tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post8386435850357113887..comments2023-11-05T10:11:31.578+00:00Comments on Just William's Luck: Man on WireWilliam Rycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-40602870277470776862009-03-22T22:43:00.000+00:002009-03-22T22:43:00.000+00:00Hello Gauri. Interesting to read your thoughts abo...Hello Gauri. Interesting to read your thoughts about Man On Wire. There is something very sad about the film. For me there was a moment when I realised that each of these talking heads really were separate, that this group of friends weren't recollecting this extraordinary moment separately for the convenience of the documentary format but because it had blown them apart as a group. And as James and I mentioned above it is Blondeau in particular who feels that loss keenly.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for taking a look at my blog, I hope you'll keep looking around, and if you ever need to talk to someone about 2666 I'll try my best!William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-62754746473180959202009-03-22T16:07:00.000+00:002009-03-22T16:07:00.000+00:00HelloOnly just discovered your blog when I was stu...Hello<BR/><BR/>Only just discovered your blog when I was stuck in the middle of 2666 and sorely wanted to discuss the book with someone else..<BR/>I really loved this movie but it also made me very very sad. Not sure why:) I think it is because of the absolute love all of Petit's friends feel for him as I mentioned in my post(http://60newthings.blogspot.com/2008/08/day-29-top-of-world.html)<BR/>Am realy enjoying your blog by the wayGaurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11689292369518371656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-11486171886307433582009-02-19T16:40:00.000+00:002009-02-19T16:40:00.000+00:00Blondeau is so moving. There's that moment as he d...Blondeau is so moving. There's that moment as he describes watching him walk the wire and realising that he was fine, that he wasn't going to fall, to die, and that moment of triumph is absolutely coupled with the realisation that at the same moment he loses him forever as a friend. For Blondeau, Petit effectively didn't come back from the wire. Amazing. You would have to find an extraordinary actor capable of describing all of that with a simple gesture.<BR/><BR/>I never really fancied 'Friedman's' but thanks for reminding me of Grizzly Man, that looks great. Good review by the way. I concur!William Rycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056188088340973039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534509012046591314.post-59781506245991068412009-02-19T16:02:00.000+00:002009-02-19T16:02:00.000+00:00Hi William,This was one of my favourite films of l...Hi William,<BR/><BR/>This was one of my favourite films of last year. I mentioned in my own post on this (http://www.jamesewan.com/?p=547) how impressively the documentary form has evolved throughout this decade with the likes of Touching the Void (which you mention), Capturing the Friedmans and Grizzly Man. I was moved to tears by the Jean Louis Blondeau's account - he clearly took on a lot of the emotional burden during the project while his friend was turned into a star. I also love the way that it is constructed so economically into a kind of heist movie. A mini-masterpiece, in my view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com