The real hit film of Sundance this year (taking both jury and audience
awards) was this stunning documentary about the French high-wire walker,
Philippe Petit, and his death-defying stroll between the twin towers
of the World Trade Centre in 1974. Assembling a small team of co-conspirators
to plot the clandestine operation, Petit's career-high plays out like
a heist movie, and director James Marsh's structures his documentary
in the same way. Marsh's film also pays tribute to the architecture
and significance of the towers themselves, monoliths that like Petit's
awe-inspiring act, have now disappeared in time.
"A surprisingly entertaining, poignant documentary about the
most notorious high-wire walk ever." - Hollywood Reporter
WED
13, 8:15PM
INTRODUCTION
Nottingham
Playhouse Artistic Director Giles Croft will introduce this screening.
He worked closely with Philippe Petit and writer Nick Drake to bring
'Reach the Clouds' a play based on Petit's book, to the Playhouse
stage in 2006.
Director: James
Marsh
Origin:
UK
Year: 2008
Duration: 1hr 34mins
Documentary
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