Climb Dance
Encyclopedia
Climb Dance is a famous cinéma vérité
short film, which features Finnish
rally
driver Ari Vatanen
setting a record time in a highly modified four-wheel drive, all-wheel steering Peugeot 405
Turbo 16 GR at the 1988 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb
in Colorado
, USA. The film was produced by Peugeot
and directed by Jean Louis Mourey. The record time set was 10:47.77.
Cinéma vérité
Cinéma vérité is a style of documentary filmmaking, combining naturalistic techniques with stylized cinematic devices of editing and camerawork, staged set-ups, and the use of the camera to provoke subjects. It is also known for taking a provocative stance toward its topics.There are subtle yet...
short film, which features Finnish
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
rally
Rallying
Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
driver Ari Vatanen
Ari Vatanen
Ari Pieti Uolevi Vatanen is a Finnish rally driver turned politician and Member of the European Parliament 1999–2009. Vatanen won the World Rally Championship drivers' title in 1981 and the Paris Dakar Rally four times....
setting a record time in a highly modified four-wheel drive, all-wheel steering Peugeot 405
Peugeot 405
The Peugeot 405 is a large family car released by the French automaker Peugeot in July 1987 and which continues to be manufactured under licence outside France. It used TU/XU petrol and XUD diesel engines....
Turbo 16 GR at the 1988 Pikes Peak International Hillclimb
Pikes Peak International Hillclimb
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb , also known as The Race to the Clouds, is an annual automobile and motorcycle hillclimb to the summit of Pikes Peak in Colorado, a distance of over 156 turns, climbing from the start at Mile 7 on Pikes Peak Highway at on grades averaging 7% over...
in Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, USA. The film was produced by Peugeot
Peugeot
Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...
and directed by Jean Louis Mourey. The record time set was 10:47.77.
Awards
- Grand Prix Du Film in Festival De Chamonix, 1990
- Silver Screen at US Industrial Film & Video Festival Chicago, 1990
- Prix Special Du Jury at the Festival International Du Film D'Aventure Val D´Isere, 1990
- Golden Award at the International Film Festival Houston, 1990