"man on wire"
philippe petit's
1974 high-wire walk between the
twin towers of new york's world trade center
philippe petit tells stories very well
and his english is great
the movie is based off of philippe's book
the footage is all original
who records their life
nonchalantly
unless they are intent on leaving a legacy
on august 7, 1974, shortly after 7:15 a.m.,
petit stepped off the south tower and onto his wire rope steel cable
he walked the wire for 45 minutes, making eight crossings between the towers, a quarter mile above the sidewalks of manhattan
in addition to walking, he sat on the wire, gave knee salutes and, while lying on the wire, spoke with a gull circling above his head
the twin towers were beautiful
how sad their existence is now associated with
conspiracy theories, violence, religious fanaticism, and the fear of crowds
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