Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame (2014)
- Directed by
- Tony Girardin
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A documentary follows 75-year-old Giuseppe Marinoni, a former cyclist and bike builder, as he tries to set a cycling time record for his age group. The film also looks at his friendship with paralyzed ex-champion Jocelyn Lovell.
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What happens
Marinoni: The Fire in the Frame is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Tony Girardin and premiered in 2014. The film profiles Giuseppe Marinoni, a former competitive cyclist turned bicycle manufacturer who at age 75 is attempting to set a new cycling time record for his age bracket. As a secondary storyline, the film also focuses on Marinoni's longtime friendship with champion cyclist Jocelyn Lovell. He raced on a Marinoni bike until his career ended when a motorist drove their dump truck into him, leaving Lovell a quadriplegic. The film premiered at the Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival in 2014. The film received two Canadian Screen Award nominations, for Best Feature Length Documentary and Best Editing in a Documentary, at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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