Documentary is gaining space as a genre that seduces, and conquers, much more than it did in previous years. That is why, «Man on wire»Is the documentary film considered the best bet of last year, and that of the present, being that its premiere is scheduled for next March.
«This is probably the end of my life, walking on this wire. And, on the other hand, something that I could not resist, nor would I make any effort to resist, that cable calls me. And death is very near. » Are the words that Philippe Petit he said, back in 1974. A walker who ventured across the Twin Towers in New York, walking on nothing but a cable.
Oscar winner for best documentary, James Marshall, its director, is being considered a great promise (already fulfilled, even) in the documentary plane.
The odyssey achieved by the French was considered, at the time, as the crime of the century, since what was done was illegal in all aspects, but that, in reality, there was no evil behind the action, it only put at risk His own life. In the film, you can see Petit's feat of reaching the highest end of one of the towers, throwing a wire to the neighbor, with the help of his accomplices, and walking across it without being detected.
An act of a hopeful romantic, which Marsh has recovered with great virtuosity, and has been accompanied by the excellent musicalization of Michael Nyman. Something that we should not miss.
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