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The Bicycle

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The Bicycle
SpanishLa bicicleta
Directed bySigfrid Monleón
Screenplay byMartín Román
Produced by
  • Emilio Oviedo
  • José María Morales
  • Francisco Lázaro
Starring
CinematographyAlfonso Parra
Edited byÁngel Armada
Music byJoan Valent
Production
companies
  • Indigo Media
  • Wanda Vision
  • Fenix
Distributed byNirvana Films
Release dates
  • 22 March 2006 (2006-03-22) (Málaga)
  • 30 June 2006 (2006-06-30) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

The Bicycle (Spanish: La bicicleta) is a 2006 Spanish drama film directed by Sigfrid Monleón [es] from a screenplay by Martín Román. It stars Pilar Bardem, Sancho Gracia, Bárbara Lennie, Javier Pereira, and Alberto Ferreiro.

Plot

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Set in Valencia,[1] the plot follows three stories developing around a bicycle. Boy Ramón exchanges his bike at Mario's workshop, and the bike ends up in the hands of young student and courier Julia, who comes across old woman Aurora, and lends her the bike.[2][3]

Cast

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Production

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The screenplay was penned by Martín Román.[5] The film was produced by Indigo Media, Wanda Vision and Fenix and it had the participation of Spanish and Valencian pubcasters TVE and RTVV.[6] It was fully shot in Valencia.[7]

Release

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The film was presented at the Málaga Film Festival in March 2006.[2][8] Distributed by Nirvana Films,[6] it was released theatrically in Spain on 30 June 2006.[9]

Reception

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Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "well-intentioned but wobbly".[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Estrada, Javier (30 June 2006). "Actuar es un lujo que sólo unos pocos pueden permitirse". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
  2. ^ a b "Sigfrid Monleón cuenta la vida de tres personajes a través de una bicicleta". El País. 22 March 2006.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Bosco, Roberta (30 June 2006). "Sigfrid Monleón aborda el consumismo y la utopía en 'La bicicleta'". El País.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "La bicicleta". Wanda Films. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ "´La bicicleta´ pasea por el cambio de las grandes urbes". El Periódico de Aragón. Prensa Ibérica. 29 June 2006.
  6. ^ a b c Holland, Jonathan (11 April 2006). "The Bicycle". Variety.
  7. ^ Türschmann, Jörg (2021). "La bicicleta en el cine de ficción. El medio de transporte del buscavidas" [The bicycle in feature films. The hustler’s means of transport]. deSignis. 34. Federación Latinoamericana de Semiótica: 189–201. doi:10.35659/designis.i34p189-201. hdl:2133/21365.
  8. ^ "Monleón y Chema Rodríguez, dos formas de entender el cine". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento. 22 March 2006.
  9. ^ "La bicicleta". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.