[Cm-roma] suggerimenti filmografici per amanti del genere

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by Manon Briand, 1998, French with English subtitles


Bike or no bike, you must see this movie. For one thing, it's Canadian. It
won best Canadian feature and best first feature at the Montreal World
Film Festival, and netted Briand best director as well. For another, it is
warm, real and gut-splittingly funny. Plus there's the heart-stopping
opening action sequence.

We could also speak at length about the yumminess of the star, Charlottle
Laurier, or the cameos by Montreal couriers (spot Fred Paquette). But in a
nutshell:

Laurie is a veteran downhill racer for GT. After a hesitation that costs
her a crucial two seconds, she is deemed "too old" and turfed into the
world with her beloved bike. Seeing two couriers one miserable day
inspires her to try her legs at messenging. She also finds friendship with
Lorenzo (Dino Tavarone), the owner of the local bike shop, also an
ex-racer.

Love, pain and the everyday freakiness of messenging are central to the
story, as well as a brief touch upon the theory of relativity. If the
faster you go, the slower time goes, then couldn't you secure eternal
youth with a 56X12 and a nice light frame? Laurie fairly glows in her
pursuit of things bike.

When the movie let out in our town, at least a couple of vets were looking
suspiciously misty. What's the problem?

"I was sad it was over."