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Films with theme "Cycling films", sorted by production date
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The Triplets of Belleville (2003)
, 1h18Directed by Sylvain Chomet
Origin Belgique
Genres Drama, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Feminist films, Sports films, Vieillesse, Cycling films, Political films, Children's films
Actors Matthieu Chedid, Suzy Falk, Jean-Claude Donda, Michel Robin
The story focuses on Madame Souza, an elderly woman raising her young grandson, Champion. Souza notices her grandson is sad and lonely, hinted as due to the loss of his parents, so she first tries to get him interested in the piano. When this fails, she buys him a puppy named Bruno to cheer him up. Although he is initially happy, he quickly becomes melancholic once again. After discovering that Champion has a keen interest in road bicycle racing, because it is implied that Champion's deceased parents were bicyclists, she buys him a tricycle. Years later, Champion becomes a professional cyclist with Souza as his coach.
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia (2003)
, 47minutesDirected by Kitarō Kōsaka
Origin Japon
Genres Action, Animation
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Cycling films, Road movies
Actors Yo Oizumi, Eiko Koike, Hiroaki Hirata, Masahiko Tanaka, Rintarō Nishi, Toshio Kakei
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia follows the story of a professional Spanish cyclist, Pepe Benengeli, as he competes in the Vuelta a España road bicycle race through his home town in the Iberian region of Andalusia. As the story progresses, Pepe is faced with frustrating consequences, with him facing pressure from his sponsors and the wedding of his former girlfriend, Carmen, to his elder brother, Angel, coinciding on the same day of the penultimate stage of the bicycle race. Originally is meant to be a backup racer (domestique) whose job is to assist his more prominent team-mate to win the race. However he accidentally overhears a conversation in his sponsor's van through his radio com-link which had been negligently left open, in which he finds out, to his shock, that his sponsor intends to fire him after the race. Realizing that he may not find another team for the next season and that he has nothing left to lose, he disregards his instructions and sets out to win the race for himself.
Road to Paris (2001)
, 52minutesOrigin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Sports films, Transport films, Cycling films, Documentary films about sports, Documentary films about technology
Ghislain Lambert's Bicycle (2001)
, 1h59Directed by Philippe Harel
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Sports films, Cycling films
Actors Benoît Poelvoorde, José Garcia, Daniel Ceccaldi, Sacha Bourdo, Emmanuel Quatra, Christelle Cornil
Au début des années 1970, Ghislain Lambert est un coureur cycliste belge, né le même jour qu'Eddy Merckx, a l'ambition de devenir un champion. Il parvient à intégrer une grande équipe mais comme porteur d'eau. Déterminé dans son rêve de victoire et de gloire sportive, Ghislain Lambert attend impatiemment son tour, quitte à sauter le pas du dopage. Tout sera bon pour briller enfin...
The Amateur (1999)
Themes Sports films, Cycling films
Actors Darío Grandinetti, Mirta Wons
On the outskirts of a provincial town, Pajaro is determined to enter the Guinness Book of Records by breaking the longest bike-ride record.
Sombre (1998)
, 1h52Directed by Philippe Grandrieux
Origin France
Genres Drama, Horror
Themes Sports films, Cycling films, Serial killer films
Actors Elina Löwensohn, Marc Barbé, Coralie Trinh Thi, Tony Baillargeat, Marc Berman
The film deals with Jean (Marc Barbé), a serial killer who follows the Tour de France cycling race in his car and murders women (mostly prostitutes) along his way. Then he meets Claire (Elina Löwensohn), a psychologically troubled and confused woman who falls in love with him.
2 Seconds (1998)
, 1h40Directed by Manon Briand
Origin Canada
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Cycling films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Charlotte Laurier, Dino Tavarone, Suzanne Clément, Yves P. Pelletier, Louise Forestier, André Brassard
Laurie, coureuse cycliste, est remerciée pour 2 secondes perdues sur une course. Elle ne pense qu'au vélo, entre sa mère malade et son frère passionné de physique. Le vieux Lorenzo va peu à peu se prendre d'affection pour elle.
Cyclo (1996)
, 2hDirected by Trần Anh Hùng
Origin Vietnam
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Sports films, Cycling films
Actors Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tran Nu Yên-Khê
The movie is about an 18-year-old boy who has been orphaned after his father died from a truck crash while he was in his usual work. The father was a cyclo driver, and his desire was the son would have a better life than he had. However, after the father’s death, because of the family hardship, the boy has to take over the father’s job, pedaling a rental cyclo around busy streets of Sai Gon city to earn a living. Living with the boy in a small house, there are his old grandfather, who repairs tires despite of his failing health, his little sister, who shines shoes for restaurant customers in the neighborhood, and his older sister, who carries water at a local market.
Up and Down (1993)
, 1h24Directed by Luc Moullet
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Documentary, Anthology film
Themes La provence, Sports films, Cycling films
Actors Jean Abeillé, Gérard Courant, Richard Guedj, Claude Melki, Luc Moullet, Rosette
Un rallye cycliste consiste en l'ascension du col du Parpaillon, dans la Haute-Ubaye (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). Les concurrents amateurs s'élancent, et leurs efforts ont des fortunes diverses...
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992)
, 2h56Directed by Mansoor Khan
Origin Inde
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, Cycling films
Actors Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Mamik Singh, Deepak Tijori, Kulbhushan Kharbanda, Pooja Bedi
The movie is set in Dehradun in north India. The movie opens with the description of the various colleges in the city. The Rajput college has students from affluent backgrounds with each student being an heir to a multimillion fortune. In contrast, the Model college has students from poor local households. Other colleges include Xaviers College and Queens College, the latter being an all-girls college with the guys from all three colleges trying to woo the students there.