NOTRE DAME ON FIRE
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Still appalled by the latest despicable happenings in Hollywood and the lack of very strict condemnation of the said events, we are staying away from that vomit
inducing mess and moving over to France, where earlier this month they had the premiere of NOTRE DAME ON FIRE (Notre Dame brûle) true life drama coming from one of our favourite French directors ever Jean Jacques Annaud (Enemy at the Gates, The Name of the Rose, Wolf Totem, Seven Years in Tibet, Day of the Falcon ) who usually shoots a film only every four or five years so this was his latest offer to the cinema goers. The film, starring Samuel Labarthe, Jean Paul Bordes and others, brings to us the story from the inside the Notre-Dame de Paris infamous fire of April 2019.
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| The movie was out in France this March |
NOTRE DAME ON FIRE
is an immersive narrative with
firefighters at the heart of the action. It offers a blow-by-blow recreation of the gripping
events that took place on April 15,
2019, when the cathedral suffered
the biggest blaze in its history. The film retraces how heroic men and
women put their lives on the line to accomplish an awe inspiring
rescue. It puts you in the center of the action for a
cinematic experience never seen before. It
recreates the April 15 fire using archive footage taken that fateful
night together with images no one was able to film as the tragedy
unfolded, shot in huge sets rebuilt in replica.The narrative focuses on
the 24 hours ending at sunrise on April 16. It retraces the challenge
emergency services faced due to a delay in sounding the alert, as well
as the struggle to get personnel and equipment through Paris
rush hour
traffic and the throngs of onlookers. It continues with the
firefighters’ perilous combat against a monster fire, over which, by
the end of the night, expertise and bravery won out.
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| Jean Jacques Annaud directed the movie |
rush hour
traffic and the throngs of onlookers. It continues with the
firefighters’ perilous combat against a monster fire, over which, by
the end of the night, expertise and bravery won out.
Should be a good movie! Those firefighters are the hero!
ReplyDeleteThey always are methinks. It is sad that we celebrate athletes and punk stars instead of firemen and doctors.
DeleteOooh, I will for sure add this to my list. I’m happy we were able to see it before the blaze. It was such an amazing cathedral. I’d like to go back and see the restorations now but travel isn’t in my immediate future.
ReplyDeleteShocking how quickly it burned down, one would expect such sight would have top notch protection and security measures.
DeleteSounds an interesting film on a terrible historic subject.
ReplyDeleteWell, not so historic, it happened just a few years ago, seems like yesterday, actually.
DeleteI watched the whole trailer through. I've heard about this disaster, but never thought about the lives that could have been at risk. This is a must watch for me.
ReplyDeleteWell, the whole towers were falling down, so I reckon a part of Paris was in danger as well not just the people. I think most of us was disgusted by the $100 million that they raised in a few days for it while it seems we don't have the monies for the hungry people... guess religion is more important.
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