Muerte de un ciclista Death of a cyclist /
Muerte de un ciclista Death of a cyclist / [videorecording] =
Death of a cyclist
Janus Films ; Suevia Films, Cesáreo González presenta la coproducción Guion-Cesáreo González, Madrid, Trionfalcine, Roma ; escrito por J.A. Bardem ; fotografía de Alfredo Fraile ; producido por Manuel J. Goyanes ; dirigido por J.A. Bardem.
- Special ed., full screen.
- [New York] : Criterion Collection, c2008.
- 1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
- The Criterion collection ; 427 .
- Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 427. .
Based on a story by L.F. De Igoa. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; "Calle Bardem" (2005), a documentary on the revolutionary life and career of director Juan Antonio Bardem; new and improved English subtitle translation; plus, a booklet featuring an essay by scholar Marsha Kinder and Bardem's 1955 call to arms for Spanish cinema.
Music, Isidro B. Maiztegui ; set decoration, Enrique Alarcón ; editing, Margarita Ochoa. Music, Isidro B. Maiztegui ; set decoration, Enrique Alarcón ; editing, Margarita Ochoa.
Lucia Bosé, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Alicia Romay, Julia Delgado Caro, Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Mercedes Albert, Jose Sepulveda, Jose Prada, Fernando Sancho, Manuel Alexandre, Jacinto San Emeterio, Manuel Arbo, Emilio Alonso, Margarita Espinosa, Rufino Ingles, Antonio Casas, Manuel Guitian, Elisa Mendez, Jose Maria Rodriguez, Carmen Castellanos, Jose Maria Gavilan, Jose Navarro, Gracita Montes.
Upper-class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy, married mistress María José, driving back from a late-night rendezvous, accidentally hit a cyclist and run. The resulting tale of guilt, infidelity, and blackmail reveals the wide gap between the rich and the poor in Spain and surveys the corrupt ethics of a society seduced by decadence.
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
1604650281 9781604650280
715515028622
CC1744D Criterion Collection
Adultery--Drama.
Cycling accidents--Spain--Drama.
Cyclists--Death--Drama.
Hit-and-run drivers--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Melodrama.
Spain--Social conditions--1939-1975--Drama.
Motion pictures, Spanish.
Feature films.
Based on a story by L.F. De Igoa. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; "Calle Bardem" (2005), a documentary on the revolutionary life and career of director Juan Antonio Bardem; new and improved English subtitle translation; plus, a booklet featuring an essay by scholar Marsha Kinder and Bardem's 1955 call to arms for Spanish cinema.
Music, Isidro B. Maiztegui ; set decoration, Enrique Alarcón ; editing, Margarita Ochoa. Music, Isidro B. Maiztegui ; set decoration, Enrique Alarcón ; editing, Margarita Ochoa.
Lucia Bosé, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Alicia Romay, Julia Delgado Caro, Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Mercedes Albert, Jose Sepulveda, Jose Prada, Fernando Sancho, Manuel Alexandre, Jacinto San Emeterio, Manuel Arbo, Emilio Alonso, Margarita Espinosa, Rufino Ingles, Antonio Casas, Manuel Guitian, Elisa Mendez, Jose Maria Rodriguez, Carmen Castellanos, Jose Maria Gavilan, Jose Navarro, Gracita Montes.
Upper-class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy, married mistress María José, driving back from a late-night rendezvous, accidentally hit a cyclist and run. The resulting tale of guilt, infidelity, and blackmail reveals the wide gap between the rich and the poor in Spain and surveys the corrupt ethics of a society seduced by decadence.
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.
Spanish dialogue with optional English subtitles.
1604650281 9781604650280
715515028622
CC1744D Criterion Collection
Adultery--Drama.
Cycling accidents--Spain--Drama.
Cyclists--Death--Drama.
Hit-and-run drivers--Drama.
Man-woman relationships--Drama.
Melodrama.
Spain--Social conditions--1939-1975--Drama.
Motion pictures, Spanish.
Feature films.