Posted on November 9, 2009 by by Jonathon Reynolds

The original French Short Film shows an eight-minute drive through Paris in the early hours of the morning, accompanied by sounds of a high-reving engine, gear changes and squealing tires. It starts in a tunnel of the Paris Périphérique at Porte Dauphine, with an onboard view from an unseen car exiting up on a ramp to Avenue Foch. Well-known landmarks such as the Arc de Triomphe, Opéra Garnier, and Place de la Concorde with its obelisk are passed, as well as the Champs-Élysées. Pedestrians are passed, pigeons sitting on the streets are scattered, red lights are ignored, one-way streets are driven up the wrong way, center lines are crossed, the car drives on the sidewalk to avoid a garbage truck. The car is never seen as the camera seems to be attached below the front bumper (judging from the relative positions of other cars, the visible headlight beam and the final shot when the car is parked in front of a curb on Montmartre, with the famous Cathedral Sacré Cœur behind, and out of shot). Here, the driver gets out and embraces a young blonde woman as bells ring in the background, with the famous backdrop of Paris.

In this local version they start on Parkes Way near the ANU archives tunnel and race  across Canberra to meet with women too…

Note: I do not support reckless or dangerous driving, however you have to give it to the local film-maker for their sense of humour.

Canberra remake of the classic french driving film "C'Ă©tait un rendez-vous", 5.0 out of 5 based on 2 ratings

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