Have you seen the documentary “Man On Wire”? An amazing movie telling the story of Philippe Petit´s remarkable feat in crossing between the 84th floors of the the twin towers on 7th August 1974. Directed by Brit James Marsh, the film is "made" by Petit – a total poet; and in the advent of 9/11 the film is full of pathos and nostalgia.
In 45 minutes up on the wire, Petit completed eight crossings (43m) and a variety of movements 417m above Manhattan.
Sgt. Charles Daniels, who was dispatched to the roof to bring Petit down, later reported: “I observed the tightrope 'dancer'—because you couldn't call him a 'walker'—approximately halfway between the two towers. And upon seeing us he started to smile and laugh and he started going into a dancing routine on the high wire....And when he got to the building we asked him to get off the high wire but instead he turned around and ran back out into the middle....He was bouncing up and down. His feet were actually leaving the wire and then he would resettle back on the wire again....Unbelievable really....[E]verybody was spellbound in the watching of it”. He recognises he will never see anything quite like that again.
It was the winner of Sundance 08 and is likely for success tonight for Best Documentary
Whilst I'm sure Danny Boyle will take Best Film and/or Best Director, I was disappointed that Anil Kapoor was not up for Best Supporting role – he was superb!
Don´t forget to check out The Strawberries – to commemorate Losar, I will be subjectively listing “The Best” in McLeod Ganj; all will be revealed on 25th February.
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