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"On an August morning in 1978," the story goes, "French director Claude Lelouch mounted a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a Ferrari 275 GTB and had a friend, a professional Formula 1 racer, drive at breakneck speed through the heart of Paris.
"The film was limited for technical reasons to 10 minutes. The driver barrel-assed all the way from Porte Dauphine (on the city's western edge, adjacent to the Bois de Bologne) to the Basilica Sacre Coeur in Montmartre.
"No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit. The driver completed the course in about 9 minutes, reaching nearly 140 mph (or was it kph?) in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red lights, nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way up several one-way streets.
"Upon showing the film in public for the first time, Lelouch was arrested. He has never revealed the identity of the driver, and the film went underground until a DVD release a few years ago." (Thanks to Chris Dalrymple.)
Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 10, 2009 at 2:38 PM
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arturobandini2
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Clever concept and white-knuckle execution. But it could've turned into a snuff film at any corner.
Posted by arturobandini2
at February 10, 2009 3:18 PM
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MilkMan
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Fucking awesome. The best ten minutes of film I have seen in a couple of weeks.
Posted by MilkMan
at February 10, 2009 4:50 PM
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Pinko Punko
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This made the rounds a few years ago, maybe because the DVD had just come out. I was certain that I read about it here first- I guess not.
Wikipedia says the car was a Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 and that the engine sound was dubbed from a Ferrari owned by the director. Estimates differ as to the supposed top speed (85-135 mph or so).
Posted by Pinko Punko
at February 10, 2009 6:08 PM
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VoiceOfReason
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That was the coolest thing I've seen in a while. Lelouch is the shit. La Bonne Annee has always been a favorite of mine.
Posted by VoiceOfReason
at February 10, 2009 7:32 PM
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EdHavens
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Holy shit, if any piece of film ever truly deserved to be blown up for IMAX presentation, this is it.
Posted by EdHavens
at February 10, 2009 10:15 PM
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Uncle Grambo
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This was used in a music video by a band called Snow Patrol about two years ago. It's even better with a soundtrack.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybr8Z6pzVs0
Posted by Uncle Grambo
at February 12, 2009 5:13 PM
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