| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm.). |
| Series |
Criterion collection ; 427 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 427.
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| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC. |
| Cast |
Lucia Bosé, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Julia Delgado Caro. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Alfredo Fraile ; music, Isidro B. Maiztegui ; editing, Margarita Ochoa. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. |
| Summary |
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 corrept ethics of a society seduced by decadence. |
| Note |
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. |
| Language |
Spanish dialogue with English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Cycling accidents -- Spain -- Drama.
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Cyclists -- Death -- Drama.
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Hit-and-run drivers -- Drama.
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Adultery -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Spain -- Social conditions -- 1939-1975 -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Melodrama.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Bardem, Juan Antonio.
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Goyanes, Manuel J.
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Igoa, Luis Fernando de.
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Bosé, Lucia, 1931-2020. Actor.
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Closas, Alberto, 1921-1994. Actor.
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Corra, Bruna. Actor.
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Casaravilla, Carlos. Actor.
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Toso, Otello, 1914-1966. Actor.
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Caro, Julia Delgado. Actor.
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Suevia Films.
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Trionfalcine (Firm)
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Guión Producciones Cinematográficas.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Death of a cyclist |
| ISBN |
9781604650280 |
| Standard No. |
715515028622 |
| Music No. |
CC1744D Criterion Collection |
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