Academy Award winner. It is based on Petit's book, To Reach the Clouds, released in paperback with the title Man on Wire. Man on Wire (2008) Plot. Man on Wire (1,121) 7.7 1 h 34 min 2008 X-Ray PG-13. Sep 08, 2014. Now you know. Director James Marsh mixes archival footage, black-and-white reenactments and talking-head interviews to not only reveal the amazing details of the feat itself, but something of the psychology behind it. Man On Wire Lyrics: I had been planning / For a winding line to take me to a coast of dreamers / I was careering / Just a flash of red / Running over railway sleepers / … Man on Wire The tightrope walker had pulled some amazing stunts like wire-walking between towers at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris in 1971 and the Sydney Harbor Bridge in 1973. Man on Wire (2008) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Man on Wire is an accurate as poetic and personal look at a challenge and the man who made it, and the friends who helped him. The artistic crime of the century.. On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. Who'd a thought that I'd be here by myself? Who'd a thought About the cause and effect? No I can't look down, I'm tryna fight the feeling I will fall to the ground If I ever see you, cos The film chronicles Philippe Petit's 1974 high-wire walk between the Twin Towers of New York's World Trade Center. This is his story. Man on Wire Lyrics: We walk on skies / On a silver line / The giant gods will / Never let you fall / They try to seal you away / On spinning blades / They try to leave you / To feel like me / The Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events Parents need to know that Man on Wire is a 2008 documentary about a French tightrope walker who performed a high-wire act of epic proportions in 1974: He walked between the World Trade Center towers. https://www.vagalume.com.br/the-script/man-on-a-wire-traducao.html Another reason is that the documentary, a hybrid of actual and restaged footage, is constructed like a first-rate thriller. A look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit's daring, but illegal, high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century." Eschewing a complete focus on talking heads and vintage clips in exchange for a touch of whimsical dramatization, the film revels in dreams, determination, and families built and torn asunder by both. AKA: Man on Wire - Der Drahtseilakt. Man On a Wire. Man on Wire 2008 film; Man on Wire Album by David McAlmont; Man on Wire Song by The Head Shakers; Man on Wire Song by Moonshiners; Wiki Authority Control Authority control is a method of creating and maintaining index terms for bibliographical material in a library catalogue. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, then brought to jail and finally released. Man on Wire by Philippe Petit is the first-hand account of Philippe’s death-defying high- wire walk across the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. Still, Man on Wire is a remarkably compelling look at a feat of incredible ingenuity and audacity. Man on Wire is more than just a recounting of a truly spectacular display of courage, skill and artistry. Man On Wire Hard Times / Sunny Times, released 14 July 2014 1. Sunny Times It is the non-fictional story of the years of preparation, practicing his craft and setbacks all leading up to his walk across the sky between the towers, 110 stories up, on a summer morning in 1974. There's a scene that is a time-lapse reenactment of a sexual encounter that Philippe Petit had with a female fan after he was freed from jail that includes male and female nudity. After nearly an hour dancing on the wire, he was arrested, taken for psychological evaluation, … On August 7th 1974, Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire connecting New York’s twin towers. Official Selection at the Sundance Film Festival. Yesterday’s love is now Tomorrow's regret Now I know, now I know I'm just a man on a wire. That is one reason I was helplessly engrossed in "Man on Wire," the story of how Philippe Petit crossed eight times on a tight-wire between the two towers of the World Trade Center on Aug. 7, 1974. Garbage - Man On A Wire (Letra e música para ouvir) - I looked into the mirror, what did I see / There was a big black beast looking back at me / You looked into my eyes, what did you see / You saw a big black 1 hr 34 mins. It is also a story of how the human spirit can not be truly containted and how if we believe in ourselves, we can achieve the seemingly impossible. Man On Wire Lyrics: If I wrote down a hundred things / That I thought that I could do / By the time that I was 67 / Would there be another list / Of 99 things that I missed / Just because I had a fear Dann M Super Reviewer. 2008. A magnificent feat told by its own participants. Man On Wire . "Man on Wire," James Marsh's documentary on the stranger than fiction attempt of Philippe Petit to cross the World Trade Center on a high wire, is a compelling, sometimes riveting piece of work. Who'd a thought that You'd be bad for my health? Man on Wire Awards and Nominations. Man on Wire tells the amazing true story of Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Centre. When he saw news articles about the building of the world’s tallest buildings ­ the two towers of the World Trade Center ­ Philippe Petit decided to tackle his greatest aerial feat of all in Man on Wire.” On August 7th 1974, a vivacious young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between New York World Trade Center's twin towers. Showing all 5 items Jump to: Summaries (5) Summaries. On August 7th 1974, Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire connecting New York's twin towers. Man on Wire is a 2008 British-American biographical documentary film directed by James Marsh. On August 7, 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit stepped out on a wire illegally rigged between the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York. Now I know, now I know I'm just a man on a wire. I am afraid of heights. 1350 feet up. This is his story. 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