A short film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand shows you the whole of Paris in 15 minutes (in HD!) while being serenaded by more ‘frenchy’ music that most people could stand. Are you strong enough for this most extraordinary tour of Paris?…Do you dream of flying over Paris in a helicopter as the sun sets? Well forget it. If your name isn’t Yann Arthus-Bertrand there’s little chance that you’ll be able to fly over the city for any reason at all, but don’t be downhearted: thanks to the Expo 2010 Shanghai we have this beautiful film as a hommage to our beautiful city, and – you have to admit – despite the music, it’s pretty impressive stuff, with a series of totally spectacular views…To see the film as it was meant to be seen:

1. Make sure you have 15’49″ of free time.

2. Press play on the film below.

3. Wait for the film to start, then click the HD button top right and choose ‘HD  - best’ in the centre of the screen.

4. Final stage: click the rectangle bottom right, just next to ‘Dailymotion’, to go into fullscreen mode, then start playback again if necessary.

If you don’t follow these instructions, you’ll be watching a film the size of a postage stamp in low quality. You have been warned

For more info about the project (in French), go to www.paris.fr