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Philippe Petit : La traversée du filin

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Même un magicien qui défie la mort doit commencer quelque part. Le funambule Philippe Petit vous emmène dans un voyage intime depuis son premier tour de cartes à l'âge de 6 ans jusqu'à son numéro d'équilibriste entre les tours jumelles du World Trade Center.

High-wire artist Philippe Petit surprised the world when he walked illegally between the Twin Towers in 1974. Full bio »

Translated into French by Elisabeth Buffard
Reviewed by Nadya Inoubli
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