C'etait un Rendezvous
What does that title mean in English? How about, stonk it like a bastard through the streets of Paris. This film is surrounded in many layers of mystery (mainly so that no-one had to end up in jail), but essentially, in 1976, director Claude Lelouch found himself in possession a gyro-stabilised camera, with a magazine sufficient for 10 minutes of film. He'd also just bought some ridiculous fuck-off Ferrari. So he got the genius idea of mounting camera on bumper, and you can guess the rest. It's Fear and Loathing at about 400 kmph round the Arc du Triomph. It's all one shot. And it's real.Definitely the best car chase you'll ever see. You could never make this film now, that's how good it is. And I don't even like cars, they are boring.
It is true that the DVD contains only the 10 minutes of utter madness. But think of it as a condensed version of, say, The Bourne Identity, with all the dull bits with Potato Damon cut out, and I think you'll find it's remarkably good value for money.
posted by Chairman Peyote @ 12:36 PM
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why Potato?
Because with his little piggy eyes and his great big head he totally looks like a King Edward.
Also when Spudder Damon pretends to do a fight in the Bourne Identity they have to speed it up and make it go all blurry, to disguise the fact that he couldn't sort out a baby seal, let alone a team of secret agent martial arts experts.
That still doesn't explain that poster of him in your bathroom.
The big spudder Damon poster in my bathroom is actually to cover up the big hole I've been drilling through to the nuns, a la The Shawshank Redemption.
They don't suspect a god damn thing.
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