1. Philippe Petit: The True Story Behind the Daredevil's World Trade Center ...
29 sep 2020 · Petit's "artistic crime of the century" inspired the films 'Man on a Wire' and 'The Walk.'
Petit's "artistic crime of the century" inspired the films 'Man on a Wire' and 'The Walk.'
2. Suspended Reading: Man on Wire, 9/11, and the Logic of the High-Wire
For, in attempting to tell the whole story of Petit's coup, from its inception to its execution and aftermath, it must both tell the story of a criminal ...
On 7 August 1974 at seven a.m. Philippe Petit crossed the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center. Suspended on his high-wire, Petit balanced in the gap between the towers for forty-five minutes before returning to the surface of the south tower, and entering into the custody of the police waiting to arrest him. Petit’s suspension, which captivated the massed onlookers below, proved so mesmerizing that the New York district attorney eventually dropped the trespassing – and various other – charges, and instead the Port Authority awarded him a permanent pass to the observation deck of the towers. Petit, the criminal turned hero, thereupon gained international recognition. His story was told countless times in newspaper articles and interviews, and later recounted in multiple books and films, each of which attempted to capture something of this singular event.
3. Man on Wire - Raising Children Network
Man on Wire tells the story of how Philippe Petit planned and carried out what has been called the greatest artistic crime of the 20th century.
Our child-friendly review of Man on Wire (2008) has at-a-glance ratings to help you decide whether this movie is suitable for your child.
4. The real story behind Philippe Petit's World Trade Center high-wire stunt
30 sep 2015 · The breath-stopping act has been depicted in the award-winning documentary 'Man on Wire' and in Robert Zemeckis's film 'The Walk'
The breath-stopping act has been depicted in the award-winning documentary 'Man on Wire' and in Robert Zemeckis's film 'The Walk.'
5. Man on Wire - Rotten Tomatoes
Fantastic true story!! Content collapsed. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 ... Man on Wire (2008). View more ...
Using actual footage from the event seamlessly mingled with new re-enactments, filmmaker James Marsh masterfully recreates high-wire daredevil Philippe Petit's 1974 stunt: performing acrobatics on a thin wire strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Plotting his feat like a master cat burglar, Petit enlists the help of a motley group of friends as he calculates every detail, from acquiring building access to stringing up the wire, and manages to pull off an astounding crime.
6. Should you see both 'Man on Wire' and 'Walk'? - USA Today
4 okt 2015 · The films, a documentary and a narrative, both tell Philippe Petit's wire-walking story.
The films, a documentary and a narrative, both tell Philippe Petit's wire-walking story.
7. James Marsh's Man On Wire - Filmmaker Magazine - Summer 2008
PHILIPPE PETIT IN MAN ON WIRE. James Marsh has wrestled before with subjects — both fictional and real life — whose obsessions have fueled eccentric and, at ...
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8. Man on Wire - Into Film
Synopsis. Man on Wire is a documentary about Phillipe Petit, who famously performed on a high-wire between the Twin Towers (then the tallest structure in ...
Gripping documentary about Phillipe Petit, who in 1974 walked on a tightrope between New York's Twin Towers, without permission from the authorities.
9. Man on Wire - Reviews - Reverse Shot
Man on Wire. By Michael Koresky | July 18, 2008 ... Like the events it's based on, Man on Wire is the kind ... Considering that its incredible true story is ...
One of Man on Wireâs not inconsiderable achievements is that it encourages appreciation of the towers as architecture rather than as mere death monuments.
10. 'Man On Wire': Defying Gravity And Time - NPR
24 jul 2008 · He's the guy who in 1974 walked — and danced — on a wire between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, 110 stories above ground. When it ...
With a tightly woven narrative, James Marsh's superb documentary studies Philippe Petit's high-wire walk between the Twin Towers. Critic David Edelstein says the film is often awe-inducing.
