Talkumentaries

S01E14 Some Tightrope Groupie


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Della and Claire discuss Man on Wire – the 2008 documentary film by James Marsh. The film recreates high-wire daredevil Philippe Petit's 1974 stunt: performing acrobatics on a thin wire strung between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Plotting his feat like a master cat burglar, Petit enlists the help of a group of friends as he calculates every detail, from acquiring building access to stringing up the wire, and manages to pull off an astounding crime.

Music: Erik Satie's "Gymnopedie No. 1" performed by Kevin MacLeod, "Dimension" by Creo, and "Ebb and Flow" by Fabian Measures

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TalkumentariesBy Della Grant and Claire Turner