Man On Wire
What:
Man On Wire
When:
Out Oct 16
Where:
Cinema Nova
Watch the trailer:
Here
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In 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit strung up a cable between two corners of the World Trade Centre buildings in New York and went for an awe-inspiring stroll. Suddenly, the up-til-then ambivalent public response to the new constructions was converted into a fever of art-fuelled patriotism.
In Man on Wire, director James Marsh combines interviews with the triumphant Petit and his collaborators with archival footage and non-cheesy re-enactments - resulting in a documentary that ultimately plays out like an Errol Morris-directed remake of Rififi starring the cast of Cirque de Soliel.
There's something genuinely spooky about watching a whole 90 film about the World Trade Centre that doesn't once mention the events of September 11, 2001. The strength of Marsh's film is that he doesn't have to: Petit's obsession with the buildings themselves is contagious, and somehow we find ourselves completely immersed in the intriguing logistics that lead to a moment of stunning performance art dare-devilry.
Man on Wire celebrates the Twin Towers' birth instead of their demise, showing with dazzling force that the personal is, as always, the political.
Format: Cinema
Mood: Epic
Keywords: America, Film, Documentary
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