Bicycles are for Summer
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| Las bicicletas son para el verano | |
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| Directed by | Jaime Chávarri |
| Written by | Fernando Fernán Gómez Enrique Paradas Lola Salvador (as Salvador Maldonado) Rafael Sepúlveda |
| Starring | Amparo Soler Leal Agustín González Victoria Abril Alicia Hermida Patricia Adriani |
| Cinematography | Miguel Ángel Trujillo |
| Running time | 103 mins |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| IMDb profile | |
Bicycles are for Summer (Spanish: Las bicicletas son para el verano) is a Spanish play written by Fernando Fernán Gómez in 1984 that deals with the effects of Spanish Civil War on citizens of Madrid. It was released as a popular film in the same year, directed by Jaime Chávarri.
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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.
The movie, and the book it was drawn from, show how daily life was conducted during the war. Unexpected things happen, but people find ways to survive. Above all, it is a story of survival and adaptation.
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