Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2006 2:45 am Post subject: C'etait un Rendezvous - Racing through Paris
It's an old movie (filmed in 1970's) and probably already well known but whether you agree with it or not, the guy behind the wheel demonstrates some brilliant, brilliant driving skills
There's people debating what kind of car was used, what speed he was doing and basically overanalizing it. To me it does not matter - when I watched it I liked it.
You can't say the driver was not endangering other lives when this was filmed and there are some 'close calls'. Nowadays this would have been filmed with a higher level of safety in mind (it was released as a film - not some 'underground' footage) but 30 years ago, folks had a different viewpoint on things compared to nowadays. I also wonder how many driving games have been influenced by this movie...
Sorry, I thought it was boring - I think by having the camera close to the road and dubbing with the racing car engine and (to me) fake sounding tyre squeals gives a false sensation of speed. I doubt he was doing much more than 60mph even on the open road sections, less in the smaller streets.
He did go through a phenominal number of red lights, though
Waaay more than 60mph at tops - I'd guess at closer to 100mph on the clear straights.
Quick bit of research -
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I read somewhere (on teh Internets) that Lelouch, in his autobiography, revealed that the car was not a Ferrari, but Lelouch's own Mercedes 450 SEL 6.9l. See this photo.
According to his book, the audio was from a real Ferrari and dubbed in later. This is supposedly confirmed by analzying the speed of the car relative to the centerline road stripes. The gear shift suggested by the audio has no corresponding effect with the speed of the car.
Lelouch also claimed that he himself was the driver. The following text came with my DVD copy of the film, which contradicts the dubbed audio suggestion:
"1976, Claude Lelouch just finished "Si c'était ŕ refaire", and there remains some unused film footage, enough for some 9 minutes.
He has this idea or crossing Paris from the Porte Dauphine to the Place du Tertre in Montmartre, where his girlfriend Gunilla is waiting for the car's noise to finish climbing the stairs.
This impressive film was done with very limited means, but also taking incredible risks. Even shooting in mid-august at 4:30 in the morning, dashing through the Louvre's tunnel and ignoring the red light to cross the Rue de Rivoli (one of the most busy streets in Paris) is suicidal !
No authorization was asked for (and Lelouch's driving license was revoked symbolically after the film's presentation) and on the complete course, that Louvre part is the only spot where he posted a friend (Elie Chouraqui) with a talkie-walkie to warn him of an incoming vehicle. He discovered afterwards that the talkie-walkie was dead !
One often mention the car as beeing a Ferrari, probably because of the sound. In fact it was a Mercedes (see photo) with a worn-out exhaust pipe. The impression of speed is emphasized by the camera position, but he was anyway speeding between 80 and 120 mph."
Ah racing fans. Warms the heart. I used to roadrace motorcycles back in my youth when I could afford the broken bones. I'd rather be walking on my own power these days but there will never be anything that replaces racing on 2 wheels for me. Nothing. _________________ By guru they mean slave....
Why you would want to put a turbo (probably at 30 psi of boost) on the fastest production motorcycle and remove fairing (your protection from wind) is beyond me. I bet that thing goes a legit 230 mph. Insanity.
Once again to each thier own. _________________ By guru they mean slave....
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