Death of a cyclist
(DVD)

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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2008.
Edition
Special ed.; Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 pages : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Status
San Luis Obispo Library - Adult DVD - Adult Audiovisual
Fiction
1 available

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Published
[New York] : Criterion Collection, 2008.
Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed.; Full screen.
Language
Spanish
UPC
715515028622

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955.
General Note
Special features: New, restored high-definition digital transfer; "Calle Bardem" (2005), a documentary on the revolutionary life and career of director Juan Antonio Bardem; new and improved English subtitle translation; plus, a booklet featuring an essay by scholar Marsha Kinder and Bardem's 1955 call to arms for Spanish cinema.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Alfredo Fraile ; music, Isidro B. Maiztegui ; editing, Margarita Ochoa.
Participants/Performers
Lucia Bos?, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corr?, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Julia Delgado Caro.
Description
Upper-class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy, married mistress Mar?a Jos?, driving back from a late-night rendezvous, accidentally hit a cyclist and run. The resulting tale of guilt, infidelity, and blackmail reveals the wide gap between the rich and the poor in Spain and surveys the corrept ethics of a society seduced by decadence.
System Details
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Language
Spanish dialogue with English subtitles.

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