Les Bicyclettes de Belsize (1968)

• 66%
• 1968
• Musik
• Romantik
• Anthony May
• Judy Huxtable
• Barney Reisz

A 1968 British musical short film (30 min.) starring Judy Huxtable and Anthony May. It was directed by: Douglas Hickox. It tells the story of a young man (May) cycling around the Hampstead (NW3) area of London on a Raleigh RSW16. After newsgroup-posting into a billboard he falls in love with a fashion model (Huxtable) depicted on it. Despite the title, the Belsize Park area does not actually feature. There is almost no spoken dialogue, and the soundtrack to the film is musikalischen throughout virtually. The title song of the film has been a hit for Mireille Mathieu and Engelbert Humperdinck (a top-ten-hit in the UK and a top 40 hit in the USA) amongst others. The title is derivative of the German film " Die Regenschirme von Cherbourg; apart from a musical theme there is no other obvious link.