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 Sa...

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Main Author: Andrew, Geoff (Author)
Corporate Author: Sundance Selects (Firm), Films du fleuve (Firm), Archipel 35 (Firm), Lucky Red (Firm), France 2 cinéma (Firm), Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française., BELGACOM., Criterion Collection (Firm)
Other Authors: Dardenne, Jean-Pierre, 1951- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Dardenne, Luc, 1954- (Screenwriter, Director, Producer), Freyd, Denis (Producer), Tomson, Delphine (Producer), Doret, Thomas (Actor), France, Cécile de, 1975- (Actor), Renier, Jérémie (Actor), Rongione, Fabrizio (Actor), Di Mateo, Egon (Actor), Gourmet, Olivier (Actor), Marcoen, Alain (director of photography.), Dozo, Marie-Hélène (Film editor)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: French
English
Published: [United States] : Criterion Collection, [2013]
Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special ed.
Series: 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."--Container.
Item Description: DVD release of the 2011 motion picture.
Special features: Disc 1: Trailer. Disc 2: Conversation between Kent Jones and the directors; Interviews with the actors Cécile de France and Thomas Doret; "Return to Seraing" (documentary). Booklet featuring an essay by Geoff Andrew.
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.)
Format: DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Audience: MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic elements, violence, brief language, smoking.
Production Credits: Director of photography, Alain Marcoen ; editor, Marie-Hélène Dozo.
ISBN: 9781604656909
1604656905