Le gamin au vélo / = The kid with a bike /

Twelve-year-old Cyril, all coiled anger and furious motion, is living in a group home but refuses to believe he has been rejected by his single father. He spends his days frantically trying to reach the man, over the phone or on his beloved bicycle. It is only the patience and compassion of Samantha...

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Main Author: Andrew, Geoff, 1954- (Author)
Corporate Authors: Archipel 35 (Firm), BELGACOM, Criterion Collection (Firm), Films du fleuve (Firm), France 2 cinéma (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm), Lucky Red (Firm), Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française, Sundance Selects (Firm)
Other Authors: Dardenne, Jean-Pierre, 1951- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Dardenne, Luc, 1954- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Di Mateo, Egon (Actor), Doret, Thomas (Actor), Dozo, Marie-Hélène (Film editor), France, Cécile de, 1975- (Actor), Freyd, Denis (Producer), Gourmet, Olivier (Actor), Marcoen, Alain (director of photography), Renier, Jérémie, Renier, Jérémie (Actor), Rongione, Fabrizio (Actor), Tomson, Delphine (Producer)
Format: Unknown
Language:French
English
Published: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
[New York] : 2013
Edition:Director-approved two-DVD special ed
Series:Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 646
Criterion collection ; 646
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Summary:Twelve-year-old Cyril, all coiled anger and furious motion, is living in a group home but refuses to believe he has been rejected by his single father. He spends his days frantically trying to reach the man, over the phone or on his beloved bicycle. It is only the patience and compassion of Samantha, the stranger who agrees to care for him, that offers the boy the chance to move on
"Twelve-year-old Cyril, all coiled anger and furious motion, is living in a group home but refuses to believe he has been rejected by his single father. He spends his days frantically trying to reach the man, over the phone or on his beloved bicycle. It is only the patience and compassion of Samantha, the stranger who agrees to care for him, that offers the boy the chance to move on."--Container
Item Description:Accompanying material: 1 DVD and 1 booklet featuring an essay by critic Geoff Andrew
DVD release of the 2011 motion picture
Dolby digital 5.1. Widescreen 16.9. Aspect ratio (1.85:1)
Originally produced in Belgium and released in 2011
Special features include chapters, languages and subtitles. "Disc one: New 2K digital transfer, supervised by director of photography Alain Marcoen, Trailer." "Disc two: New converstion between film critic Kent Jones and directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne." "Interview with actor Cecile de France." "New interview with actor Thomas Doret." "Return to Serating , a half-hour documentary in which the Dardennes revisit five locations from the film" --Container
Special features: Conversation between Kent Jones and the directors ; interviews with the actors ; documentary "Return to Seraing" ; trailer ; booklet featuring an essay by Geoff Andrew
Two DVD's and 1 booklet inside 1 container
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
2 videodiscs (87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.)
Format:DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround
Disc characteristics: DVD
Audience:Not rated
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, violence, brief language, smoking
Production Credits:Director of photography, Alain Marcoen ; editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo
Producers, Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne, Denis Freyd; executive producer, Delphine Tomson; director of photography, Alain Marcoen; editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo [and others]
ISBN:1604656905
9781604656909