, james marshs superb documentary studies philippe petits highwire walk between the twin towers.
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After an hour dancing on the wire, with no safety net or harness, he was arrested and thrown into an underground prison. For those retellings of petits story since 2002, see. This documentary incorporates petits footage to show the numerous extraordinary challenges he faced. Man on wire twin towers scene philippe petit sub ita. A quietly enthralling documentary about a man and his friends preparing for and. High drama hardly begins to describe man on wire, a magnificent documentary by james marsh. Man on wire gives us an extraordinary insight into life philippe himself, we hear from the man himself and some of the coconspirators who helped him create the unique and magnificent spectacle that became known as the artistic crime of the century. Mordicai gerstein, the man who walked between the towers, new york.
The title of the film is taken from the police report that led to the. Philippe petit has been doing highwire acts for 37 years. In 1982, petit became the artistinresidence at the cathedral of st. The film chronicles philippe petits 1974 high wire walk between the twin towers of new yorks world trade center and is based on philippe petits book, to reach the clouds, which has recently been released in paperback with the new title man on wire. James marshs documentary about this sublime piece of audacity does full justice to petits vision, using interviews with. The film tells the story of french daredevil philippe petits daring plan to walk the highwire between new yorks twin towers in 1974. The wire is an american television crime drama series set and produced in and around baltimore, maryland. From the very start of the film it pulls you in, this is an amazing story and petit is an amazing person to document. Released july 25th, 2008, man on wire stars annie allix, jean francois heckel the pg movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 30 min, and received a score of 89 out of 100 on metacritic, which. Man on wire is a documentary about phillipe petit, who famously performed on a highwire between the twin towers then the tallest structure in the world in the 1970s. The business behind getting high, the century of the self, joseph campbell and the power of myth and, say. Man on wire has received 26 awards worldwide including the 2009 academy award for best documentary feature. That is one reason i was helplessly engrossed in man on wire, the story of how philippe petit crossed eight times on a tightwire between the two towers of the world trade center on aug.
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Theres a scene that is a timelapse reenactment of a sexual encounter that philippe petit had with a female fan after he was freed from jail that. The film chronicles philippe petits 1974 highwire walk between the twin towers of new yorks world trade center. And joining us from new york city is james marsh, director of the new documentary man on wire. Its a 94 minute documentary that shouldve been an actionpacked 10. A documentary about 25yearold alex rust, a day trader who ditched his yuppie life, made.
The man on wire thirtyfive years after a young frenchman walked across the sky between the twin towers, they are missing from the landscape but not from our minds. Man on wire is an astounding, astonishing, headshaking, exhilarating conquest of the impossible. Works cited james marsh on man on wire time out film. This documentary incorporates petits footage to show the numerous extraordinary challenges he faced in completing the artistic crime of the century.
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Much of the pleasure of james marshs extraordinary documentary man on wire lies in hearing the story from petit himself, as flamboyant a raconteur as he is an acrobat. This guide is useful for exploring topics including film studies and psychology in. Theres a scene that is a timelapse reenactment of a sexual encounter that philippe petit had with a female fan after he was freed from jail that includes. James marshs documentary brings petits extraordinary adventure to life through the testimony of philippe himself, and some of the coconspirators who helped him create the unique and.
Documentary remembering daredevil highwire artist philippe petit s startling 1974 tightrope walk between the two towers of the world trade center a. May 05, 2012 in 2008, james marshs man on wire took the festival circuit by storm winning the special jury award and audience award at the full frame documentary film festival and then capturing the jury prize and audience award in the world cinema. A young french man named philippe petit stepped out on a wire suspended between the twin towers of the world trade center. A few months later, it took home the oscar for best. Documentary chronicling frenchman philippe petits 1974 highwire walk between the twin towers in new. Granted, everyone has heard of paradise lost, man on wire, hoop dreams, an inconvenient truth, exit through the gift shop, inside job actually, way less people have heard of rare documentary movies, the likes of sans soleil, the union.
After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, and brought to jail before he was finally released. A heist movie and a biography movie and also, i suppose, a documentary, man on wire is a thrilling account of philippe petits 1974 highwire walk from one of the twin towers to the other. Man on wire is consciously structured as a heist film, adapting the original tone of petits book and unfolding of his criminal artistic act. Man on wire trailer 2008 on august 7th 1974, a young frenchman called philippe petit stepped out on a wire suspended between new yorks twin towers, then the worlds tallest buildings. Aug 08, 2008 man on wire, a double award winner at sundance this past january, makes no mention of the eventual fate of the twin towers, and their downing on that horrible day of sept. This documentary incorporates petits footage to show the numerous extraordinary challenges he faced in completing the artistic crime of the. Defying gravity and time with a tightly woven narrative, james marshs superb documentary studies philippe petits high wire walk between the twin towers. Man on wire is an exciting documentary about philippe petit who, thanks to his friends, managed to sneak into the world trade center in 1974 and do a highwire act between the twin towers. Its more like a genre film than a documentary, marsh contends.
An impossible but beautiful dream that came to life on the most improbable of stagesabove the clouds between the world trade centers twin towers, directorscreenwriter james marshs man on wire see the trailer here chronicles wirewalker philippe petits famed 1974 conquest of the worlds tallest buildings via an unprecedented performance. Director james marsh mixes archival footage, blackandwhite reenactments and talkinghead interviews to not only reveal the amazing details of the feat. It depicts the planning and execution of the historic 1974 twin tower tightrope walk. Rent man on wire 2008 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix.
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