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Trailers Wednesday
16Jul
Watch the ‘Man on Wire’ trailer
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at 06:55PM Documentaries are a fascinating way to learn a lot more about someone or something. Okay, some documentaries are intended to deliver a certain message or reflect a personal opinion (Michael Moore, anyone?), but most of the ones I’ve seen so far taught me a lot more about a person or an event important or special enough to rouse my curiosity.
One documentary I am particularly excited about is James Marsh’s “Man on Wire,” a film about tightrope walker Philippe Petit, who performed an illegal dance on a wire rigged between the twin towers in New York City in 1974.
Playing at several film festivals around the world, “Man in Wire” already won numerous awards, including the audience award for best documentary at the Los Angeles Film Festival and the Standard Life audience award at this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival.
A great trailer for the film is now online, and you can check it out above. With a bit of luck, you’ll soon be able to catch the film in a theater near you. Enjoy.
Reader Comments (1)
This film is very well done..too bad the director decided to add scenes in the film that actually didn't happen in actual event. Watch for the 'naked' helper on the roof of the WTC trying to find the arrow..Never happened! I guess you might call this poetic license..
Otherwise the film is very well done and the story is amazing.