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Answer these questions about the movie in English.
1. What is the question that people ask Philippe the most? Why
2. What word does Philippe never consider? death
3. What is life to him? Walking on the wire
4. What two buildings is he in love with? twin towers
5. What is his dream? To hang a wire between these towers and walk on it
6. Where does Philippe say his story began? Paris
7. What mode of transportation does he use? unicycle
8. What does he do inside of his circle? juggle while riding his unicycle, magic tricks
9. Everybody loves it, except whom? the police
10. Where does Philippe first see the twin towers? in a magazine at the dentist office
11. How old was he when he first saw a wire walker? 8 years old
12. What does Philippe’s father call him? a circus clown
13. Who is Papa Rudy? supreme wire walker, acrobat, and juggler
14. Which 3 languages does Papa Rudy speak? French, Czech, English
15. What does he say a compliment is? a show of gratitude, a salute
16. As Philippe leaves home, what vegetable metaphor does his father use to mean
“there’s nothing left to do”? the carrots are cooked/les carottes sont cuites
17. Who does Philippe meet in Paris? Annie
18. What does he do to make her mad? steals her audience by performing nearby
19. What reason does Philippe give for speaking English with her? he is going to
New York so he needs to practice
20. What deal does he make with her? if she has a glass of wine with him, he promises not to hang his wire anywhere in the Latin Quarter when she is performing
21. How many stories high are the towers? 100 (later he says 110)
22. What does Annie think about Philippe’s dream? beautiful, dangerous, completely insane, you’re a mad man, but she loves it
23. What had Annie become at that moment? his first accomplice
24. Where did she arrange for Philippe to practice his wire-walking? in a park at her art school
25. What is the name of the photographer that Philippe meets? Jean-Louis
26. What does he become? his second accomplice/his official photographer
27. Who does Philippe go see to get help learning how to set up the wires? Papa Rudy
28. What was the free advice given by his mentor after he almost fell off? if you are arrogant and think you’re invincible, you are going to die
29. What happened on Philippe’s first official public performance? people were laughing and shouting insults at him; he lost concentration and fell in the lake
30. Back in Paris, how does Philippe decide to redeem himself? walking on a wire between the towers of Notre Dame
31. What happened after he redeemed himself? he got arrested
32. Many countries praised Philippe and called him a maestro, but not the French. What did they call him? a delinquent
33. What “sign” was in the newspaper? the twin towers
34. Where do Annie and Philippe go? NYC
35. What does Philippe say when he walks up to the base of one of the towers? It’s absurd, completely absurd!
36. At the top, he says, “It’s impossible, but _____________________.” (I will do it)
37. What does Philippe admit to Jean-Louis? “I am ______.” (mad)
38. What does Papa Rudy want Philippe to wear during his walk (and he refuses!)? a safety line
39. What does Philippe remember that Papa Rudy taught him years ago? “You cannot ____ on stage; the audience will always know what is inside your heart.” (lie)
40. Papa Rudy says he may not understand what Philippe is doing, but he says it is “something ______________.” (beautiful)
41. What does he give back to Philippe? the money he had paid for the lessons
42. “Now my secrets are _____ secrets.” our
43. Who becomes the third accomplice? Jean-François/Jeff
44. What’s the only thing he’s good at saying in English? numbers
45. What is he afraid of that could be a problem? heights
46. How does Jean-Louis plan to get the fishing line across to the other tower? shooting an arrow
47. What date does Philippe choose for the coup? le __ août (6)
48. What does the customs officer say when Philippe explains what he will do with all the equipment he is bringing to the US? Ha, good luck!
49. What are some of the disguises Philippe uses to get information about the towers? construction worker, tourist, reporter, architect
50. What is the exact distance between the two towers? ____ feet (140)
51. What does Philippe step on during one of his spy missions? a nail
52. Who becomes the first American accomplice? Barry
53. What surprised the group about their second American accomplice? he speaks French
54. What’s his name? Jean-Pierre or J.P.
55. The night before the walk, what does Philippe wake everyone up to say? Thank you
Enjoy the rest of the movie, and then answer these last questions after it’s over.
56. What were some of the obstacles that Philippe had to overcome to accomplish this coup?
57. The phrase “Les carottes sont cuites” was used throughout the movie. What idiomatic food expressions do we use in English? to spill the beans, better than sliced bread, the apple of my eye, easy as apple pie, cool as a cucumber, flat as a pancake, the big enchilada, etc.
58. Who do you think that mystery visitor was, and what was he doing up there?
59. Philippe could not have done this alone. Which person do you think played the most important role in helping him and why?
60. What were some of the things, people, or scenes that you liked the best about this movie?