À bicyclette (2001)

Directed by

Merzak Allouache

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 30m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man cycles through the French countryside, meeting people and having small adventures along the way. It is a story about the simple pleasures of travel and human connection.

lightheartedgentlewhimsicalwarmslow-pacednostalgicquirkyreflective

What happens

Merzak Allouache (born 6 October 1940) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. His 1976 film Omar Gatlato was later entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Silver Prize. His 1996 Salut cousin! was submitted to the 69th Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film. He is one of the most influential Algerian filmmakers, considered by some to be the most important. He is the only Algerian filmmaker who devoted most, if not all, of his cinematic work to his native country. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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