Superb documentary about the French high-wire walker Philippe Petit, who in 1974 traversed the 43 metres between the Twin Towers in New York City on an inch-thick cable, devoid of any safety equipment. Moving, philosophical, funny, heart-stopping.
'To me, it’s really so simple, that life should be lived on the edge. You have to exercise rebellion. To refuse to tape yourself to the rules, to refuse your own success, to refuse to repeat yourself, to see every day, every year, every idea as a true challenge. Then you will live your life on the tightrope.'
