Rendezvous

C'était un rendez-vous

Claude Lelouch takes us on a high-velocity thrill ride through the streets of Paris, speeding past cars and ignoring traffic signs, just to be on time for a date.

Early morning in the French capital. A car comes speeding out of a tunnel. There’s a moment’s lapse before we hear the engine roar; then it hits us. Driving himself, with a camera attached to his souped-up Mercedes, the filmmaker takes advantage of a lull in traffic to race along boulevards and through every red light. There are no effects here, just a single, hair-raising phantom shot.

‘Is it a movie? Is it a doc? A short film? Part of a longer film? I love the fact you cannot neatly place it in a box.’ – AK