"Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines...

...or How I Flew From London To Paris In 25 hours and 11 Minutes" is a movie that I watched this weekend, as I went to Extrema (a small city in Minas Gerais), to the ranch of my boyfriend's family. It's very nice (both the ranch and the movie haha)! Here's a description by Amazon.com:
"An air race from London to Paris provides the premise for this marvelous comedy, which features thrilling aerial photography and some stupefying stunt flying. It's set in 1910, when the (lovingly re-created) airplanes of the period were likelier to sputter and crash than they were to go in a straight line. The international contest requires an international cast, including Stuart Whitman as a cowboy American interested in the ladylove (Sarah Miles) of an English ace (James Fox). Alberto Sordi and Gert Frobe represent the Italian and German nations; Terry-Thomas plans frightful sabotage for race day. From the jaunty opening song and the great opening-credits drawings by Gerald Searle onward, the movie has a pleasingly breezy tone that sits well with the meticulous flying sequences. This is a delightful example of a certain kind of internationally flavored film of the period, somewhat similar to The Great Race, released the same year (1965)."

To the ones who enjoy soft commedies with funny stereotypes, I recommend this movie. It's particularly interesting the fact that they really had to build (and crash) all the airplanes shown in it: it wouldn't be so much fun if it had been made nowadays, with all the technology available.

"Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines.
They Go Up, Tiddly, Up, Up.
They Go Down, Tiddly, Down, Down.
They Enchant All The Ladies And Steal All The Scenes
With their Up, Tiddly, Up, Up
And They're Down, Diddy, Down, Down.

Up! Down! Flying Around.
Looping The Loop And Defying The Ground.
They're All, Rightfully, Kings!
Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines.

They Can Fly Upside Down With Their Feet In The Air.
They Don't Think Of Danger. They Really Don't Care.
Newton Would Think He Had Made A Mistake.
To See Those Young Men And The Chances They Take.

Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines.
They Go Up, Tiddly, Up, Up.
They Go Down, Tiddly, Down, Down.
They Enchant All The Ladies And Steal All The Scenes
With their Up, Tiddly, Up, Up
And They're Down, Diddy, Down, Down.

Up! Down! Flying Around.
Looping The Loop And Defying The Ground.
They're All, Rightfully, Kings!
Those Magnificent Men, Those Magnificent Men,
Those Magnificent Men In Their…Fly…ing…
Ma-chines…."