C'était un rendez-vous (1976)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Claude Lelouch

Writer:

Claude Lelouch (writer)

Genre:

Short | Action | Romance

Plot:

A high-speed drive through the streets of Paris. |

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Automobile | Driving | Male Female Relationship | No Dialogue

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Claude Lelouch

...

L'homme (uncredited)

Directed by
Claude Lelouch

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Claude Lelouch		writer

Cinematography by
Jacques Lefrançois

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Elie Chouraqui	....	assistant director

Production Companies

• Les Films 13

Distributors

• Spirit Level (2003) (worldwide) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Rendezvous (USA) (informal title)

Runtime:

9 min

Country:

France

Language:

None

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Avenue Foch, Paris 16, Paris, France

Company:

Les Films 13

Trivia:

The route taken in the film is 10.42 km long (6.48 mi). It takes the driver 7:57 to cover that distance, giving him an average speed of 78.64 km/h (48.86 mph).

Amazing Ride

I just saw the Ralph Lauren car exhibit at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. In the gift shop they had this movie on a loop. I'm ashamed to say I paid close to thirty dollars for a 9 minute DVD but that's a testament to how amazing this film is. Who cares if the car doesn't get into all 5 gears or that it isn't going as fast as it seems. It's still an amazing piece of film footage. Once you see it you'll know where they got some of the inspiration for the video games GTA and Midnight Club. I swear I've seen imitations of some of the footage in those games. This film should have been one of the ones mentioned at the beginning of 'The Player' where the security guy is talking about long single takes in movies during the long opening shot. I'm going to go watch it again.

I'd like to add, now that I've seen Ronin I know where Frankenheimer got some of his inspiration.