Once again, we invite you to the Cinema on Jupiter! Already 7 November we have a document from 2008 for you “Man on Wire” (dir. James Marsh), telling the story of a French tightrope walker – Philippe Petit – who in 1974 walked on a tightrope stretched between the twin towers of the World Trade Center built at that time! If we were to advertise this film, we would only write 15 wins and 7 nominations, including:

• Oscar 2009 “Best Documentary Feature Film”
• BAFTA 2009 “Best British Film”
• Critics Choice 2009 “Best Documentary”
• Soundance 2009 “Best Documentary”
• Film Independent 2009 ” “Best Documentary”

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And in accordance with tradition, we will use a short review by Janusz Wiśniewski, published in Polityka on 25 March 2009. “Even before extreme sports and tourist space flights became fashionable, there were artists in the world for whom overcoming borders was connected with an almost mystical experience. For them, playing with life was not just a brazen display of bravado, but something completely different – a search for ecstasy, beauty, fulfillment. 35 years ago, Philippe Petit, a French tightrope walker who insisted on walking on the clouds, was such a daredevil. Thanks to a steel rope hung between the spans of the bridge or the towers of cathedrals, he was able to make this dream come true. Witnesses of his happenings admired the acrobat’s circus skills, his feline dexterity and composure, but he felt strangely unhappy. He dreamed of taking a stroll in the sky between the towers of New York’s World Trade Center – at one time the tallest buildings on Earth.

James Marsh’s feature-length documentary “Man on a Rope” tells the story of this crazy idea. The tightrope walker was looked after by friends. Under their supervision, Petit practiced, calculated the tension of the steel rope, measured the angles of alignment, and explored the ways of hooking. On August 7, 1974, he was suspended in the air, at an altitude of 410 m, on a rope fixed between the roofs of the WTC. This feat changed him. He became a hero. But also a slightly different man, for whom friendship no longer mattered. The film consists of accounts of people who participated in this artistic crime of the century (the whole action was organized illegally); There is a lot of archival material in it. The effect is extremely successful. It’s a cross between a thriller and a psychological drama that Herzog could have made. A well-deserved Oscar for the best documentary of last year.”

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And here are a few words about the premiere of the film “The Best” directed by Łukasz Palkowski at the Na Jowisz Cinema🙂

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