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[wakeyomega]

http://vimeo.com/29827917#

Pat

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Wow!

No French police anywhere?!  How many red lights passed?  The true speed?  The Merc model involved?  The film raises more questions than answers, but certainly is a good attempt over a longer time to be a Bullitt alternative!

The ending is superb............true love involves total commitment!

[cem_devecioglu]

When I was young, Ankara was like that also ..  I remember I traveled to school (17 km distance) within 7 minutes early in morning..
 
My uncle in those years lived in Paris and I'm sure he enjoyed well  

[Gaffers]

Paris is still that quiet early on weekend mornings, I recall from a few very late nights

A little synopsis of what is said afterward:

They were 3 up in the car and the camera had a little remote control to adjust the focal length.  When they were coming up Avenua Foch he said they were touching 200kmph!   Really?  3 up in a merc?

Apparently the idea wasn't premeditated or planned, it was thought up the night before.  One take, either it works or it doesn't.  He didn't feel he was taking any excess risk, he would always put life first.

Going through COncorde he says he was doing almost 170kmph pushing the car to the limit.  It is rumoured that one of several famous drivers were actually driving although the director insists it was him.  It was all decided at the last minute, there wasn't time to get anyone else to do it.  Plus I wanted to do it, says the director.

Due to a lack of visibility, approaching the arches towards Rue du Rivoli he had lackeys there to warn him if it wasn't safe to go through at speed. 

Why choose a Mercedes?  It was purely for the suspension.  The quality of the image was paramount and a good dampening was essential.  The principal of the film was not to stop so when he had the traffic blocking him at Opera he went through the red light on the wrong side.

The sound (I thought this was suspicious) was done afterwards.  I did the route again later with a Ferrari in order to give the audience a sensation of power from the car.

Is it true that this film was originally called the red light?  No, it was always Le Rendez-vous, the film was about the meeting without that it makes no sense, it's just a drive through the city.  The film is telling the story of a rendez-vous with a woman and a man who is willing to take risks in order to avoid making her wait.

He went to make a right turn and could see a lorry unloading, blocking the road so went straight on instead.  You see, it is still there!  Because of the detour he had to push very hard, not just to make up the lost time but he was afraid of not having enough film.  He was also afraid of having another car blocking him, especially when going the wrong way down the one-way.  He wasn't using his horn, because that was the signal to the woman at the end and that would have made her move to early and ruin the shot.  It's fascinating that there is the same light as there was on that day, it's incredible.  On arrival I sounded the horn, got out and ran over.

[Kevin Wood]

Wow!

No French police anywhere?!  How many red lights passed?  The true speed?  The Merc model involved?  The film raises more questions than answers, but certainly is a good attempt over a longer time to be a Bullitt alternative!

The ending is superb............true love involves total commitment!

ISTR it was a 450SEL 6.9 V8 with Ferrari V12 soundtrack added afterwards.

A couple of nice classic cars on that film. and lots of French classic cars.

I'm clearly going to have to brush up my French to understand the commentary at the end, though.

[Kevin Wood]

Ahh. thanks, Guffer! Just what I wanted.

[Rog]

Fantastic !

How on earth did the car survive those French cobbles ?

[Gaffers]

Fantastic !

How on earth did the car survive those French cobbles ?

I dont know!  They are a beehatch to drive on, especially with any kind of moisture on them at all.  Had a few hairy moment on them in my time there.

[redelitev6]

  What a nutter ! just like driving through central london NOT ! , no pigeons were harmed in the making of this film 

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Paris is still that quiet early on weekend mornings, I recall from a few very late nights

A little synopsis of what is said afterward:

They were 3 up in the car and the camera had a little remote control to adjust the focal length.  When they were coming up Avenua Foch he said they were touching 200kmph!   Really?  3 up in a merc?

Apparently the idea wasn't premeditated or planned, it was thought up the night before.  One take, either it works or it doesn't.  He didn't feel he was taking any excess risk, he would always put life first.

Going through COncorde he says he was doing almost 170kmph pushing the car to the limit.  It is rumoured that one of several famous drivers were actually driving although the director insists it was him.  It was all decided at the last minute, there wasn't time to get anyone else to do it.  Plus I wanted to do it, says the director.

Due to a lack of visibility, approaching the arches towards Rue du Rivoli he had lackeys there to warn him if it wasn't safe to go through at speed. 

Why choose a Mercedes?  It was purely for the suspension.  The quality of the image was paramount and a good dampening was essential.  The principal of the film was not to stop so when he had the traffic blocking him at Opera he went through the red light on the wrong side.

The sound (I thought this was suspicious) was done afterwards.  I did the route again later with a Ferrari in order to give the audience a sensation of power from the car.

Is it true that this film was originally called the red light?  No, it was always Le Rendez-vous, the film was about the meeting without that it makes no sense, it's just a drive through the city.  The film is telling the story of a rendez-vous with a woman and a man who is willing to take risks in order to avoid making her wait.

He went to make a right turn and could see a lorry unloading, blocking the road so went straight on instead.  You see, it is still there!  Because of the detour he had to push very hard, not just to make up the lost time but he was afraid of not having enough film.  He was also afraid of having another car blocking him, especially when going the wrong way down the one-way.  He wasn't using his horn, because that was the signal to the woman at the end and that would have made her move to early and ruin the shot.  It's fascinating that there is the same light as there was on that day, it's incredible.  On arrival I sounded the horn, got out and ran over.

Thanks Guffer!

[Lizzie_Zoom]

Wow!

No French police anywhere?!  How many red lights passed?  The true speed?  The Merc model involved?  The film raises more questions than answers, but certainly is a good attempt over a longer time to be a Bullitt alternative!

The ending is superb............true love involves total commitment!

ISTR it was a 450SEL 6.9 V8 with Ferrari V12 soundtrack added afterwards.

A couple of nice classic cars on that film. and lots of French classic cars.

I'm clearly going to have to brush up my French to understand the commentary at the end, though.

Thanks Kevin!