Muerte de un ciclista [videorecording] = Death of a cyclist / Suevia Films, Cesáreo González presenta la coproducción Guion-Cesáreo González, Madrid, Trionfalcine, Roma ; escrito por J.A. Bardem sobre un argumento original de L.F. De Igoa ; producido por Manuel J. Goyanes ; dirigido por J.A. Bardem.
Format:
[videorecording] =
Publisher:
Criterion Collection,
Copyright Date:
2008
Description:
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (28 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.)
Lucia Bosé, Alberto Closas, Bruna Corrà, Carlos Casaravilla, Otello Toso, Julia Delgado Caro. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1955. 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.
Summary:
Upper-class geometry professor Juan and his wealthy, married mistress María José, 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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.