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11-30-2005, 11:24 AM
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This vid has been around for some time, but this version is pretty high quality--enjoy!
"Makes Bullitt look like a cartoon" Jeremy Clarkson
You'd be hard-pressed to find a film as steeped in myth as "C'?tait un Rendezvous". Absolutely compulsive - this astonishing, exhilarating and now legendary drive through a beautiful 70s Paris with its surprise ending has been enjoyed for many years as an almost Masonic secret among enthusiasts. Whisper the words "Have you seen Rendezvous ?" and you'll receive either a knowing, "No, but I've heard it's unbelievable" or a smug, "It is un-be-lieve-able".
Filmed in 1976, the revered short film by seminal French director Claude Lelouch is regarded as the ultimate in chase scenes - the connoisseurs' trump card in response to "Bullitt" or "The French Connection".
Lack of availability has only fuelled the myths surrounding the film.
Was Lelouch really arrested when it was first shown ?
Who drove the car ?
Was it Lelouch or a hired Formula One driver ?
What was the car ?
Was it really a Ferrari 275 GTB ?
How (the hell!) did he do it ?
What we do know is that there are no special effects, speeding up the film or blocking off the streets. Lelouch simply mounted the camera on the front of the car and takes us on an astonishing, death-defying drive through the streets of a beautifully filmed 70s Paris with a glorious soundtrack provided by the engines' wail, tyres squeal and roar of the exhaust.
On an August morning 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. 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 about 9 minutes, reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red lights, nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way up real one-way streets. Rumour has it that the driver is Rene Arnoux, an ex-Formula One driver for Renault.
http://rds.yahoo.com/TID=V008_107/S=967813...ezvous20_04.mov
"Makes Bullitt look like a cartoon" Jeremy Clarkson
You'd be hard-pressed to find a film as steeped in myth as "C'?tait un Rendezvous". Absolutely compulsive - this astonishing, exhilarating and now legendary drive through a beautiful 70s Paris with its surprise ending has been enjoyed for many years as an almost Masonic secret among enthusiasts. Whisper the words "Have you seen Rendezvous ?" and you'll receive either a knowing, "No, but I've heard it's unbelievable" or a smug, "It is un-be-lieve-able".
Filmed in 1976, the revered short film by seminal French director Claude Lelouch is regarded as the ultimate in chase scenes - the connoisseurs' trump card in response to "Bullitt" or "The French Connection".
Lack of availability has only fuelled the myths surrounding the film.
Was Lelouch really arrested when it was first shown ?
Who drove the car ?
Was it Lelouch or a hired Formula One driver ?
What was the car ?
Was it really a Ferrari 275 GTB ?
How (the hell!) did he do it ?
What we do know is that there are no special effects, speeding up the film or blocking off the streets. Lelouch simply mounted the camera on the front of the car and takes us on an astonishing, death-defying drive through the streets of a beautifully filmed 70s Paris with a glorious soundtrack provided by the engines' wail, tyres squeal and roar of the exhaust.
On an August morning 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. 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 about 9 minutes, reaching nearly 140 MPH in some stretches. The footage reveals him running real red lights, nearly hitting real pedestrians, and driving the wrong way up real one-way streets. Rumour has it that the driver is Rene Arnoux, an ex-Formula One driver for Renault.
http://rds.yahoo.com/TID=V008_107/S=967813...ezvous20_04.mov
11-30-2005, 02:26 PM
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11-30-2005, 06:14 PM
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2004 Porsche Cayenne S : Gemballa front and back bodykit, fabspeed bypass pipes, Gemballa exhaust pipes, full option, 20" factory sport design rims------>gone
2005 545i 6-spd manual---->de-badged, CDV removal, Autosolutions short shift kit, resonator removal, premium package, PDC, xenon, almost full options, hardwire V1 install ....looking for mods...
2007 550i 6-spd----> Premium package, sport package, Logic7, heated everything, Rogue Engineering SSK, CDV removal, hardwire V1 install, aFe cold air intake, Custom Magnaflow exhaust....
hahahahaa....its so funny. Even though it is a repost, I mentioned exactly the same comments on the other the other similar thread.....speaks volumes regarding my lousy long term memory :thumbsdown: 
11-30-2005, 06:25 PM
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