Man on Wire - the tightrope act
Movie | |
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German title | Man on Wire - the tightrope act |
Original title | Man on Wire |
Country of production | United Kingdom |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 2008 |
length | 90 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 6 |
Rod | |
Director | James Marsh |
script | Philippe Petit (book) |
production |
Simon Chinn , Jay Roach , Dan Mazer, Monica Levinson , Jonah Hill |
music | Josh Ralph (theme music), Michael Nyman |
camera | Igor Martinović |
cut | Jinx Godfrey |
occupation | |
Philippe Petit |
Man on Wire - The Wire Act (Original title: Man on Wire ) is a documentary by James Marsh from the year 2008. The film is based on the book Above me the open sky by Philippe Petit and tells of his implementation of an unauthorized and therefore illegal high wire run between the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center in 1974. The title of the film was taken from the police report prepared for the subsequent arrest of Petit. The film was produced in the style of a heist movie and presents rare footage of the preparations for the event, photos of the tightrope walk, scenes from the life of the young Petit and current interviews with those involved.
Film music
- Fish Beach - Michael Nyman
- History Of The Insipid - Michael Nyman
- Dreams Of A Journey - Michael Nyman
- Time Lapse - Michael Nyman
- The Disposition Of Linen - Michael Nyman
- Chasing Sheep - Michael Nyman
- An Eye For Optical Theory - Michael Nyman
- A Ramble In St. James's Park - Michael Nyman
- Passage de L'Egalité - Michael Nyman
- Drowning By Number 2 - Michael Nyman
- Trysting Fields / Sheep 'n' Tides - Michael Nyman
- Memorial - Michael Nyman
- Leaving Home (Opening Titles) - Josh Ralph
- Leaving Home Sunday Exploration (End Credits) - Josh Ralph
- Erik Satie : Gnossiennes No. 1 Lent - Pascal Rogé
- Erik Satie: 3 Gymnopédies No.1 - Pascal Rogé
Awards
The film won a number of awards, among them the Oscar in 2009 for best documentary, the Jury Prize and Audience Award of the Sundance Film Festival in 2008, the British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) and the Independent Spirit Award . The aggregator Rotten Tomatoes registered 150 positives out of 150 reviews (100%); This makes Man on Wire the best-reviewed film of all time after Toy Story 2 .
See also
- The Walk - Feature film based on this story (Directed by Robert Zemeckis, written by Christopher Browne and Robert Zemeckis)
literature
- Philippe Petit: To reach the Clouds - Man on Wire. Faber & Faber, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-571-24585-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top 100 Movies Of All Time , accessed August 26, 2012
Web links
- Man on Wire - The wire act in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Man on Wire ( Memento of October 7, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- Man on Wire - The tightrope at Rotten Tomatoes (English)