“The Boy with the Bicycle” ( fr. Le gamin au vélo ) is a drama film filmed by Belgian directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenin in their own screenplay with Cecile de France and Tom Dore in the lead roles. The film premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , where the film participated in the main competition and was awarded the Grand Prix .
| Boy with a bicycle | |
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| Le gamin au vélo | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| Producer | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne Denis Frey |
| Author script | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne |
| In the main cast | Toma Dore Cecile de France |
| Operator | Alain Markoen |
| Film company | Les Films du Fleuve, Archipel 35, Lucky Red, France 2 Cinéma, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone, Belgacom TV |
| Duration | 84 min |
| Fees | $ 5.2 million [1] |
| A country |  Belgium  France  Italy |
| Tongue | French |
| Year | 2011 |
| IMDb | ID 1827512 |
Content
Story
12-year-old Cyril is in a shelter after his father left him and left in an unknown direction. The boy can not believe that the parent abandoned him, and seeks by all means to find him. However, all in vain. Especially Cyril is upset that Dad sold his favorite bike. During his search, the boy meets the kind woman Samantha, who finds and buys his bicycle, and then decides to take him away from the orphanage for the weekend. However, the process of taming the "young one", which Cyril has turned into, is not going smoothly ...
As in the previous film of the Dardenne brothers “The Silence of Lorna ”, Beethoven ’s music is played in The Boy.
Cast
- Toma Dore - Cyril Catul
- Cecile de France - Samantha
- Jeremy Rainier - Guy Catul
- Fabrizio Rondzhone - bookseller
- Egon Di Mateo - Wes
- Olivier Gourmet - bar owner
- Karl Jadot - teacher
- Claudie Delfoss - a man at the station
Awards and nominations
- 2011 - Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival jury.
- 2011 - participation in the competitive program of the London Film Festival .
- 2011 - honorary mention of the Valladolid Film Festival for acting game (Tom Dore).
- 2011 - European Film Award for the best European script (Dardenne brothers), as well as three nominations: Best European Film, Best European Director (Dardenin Brothers), Best European Actress (Cecile de France).
- 2011 - nomination for the “Sputnik” award for the best film in a foreign language.
- 2012 - Golden Globe nomination for the best film in a foreign language.
- 2012 - nomination for the award "Cesar" for the best foreign film.
- 2012 - nomination for the “ Independent Spirit ” award for the best international film.
- 2012 - getting into the top five best foreign films of the year according to the National Council of Film Critics of the United States .
- 2012 - nomination for the award "Young Actor" for the best major role in the international film (Tom Dore).
Reviews
- Lydia Maslova . Very good movie // Kommersant Weekend . - 2012. - № 9 (3654) .
- Mikhail Trofimenkov . From happy ending to catharsis // Kommersant Power. - 2012. - № 11 (965) .
- Stanislav Zelvensky . Fable about the hairdresser who sheltered the boy from the orphanage . Playbill (March 5, 2012). The date of circulation is March 16, 2012. Archived May 26, 2012.
Notes
- ↑ Le gamin au vélo (2011) , The Numbers. The appeal date is December 2, 2016.
Links
- Official film site
- "Boy with a Bicycle" (Eng.) On the Internet Movie Database
- "Boy with a bicycle" (eng.) On the site allmovie
- "Boy with a Bicycle" on Box Office Mojo
- "Boy with a Bike" (eng.) On the site Rotten Tomatoes