Daily at 2, 4:30, 7:10, 9:20pm at BAM (and check out their new website), Man on a Wire, is on my must-see list.
Film documents Phillippe Petit’s crossing of a wire suspended 1,350 feet above the ground between the Twin
Towers of the World Trade Center.
He is subsequently arrested for the
"artistic crime of the century." Award-winning documentary filmmaker
James Marsh investigates the clandestine plotting of Petit’s walk with
the suspense of a heist film. Marsh uncovers archival footage, candid
interviews from Petit and his team, and delightful visual effects to
astonish audiences with an adventure story from the past set against
the visceral presence of a post-9/11 backdrop. Winner of the World
Cinema Jury Prize Documentary and the World Cinema Audience Award for
Documentary at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
Until last month, James Marsh, the writer and director of “Man on a Wire,” was a Park Slope resident. Go support homegrown Brooklyn talent!
Very suspenseful and (unexpectedly) moving. Even though the outcome is known, there are certain surprising twists and turns here.
Also, don’t forget Victoria Cristina Barcelona at BAM, Woody’s latest, which is a great mix of humor and drama in a lovely setting.