Claude Lelouch Ferrari 275 GTB short film

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Claude Lelouch Ferrari 275 GTB short film

Postby Vatch » Wed Apr 12, 2006 2:19 pm

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.

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.

OK, it's not a 650 or even a motorcycle, but it is worth watching. About 9 minutes in length. :D
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2851488008488190547&q=lelouch%3e
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Postby 1980cb650 » Thu Apr 13, 2006 3:07 pm

Kinda reminds me of Escape From Stockholm dvd's.


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