C'etait Un Rendezvous

C'était un rendez-vous (It was an appointment) is a short film made in 1976 by Claude Lelouch, showing an eight-minute drive through Paris at 5:30 AM. Despite (or due to) the limited availability of video tapes, it gained cult status over the years among motoring enthusiasts who admired the experience of speed and the reckless style of driving. Due to the increasing popularity and the lack of original tapes, the film has recently been re-mastered from the 35 mm negative and released on DVD, as well as being published on the Internet. This example of a cinéma vérité film was made in a single take with no editing, using a camera attached to the bumper of a Mercedes. The length of the film thus was limited by the capacity of the camera reel which lasted under 10 minutes. Source.