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Bicycles Are for the Summer
In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.
- Year:
- 1984
- Runtime:
- 103 minutes
- Language:
- Spanish
- Director:
- Jaime Chávarri
- Screenwriter:
- Lola Salvador
- Producer:
- Alfredo Matas
- Executive Producer:
- Alfredo Matas, Helena Matas
- Cast:
- Amparo Soler Leal, Agustín González, Victoria Abril
- Cinematographer:
- Miguel Ángel Trujillo
- Editor:
- José Luis Matesanz
- Production Design:
- Gil Parrondo
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War; Sands Films Cinema Club presents three series of films about this tragedy. The first series will look at the war as seen from outside, by non-Spanish filmmakers. The second selection of films will introduce films about the war made in Spain under Franco. The final series will look a the representation of the war by Spanish filmmakers, after Franco.
This page is to obtain access to the broadcast of this Sands Films Cinema Club presentation
Bicycles Are for the Summer
In Madrid, the family of Don Luis, his wife Dolores and their children, Manolita and Luisito, share the daily life of the Civil War with their maid and neighbours. Despite having failed his exams, Luisito wants his father to buy him a bicycle. However, the situation forces them to delay the purchase and the delay, like the war itself, is to last much longer than expected.
- Year:
- 1984
- Runtime:
- 103 minutes
- Language:
- Spanish
- Director:
- Jaime Chávarri
- Screenwriter:
- Lola Salvador
- Producer:
- Alfredo Matas
- Executive Producer:
- Alfredo Matas, Helena Matas
- Cast:
- Amparo Soler Leal, Agustín González, Victoria Abril
- Cinematographer:
- Miguel Ángel Trujillo
- Editor:
- José Luis Matesanz
- Production Design:
- Gil Parrondo
2026 marks the 90th anniversary of the start of the Spanish Civil War; Sands Films Cinema Club presents three series of films about this tragedy. The first series will look at the war as seen from outside, by non-Spanish filmmakers. The second selection of films will introduce films about the war made in Spain under Franco. The final series will look a the representation of the war by Spanish filmmakers, after Franco.