I've had a VHS copy of this film for years and heave watched it dozens of
times. It was a topic of discussion last year on a racing history site I
participate on. After much discussion and digging, it was confirmed that the
car used in the film was a Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9 driven by Lelouche himself. The
soundtrack is probably a Ferrari but if you pay attention carefully, you'll
note the soundtrack doesn't really match the film. I was kind of bummed when I
found out, but it's still a great little film. I think every taxi driver in
Paris has seen it and thinks they're faster! I know the one I rode with early
one morning from the airport did!
Cheers,
Kurt Oblinger
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Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:06:58 -0700
From: Justin Wagner <jmwagner@greenheart.com>
Subject: [TR] Re: Justin: "Rendezvous"
correction....
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2851488008488190547&q=lelouch%3E
<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2851488008488190547&q=lelouch%3E>
Justin Wagner wrote:
>> Passing this along... This is great.... turn up the speakers on your
>> computer... and kick back for an 8+ minute adrenaline rush! --Justin
>>
>>
>> Rendezvous
>> Claude Lelouch
>> 8 min 39 sec - Jan 2, 2005
>>
>>
><ttp://video.google.com/videoredirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.standardshift.com&chan=Uploaded&prog=Rendezvous&date=Sun%2C+Jan+2%2C+2005%2C+12%3A00AM+GMT%22>
>> On an August morning in 1978, French filmmaker Claude Lelouch mounted
>> a gyro-stabilized camera to the bumper of a ... >all ;
>> <avascript:void%280%29%22> 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.
>>
>> Upon showing the film in public for the first time, Lelouch was
>> arrested. He has never revealed the identity of the driver, and the
>> film went underground until a DVD release a few years ago.
>>
>> <ttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid%2851488008488190547&q=lelouch%3E%22>
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