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Cyklen (1980)

Cyklen poster
Directed by
Claus Bering
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
37 min

How it feels

This documentary is about the bicycle as a simple machine. The filmmaker talks about the joys and benefits of cycling and gives advice on how to repair bicycles yourself.

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What happens

Cyklen er en dansk dokumentarfilm fra 1980 instrueret af Claus Bering efter eget manuskript. I filmens indledning beskriver Claus Bering de mange glæder og fordele ved at cykle: "Cyklen er så simpel en maskine, at enhver kan lære sig at reparere den – skille den ad og samle den igen. At kunne det giver tryghed – og uden at kunne det får man aldrig den rigtige cykelglæde – derfor handler resten af denne beretning om cyklen som maskine." Filmen går i detaljer og rummer også råd, hvis man fejler som amatørcykelsmed: "Skulle det endelig gå i fisk for dig – så kan du jo altid putte delene i en plastpose og bære dem hen til cykelsmeden og bede ham om at hjælpe dig." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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