Ghislan Lambert's Bicycle ( Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]
by Philippe Harel
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Director: Philippe HarelPrimary Contributor: Benoît Poelvoorde
Primary Contributor: Christelle Cornil
Primary Contributor: Daniel Ceccaldi
Primary Contributor: Emmanuel Quatra
Primary Contributor: Fernand Guiot
Primary Contributor: Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert
Primary Contributor: Jean-Baptiste Iera
Primary Contributor: Jean-Pierre Gos
Primary Contributor: José Garcia
Primary Contributor: Sacha Bourdo
Commentary: CategoryCultFilms
Commentary: CategoryFrance
Commentary: Festival San Sebastian International Film Festival
Commentary: film movie Belgium Belgian
Commentary: film movie Foreign
Commentary: film movie France French
DVD: Region Code 2
Audio: French (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Import, PAL, Subtitled, Widescreen
Running Time: 113 minutes
Studio: Universal
Product features:
- THIS DVD WILL NOT WORK ON STANDARD US DVD PLAYER
DVD Reviews of Ghislan Lambert's Bicycle ( Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]
DVD Review: Ghislain Lambert meets a harsh reality called life.
Summary: 5 Stars
An amazing and accurate recreation of how life was racing a bicycle as an amateur/proffesional in Belgium and France around the mid 1970's.
Done in a sort of down beat light hearted humour, almost a black comedy.
A captivating tale of an "Also ran" domestique (worker for the team leader). "Ghislain Lambert" (a very animated gangly character) begins his Pro career signing up for a Belgium provincial team, and the saga begins. Sometimes filmed in the French Pyrenees and Alps, and sometimes on the cobbles of Belgium, everything from the team clothing to the race vehicles is a incredible and faithfull recreation of that era. Like looking at a documentary at times, it's hard to pick the film was actually shot around 2001.
Very enjoyable, funny at times, and an interesting story. Particually good if you are cyclist or fan thats ever followed racing of that era. In fact it's a good portrayal of current pro/am cycling with little changing except the technology, even addressing the everpresent subject of'le dopage' (drug usage). It revolves around the likes of legends of the time, Merckx ect.
I am amazed this film did not get more acclaim or recognition in the cycling fraternity. It seems to have slipped through the cracks of a very movie hungry world devoid of any cycling related feature films of any merit. Maybe because of it typical French film noir style& subtitles.
I Have watched this film a few times, each with different friends, some with no knowledge of cycling, and everyone has the same result. A good belly laugh at times and a nice feeling at the end.
Filmed in full colour, done in an faithfull 70's technicolour hue, with some black&white segways. Enjoy yourself!
Description of Ghislan Lambert's Bicycle ( Le Vélo de Ghislain Lambert ) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ]
France released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), French ( Dolby DTS 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), French ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.85:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Cast/Crew Interview(s), Deleted Scenes, Filmographies, Interactive Menu, Photo Gallery, Production Notes, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: One man's slow climb up the ladder to modest success is thwarted at every rung in this lightly downbeat comedy-drama. Ghislain Lambert (Benoit Poelvoorde) is a amateur bicycle racer who lives on a small farm in Belgium with his brother, Claude (Jose Garcia), and a hired hand who cannot speak, Denis (Sacha Bourdo). Lambert dreams of someday going pro, and a local coach, Focodel (Daniel Ceccaldi), agrees to help him train. With Focodel's help, Lambert is asked to join a team of pro cyclists and finds himself sharing a room on the road with Riccardo (Emmanuel Quatra), an outgoing Italian racer who urges him into a romance with cycling enthusiast Babette (Christelle Cornil) and introduces him to performance-enhancing drugs. Lambert soon butts heads with Fabrice (Jean-Baptiste Iera), the team's star rider, and while Lambert tries to show up the self-centered racer, his plan backfires when he's kicked off the team for drug use. With Claude's less-than-cordial assistance, Lambert gets back into the game and lands a lowly position with another racing team, essentially putting him back where he started. SCREENED/AWARDED AT: San Sebastian International Film Festival,General DVDs
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