Hacker Cinema
Paris
2008 · Film · 130 min
Directed by Cédric Klapisch
Pierre, a professional dancer, suffers from a serious heart disease. While he is waiting for a transplant which may (or may not) save his life, he has nothing better to do than look at the people around him, from the balcony of his Paris apartment.
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> I assume most of the streets in Paris were built before cars were a big thing
The streets of Paris were mostly built at the end of the XIX century where cars were common, just powered by horses.
The problem since the mid 1990s is the increase in the car traffic. It is remarkable when you watch movies from the 70s to see those empty streets, full of empty parking slots on the sides.
For instance this short film. Shot early in the morning (so empty streets expected) but look at the side of the roads, almost no cars parked anywhere. Today these streets are packed bumper to bumper. It feels like another city: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-GqZIR0HUw
But you would notice the same on any film or documentary from the 70s.