Speeding Around Paris in Less Than 8 Minutes-Rendezvous Film by Claude Lelouche
Being portable means one can usually get from place to place quickly, unencumbered by excess gear.
Getting from place to place quickly made me think of this famous French short film by director Claude Lelouche.
Apparently with extra film left over from a movie shoot, he attached a camera to the hood of his Mercedes and drove around Paris at top speed passing many of the famous landmarks and ending up at the top of Montmarte at Sacre Coeur, concluding with a sweet little climax.
The film was shot in 1976 and afterwards was not widely shown in public. It was passed around for years in noisy video form and cultivated debate among fans speculating on the car used and whether it was staged.
Now thanks to Youtube you get to see a pretty clear version of it.
It is being released this year on DVD in a restored, remastered version with the director retracing his route thirty years later and commenting as he drives.
Also on Youtube! Unfortunately it’s all in French and je ne parle pas francais.
Enjoy.