| MAN ON WIRE |
| 1 | In 1968 a young Frenchman, Philippe Petit, saw a picture in a newspaper which would change his life. He was sitting in a dentist's waiting room when he saw an artist's impression of the soon-to-be-built World Trade Center and decided that one day he would walk on a high wire between the twin towers. Man on Wire is the gripping story of a man who made his dream happen. The film first shows us how Petit made his earlier high wire walks at Notre Dame and Sydney Harbour Bridge, using film and photos taken from the time. Then the film almost becomes a crime thriller. There were hundreds of unforeseen difficulties; not least how to get the wire from the tower where they stood across to the other tower. They finally solved this by shooting it across with a bow and arrow! Finally Petit makes his great walk between the towers. He stayed 1,350 feet above the ground 45 minutes. The policemen whose job it was to arrest Petit, could only stand and watch while he smiled and laughed at them. What Petit did was, of course, actually a crime, but that doesn't seem as important as the fact that it was a fascinating and inspiring adventure. A film to make you feel alive. |
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