taking it to the street 2 [26.11.2007]

I've always wondered if Paris, a city that claims a special affinity with philosophy, is best experienced from above, from the eagle-eye perspective that Nietzsche associated with the loftiest profession.

Cinema has taken a different view of Paris, preferring the view from 'below' especially since Caude Lelouche's 'underground' short film, C'etait un Rendezvous has made it to DVD release (and therefore officialdom):

Since its release to DVD there has been a spate of speculation about the actual terrain covered by Lelouch's car as it whizzes through the early morning Paris streets.

One website, Physics on Film takes the speculation even further as it pores over the details of the trip, trying to figure out exactly how fast the car was traveling (the findings have generated reams of web commentary most of it suggesting that the students who wrote the site over-estimated the car's speed).

But wait, there is more! A wonderful mashup that links the car's journey to a googlemap as the movie plays - so you can track the entire journey on the map as it happens. At last the eagle-eye perspective I was after. Thanks to my mate Ben Goldmsith for the tip on this site.

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