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Post by kaima on May 11, 2009 0:06:27 GMT -7
I think this belongs under culture rather than entertainment.
Ferrari in Paris Filming in 1978, French filmmaker 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 early in the morning . The film was limited for technical reasons to 10 minutes; the course was from Porte Dauphine , through the Louvre, to the Basilica of Sacre Coeur. No streets were closed, for Lelouch was unable to obtain a permit. The driver completed the course in 8 minutes, reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running 19 real red lights, nearly hitting a myriad of actual pedestrians, pigeons, and driving the wrong way up two bonefide 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. Turn on your sound and enjoy!
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Post by karl on May 11, 2009 11:41:43 GMT -7
Very interesting to say of least! But pardon for my saying: Mr. Le Louch is an idiot! {M. le Louch est un idiot}...
It has been of some years of last, to have been a visitor in Paris...But, I think not that the traffic has lessened since of that time....
Paris is a wonderful city, with the charm that is ever-lasting. For it is not just a world of buildings/concrete and tourist. It is a city for and of, people...
Rather it is of purchase of a suit of cloths in most any of the various specialty tailer shop. Or of a bistro on the walk-way or disco. It is an experience that grabs the mind/body and soul. For Paris sticks to your inner mind and body.
Karl
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Post by pieter on May 11, 2009 15:56:42 GMT -7
Kai,
Phantastic, it gave me the pimples! The deep growl of the Ferrari engine, the speed, the beautiful streets of Paris, the lights, the twilight and the elegance of 70-ies cars.
Pieter
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